At Martinsville Speedway:
History
· Opened in September 1947 by H. Clay Earles, Martinsville, originally a dirt track, is one of the oldest continuously-operating race tracks in the United States.
· The first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Martinsville was on July 4, 1948.
· The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was Sept. 25, 1949.
· The track was paved in 1955.
· The first 500-lap event at Martinsville was in 1956.
· Concrete corners were added atop asphalt in 1976.
Notebook
· There have been 127 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.
· Curtis Turner won the pole for the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville in 1949.
· Red Byron won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
· 57 drivers have won poles, led by Darrell Waltrip with eight. Jeff Gordon, with seven poles, can tie that mark this weekend.
· Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and Darrell Waltrip share the consecutive pole record, each with three.
· 47 different drivers have won, led by Richard Petty’s 15.
· Jeff Gordon leads active drivers with seven wins. Jimmie Johnson hassixand Denny Hamlin has four.
· 19 races have been won from the pole, the last by Denny Hamlin in October 2010.
· Petty Enterprises has won 19 races, more than any other organization. Hendrick Motorsports, with 18 wins, can tie that mark this weekend.
· Kurt Busch won the 2002 fall race from the 36th starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
· Three active drivers average a top-10: Jimmie Johnson (5.7), Denny Hamlin (6.4) and Jeff Gordon (7.0).
· Youngest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Martinsville Speedway winner: Richard Petty (4/10/1960 – 22 years, 9 months, 8 days). Oldest NSCS Martinsville Speedway winner: Harry Gant (9/22/1991 – 51 years, 8 months, 12 days).
· Youngest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Martinsville Speedway pole winner: Ricky Rudd (4/26/1981 – 24 years, 7 months, 14 days). Oldest NSCS Martinsville Speedway pole winner: Morgan Shepherd (04/26/1987 – 45 years, 6 months, 14 days).
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| Denny Hamlin has to make his move in the Chase this week (Getty) |
Martinsville Speedway Data
Chase Race #: 7 of 10
Season Race #: 33 of 36 (10-28-12)
Track Size: 0.562-mile
Banking/Turns: 12 degrees
Banking/Straights: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 800 feet
Backstretch Length: 800 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Top 12 Driver Rating at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson....................... 121.4
Jeff Gordon.............................. 120.8
Denny Hamlin.......................... 113.4
Tony Stewart........................... 101.5
Dale Earnhardt Jr..................... 100.1
Kyle Busch............................... 94.4
Kevin Harvick............................ 93.9
Ryan Newman.......................... 90.1
Jeff Burton................................ 88.9
Clint Bowyer............................. 87.9
Jamie McMurray....................... 83.2
Brad Keselowski....................... 82.3
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2012 races (15 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway
Qualifying/Race Data
2011 pole winner: None Due To Weather
2011 race winner: Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 68.648 mph, (3:49:52), 10-30-11
Track qualifying record: Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 98.083 mph, 19.306 sec., 10-21-05
Track race record: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 82.223 mph, (3:11:55), 9-22-96
NASCAR in Virginia
· There have been 277 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Virginia.
Track Name
|
City
|
NSCS
|
Martinsville Speedway
|
Martinsville
|
127
|
Richmond International Raceway
|
Richmond
|
113
|
South Boston Speedway
|
South Boston
|
10
|
Langley Field Speedway
|
Hampton
|
9
|
Old Dominion Speedway
|
Manassas
|
7
|
Southside Speedway
|
Richmond
|
4
|
Starkey Speedway
|
Roanoke
|
4
|
Norfolk Speedway
|
Norfolk
|
2
|
Princess Anne Speedway
|
Norfolk
|
1
|
· 165 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Virginia.
· There have been 18 race winners from Virginia in NASCAR’s three national series:
Driver
|
NSCS
|
NNS
|
NCWTS
|
Joe Weatherly
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
Ricky Rudd
|
23
|
1
|
0
|
Denny Hamlin
|
22
|
11
|
1
|
Jeff Burton
|
21
|
27
|
0
|
Curtis Turner
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
Ward Burton
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
Glen Wood
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Elliott Sadler
|
3
|
9
|
1
|
Emanuel Zervakis
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Lennie Pond
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Wendell Scott
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Tommy Ellis
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
Jimmy Hensley
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
Rick Mast
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
Hermie Sadler
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Elton Sawyer
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Stacy Compton
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Jon Wood
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
LVH SUPER BOOK ODDS TO WIN
TUMS FAST RELIEF 500
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2012
JIMMIE JOHNSON 4
DENNY HAMLIN 7-2
BRAD KESELOWSKI 8
KYLE BUSCH 10
KASEY KAHNE 12
JEFF GORDON 7
TONY STEWART 8
DALE EARNHARDT JR 12
MARTIN TRUEX JR 18
CLINT BOWYER 15
MATT KENSETH 40
GREG BIFFLE 40
CARL EDWARDS 40
BRIAN VICKERS 50
KEVIN HARVICK 18
JOEY LOGANO 40
KURT BUSCH 100
RYAN NEWMAN 25
MARCOS AMBROSE 100
SAM HORNISH JR 200
JEFF BURTON 100
PAUL MENARD 100
JAMIE McMURRAY 100
JUAN MONTOYA 100
ARIC ALMIROLA 100
REGAN SMITH 300
BOBBY LABONTE 1000
TRAVIS KVAPIL 2000
DAVID GILLILAND 5000
FIELD 100
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