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| Denny Hamlin is 6/1 to win in his home state at Martisnville Sunday. |
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2016 Top 10 at Martinsville Speedway
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
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1
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Kevin Harvick
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29
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0
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1
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3
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14
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1
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15.9
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94.6
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2
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Jimmie Johnson
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28
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3
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8
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18
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22
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1
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7.5
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118.4
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3
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Carl Edwards
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23
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0
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0
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1
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5
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0
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15.9
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81.5
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4
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Denny Hamlin
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20
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3
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5
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11
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16
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1
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8.0
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110.6
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5
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Kyle Busch
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21
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1
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0
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9
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10
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1
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15.1
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96.5
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6
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Joey Logano
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14
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2
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0
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4
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5
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0
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14.9
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89.7
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7
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Kurt Busch
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31
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1
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2
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3
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5
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2
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21.5
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80.2
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8
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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32
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0
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1
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13
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18
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2
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12.9
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99.4
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9
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Brad Keselowski
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12
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0
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0
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2
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6
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0
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15.5
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87.8
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10
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Austin Dillon
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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21.5
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63.5
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* – Based on last 22 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2015).
Martinsville Speedway Data
Season Race #: 6 of 36 (04-03-16)
Track Size: 0.526-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 800 feet
Backstretch Length: 800 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson........................ 118.4
Denny Hamlin............................ 110.6
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 99.4
Kyle Busch................................. 96.5
Kevin Harvick.............................. 94.6
Clint Bowyer............................... 92.5
Joey Logano.............................. 89.7
Brad Keselowski......................... 87.8
Jamie McMurray.......................... 86.9
Ryan Newman............................. 86.5
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2015 races (22 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2015 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
98.461 mph, 19.232 secs. 03-27-15
2015 race winner:
Denny Hamlin, Toyota
68.843 mph, (03:49:13), 03-29-15
Track qualifying record:
Joey Logano, Ford
100.201 mph, 18.898 secs. 03-28-14
Track race record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
82.223 mph, (3:11:55), 09-22-96
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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.
Starts
· There have been 134 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.
· 609 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville; 387 in more than one.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has the all-time most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville with 67; Dale Earnhardt Jr. has the most starts among active drivers with 32.
· Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 9.3. Denny Hamlin (9.8) is the only other active driver with an average starting position at Martinsville inside the top 10.
· In total 60 drivers have made their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start at Martinsville.
· Chase Elliott (03/29/2015) and Michael McDowell (3/30/2008) are active drivers that made their first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career starts at Martinsville Speedway.
Poles
· Curtis Turner won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway in 1949.
· 59 drivers have Coors Light poles at Martinsville, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip with eight;Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman lead all active drivers with three each.
· 13 drivers have won two or more consecutive Coors Light poles at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent wasJoey Logano sweeping both poles last season.
· Four of the 13 have won three consecutive poles at Martinsville: Glen Wood (Fall of 1959 and 1960 sweep);Darrell Waltrip (1979 sweep and spring 1980); Mark Martin (fall of 1990 and 1991 sweep); Jeff Gordon (2003 sweep and spring 2004).
· Youngest Martinsville pole winner: Ricky Rudd (4/26/1981 – 24 years, 7 months, 14 days).
· Oldest Martinsville pole winner: Morgan Shepherd (4/26/1987 – 45 years, 6 months, 14 days).
· 12 drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway; the last two most recent are Scott Riggs (4/10/2005) and Tony Stewart (4/18/1999).
Wins
· 48 different drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway, led by Richard Petty with 15; Jimmie Johnson leads the series among active drivers with eight wins.
· 24 drivers have multiple wins at Martinsville Speedway; nine drivers have won five or more times.
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 23 – Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie Johnson (eight), Darrell Waltrip (four), Geoffrey Bodine (one) and Dale Earnhardt Jr.(one).
· 21 of 134 races (15.6%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the Coors Light pole; four of those 21 wins came from active drivers: Jimmie Johnson (2008, 2012, spring 2013) and Denny Hamlin (2010).
· The Coors Light pole is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Martinsville producing more wins (21) than any other starting position.
· 36 of the 134 (26.8%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the front row: 21 from the pole and 15 from second-place.
· 96 of the 134 (71.6%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Seven of the 134 (5.2%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – including both races in 2015
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002.
· Youngest Martinsville winner: Richard Petty (04/10/1960 – 22 years, 9 months, 8 days).
· Oldest Martinsville winner: Harry Gant (09/22/1991 – 51 years, 8 months, 12 days).
· 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Martinsville Speedway. Fred Lorenzenwon four NSCS races straight (the most) from the fall of 1963 through the spring of 1965. Jimmie Johnson is the most recent driver to win consecutive races (fall of 2012 / spring of 2013) at Martinsville.
· Ryan Newman competed at Martinsville Speedway 20 times before winning in the spring of 2012; the longest span of any the six active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners.
· Two active drivers have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Martinsville Speedway: Kevin Harvick (19) and Ryan Newman (20).
· 11 drivers posted their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Ricky Craven (10/15/2001).
· Chevrolet leads series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 55 victories – including the nine of the last 10 races.
Additional Finishing Positions
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the series in runner-up finishes at Martinsville Speedway with seven; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with five, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth with two each.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 30; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 18, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 13.
· Richard Petty and Jeff Gordon lead the series in top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 37 each;Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 22, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr with 18.
· Two active drivers have a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series average finish in the top 10 at Martinsville: Jimmie Johnson (7.5) and Denny Hamlin (8.1).
· Greg Biffle has participated in the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway without a DNF (26).
Track Event Specific Stats
· There have been five NSCS green-white-checkered finishes at Martinsville Speedway: fall 2007 (500/506), fall 2008 (500/504), fall 2009 (500/501), spring 2010 (500/508), and spring 2012 (500/515).
· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions eight times in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was the fall race of 2011.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is the April 1, 2007 race won by Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.065 second.
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick is the only female driver to compete at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Below are Patrick’s stats at Martinsville.
Driver
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Starting Position
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Finishing Position
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Date
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Driver Rating
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Danica Patrick
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16
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40
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11/1/2015
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49.8
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Danica Patrick
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16
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7
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3/29/2015
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86.9
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Danica Patrick
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30
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34
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10/26/2014
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61.3
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Danica Patrick
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10
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32
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3/30/2014
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52.4
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Danica Patrick
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41
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17
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10/27/2013
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64.7
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Danica Patrick
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32
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12
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4/7/2013
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72.6
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NASCAR in Virginia
· There have been 290 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races among nine tracks in the state of Virginia.
Track Name
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City
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NSCS
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Martinsville Speedway
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Martinsville
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134
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Richmond International Raceway
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Richmond
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119
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South Boston Speedway
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South Boston
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10
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Langley Field Speedway
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Hampton
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9
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Old Dominion Speedway
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Manassas
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7
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Southside Speedway
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Richmond
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4
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Starkey Speedway
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Roanoke
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4
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Norfolk Speedway
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Norfolk
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2
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Princess Anne Speedway
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Norfolk
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1
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NASCAR In Virginia
· 175 drivers in NASCAR national series history have their home state recorded as Virginia.
· Joe Weatherly and Wendell Scott are both from Virginia and have been inducted into the 2015 Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
· Leonard Wood from Stuart, Va. was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2013 and his brother Glen Wood also from (Stuart) Virginia was inducted in 2012.
· 19 drivers from Virginia have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series. 11 of the 19 Virginia native NASCAR winners have won in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Driver
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NSCS
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NXS
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NCWTS
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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14
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2
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Joe Weatherly
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25
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0
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0
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Ricky Rudd
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23
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1
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0
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Jeff Burton
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21
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27
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0
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Curtis Turner
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17
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0
|
0
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Ward Burton
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5
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4
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0
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Glen Wood
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4
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0
|
0
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Elliott Sadler
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3
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10
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1
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Emanuel Zervakis
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2
|
0
|
0
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Lennie Pond
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1
|
0
|
0
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Wendell Scott
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1
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0
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0
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Tommy Ellis
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0
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22
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0
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Jimmy Hensley
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0
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9
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2
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Rick Mast
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0
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9
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0
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Hermie Sadler
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0
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2
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0
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Elton Sawyer
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0
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2
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0
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Stacy Compton
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0
|
0
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2
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Jon Wood
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0
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0
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2
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Jeb Burton
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0
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0
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1
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NASCAR Pre-Race Loop Data Leaders At Martinsville Speedway
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Driver Rating
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Jimmie Johnson
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118.4
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Average Running Position
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Jimmie Johnson
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8.025
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Closers
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Greg Biffle
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2.3 avg. spots gained
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Fastest Driver Early In The Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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93.054 mph
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Fastest Driver Late In The Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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90.428 mph
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Fastest Laps Run
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Jimmie Johnson
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9.6% (1,056)
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Fastest On Restarts
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Jimmie Johnson
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99.093 mph
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Green Flag Passes
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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1,334
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Quality Passes
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Jimmie Johnson
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827
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Green Flag Speed
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Jimmie Johnson
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91.629 mph
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Laps Led
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Jimmie Johnson
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23.3% (2,575)
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Laps In The Top 15
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Jimmie Johnson
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85.4% (9,425)
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*Loop Data was established in 2005
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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Martin Truex Jr.
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374
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1
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Make his 375th career NSCS start; he is 60th on all-time list
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Trevor Bayne
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99
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1
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Make his 100th career NSCS start; he is 192nd on all-time list
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Matt Kenseth
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36
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1
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Tie Bobby Isaac and Tim Flock for 18th on all-time wins list
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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1
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Tie Fireball Roberts for 22nd on all-time wins list
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Denny Hamlin
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
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27
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1
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Tie Rex White for 25th on all-time wins list
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Jimmie Johnson
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34
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1
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Tie Ned Jarrett for 19th on all-time poles list
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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1
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Tie Alan Kulwicki for 28th on all-time poles list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
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249
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1
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Post 250th career NSCS top-10 finish; 24th on all-time list
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Ryan Newman
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215
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1
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Tie Sterling Marlin for 29th on all-time top 10s list
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Jimmie Johnson
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17,880
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120
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To become ninth NSCS driver all-time to lead 18,000 laps
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Track Specific Milestones
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Drivers
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Has
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Needs
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Milestones
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Denny Hamlin
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3
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1
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Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson and Ryan Newman for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series most poles by an active driver at Auto Club Speedway
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Jimmie Johnson
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3
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1
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Break the tie with Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series most poles by an active driver at Auto Club Speedway
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Ryan Newman
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3
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1
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Break the tie with Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series most poles by an active driver at Auto Club Speedway
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Jimmie Johnson
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8
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1
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To tie Jeff Gordon (9) for third most NSCS Martinsville wins all-time
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