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| Jimmie Johnson has nine wins at Martinsville. |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Fast Facts: Martinsville Speedway
· Since the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff inception in 2004, Martinsville Speedway has occupied two different positions on the Playoff schedule – from 2004 – 2010 (seven seasons) the Martinsville Playoff race was the sixth race in the Playoffs. Then from 2011 – Present (seven seasons) the Martinsville Playoff race was moved to the seventh event on the Playoff schedule.
Martinsville
Playoff Race Winners
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· Eight tracks have hosted Playoff races all 13 previous years – New Hampshire, Dover, Charlotte, Kansas, Talladega, Martinsville, Phoenix and Homestead-Miami.
· Five different drivers have won the Martinsville Playoff races, led by Jimmie Johnson with six Playoff wins (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016).
· Five times the winner of the Martinsville Speedway Playoff race has gone on to win the title:
o In 2006, Jimmie Johnson won from the ninth starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his first MENCS championship.
o In 2006, Jimmie Johnson won from the ninth starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his first MENCS championship.
o In 2007, Jimmie Johnson won from the fourth starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his second MENCS championship.
o In 2008, Jimmie Johnson won from the first starting position at Martinsville (Qualifying was cancelled), and went on to win his third consecutive MENCS championship.
o In 2011, Tony Stewart won from the fourth starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his seventh MENCS championship.
o In 2016, Jimmie Johnson won from the third starting position at Martinsville, and went on to win his seventh MENCS championship.
· The worst finish in a Playoff race at Martinsville by a driver that went on to win the title was 33rd by Kevin Harvick (2014).
Martinsville Playoff Race Lap Leaders
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o Jeff Gordon (2005) was ranked 15th in the points at the time of the win.
o Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2014) was 11th in points at the time of the win. Earnhardt Jr. had made the Playoffs in 2014, but was eliminated in the Round of 12.
· Nine drivers have won the pole for the Playoff races at Martinsville, led by Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman with two each; followed by Jamie McMurray, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Martin Truex Jr. and Tony Stewart with one each.
· Only two manufacturers have won Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff races at Martinsville Speedway – Chevrolet (11 wins) and Toyota (two wins).
· Four manufacturers have won the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway – Chevrolet (five poles), Toyota (three), Dodge (two) and Ford (one).
The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Top 8 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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Martin Truex Jr
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23
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1
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0
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2
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7
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2
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20.4
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75.1
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2
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Kyle Busch
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24
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1
|
1
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12
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13
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1
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13.6
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101.3
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3
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Brad Keselowski
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15
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0
|
1
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5
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9
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0
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12.9
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93.7
| |
4
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Kevin Harvick
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32
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0
|
1
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3
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14
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1
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16.2
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93.4
| |
5
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Jimmie Johnson
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31
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3
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9
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19
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24
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1
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7.5
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116.9
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6
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Denny Hamlin
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23
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3
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5
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12
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17
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2
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10.1
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106.6
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7
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Ryan Blaney
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3
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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21
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73.8
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8
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Chase Elliott
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4
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0
|
0
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1
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1
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0
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18.2
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78.1
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* – Driver Rating is based on last 25 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2017).
2017 Playoff Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
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Stage 1 Winner
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Stage 2 Winner
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Race Winner
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Following Playoff Race #6
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Round of 16
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Drivers
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Pts
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Chicago
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Kyle Busch
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Chase Elliott
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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69
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New Hampshire
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Martin Truex Jr
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Kyle Busch
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Kyle Busch
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Kyle Busch
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42
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Dover
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Brad Keselowski
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Kyle Larson
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Kyle Busch
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Brad Keselowski
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26
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Round of 12
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Kevin Harvick
|
17
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Charlotte
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Kevin Harvick
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Kevin Harvick
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Jimmie Johnson
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17
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Talladega
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Brad Keselowski
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Ryan Blaney
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Brad Keselowski
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Denny Hamlin
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14
| |
Kansas
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Kyle Busch
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Denny Hamlin
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Ryan Blaney
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9
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Round of 8
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Chase Elliott
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6
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Martinsville
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Texas
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Phoenix
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Championship 4
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Homestead-Miami
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Martinsville Speedway Data
Season Race #: 06 of 36 (04-02-17)
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
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 240 laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson........................ 116.9
Denny Hamlin........................... 106.6
Kyle Busch............................... 101.3
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 97.8
Brad Keselowski......................... 93.7
Kevin Harvick............................. 93.4
Joey Logano............................... 91.3
Matt Kenseth.............................. 89.0
Clint Bowyer............................... 88.7
Ryan Newman............................ 86.2
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2017 races (25 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Martin Truex Jr., Toyota
98.206 mph, 19.282 secs. 10-29-16
2016 race winner:
Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet
78.540 mph, (03:20:55), 10-30-16
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 Monster Energy NASCAR 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.
· There have been 137 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.
Starts
· 619 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville; 393 in more than one.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Martinsville with 67
· Matt Kenseth leads the series in starts among active drivers at Martinsville with 35.
· Fonty Flock (8 starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.125.
· Joey Logano (17 starts) leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 9.118.
· Joey Logano (9.1), Ryan Newman (9.3), and Denny Hamlin (9.7) each have an average starting position at Martinsville inside the top 10.
· In total, 61 drivers have made their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville.
· Gray Gaulding (10/30/2016), Chase Elliott (03/29/2015) and Michael McDowell (3/30/2008) are the active drivers who have made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career start at Martinsville Speedway.
Poles
· Curtis Turner won the inaugural MENCS Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway in 1949.
· 60 drivers have won Coors Light poles at Martinsville, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip with eight poles.
· Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson are tied among active drivers for the most Martinsville Coors Light poles with three each.
· 27 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have multiple Coors Light poles at Martinsville.
· 13 drivers have won two or more consecutive Coors Light poles at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Joey Logano who won three consecutive poles at Martinsville from 2015-2016.
· Five drivers 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) and Joey Logano (2015 sweep, 2016 spring).
· 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway; the two most recent are Scott Riggs (4/10/2005) and Tony Stewart (4/18/1999).
Wins
· 50 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway, led by Richard Petty with 15.
· Jimmie Johnson leads the series among active drivers with nine wins at Martinsville; followed by Denny Hamlin with five. Only eight active drivers have won at Martinsville.
· 24 drivers have multiple wins at Martinsville Speedway; nine drivers have won five or more times; two are active: Jimmie Johnson (nine) and Denny Hamlin (five).
Martinsville
Active MENCS Winners
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· Hendrick Motorsports leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 24 – Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie Johnson (nine), Darrell Waltrip (four), Geoffrey Bodine (one) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one).
· 20 of 137 races (14.6%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the Coors Light pole; three of those 20 wins came from active drivers: Jimmie Johnson (2012, spring 2013) and Denny Hamlin (2010) – Note:Johnson won from the first starting position in 2008, but qualifying was not held due to weather. A total of 21 wins have come from the first starting position.
· The first starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Martinsville producing more wins (21) than any other starting position.
· 36 of the 137 (26.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the front row: 21 from the first starting position and 15 from second starting position.
· 99 of the 137 (72.3%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Seven of the 137 (5.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 – including both races in 2014.
· 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Martinsville Speedway.
o Fred Lorenzen won four MENCS races straight (the most) from the Fall of 1963 through the Spring of 1965.
o Jimmie Johnson is the most recent driver to win consecutive races (2012 Playoff race / Spring of 2013) at Martinsville.
· Kyle Busch competed at Martinsville Speedway 21 times before winning in 2016; the longest span of any the eight active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners.
· Four active winners have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Martinsville Speedway: Kevin Harvick (19), Ryan Newman (20), Kyle Busch (21) Brad Keselowski (14).
· 11 drivers posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Ricky Craven (10/15/2001).
· A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville; led by Chevrolet with 56 victories. Ford has 27 wins and Toyota has six wins at Martinsville.
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 four.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 30; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 19, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 13.
· Jeff Gordon lead the series in top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 38; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in top 10s at Martinsville with 24.
· Dick Hutcherson (five starts) leads the series in average finish at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.800.
· Jimmie Johnson (31 starts) leads the series among active drivers in average finish at Martinsville Speedway with a 7.548.
Track Event Specific Stats
· Eight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been shortened due to weather:
Date
|
Scheduled No. of Laps
|
Actual No. of Laps
|
No. of Fewer Laps
|
Race Winner
|
Runner-up
|
4/23/1995
|
500
|
356
|
144
|
Rusty Wallace
|
Ted Musgrave
|
4/24/1977
|
500
|
384
|
116
|
Cale Yarborough
|
Benny Parsons
|
9/26/1976
|
500
|
340
|
160
|
Cale Yarborough
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
9/30/1973
|
500
|
480
|
20
|
Richard Petty
|
Cale Yarborough
|
5/31/1970
|
500
|
377
|
123
|
Bobby Isaac
|
Bobby Allison
|
4/9/1961
|
500
|
149
|
351
|
Fred Lorenzen
|
Rex White
|
10/12/1958
|
500
|
350
|
150
|
Fireball Roberts
|
Speedy Thompson
|
10/17/1954
|
200
|
165
|
35
|
Lee Petty
|
Hershel McGriff
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· There have been five MENCS NASCAR Overtime finishes at Martinsville Speedway:
Date
|
Scheduled No. of Laps
|
Actual No. of Laps
|
NASCAR Overtime
|
Race Winner
|
Runner-up
|
4/1/2012
|
500
|
515
|
15
|
Ryan Newman
|
AJ Allmendinger
|
3/29/2010
|
500
|
508
|
8
|
Denny Hamlin
|
Joey Logano
|
10/25/2009
|
500
|
501
|
1
|
Denny Hamlin
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
10/19/2008
|
500
|
504
|
4
|
Jimmie Johnson
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
10/21/2007
|
500
|
506
|
6
|
Jimmie Johnson
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Ryan Newman
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· Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions 11 times in the Monster Energy NASCAR Series at Martinsville Speedway: 1953, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1989, 1995, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2017.
· Since the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is the April 1, 2007 race won by Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.065 second over second-place Jeff Gordon.
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick is the only female driver to compete at Martinsville Speedway in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Below are Patrick’s stats at Martinsville.
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
Driver Rating
|
Danica Patrick
|
29
|
23
|
4/2/2017
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54.2
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Danica Patrick
|
24
|
24
|
10/30/2016
|
53.2
|
Danica Patrick
|
28
|
16
|
4/3/2016
|
69.2
|
Danica Patrick
|
16
|
40
|
11/1/2015
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49.8
|
Danica Patrick
|
16
|
7
|
3/29/2015
|
86.9
|
Danica Patrick
|
30
|
34
|
10/26/2014
|
61.3
|
Danica Patrick
|
10
|
32
|
3/30/2014
|
52.4
|
Danica Patrick
|
41
|
17
|
10/27/2013
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64.7
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Danica Patrick
|
32
|
12
|
4/7/2013
|
72.6
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Averages
|
25.1
|
22.8
|
62.7
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NASCAR In Virginia
· There have been 503 NASCAR national series races among 10 tracks in the state of Virginia.
· Martinsville Speedway hosted the very first NASCAR national series race in the state of Virginia on Sept. 25, 1949 – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).
Track Name
|
City
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Total Races
|
Martinsville Speedway
|
Martinsville
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137
|
34
|
37
|
208
|
Richmond Raceway
|
Richmond
|
123
|
68
|
11
|
202
|
South Boston Speedway
|
South Boston
|
10
|
35
|
3
|
48
|
Langley Field Speedway
|
Hampton
|
9
|
14
|
0
|
23
|
Old Dominion Speedway
|
Manassas
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
New River Valley Speedway
|
Dublin
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
Southside Speedway
|
Richmond
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Starkey Speedway
|
Roanoke
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Norfolk Speedway
|
Norfolk
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Princess Anne Speedway
|
Norfolk
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Totals
|
297
|
155
|
51
|
503
|
· 180 drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race 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.
· Glen Wood from Stuart, Va. was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012 and his brother Leonard Wood, also from (Stuart) Virginia, was inducted in 2013.
· 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 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Combined
|
Denny Hamlin
|
31
|
17
|
2
|
50
|
Joe Weatherly
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
25
|
Ricky Rudd
|
23
|
1
|
0
|
24
|
Jeff Burton
|
21
|
27
|
0
|
48
|
Curtis Turner
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
17
|
Ward Burton
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
9
|
Glen Wood
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Elliott Sadler
|
3
|
13
|
1
|
17
|
Emanuel Zervakis
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Lennie Pond
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Wendell Scott
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Tommy Ellis
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
22
|
Jimmy Hensley
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
11
|
Rick Mast
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
9
|
Hermie Sadler
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Elton Sawyer
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Stacy Compton
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Jon Wood
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
Jeb Burton
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Totals
|
133
|
106
|
10
|
249
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
|
Milestones
|
STARTS
| |||
Matt Kenseth
|
647
|
3
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To become the 22nd driver in series history to start 650 or more races
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Chris Buescher
|
74
|
1
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To become the 243rd driver in series history to start 75 or more races
|
WINS
| |||
Jimmie Johnson
|
83
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84) for fourth on MENCS wins list
|
Kyle Busch
|
42
|
2
|
Tie Bill Elliott (44) for 16th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Matt Kenseth
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock (39) for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kevin Harvick
|
36
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Isaac (37) for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
|
Denny Hamlin
|
31
|
1
|
Tie Dale Jarrett (32) for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Kurt Busch
|
29
|
1
|
Tie Denny Hamlin (30) for 25th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
26
|
2
|
Tie Rex White (28) for 28th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Brad Keselowski
|
24
|
1
|
Tie Joe Weatherly, Jim Paschal (25) for 31st on all-time MENCS wins list
|
POLES
| |||
Ryan Newman
|
51
|
3
|
Tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
35
|
1
|
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
|
Kasey Kahne
|
27
|
2
|
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
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Kyle Busch
|
27
|
2
|
Tie Ricky Rudd (29) for 24th on the all-time MENCS poles list
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ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS
| |||
Jimmie Johnson
|
46
|
2
|
Tie Lee Petty for 11th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
149
|
1
|
To become the 24th driver to post 150 or more MENCS top-five finishes
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Matt Kenseth
|
323
|
2
|
To become the 14th driver in series history to post 325 top 10s or more
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr
|
24
|
1
|
To post his 25th career MENCS top-10 finish
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LAPS LED
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Jimmie Johnson
|
18,639
|
361
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To become the ninth driver in series history to lead 19,000 or more laps
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Matt Kenseth
|
11,660
|
340
|
To become the 15th MENCS driver all-time to lead 12,000 or more laps
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Kurt Busch
|
8,877
|
126
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To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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Denny Hamlin
|
8,578
|
422
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To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
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