Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Martinsville Speedway Track Facts: 2019 STP 500

Joey Logano won at Martinsville last fall and Denny Hamlin finished second.
Martinsville Speedway Data
Season Race #: 06 of 36 (03-24-19)
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........................ 113.3
Denny Hamlin........................... 107.0
Kyle Busch............................... 104.2
Brad Keselowski......................... 96.8
Joey Logano............................... 94.9
Kevin Harvick............................. 94.0
Clint Bowyer............................... 91.5
Ryan Blaney............................... 87.1
Ryan Newman............................ 85.7
Chase Elliott............................... 84.1
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2018 races (28 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway.

Qualifying/Race Data
2018 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
96.504 mph, 19.622 secs. 10-28-17

Track qualifying record:
Joey Logano, Ford
100.201 mph, 18.898 secs. 03-28-14 (Round 1 of 2)

2018 race winner:
Clint Bowyer, Ford
81.663 mph, (03:13:14), 03-26-18

Track race record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet82.223 mph, (3:11:55), 09-22-96
Rank
Driver
Races
Poles
Wins
Top Fives
Top 10s
DNFs
Average Finish
Driver Rating
 
 
1
Kyle Busch
27
2
2
15
16
1
12.3
104.2
 
2
Joey Logano
20
4
1
6
9
0
13.2
94.9
 
3
Kevin Harvick
35
0
1
5
17
1
15.3
94.0
 
4
Denny Hamlin
26
3
5
13
19
2
9.8
107.0
 
5
Brad Keselowski
18
0
1
7
12
0
11.8
96.8
 
6
Aric Almirola
20
0
0
1
3
4
21.4
68.3
 
7
Martin Truex Jr
26
1
0
5
10
2
18.4
78.9
 
8
Kyle Larson
10
0
0
1
1
4
24.2
72.5
 
9
Kurt Busch
37
1
2
3
6
3
21.0
80.6
 
10
Ryan Blaney
6
0
0
1
2
0
15.7
87.1
 
11
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
12
0
0
0
2
1
28.2
48.8
 
12
Chase Elliott
7
0
0
1
3
0
16.6
84.8
 
13
Erik Jones
4
0
0
0
0
0
20.2
68.5
 
14
Jimmie Johnson
34
3
9
19
24
1
8.0
113.3
 
15
Clint Bowyer
26
0
1
6
15
2
13.8
91.5
 
16
Alex Bowman
6
0
0
0
1
0
24.7
55.7
 
* – Based on last 28 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2018).



The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Top Five Loop Data Leaders:

Martinsville Speedway
Driver Rating
Average Running Position
Laps in The Top 15
Drivers
Driver Rating
Drivers
Avg. Running Pos.
Drivers
Laps in Top 15
Jimmie Johnson
113.3
Jimmie Johnson
6.871
Jimmie Johnson
11,802 (84.1%)
Denny Hamlin
107.0
Denny Hamlin
7.073
Denny Hamlin
10,649 (81.4%)
Kyle Busch
104.2
Kyle Busch
8.423
Kyle Busch
10,538 (77.8%)
Brad Keselowski
96.8
Brad Keselowski
9.346
Kevin Harvick
9,702 (69.1%)
Joey Logano
94.9
Joey Logano
12.854
Clint Bowyer
8,862 (68.0%)


Martinsville Speedway:

History
·        Opened in September of 1947 by H. Clay Earles, Martinsville Speedway, 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 Series 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 140 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.

Starts
·        A total of 626 different drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway; 402 have competed in more than one.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Martinsville Speedway with 67; followed by Dave Marcis and Ricky Rudd with 55 each.
·        Kurt Busch leads the series in starts among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with 37; followed by Kevin Harvick (35) and Jimmie Johnson (34).
·        In total, 62 drivers have made their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway.
·        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.
·        Fonty Flock (nine starts) leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.125.
·        Ryan Blaney (six starts) leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 7.833.

Top Five in Average Starting Position at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
All-Time Drivers
Average Starting Position
Starts
Rank
All-Time Drivers
Average Starting Position
Starts
1
Fonty Flock
3.125
9
1
Ryan Blaney
7.833
6
2
Fred Lorenzen
4.294
17
2
Joey Logano
8.450
20
3
Frankie Schneider
5.000
3
3
Denny Hamlin
9.192
26
4
Tim Flock
5.889
11
4
Ryan Newman
9.912
34
5
Cale Yarborough
5.935
31
5
Kyle Busch
10.889
27



Poles
·       In total 61 different drivers have won poles at Martinsville Speedway; seven of the 61 pole winners are active this weekend.

Martinsville Speedway
Active Pole Winners

Pole Winners
Poles
Joey Logano
4
Denny Hamlin
3
Jimmie Johnson
3
Ryan Newman
3
Kyle Busch
2
Kurt Busch
1
Martin Truex Jr
1



·        28 of the 61 Monster Energy Series Martinsville pole winners have won multiple poles.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip leads the Monster Energy Series in poles at Martinsville Speedway with eight Busch Pole Awards (1979, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1992).
·        Curtis Turner won the inaugural Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award at Martinsville Speedway in 1949.
·        Joey Logano leads the series among active drivers with the most poles at Martinsville with four – 2015 sweep, spring 2016 and fall 2017. 
·        A total of 13 different drivers have won two or more consecutive 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 or more consecutive poles at Martinsville Speedway in the Monster Energy Series:
    • 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)
    • Joey Logano (2015 sweep, 2016 spring)
·        Youngest series Martinsville pole winner: Ricky Rudd (April 26, 1981 – 24 years, 7 months, 14 days).
·        Oldest series Martinsville pole winner: Morgan Shepherd (April 26, 1987 – 45 years, 6 months, 14 days).
First-Time Pole Winners
Date
Curtis Turner
9/25/1949
Buck Baker
5/21/1950
Fonty Flock
10/15/1950
Perk Brown
10/19/1952
Glen Wood
10/12/1958
Bobby Johns
5/3/1959
Lennie Pond
4/23/1978
Ricky Rudd
4/26/1981
Ricky Craven
4/21/1996
Kenny Wallace
4/20/1997
Tony Stewart
4/18/1999
Scott Riggs
4/10/2005
·        A total of 12 different drivers have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pole at Martinsville Speedway: (Chart to the right is in chronological order)
·        A total of 11 different manufacturers have won at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award at Martinsville Speedway.
·        Chevrolet leads the series in poles at Martinsville with 53; followed by Ford with 34 and Toyota with five.  



Wins
·       A total of 52 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway. Nine of the 52 different winners are active this weekend.

Martinsville Speedway
Active Race Winners

Race Winners
Wins
Jimmie Johnson
9
Denny Hamlin
5
Kurt Busch
2
Kyle Busch
2
Brad Keselowski
1
Clint Bowyer
1
Joey Logano
1
Kevin Harvick
1
Ryan Newman
1



·        25 of the 52 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners at Martinsville Speedway have won multiple times.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 15 victories (1960, 1962, 1963, 1967 sweep, 1968, 1969 sweep, 1970, 1971, 1972 sweep, 1973, 1975, 1979).
·        Jimmie Johnson leads the series among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with nine victories (2004, 2006, 2007 sweep, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016)
·        A total of nine active drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway.
·        A total of 12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Martinsville Speedway.
    • Fred Lorenzen won four MENCS 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 (2012 Playoff race / spring of 2013) at Martinsville.
First-Time Race Winners
Date
Herb Thomas
10/15/1950
Dick Rathmann
4/6/1952
Jim Paschal
10/18/1953
Jack Smith
10/28/1956
Bob Welborn
10/6/1957
Fred Lorenzen
4/9/1961
Earl Ross
9/29/1974
Dave Marcis
9/28/1975
Morgan Shepherd
4/26/1981
Harry Gant
4/25/1982
Geoff Bodine
4/29/1984
Ricky Craven
10/15/2001
·        A total of 12 different drivers have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Ricky Craven (10/15/2001).
·        In total 39 different car owners have won at Martinsville Speedway.
·        Hendrick Motorsports leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 24 wins – Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie Johnson (nine), Darrell Waltrip (four), Geoffrey Bodine (one) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one).

Top Five in Organization Wins at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time)
Organizations
Wins
Hendrick Motorsports
24
Petty Enterprises
19
Junior Johnson & Assoc.
12
Joe Gibbs Racing
9
Team Penske
8

·        20 of the 140 Monster Energy Series races (14.3%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the Busch pole. Three of those 20 wins came from active drivers:
    • Jimmie Johnson (2012 and Spring of 2013)
    • 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 victories - a winning percentage of 15.44%) than any other starting position.
·        36 of the 140 (25.8%) 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 the second starting position.
MENCS Wins by Starting Positions at Martinsville Speedway
Note: In four of the early races at Martinsville Speedway (1950, Spring 1953, Fall 1953 and Spring 1954), the starting positions were not provided on the official race reports; therefore, the below chart is based off the provided starting positions of the winners of the remaining 136 races.

Starting Position
Wins
Winning %
Starting Position
Wins
Winning %
1
21
15.44%
14
6
4.41%
2
15
11.03%
15
4
2.94%
3
15
11.03%
16
1
0.74%
4
14
10.29%
17
4
2.94%
5
7
5.15%
18
1
0.74%
6
8
5.88%
19
2
1.47%
7
8
5.88%
20
3
2.21%
8
2
1.47%
21
2
1.47%
9
6
4.41%
22
1
0.74%
10
5
3.68%
23
2
1.47%
11
2
1.47%
24
1
0.74%
12
3
2.21%
36
1
0.74%
13
2
1.47%

  
Stats
Winning %
Wins
 
Winning from the First Starting Position:
15.44%
21
 
Winning from the Front Row:
26.47%
36
 
Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:
52.94%
72
 
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:
74.26%
101
 
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 10:
29.41%
40
 
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:
5.15%
7
 

·        The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002.

·        Youngest series Martinsville winner: Richard Petty (April 10, 1960 – 22 years, 9 months, 8 days).
·        Oldest series Martinsville winner: Harry Gant (September 22, 1991 – 51 years, 8 months, 12 days).
·        Clint Bowyer competed at Martinsville Speedway 24 times before winning earlier this season; the longest span of any the nine active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners.
·        Five active winners have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Martinsville Speedway: Clint Bowyer (24), Kyle Busch (21) Ryan Newman (20), Kevin Harvick (19), Brad Keselowski (14).
·        Jimmie Johnson can become the third driver in series history to record 10 or more wins at more than one track with a win this weekend; joining NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip. Johnson currently has nine series wins at Martinsville.
Driver
Tracks With 10 Or More Wins
Richard Petty
Martinsville (15), North Wilkesboro (15), Richmond (13), Rockingham (11), Daytona (10)
Darrell Waltrip
Bristol (12), Martinsville (11), North Wilkesboro (10)
Jimmie Johnson
Dover (11)
David Pearson
Darlington (10)
Dale Earnhardt
Talladega (10)

·        A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 56 victories, followed by Ford (29), Plymouth (12), Dodge (10), Oldsmobile (8), Pontiac (8), Toyota (7), Buick (3), Chrysler (3), Hudson (2) and Mercury (2).

Additional Finishing Positions
·        A total of 66 series drivers have finished runner-up in the Monster Energy Series at Martinsville Speedway.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads all drivers with seven runner-up finishes.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with four runner-up finishes at Martinsville; followed by Kyle Busch with three.
Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
All-Time Drivers
Runner-Ups
Rank
Active Drivers
Runner-Ups
1
Dale Earnhardt
7
1
Jimmie Johnson
4
2
Bobby Allison
6
2
Denny Hamlin
3
3
Lee Petty
6
3
Kyle Busch
3
4
Cale Yarborough
5
4
Brad Keselowski
2
 
Jeff Gordon
5
5
Clint Bowyer
1

Richard Petty
5

Joey Logano
1
   

Martin Truex Jr
1
   

Ryan Newman
1

·        A total of 152 different Monster Energy Series drivers have finished in the top five at Martinsville Speedway.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the Monster Energy Series in top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 30; followed by Jeff Gordon with 29.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 19 top fives at Martinsville, followed by Kyle Busch with 15 top-five finishes.
Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
All-Time Drivers
Top Fives
Rank
Active Drivers
Top Fives
1
Richard Petty
30
1
Jimmie Johnson
19
2
Jeff Gordon
29
2
Kyle Busch
15
3
Darrell Waltrip
27
3
Denny Hamlin
13
4
Jimmie Johnson
19
4
Ryan Newman
8
5
Dale Earnhardt
18
5
Brad Keselowski
7

·        A total of 260 different monster Energy Series drivers have finished in the top 10 at Martinsville Speedway.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon leads the Monster Energy Series in top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 38 top 10s; followed by Richard Petty with 37.
·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in top 10s at Martinsville with 24; followed by Denny Hamlin with 19.
Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
All-Time Drivers
Top 10s
Rank
Active Drivers
Top 10s
1
Jeff Gordon
38
1
Jimmie Johnson
24
2
Richard Petty
37
2
Denny Hamlin
19
3
Darrell Waltrip
31
3
Kevin Harvick
17
4
Bobby Allison
28
4
Kyle Busch
16
5
Terry Labonte
27
5
Ryan Newman
16


·        Dick Hutcherson (five starts) leads the series in average finishing position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.8 average finish.
·        Jimmie Johnson (34 starts) leads the series among active drivers in average finishing positions at Martinsville Speedway with a 8.0; followed by Denny Hamlin with a 9.8 (26 starts).

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)
Rank
All-Time Drivers
Avg. Finish
Starts
Rank
Active Drivers
Avg. Finish
Starts
1
Dick Hutcherson
3.8
5
1
Jimmie Johnson
8.0
34
2
Frank Mundy
4.0
3
2
Denny Hamlin
9.8
26
3
Bill Amick
4.5
2
3
Brad Keselowski
11.8
18
4
Bill Snowden
5.0
2
4
Kyle Busch
12.3
27
5
Bud Moore
5.0
2
5
Joey Logano
13.2
20
6
Lee Petty
5.5
24
6
Clint Bowyer
13.8
26
7
Swede Savage
6.5
2
7
Ryan Newman
14.7
34
8
Jeff Gordon
6.7
47
8
Kevin Harvick
15.3
35
9
Dick Rathmann
7.0
5
9
Ryan Blaney
15.7
6
10
Jimmie Johnson
8.0
34
10
Chase Elliott
16.6
7


Track Event Specific Stats
·        Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions 10 times in the Monster Energy NASCAR Series at Martinsville Speedway:
 
Date of Race
Drivers That Started First Due To Qualifying Cancelled
1
Sunday, May 17, 1953
Joe Eubanks
2
Sunday, May 16, 1954
Ralph Liguori
3
Sunday, October 16, 1955
Gwyn Staley
4
Sunday, September 24, 1995
Jeff Gordon
5
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Jimmie Johnson
6
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Jeff Gordon
7
Monday, March 29, 2010
Kevin Harvick
8
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Carl Edwards
9
Sunday, April 2, 2017
Kyle Larson
10
Monday, March 26, 2018
Martin Truex Jr

·        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

·        There have been six Monster Energy Series races that have ended in NASCAR Overtime at Martinsville Speedway:
Date
Scheduled No. of Laps
Actual No. of Laps
NASCAR Overtime
Race Winner
Runner-up
10/29/2017
500
505
5
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr.
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
Dale Earnhardt Jr
10/21/2007
500
506
6
Jimmie Johnson
Ryan Newman


·        Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, 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.

Top Five Closest Monster Energy Series Margins of Victory at Martinsville Speedway
Margin of Victory
Date
Race Winner
Runner-Up
0.065
4/1/2007
Jimmie Johnson
Jeff Gordon
0.107
10/28/2018
Joey Logano
Denny Hamlin
0.141
10/29/2017
Kyle Busch
Martin Truex Jr
0.141
10/15/2001
Ricky Craven
Dale Jarrett
0.170
10/30/2011
Tony Stewart
Jimmie Johnson


·        A total of 152 different drivers in the Monster Energy Series have led at least one lap at Martinsville.
·        NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough leads the series in laps led at Martinsville Speedway with 3,851 laps led.
Rank
All-Time Lap Leaders
Laps Led
Laps Completed
% Laps Led
1
Cale Yarborough
3,851
13,392
28.8%
2
Jeff Gordon
3,779
23,269
16.2%
3
Rusty Wallace
3,632
19,829
18.3%
4
Darrell Waltrip
3,617
23,727
15.2%
5
Richard Petty
2,964
27,891
10.6%
6
Jimmie Johnson
2,862
16,911
16.9%
7
Fred Lorenzen
2,731
6,638
41.1%
8
Bobby Allison
1,986
18,271
10.9%
9
Dale Earnhardt
1,947
18,907
10.3%
10
Ricky Rudd
1,570
24,887
6.3%

·        Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in Monster Energy Series in laps led at Martinsville with 2,862 laps led.
Rank
Active Lap Leaders
Laps Led
Laps Completed
% Laps Led
1
Jimmie Johnson
2,862
16,911
16.9%
2
Denny Hamlin
1,536
12,526
12.3%
3
Kyle Busch
1,424
13,189
10.8%
4
Joey Logano
825
9,976
8.3%
5
Kevin Harvick
628
17,196
3.7%
6
Clint Bowyer
572
12,570
4.6%
7
Kurt Busch
464
17,883
2.6%
8
Brad Keselowski
437
8,957
4.9%
9
Martin Truex Jr
262
12,493
2.1%
10
Ryan Newman
196
16,594
1.2%

·        Jimmie Johnson needs to lead 138 laps or more at Martinsville Speedway to become just the fifth driver in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at multiple tracks; joining NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarbrough(five tracks with 3,000 or more laps led), Richard Petty (four tracks), Rusty Wallace (three tracks) and Darrell Waltrip (two tracks). Below are the seven drivers in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at a single track:
Driver
Tracks With 3,000 Or More Laps Led
Cale Yarborough
Bristol (4,305), Martinsville (3,851), Rockingham (3,732), Nashville Fgds (3,632), Atlanta (3,283)
Richard Petty
North Wilkesboro (5,308), Richmond (5,136), Nashville Fgds (3,957), Rockingham (3,130)
Rusty Wallace
Bristol (3,743), Martinsville (3,632), Richmond (3,024)
Darrell Waltrip
Martinsville (3,617), Bristol (3,436)
Jeff Gordon
Martinsville (3,779)
Dale Earnhardt
Bristol (3,751)
Jimmie Johnson
Dover (3,105) 

NASCAR In Virginia
·        There have been 513 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 –  the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).

Tracks in Virginia
      
Track Name
City
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Gander Outdoors
Total Races
First Year
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville
140
34
40
214
1949
Richmond Raceway
Richmond
125
70
11
206
1953
South Boston Speedway
South Boston
10
35
3
48
1960
Langley Field Speedway
Hampton
9
14
0
23
1964
Old Dominion Speedway
Manassas
7
0
0
7
1958
New River Valley Speedway
Dublin
0
4
0
4
1989
Southside Speedway
Richmond
4
0
0
4
1961
Starkey Speedway
Roanoke
4
0
0
4
1958
Norfolk Speedway
Norfolk
2
0
0
2
1956
Princess Anne Speedway
Norfolk
1
0
0
1
1953
Totals
 
302
157
54
513
 


Virginia in NASCAR
·       A total of 180 different drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Virginia.
·        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.

 
Drivers from Virginia
    
 
Driver
Monster Energy
Xfinity
Gander Outdoors
National Series Combined
1
Denny Hamlin
32
17
2
51
2
Joe Weatherly
25
0
0
25
3
Ricky Rudd
23
1
0
24
4
Jeff Burton
21
27
0
48
5
Curtis Turner
17
0
0
17
6
Ward Burton
5
4
0
9
7
Glen Wood
4
0
0
4
8
Elliott Sadler
3
13
1
17
9
Emanuel Zervakis
2
0
0
2
10
Lennie Pond
1
0
0
1
11
Wendell Scott
1
0
0
1
12
Tommy Ellis
0
22
0
22
13
Jimmy Hensley
0
9
2
11
14
Rick Mast
0
9
0
9
15
Hermie Sadler
0
2
0
2
16
Elton Sawyer
0
2
0
2
17
Stacy Compton
0
0
2
2
18
Jon Wood
0
0
2
2
19
Jeb Burton
0
0
1
1
 
Totals
134
106
10
250

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