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| 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
·
Martinsville Speedway
Active Pole Winners
|
· 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
|
· 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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