Elliott's win gives the Bowtie brand its 57th victory at Martinsville Speedway, continuing Chevrolet's lead in Martinsville victories of all manufacturers. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet SS, for the most wins at Martinsville among active drivers, trailing only Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip on the all-time wins list at the .526-mile short track. “The Pembelton family have been racing for a long, long time. Found inside – Page 132... finished first ahead of Jimmy Johnson at Martinsville (Virginia) Speedway. ... Andre Agassi was one of the most important tennis players of his era. (Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) Martinsville's grandfather clock is the obvious choice for NASCAR . MARTINSVILLE, Va. - When the best late model stock car drivers from across the country converge at Martinsville Speedway this weekend, fans can expect an intensely competitive field that will once again produce fireworks and surprises in the nation's biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race, the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. roamed around Martinsville Speedway as a child, soaking in the sights and the sounds and the smells while his dad… Grant Enfinger celebrates after winning the NASCAR Truck Series auto race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. Jimmie Johnson won the race held at Martinsville Speedway, the track where Gordon has had more success than most anyone, allowing him to approach the leader, and giving him hope to win the title. Johnson wins at Martinsville: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Goody's Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway for his 4th win of the season, 9th win at Martinsville and 79th . Jeff Gordon, congratulations. Following a directive by some tracks NASCAR announced in late February to early March 2017, Martinsville was one of three races during the second half of the season (and the only one in the playoff) to experiment with a compressed two-day schedule featuring Saturday practice and Sunday afternoon qualifying, with the race starting between 90 minutes to two hours after the conclusion of knockout qualifying. In addition to a new 8 page, full-color insert, this third edition of NASCAR For Dummies offers readers information on recent changes in technology such as the "Car of Tomorrow" and updates to the information that has made previous editions ... I couldn’t run him down. Truex got around Denny Hamlin late in the race ET, FS1) — the sixth race of 2019 — Johnson is one of only nine active drivers to win a Martinsville Clock, which Campbell said is the official name. Chase Elliott claimed victory in the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway. 2 . Found insideThrough the years, the Blackwells remained friendly with most Winston Cup ... gives teams a reasonable facsimile of Martinsville Speedway and other Winston ... Sun., Oct. 27, 2019. “We were talking about it on the grid getting ready to go, strapping in, and my crew chief said let’s try something different,” Pembelton said. Richard Petty is the all-time winner with 15 at the .526-mile track. This is the story of every racetrack in North and South Carolina that held at least one big-time race through 1971, but is no longer used for auto racing. The backstretch pit road was generally avoided because if a team had to pit there during a caution, any car pitting on the front stretch had the advantage of pitting first and not having to adhere to pace car speed upon exiting their pit road. This time around Pembelton got another great restart while Looney spun his tires, allowing Jacob Borst to sneak into second. It’s pretty amazing.”. The venue was dropped from the Busch Series schedule for 2007 and a race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal was run on the open date. On January 28, 2019, it was revealed on ISC's 2018 annual report that the speedway's track seating was reduced from 55,000 to 44,000.[1]. “It’s pretty unbelievable. It’s pretty amazing.”. [3] By 2004, the then 28-year-old concrete had shown significant wear. The top-three stayed that way until another caution on lap 171 when Corey Heim came to a stop on the track. MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- With most of the field wrecking behind him, Kyle Busch took the lead on the final lap and won the First Data 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. Found inside – Page 34... Speedway Martinsville , Virginia October 19 Pole winner : Jeff Gordon ( 93.650 mph ) Race winner : Jeff Gordon ( 67.653 mph ) Tony Stewart won , and he ... Layne Riggs, who was the leader at the end of the second scheduled break at lap 150, finished third. “We were talking about it on the grid getting ready to go, strapping in, and my crew chief said let’s try something different,” Pembelton said. Location: Martinsville, Virginia. He crossed the finish line well ahead of Looney to become the 26th different winner in the history of the event. MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Martin Truex Jr. earned a spot in NASCAR's championship race for the third consecutive year with a dominating Sunday victory at Martinsville Speedway. Campbell also explained that Martinsville Speedway would be the first sports arena with an all-LED lighting package. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns. Found inside – Page 7will be because he was nice to people , easy most of the day , and finished 14th ... Brother Darrell , who has won 84 races , Martinsville , or Talladega . Recently crowned ARCA Menards Series East champion Sammy Smith was fourth, with Jared Fryar completing the top-five finishers. Pembelton, making his debut at Martinsville Speedway, was recently named the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series Southeast Region Rookie of the Year. I really didn’t know what I thought about it at that point, but it actually came out pretty good.”. At .526 miles in length, the track annually hosts two NASCAR race weekends featuring the NASCAR Cup Series, along with NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series races in the fall. Campbell said that the track did not then have plans in place for nighttime races, with its premier series dates in 2017 already locked in to start at 2 p.m. 1 of 9. Found inside – Page 200Richmond International Raceway Like Martinsville Speedway , Richmond ... Since the 1988 track rebuilding , Rusty Wallace has scored the most wins , with six ... Looney fell to third behind Borst after the shove by Pembelton and Looney spent several laps trying to get back around him. His 15 wins are also the most at Martinsville Speedway. “I never thought I’d win a clock until I got a lot of experience under my belt. “We can make it work.”. Petty won at Martinsville seven years in a row from 1967-1973 . After multiple late model races were forced to count caution laps in later segments in order to beat sunset, and the 2015 fall Cup race ended at sunset, the track announced on October 12, 2016, in a news conference with Campbell and Dale Earnhardt Jr., that the track would be adding a $5 million LED lighting package. Pembelton got a great restart and held off Looney, but an immediate caution flag for a spin by Stacy Puryear set up another restart with Pembelton and Looney on the front row. Published: Oct. 27, 2019 at 4:26 PM PDT. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet SS, for the most wins at Martinsville among active drivers, trailing only Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip on the all-time wins list at the .526-mile short track. . He made his way back up to third by the time of the second break at lap 150, but unlike most of the field, he decided to stay out and inherited the lead as a result. This was rectified when pit road was reconfigured to extend from the entrance of turn 3 to the exit of turn 2. MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. claimed his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, taking the checkered flag in the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500. He . But Campbell indicated that the $5 million initiative should provide flexibility in case of inclement weather. Despite finishing second, Looney was one of the first people to congratulate Pembelton in victory lane after the race. This is your chance to discover how much more there is to NASCAR than “Go fast, turn left and don’t crash.” If you’ve ever wondered why racecars don’t have mufflers, how “bump drafting” works, or what in the world “Let’s ... MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- With most of the field wrecking behind him, Kyle Busch took the lead on the final lap and won the First Data 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. The victory ties him with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, No. The track was paved in 1955 and in 1956 it hosted its first 500-lap event. In the immediate aftermath of the ValleyStar Credit Union 300, there was no doubt an uptick in Google searches for 'Landon Pembleton.'. The victory ties him with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, No. MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Martin Truex Jr. admits to being surprised by his success at Martinsville Speedway. It was his fifth Monster . Petty has the most wins (15). Martin Truex Jr. won the Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 from Martinsville Speedway on Sunday to pick up his second win of the season. Martinsville Speedway also annually hosts the ValleyStar Credit Union 300, the nation’s biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race. At 0.526 miles (847 m) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. For more information about Martinsville Speedway, visit martinsvillespeedway.com. Landon Pembelton, a sixteen-year-old Amelia, Va. native, used cunning pit strategy and a fast race car to hold off veteran Mike Looney to win the nation's biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race, ValleyStar Credit Union 300. Danica Patrick's life moves at 220 mph. She drives every race and lives every day like she has something to prove—and she does. Found inside – Page 10Petty won the race on the 4.1 - mile beach course in this car . ... Stock race is held on a 3/4 mile Charlotte Speedway dirt track in Charlotte , NC . The odds for Wednesday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway are based on the combination of past results at the half-mile oval in southwest Virginia and recent short-track . He earned $7,000 for capturing the three-race championship that also included the Hampton Heat 200 at Langley Speedway and the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway. NASCAR returns this fall as Martinsville Speedway hosts the penultimate races of the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series seasons on Oct. 30-31. ValleyStar Credit Union has been in business since 1953 and serves cities and counties in Virginia and North Carolina. Found inside – Page 378MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY 2005 SCHEDULE Back stretch : 800 feet / 0 ° TRACK FACTS ... 1951 Most laps led by a race winner : 493 – Fred Lorenzen , Most wins : 11 ... Utilizing the choose rule, Borst opted to restart behind Pembelton on the bottom while Looney took the top to restart on the front row. NASCAR Cup Series Race Recaps. Found inside... most wins of any driver at the following racetracks: California Speedway ... field down the front stretch during the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Found inside – Page 226... 1949, 185; on Loren- zen, 85-86; Martinsville, 1957, 182; N. Wilkesboro, ... 53; fatality, 50; flag-to-flag superspeedway win, 52-53; foreign soil win, ... The odds for Wednesday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway are based on the combination of past results at the half-mile oval in southwest Virginia and recent short-track . He's the first driver to claim one of the four spots in the Nov. 17 title race at Homestead-Miami Speedway while leading the most laps in a win since Kyle Petty led 484 laps in 1992 at . This is Jeff's 93rd win in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, his ninth win at Martinsville, and probably more importantly, he will now be competing for his fifth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in a few weeks at Homestead‑Miami Speedway. His first win came in 1960 and then he went on a tear, winning 11 of 16 races at the track between 1967-75. View Fullscreen. From 1982 until 1994, and again in 2006, the speedway hosted Busch Series events. Found insideTrack Records Most Wins: Richard Petty (15) Most Top Five Finishes: ... is the oldest driver to have won at Martinsville Speedway—winning in September 1991, ... This is a rare chance for both men and women, race-enthusiasts and rookies alike, to take an inspiring look at how God has shaped and impacted the life of a sports legend! On April 3, 2019, NASCAR announced significant changes to the Martinsville schedule including a return to the track for the NASCAR Xfinity Series in late October 2020, the spring race being moved to Mother's Day weekend under the lights, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour returning for the MaxPro Window Films 200 as part of the Mothers Day weekend event on a Friday night, and the NASCAR Truck Series racing only once at the track on a Friday night in late October. "We knew we were going to have to take the gloves off and fight for this one," Enfinger said. The official website of Martinsville Speedway. Waltrip was a wiz on the short tracks. Check out the complete list of winners in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway in the spring race. Check out the 13 drivers with the most wins all-time at . The ValleyStar Credit Union 300 will return in 2022 at a date to be announced in the future. The first NASCAR sanctioned event was held on July 4, 1948. MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned his fourth win of the season on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in an emotional victory a week after he was eliminated from the Chase for the Spr… MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Kevin Harvick's nearly perfect season came to a spinning and sudden halt Sunday when he was bounced from NASCAR's playoffs in a stunning upset at Martinsville Speedway . “Once he got that gap on me we were too equally matched. Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, VA. Glossary Tweet. Landon Pembelton, a relative unknown in the Late Model Stock community, turned a lot of heads with his win in the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 on Saturday. Found inside – Page 4322 , 1996 MOST WINS : 6 , Richard Petty TRACK SPECS : .526 - mile oval , Turns 1-4 banked 12 degrees TRACK FACT : In the early 1950s Martinsville builder ... Who Is Martinsville 300 Winner Landon Pembelton? Atlanta Motor Speedway was scheduled to host the Folds of Honor 500 on March 15, but it ended up being the first NASCAR Cup Series race postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Truex scores Martinsville win as Hamlin's lead fades. If you are having difficulty accessing our website, please contact. In arguably the greatest finish in the history of both Martinsville and Modified racing, Richie Evans rode the frontstretch catchfence to the win over Geoff Bodine. ET (in April) and 1 p.m. “I want to put it in my room, but I don’t have any room,” Pembelton said with a smile. ValleyStar is a full-service financial institution that offers consumer and commercial products and services. Kevin . MARTINSVILLE, Va. (MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY) - For the first time in two years, the nation's best NASCAR Late Model Stock Car competitors return to Martinsville Speedway for the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 on Sept. 24-25.The stars will all be out to compete in the nation's biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race after last year's race was canceled due to the . Petty scored all of his 15 Martinsville wins in a 19-year period at the short track. Found inside – Page 207Bobby Cameron who won the very first feature race at Spencer Speedway in August of ... his car through some hot laps at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. Check out the 15 drivers with the most wins at NASCAR's longest-running track: 15. In 2004, the track was sold exclusively to the France family for over $200 million as a result of an estate sale following the death of Weatherford. Tony Stewart, 3. Chase Elliott won at Martinsville to advance to NASCAR's Final Four. Martin Truex earned a spot in NASCAR's championship race for the third consecutive year with a dominating Sunday victory at Martinsville Speedway. They’re good people,” Looney said. MARTINSVILLE, Va.-With most of the field wrecking behind him, Kyle Busch took the lead on the final lap and won the First Data 500 on Sunday, Oct. 29, at Martinsville Speedway. If anyone was going to beat Looney, he said he was thrilled that it was Pembelton. Found inside – Page 140One of the most entertaining moments of Stewart's career came in the 2001 spring ... I regret that also . at Richmond along with wins at Martinsville and I ... The clocks presented as trophies are currently (2009) valued at around $10,000.[6]. To download images from the ValleyStar Credit Union 300, click here. This time around Pembelton got another great restart while Looney spun his tires, allowing Jacob Borst to sneak into second. The two made contact at one point down the frontstretch that nearly sent both cars sideways, but they both recovered, and Looney eventually got the position back. Martinsville Speedway race winners for the NASCAR Cup Series. Jimmie Johnson has eight grandfather clocks, including the one he won in April's STP Gas Booster 500. On one hand I would have liked to have a green-white-checkered, but I’m pretty pleased to bring Billy Martin’s car back home in one piece.”. Bobby McCarty, who started second and was the race leader at the time of the first 75-lap break, finished sixth and was crowned the 2021 Virginia Triple Crown champion. For longtime fans and curious newcomers alike, Men and Speed takes you for a wild ride through the fastest sport in the land. In 2005–2006 the Norfolk Southern Railway behind the track was moved 200 feet to make way for the added seats, but nothing more has been officially mentioned regarding this by track management since the sale of the track to ISC. Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s only authorized book revealing the inside track on his final year of racing and retirement from the driver’s seat. “Time was running out on my charade… My secrets were about to be exposed to the world.” It was ... “It’s pretty unbelievable,” said Pembelton, who earned more than $32,000 for the victory as well as the coveted Martinsville grandfather clock. The track is often referred to as paper clip-shaped and is banked only 12° in the turns. MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. admits to being surprised by his success at Martinsville Speedway. [8] The experiment was not repeated in 2018, but the start time for the 2018 race was set for 2:30 PM, meaning the conclusion of the race will be at dusk around 6 PM. This tradition started in 1964, when Earles decided he wanted to present a trophy that would reflect the Martinsville area. MARTINSVILLE, Va. - When the best late model stock car drivers from across the country converge at Martinsville Speedway this weekend, fans can expect an intensely competitive field that will once again produce fireworks and surprises in the nation's biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race, the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. On one hand I would have liked to have a green-white-checkered, but I’m pretty pleased to bring Billy Martin’s car back home in one piece.”. The memorable story of former racing star Tim Richmond is told, detailing how his life took a tragic turn as he neared stockcar racing's zenith as one of its brightest stars. The two made contact at one point down the frontstretch that nearly sent both cars sideways, but they both recovered, and Looney eventually got the position back. Now all that remains for Pembelton is to decide where his new Martinsville grandfather clock will live. Talk about this win here today. In 1960, Richard Petty became the youngest winner at Martinsville, at 22 years, 283 days; to date[when?] As NASCAR returns to the fierce half-mile short track at Martinsville Speedway, the track will host a limited, reduced number of fans throughout the first-ever three race weekend of night races on April 8-10. In 1951, only four cars were running at the finish, the fewest of any race held at the speedway. Truex ran towards the front for most of the day, but his car began to come alive when the sun set. A biography of the four-time champion racing legend details his childhood, much-publicized divorce, relationship with contemporaries, and life after racing. September. "Jeff's experience got me. His first two wins came with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2000 and 2006, and his most recent came in 2011 with Stewart-Haas Racing. [7] The project was completed in early February 2017 with testing of the lights in certain sections, then fully lighting the track in mid-February. Founded by H. Clay Earles in 1947, Martinsville Speedway is the only NASCAR track to host NASCAR Cup Series races every year since its inception in 1949. If you need help with the Public File, call 540-512-1558. The combination of long straightaways and flat, narrow turns makes hard braking going into turns and smooth acceleration exiting turns a must. MARTINSVILLE — Landon Pembelton, a 16-year-old Amelia native, used cunning pit strategy and a fast race car to hold off veteran Mike Looney to win the nation's biggest, richest and most . Berry, the reigning NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champion, took the lead from Ty Gibbs with 29 laps . Pembelton got a great restart and held off Looney, but an immediate caution flag for a spin by Stacy Puryear set up another restart with Pembelton and Looney on the front row. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races in more than 30 U.S. states, Canada, Mexico and Europe. Found inside – Page 210See also: Charlotte Motor Speedway; Darlington Raceway; Earnhardt, Dale, Sr.; ... Kulwicki, Alan; Martinsville Speedway; Wallace, Rusty; Waltrip, Darrell; ... Found insideHe has had the most wins of any driver at the following racetracks: ... lead the field down the front stretch during the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Brad Keselowski at Martinsville Speedway in 2019. Johnson wins at Martinsville: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the Goody's Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway for his 4th win of the season, 9th win at Martinsville and 79th . It will be held . Smoke came close to this number being quite a bit higher but only visited Victory Lane three times at Martinsville. Headquartered in Martinsville, Virginia, ValleyStar operates seven branch facilities in the Collinsville, Danville, Martinsville, Richmond, Roanoke, Rocky Mount, South Boston, and Waynesboro, Va. and a loan center in Fishersville, Va. For more information, visit valleystar.org. MARTINSVILLE, Va.-With most of the field wrecking behind him, Kyle Busch took the lead on the final lap and won the First Data 500 on Sunday, Oct. 29, at Martinsville Speedway. I really didn’t know what I thought about it at that point, but it actually came out pretty good.”. He earned $7,000 for capturing the three-race championship that also included the Hampton Heat 200 at Langley Speedway and the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway. Now all that remains for Pembelton is to decide where his new Martinsville grandfather clock will live. Truex led 464 of the . Currently, Martinsville hosts two NASCAR Cup Series races — the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 in late March or early April and the First Data 500 (race nine in the NASCAR playoffs) in late October or early November — along with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour which is held on Labor Day weekend under the lights, and late model races.
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