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  • Martinsville Speedway to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of First Race with Martinsville Speedway Day on Sept. 7
    • Martinsville Speedway to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of First Race with Martinsville Speedway Day on Sept. 7
    To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Martinsville Speedway will welcome fans to the track for an evening of activities on Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To thank fans for their continuous support over 75 years, Martinsville Speedway will offer free Martinsville Hot Dogs, cold beverages, birthday cake, live music, iconic photo moments […]...2022
  • NASCAR to Conduct Organizational Test at Martinsville Speedway UPDATE
    • NASCAR to Conduct Organizational Test at Martinsville Speedway UPDATE
    UPDATE:Like nearly everyone else in the garage area, William Byron is not completely sure what to expect when the NASCAR Cup Series heads back to Martinsville Speedway in October for the Xfinity 500. The past couple of days have seen Byron and several other drivers make laps around the historic half-mile in a test session […]...2022
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  • NASCAR to Conduct Organizational Test at Martinsville Speedway
    • NASCAR to Conduct Organizational Test at Martinsville Speedway
    NASCAR will hold a two-day organizational test at Martinsville Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 23 and Wednesday, Aug. 24. NASCAR Cup Series organizations with one or two cars can test one car; organizations with three or four cars can test two cars. Multiple drivers from the same organization may test the same car. — NASCAR —...2022
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  • Martinsville Speedway Introduces Format for ValleyStar Credit Union 300
    • Martinsville Speedway Introduces Format for ValleyStar Credit Union 300
    Martinsville Speedway introduces the format for this year‘s ValleyStar Credit Union 300, the nation‘s biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race, on Saturday, Sept. 24. The ValleyStar Credit Union 300 will have a $110,000 purse with $32,000 to the race winner. The 200 lap feature race will include three segments: 100 […]...2022
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  • Martinsville Speedway Removing Seats Plans New Fan Experience
    • Martinsville Speedway Removing Seats Plans New Fan Experience
    In what Martinsville Speedway officials are calling a beautification project, the track will make adjustments to seating in Turns 1 and 2. The lower concrete grandstands in those areas of the track will be removed and replaced with new grass berms, a change that will be in place for the fall NASCAR race weekend this […]...2022
  • • Might short tracks go back to being short tracks after Martinsville test?
    Several NASCAR Cup Series teams made their way to the Martinsville Speedway during the early part of this week to engage in a test session on that historic half-mile track. And based on some of the more recent races held there and on other short tracks, the hope has to be that plenty of answers came from that two-day trial rather than more questions. Teams were there to try out different tire comp...2022
  • • Denny Hamlin hoping organizational test will help him rekindle Martinsville magic
    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — In years past, Denny Hamlin has excelled in races held at Martinsville Speedway. Unfortunately for Hamlin, this isn‘t years past. “If you just try to go to the same race track and have the same techniques that you had for 20 years, with a new car and new tire, that‘s just not […]...2022
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  • • Drivers Getting Shifty at Darlington
    DARLINGTON, S.C. – When the drivers said they were shifting at Martinsville Speedway it was a surprise, but it turns out that’s not the only oval where the competitors have been shifting with the Next ......2022
  • • NASCAR: Dale Jr. has to be pretty excited right now
    Dale Jr.’s JR Motorsports pulled off a historic feat in Saturday afternoon’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Dover Motor Speedway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been in the news a lot recently. He made his annual one-off appearance in the NASCAR Xfinity Series a few weeks ago at Martinsville Speedway, and he made an unprecedented (but […] NASCAR: Dale Jr. has to be pretty excited right no...2022
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  • • NASCAR risks losing fans without making significant changes
    The fan experience of going to a NASCAR race is very unique, but it is time for the sport to revitalize race day at the track. A trip to Martinsville Speedway is like taking a step back in time: loaded hot dogs for just $2, parking on a hill just outside of the racetrack, and […] NASCAR risks losing fans without making significant changes - Beyond the Flag - Beyond the Flag - Your #1 Destina...2022

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Martinsville Speedway injury and suspension

  • Buescher, Busch make contact triggering “Big One” at Martinsville
    • Buescher, Busch make contact triggering “Big One” at Martinsville
    Kyle Busch and Chris Buescher make contact off turn two triggering huge crash at Martinsville Speedway collecting 15 cars....2021
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  • • Brad Keselowski closes book on RFK Racing penalty and appeal, focuses forward
    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Owner-driver Brad Keselowski opened up Friday about the nature of the penalties against RFK Racing, his path through the appeals process this week and the path moving forward for his No. 6 Ford team. Keselowski held court after Friday’s NASCAR Cup Series practice and qualifying at Martinsville Speedway, where he earned the […]...2022
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  • • Allmendinger, Kaulig No. 16 to serve pass-through penalty after Martinsville start
    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — The No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet for driver AJ Allmendinger will serve a pass-through penalty after the start of Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. RELATED: Weekend schedule | At-track photos The No. 16 Kaulig entry failed pre-qualifying inspection three times Friday before Busch Light Pole Qualifying for Saturday’s Blue-Emu […]...2022
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  • • 4 Burning Questions: Who’s Saying Goodbye After 2021?
    Who will win the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship? John Hunter Nemechek enters Phoenix Raceway with the most wins on the season but as the fourth seed after just barely getting to this round after a late crash at Martinsville Speedway. Nemechek is probably the most aggressive driver of these four and will do ... Read more...2021
  • • NASCAR reveals whether Kyle Busch will be suspended
    Kyle Busch must complete sensitivity training after his use of an offensive word in an interview following Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Martinsville Speedway. Kyle Busch’s frustration with what ended up being a pointless move made on him by Brad Keselowski at the end of Sunday’s round of 8 NASCAR Cup Series playoff […] NASCAR reveals whether Kyle Busch will be...2021
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  • • Two crew chiefs suspended, multiple teams fined post-Kansas Speedway weekend
    NASCAR fined crew chief Adam Stevens $20,000 and suspended him from Sunday’s Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. ET, NBC) when the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was found with two lug nuts not safe and secure after the playoff race at Kansas Speedway. Stevens was one of two crew chiefs suspended […]...2021
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  • • Four Cup Series teams docked in Martinsville penalty report
    NASCAR officials formalized a host of penalties Tuesday from last weekend’s Cup Series and Xfinity Series races at Martinsville Speedway. Among those penalties were fines for lug-nut violations issued to three Cup Series teams that each had a single lug unsecured after Sunday’s completion of the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain 500. Those teams, which each absorbed […]...2021
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  • • Zach’s Turn: Ryan Blaney Remains Winless at Martinsville
    Ryan Blaney has earned top-five finishes in five of the last seven races at Martinsville Speedway yet remains winless at the half-mile paperclip. After Sunday’s (April 11) race, that statistic should have read six top fives in the last seven. Instead, a pit-road miscue and ensuing penalty derailed what could have been a winning run ... Read moreZach’s Turn: Ryan Blaney Remains Winless ...2021
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  • • Zach’s Turn: Ryan Blaney Remains Winless at Martinsvillle
    Ryan Blaney has earned top-five finishes in five of the last seven races at Martinsville Speedway yet remains winless at the half-mile paperclip. After Sunday’s (April 11) race, that statistic should have read six top fives in the last seven. Instead, a pit-road miscue and ensuing penalty derailed what could have been a winning run ... Read moreZach’s Turn: Ryan Blaney Remains Winless ...2021
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  • • NASCAR: Rain forces changes to Martinsville schedule
    With rain delaying the start of Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, here is an updated schedule. After rain caused Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway, the Cook Out 250, to be suspended until Sunday afternoon following an initial rain delay, rain delayed the start of Saturday night’s Cup […] NASCAR: Rain forces ch...2021
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Martinsville Speedway lifestyle

  • • NSCS: Denny Hamlin Holds Off Brad Keselowski for Martinsville Sprint Cup Win
    Courtesy of NASCAR Wire Service MARTINSVILLE, Va. — With Brad Keselowski beating a tattoo into his rear bumper, and with his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota sliding sideways as it approached the checkered flag, Denny Hamlin held on to his car and held off Keselowski to win Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. In winning his first race of the season, his fifth at the ....2015
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  • • Martinsville Speedway to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of First Race with Martinsville Speedway Day on Sept. 7
    To celebrate its 75th anniversary, Martinsville Speedway will welcome fans to the track for an evening of activities on Wednesday, Sept. 7 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. To thank fans for their continuous support over 75 years, Martinsville Speedway will offer free Martinsville Hot Dogs, cold beverages, birthday cake, live music, iconic photo moments […]...2022
  • American Dream Leasing and Financing sponsoring Chad Finchum at Martinsville
    • American Dream Leasing and Financing sponsoring Chad Finchum at Martinsville
    American Dream Leasing and Financing, Inc will be the Primary Sponsor on Chad Finchum‘s #61 Xfinity Series entry this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.  American Dream Leasing and Finance is a premier leasing company that offers flexible leasing and financing options for any new or used vehicle.  American Dream Leasing and Financing Inc. also has a commercial […]...2020
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  • • NASCAR: Does Noah Gragson need a Championship 4 to prove himself?
    In his third NASCAR Xfinity Series season with JR Motorsports, does Noah Gragson need a Championship 4 appearance to prove his worth? If there is any NASCAR Xfinity Series race in which Noah Gragson’s career could be under pressure, it would be Saturday’s Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway. Gragson enters the penultimate race […] NASCAR: Does Noah Gragson need a Champions...2021
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  • • Turn 2 Blog: Rain tires on ovals? NASCAR races too long?
    *Turn 2 Blog is a regular feature on InsideCircleTrack.com. Here, site operators Michael Moats and Richard Allen take turns offering their thoughts on the NASCAR and pavement short track racing topics of the day. Richard: It was another weekend and another weather interrupted race for NASCAR as the “Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500” originally scheduled for this past Saturday night at ...2021
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  • • Dominant days turn sour for Hamlin, Blaney in late going at Martinsville
    The NASCAR Cup Series’ first stop of the season at Martinsville Speedway spanned two days — one start-and-stop night Saturday and a sun-splashed Sunday. Two near-constants atop the scoring pylon were Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney. RELATED: Official results | At-track photos: Martinsville The two traded the lead often, their car numbers of 11 and […]...2021
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  • • Josh Berry Breaks Through at Martinsville, Secures First Career Xfinity Win
    It took almost 48 hours, but for Josh Berry, the NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Cook Out 250 was worth the wait at Martinsville Speedway. In his fifth season competing part-time in the sport’s penultimate level, Berry emerged from a Friday night rain delay with the fastest car Sunday (April 11) to win in his 13th career ... Read moreJosh Berry Breaks Through at Martinsville, Secures First Care...2021
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  • • Up to Speed: 2020 Is Another Black Mark Against The NASCAR Playoffs
    As usual, Martinsville Speedway provided no shortage of entertainment.  Sunday’s race, the penultimate event of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season, offered up plenty of close quarters short track racing.  It also featured a tighter battle among the playoff drivers than most fans would have foreseen, given the points among the drivers.  But the biggest … The post Up to Speed: 2020 Is Another B...2020
  • • NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2020 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500
    Yeehaw! It’s time for NASCAR Cup Series drivers to strap in their saddles and drive 550 horses (er, horsepower) at Texas Motor Speedway. Get your NASCAR DraftKings rosters ready for Sunday’s (Oct. 25) second race in the Round of 8. Just three races remain in the 2020 season: Texas, Martinsville Speedway and the Championship  4 … The post NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2020 Autotrader EchoPark A...2020
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  • • Buttafuoco/Castro take wins in final preseason Pro League race
    Virtual Martinsville Speedway hosted the third and final race of the eNASCAR Heat Pro League preseason. Competitors from the PS4 and Xbox One divisions took part in twin 80-lap sprint races with the NASCAR Truck Series at the half-mile paperclip. It was their final opportunity to showcase their talents to teams ahead of the Season 2 draft.PS4The first race kicked off with Cody Giles out ...Keep re...2020
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  • • Debate: What race are you looking forward to the most?
    The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule will offer a variety of changes that are set to spice up the action and create fan interest. Drivers will race under the lights for the first time at Martinsville Speedway in May, Daytona International Speedway is home to the regular-season finale in August and Bristol...2020

Martinsville Speedway stats and results

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    • Truex has "no idea how we finished fourth" in Martinsville NASCAR Cup round
    Although Truex ran up front for most of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, he never seemed to have quite the speed of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin.Truex, however, was in a far more precarious situation in points than Hamlin and needed every available position to have a chance of breaking into the Championship 4 - among whom the title will be decided next ...Kee...2021
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  • • NASCAR: Denny Hamlin proves Matt DiBenedetto was right
    Matt DiBenedetto was ripped to shreds for an “insensitive” comment he made toward the end of the 2021 NASCAR season. Denny Hamlin just proved him right. After last October’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, Kyle Busch used an offensive word in an interview which resulted in NASCAR requiring him to take sensitivity […] NASCAR: Denny Hamlin proves Matt...2022
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  • • Martinsville Cup results, points
    See where each Cup Series driver finished at Martinsville Speedway after William Byron held on in overtime to claim his second victory of 2022....2022
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  • • Past meets present: Richard Petty reveals methods that made him great at Martinsville
    In the history of Martinsville Speedway, no driver had better results at the iconic short track than seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Richard Petty. In total, “The King” won a record 15 races at the 0.526-mile venue. He took to the venue from his earliest days in NASCAR‘s premier division, winning the second of his […]...2022
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  • • Recap: Byron wins first Truck Series race since 2016 at Martinsville
    He returns to the series and is back in Victory Lane. After a mix of early contenders out front, William Byron grabbed the reigns and rode away with the win in Thursday night’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Martinsville Speedway. RELATED: Unofficial results | At-track photos Byron’s performance in […]...2022
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  • • Martin Truex Jr. Overcomes Multiple Scares to Claim Final Championship 4 Spot
    Martin Truex Jr. had several scares on Halloween but overcame them to grab the final spot in the Championship 4 by just three points. Truex started fourth and finished fourth in the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday afternoon (Oct. 31), but the results fail to tell the tale of his up-and-down day. “I ... Read more...2021
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  • • Kyle Busch Narrowly Misses Out On Championship 4: ‘We Ran Like Dogs**t’
    On another up-and-down day, Kyle Busch came up a few points short of advancing to another Championship 4 in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway Oct. 31. Not surprised about failing to advance, Busch was candid with his thoughts post-race on how the No. 18 team ran in Sunday’s Xfinity 500 and overall recently. ... Read more...2021
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  • • Xfinity Breakdown: Daniel Hemric Advances but Late Caution Thwarts Another Victory
    Austin Cindric and A.J. Allmendinger each entered Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway 47 points above the cutline. Race smart and complete all the laps meant they were likely racing for a championship next weekend. After stage two, both received the notification they were locked in the Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway ... Read more...2021
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  • • Tracking the Trucks: Zane Smith Stays Ahead of Martinsville Mayhem
    In a Nutshell: Zane Smith emerged from chaos, smoke and banged-up trucks at Martinsville Speedway to win Saturday’s (Oct. 30) NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and secure a spot in the Championship 4. Smith was 40 points back of the cutline and in a must-win situation on a mild afternoon in southern Virginia, leading 65 ... Read more...2021
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  • • NASCAR: Martinsville will end an era that fans want to forget
    Martinsville Speedway should mark the final time that NASCAR uses the starting lineup formula to set the starting lineup for a race. After using random draws (with drivers split into groups based on the point standings) early on last year following the return to action during the COVID-19 pandemic, NASCAR made the decision to move […] NASCAR: Martinsville will end an era that fans want to fo...2021

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  • • Martinsville Speedway to Celebrate 75th Anniversary of First Race with Martinsville Speedway Day on Sept. 7
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  • FINAL LAPS: Martin Truex Jr. earns his 29th career victory at Martinsville Speedway
    • FINAL LAPS: Martin Truex Jr. earns his 29th career victory at Martinsville Speedway
    Martix Truex Jr. overtook Denny Hamlin in the final moments of Sunday's race, crossing the finish line to secure his 29th career victory....2021
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  • • NASCAR: Dale Jr. announcement extends major streak
    Dale Jr. announced his intent to return for another NASCAR Xfinity Series start next year, extending an Earnhardt family streak that goes back nearly five decades. Prior to Friday night, none of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s 143 career NASCAR Xfinity Series starts had come at Martinsville Speedway. Behind the wheel of the #88 Chevrolet for JR […] NASCAR: Dale Jr. announcement extends major stre...2022
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  • • Denny Hamlin: Agent of Chaos
    PHOENIX — If you’re just now joining the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season in progress, the last time we saw Denny Hamlin he was having a … moment. It came Sunday (Oct. 31) at Martinsville Speedway, where Hamlin secured a spot in this weekend’s Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway. He did so after being spun ... Read more...2021
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  • • Josh Berry lands first NASCAR national series win at Martinsville
    Josh Berry made a rain-delayed dash to a grandfather clock trophy, holding off his teammate and prevailing in Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Berry led four times for 95 of the 250 laps in the Cook Out 250, putting his No. 8 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in Victory Lane for the first […]...2021
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  • • Xfinity Series race at Martinsville delayed by wet weather
    The NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 has been delayed by wet weather in the middle of Stage 2 at Martinsville Speedway. RELATED: Martinsville schedule | Can Jeb Burton continue family’s winning ways at ‘Paperclip?’ Brandon Jones held the lead at the time of the red flag with 91 laps complete. Noah Gragson won Stage […]...2021
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  • • Eric Goodale finally gets to bring The Grandfather Clock home with Martinsville win
    MARTINVILLE, VA. — Eric Goodale made his first career NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour start at Martinsville Speedway as a 22-year-old in 2008, bringing home a 10th-place finish. Fast forward to 2022 and Goodale made his 176th career start in the tour’s long-awaited return to the historic flat-track, and walked away as the winner of Thursday’s […]...2021
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  • • NASCAR 101: Drivers With the Most Martinsville Wins
    The lone active track to predate the sport, Martinsville Speedway has become a relic of NASCAR nostalgia. From hot dogs to grandfather clocks, this paperclip-shaped, half-mile track has stood the test of time. Because it has been on the schedule every year since NASCAR’s founding, Martinsville has hosted the most NASCAR Cup Series races of ... Read moreNASCAR 101: Drivers With the Most Marti...2021
  • • Goodale Races His Way To A Brand New Clock
    By Deb Williams | Senior Writer RacinToday.com MARTINSVILLE, Va. – After winning the first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at Martinsville Speedway in 11 years, Eric Goodale admitted his perspective on a grandfather clock, the track’s trophy ......2021
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  • • QUALIFYING: Ryan Preece wins Mayhew Pole with Martinsville record
    MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Ryan Preece already has one grandfather clock from Martinsville Speedway. He’s in a prime spot to get another. The NASCAR Cup Series driver earned the Mayhew Tools Dominator Pole Award in Thursday’s Virginia Is For Racing Lovers 200 qualifying at the flat half-mile in record time. Preece qualified for the NASCAR Whelen […]...2021
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Top Martinsville Speedway news

  • NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville | HIGHLIGHTS
    Full highlights from Sunday's semifinal race at Martinsville Speedway for the NASCAR Cup Series....2021
  • • Connect Live: Fans can vote now on RaceDay questions
    Get in on the conversation! Fans can vote now on RaceDay questions prior to the STP 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway via Connect Live....2016
  • • Patrick's run ties her for most career top-10 finishes by female
    Danica Patrick finishes seventh in Sunday's STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, just one spot off her career best. It's also the fifth top-10 finish of her NASCAR Sprint Cup career, tying Janet Guthrie for most top-10 finishes by a female in NASCAR history....2015
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  • • Gordon picks perfect time to claim another Martinsville clock
    Jeff Gordon may have to alter his list of favorite wins in his storied career after claiming victory No. 9 at Martinsville Speedway....2015
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  • • JR Motorsports breaking new ground with Martinsville truck race
    JR Motorsports -- co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and sister Kelley Earnhardt Miller -- begins its new venture into the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with Saturday's Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway....2015
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  • • NASCAR penalizes Matt Kenseth for actions against Joey Logano at Martinsville
    NASCAR is expected to hit Matt Kenseth with penalties on Tuesday afternoon for deliberately wrecking Joey Logano in the closing laps on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway.   Kenseth, frustrated over a series of incidents with Logano and his Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski, drilled Logano into the wall on Lap 454 of the 500-lap race at Martinsville. At the time of the incident, Logano was leading...2015
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  • • NASCAR penalizes Matt Kenseth for actions against Joey Logano at Martinsville
    Matt Kenseth, frustrated over a series of incidents with Joey Logano and his Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski, drilled Logano into the wall on Lap 454 of Sunday's 500-lap race at Martinsville Speedway....2015
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  • • Martinsville magic: Jeff Gordon wins to punch Chase ticket for Homestead
    It's official: Jeff Gordon will be one of four drivers who race for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Gordon, in the final four races of his storied career, passed AJ Allmendinger with 22 laps to go to win Sunday's Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway, the first race of the Eliminator Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Martinsville was the first of three ra...2015
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  • • Top 31 Moments: No. 8 -- Dale Jr. gets a grandfather clock
    Dale Earnhardt Jr. scored a hugely emotional victory in the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway in October, holding off his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon to win for the first time at the Virginia short track....2014
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  • • Mad Matt: Kenseth exacts revenge by wrecking leader Joey Logano at Martinsville
    Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 20 Dollar General Toyota, crashes Joey Logano, driver of the No, 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, during the Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Nov. 1, 2015 in Martinsville, Virginia.  Their feud had been boiling over since the Contender Round race at Kansas Speedway, and Sunday at Martinsville Speedway Matt Kenseth finally got his revenge on Joey L...2015
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  • • Mad Matt: Kenseth exacts revenge by wrecking leader Joey Logano at Martinsville
    Joe Gibbs Racing's Matt Kenseth got his revenge on rival Joey Logano Sunday at Martinsville Speedway, wrecking the Team Penske driver as he was leading Sunday's Chase race at Martinsville Speedway....2015
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  • • Kyle Busch fan gets shocking surprise while stuck in traffic
    After he wins the STP 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, Kyle Busch encounters a loyal fan while stuck in traffic leaving the track. Her priceless reaction was caught on Twitter by Samantha Busch, Kyle's wife....2016
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  • • Kyle Busch returns to racing ... as best he can
    While Denny Hamlin won Sunday's STP 400 and Joe Gibbs Racing had three of the top five finishers at Martinsville Speedway, sidelined JGR driver Kyle Busch continues to prepare for his eventual return to the team....2015
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  • • Mission accomplished: Chase Elliott qualifies for his first Sprint Cup race
    Chase Elliott survives some nasty weather and the challenging layout of Martinsville Speedway to qualify for his first Sprint Cup race this Sunday. Elliott had to go fast or go home....2015
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Martinsville Speedway fantasy rankings and news

  • Martinsville Fantasy Racing Preview
    • Martinsville Fantasy Racing Preview
    Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway....2017
  • NASCAR at Martinsville: Odds, key stats, prediction, sleepers, fantasy drivers to watch
    • NASCAR at Martinsville: Odds, key stats, prediction, sleepers, fantasy drivers to watch
    Betting favorites and fantasy sleepers for Sunday's First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway....2017
  • • Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400
    The NASCAR Cup Series stays in Virginia for the second straight week for some more short-track racing at Martinsville Speedway. Let’s set your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings lineups for Saturday’s (April 9) Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400, airing at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Martinsville is much tighter than Richmond Raceway, as it’s ... Read more...2022
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  • • Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2021 Xfinity 500
    Just two NASCAR Cup Series races are left in the 2021 season, starting with this Sunday (Oct. 31) at Martinsville Speedway. Let’s get your daily fantasy NASCAR DraftKings rosters ready for the Xfinity 500. Seven drivers will fight for three spots this weekend, as Kyle Larson won the last three races and secured his position ... Read more...2021
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  • • NASCAR at Martinsville: Odds, fantasy advice, prediction, sleepers, drivers to watch for First Data 500
    Kyle Busch is in first in the NASCAR playoff standings and loves Martinsville Speedway....2018
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  • • Martinsville Fantasy Racing Preview
    Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway....2017
  • • Martinsville Fantasy Racing Preview
    Detailed driver notes and statistics to help set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway....2016
  • • Martinsville Fantasy Racing Preview
    To assist in making your fantasy racing picks, MRN.com's Jeff Wackerlin takes a look at some notes and statistics for Sunday's STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway....2016
  • • Driver Handicaps: Martinsville
    MRN.com's detailed notes and statistics to help you set your fantasy racing lineup for Sunday's Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway....2015
  • • Fantasy Fast Trax: Martinsville Madness
    Photo credit: HHP/Tim Parks Posted by Matt Lovisa – follow on Twitter @mattlovisa October 28, 2015 Martinsville Speedway – Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 Here is a look ahead to the action on the track in both DraftKings and Yahoo fantasy formats. DraftKings drivers to target Photo credit: HHP, Rusty Jarrett Joey Logano, #22: Logano is on a roll. Why would that momentum carry over to Martinsv...2015
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Martinsville Speedway schedule, game

  • • NASCAR: Denny Hamlin proves Matt DiBenedetto was right
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  • • Daily Fantasy NASCAR DraftKings Forecast: 2022 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400
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  • • NASCAR: 2022 Martinsville – Full starting lineup, updates
    Keep tabs on Friday night’s qualifying session for Saturday night’s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway. The eighth race of the 36-race 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season is the first of two scheduled to take place at Martinsville Speedway. This race, the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400, has traditionally been […] NASCAR: 2022 Martinsville R...2022
  • • Allmendinger, Kaulig No. 16 to serve pass-through penalty after Martinsville start
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  • • Friday Martinsville Xfinity race: Start time, TV info, weather
    Find out the up-to-the-minute schedule and forecast for Friday night's NASCAR Xfinity Series action from Martinsville Speedway....2022
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  • • NASCAR weekend schedule: Martinsville Speedway
    The full slate of NASCAR action at Martinsville is here, with the Truck Series set to race Thursday, Xfinity on Friday and Cup on Saturday night....2022
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  • • Seven races, seven different winners as Cup Series heads to 'The Paperclip'
    There are seven different race winners in the seven-week-old NASCAR Cup Series season and plenty of reason to believe that trend of 2022 first-timers continues in Saturday‘s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) at Martinsville Speedway. MARTINSVILLE: Weekend schedule | Paint Scheme Preview Last week, for the first […]...2022
  • • Dale Earnhardt Jr. feeling 'pretty good' as Xfinity Series start nears
    It’s starting to get real for NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr. The 26-time NASCAR Cup Series winner, NBC broadcaster and JR Motorsports team owner will make his lone NASCAR Xfinity Series start of the season Friday at Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), and he and the team are […]...2022
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  • • First electric truck set to pace NASCAR race at Martinsville
    DEARBORN, MI — A fully electric truck that is helping change the future of Ford Motor Company will be on track at Martinsville Speedway as the 2022 F-150 Lightning makes its debut as a pace vehicle for the NASCAR Cup Series on April 9. RELATED: Full schedule for Martinsville | Buy tickets Lightning received nearly […]...2022
  • • Entry List: 2022 Call 811 Before You Dig 250
    The NASCAR Xfinity Series stays in Virginia for its second consecutive short track, Martinsville Speedway. Forty-three cars are entered for the race, so five will not qualify, so long as nothing is added to the entry list. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is back for his lone scheduled start of the year in the No. 88 of ... Read more...2022
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  • • Eyes On Xfinity: Why Aren’t We at Richmond This Weekend?
    The NASCAR Xfinity Series is off this weekend as NASCAR stays within the Commonwealth of Virginia and races at Richmond Raceway. That’s a shame. Last week, the series raced at Martinsville Speedway, albeit delayed due to a weather postponement. What transpired was vintage short-track racing. You had a short-track ace, Josh Berry, in one of ... Read moreEyes On Xfinity: Why Aren’t We at...2021
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  • • NASCAR: Kevin Harvick quietly surpassed a Richard Petty mark in 2020
    Lost in the midst of Kevin Harvick’s shocking NASCAR Cup Series playoff elimination was the fact that he surpassed Richard Petty in one statistical category and is now within striking distance of the record. The 2020 NASCAR Cup Series round of 8 finale at Martinsville Speedway generally won’t bring back positive memories for Kevin Harvick, […] NASCAR: Kevin Harvick quietly surpas...2021
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  • • Is Mark Martin playing role in Roush, Kenseth reunion?
    during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP Gas Booster 500 on April 6, 2013 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. There’s been a lot of buzz surrounding Matt Kenseth’s return to NASCAR racing, courtesy of his former NASCAR boss, Jack Roush. In case you haven’t heard, reports have Kenseth sharing the seat in the No. 6 RFR Ford with Trevor Bayne for the remainder of the season. ...2018
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  • • Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano returning to scene of the crime
    Last year, Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano were in the midst of a fierce rivalry that reared its ugly head at Martinsville Speedway.As many will recall, Logano spun Kenseth to win at Kansas Speedway, which resulted in Kenseth being eliminated from Chase contention.A week later at Martinsville, Kenseth was having a strong run when Logano’s Team Penske teammate, Brad Keselowski, slid up into No. 20 Joe...2016
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  • • Kyle Busch fan gets shocking surprise while stuck in traffic
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  • • Kyle Busch fan gets shocking surprise while stuck in traffic
    If you're a die-hard Kyle Busch fan, what's the only thing better than going to Martinsville Speedway and watching your hero sweep the weekend?The answer: Meeting him on the way out of the track.Thanks to Kyle's wife Samantha for this epic Tweet:...2016
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  • • Opinion: Logano-Kenseth crash shows that controversy sells tickets
    NASCAR returns to the scene of the crime this weekend, and expect emotions to be high once again. I'm talking, of course, about tiny Martinsville Speedway, where last year a furious Matt Kenseth, tired of being hit by Team Penske drivers Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, altered the course of the Sprint Cup championship.Earlier in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kenseth was leading at Kansas S...2016
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  • • David Gilliland speaks out about getting targeted by Danica Patrick
    Danica Patrick spins herself out while trying to wreck the car being driven by David Gilliland at Martinsville last week. While the incident between Matt Kenseth and Joey Logano created a buzz in the NASCAR world this week, it was not the only controversial incident of last Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway.After multiple run-ins on the track, Danica Patrick attempted to wreck rival David Gil...2015
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  • • NASCAR set to argue Kenseth's action altered outcome of race
    CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) Matt Kenseth is trying to overturn his two-race suspension, but NASCAR apparently will contend he altered the outcome of a race when he intentionally wrecked Joey Logano. Kenseth delivered payback after being spun by Logano three races ago. On Sunday, he deliberately crashed into Logano, who was leading at Martinsville Speedway. Logano likely was going to win and earn an auto...2015
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  • • Fit the crime: NASCAR has to choose which penalty model to follow
    So, what sort of penalty should NASCAR impose on Matt Kenseth for deliberately wrecking Joey Logano at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday?Well, the sanctioning body has a couple of precedents from which to choose.At Phoenix International Raceway in the penultimate race of the 2012 season, Jeff Gordon intentionally wrecked Clint Bowyer in an incident that had eerie similarities to the Kenseth-Logano s...2015
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