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Apr. 1, 2016
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What to Watch: Friday
by The Frontstretch Staff
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Records and facts
Last year, Denny Hamlin passed teammate Matt Kenseth with 28 laps to go and held on to claim the win, clinching his spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup as a result. Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano were second and third. Kenseth had to settle for fourth, while David Ragan, subbing for the then-injured Kyle Busch, was fifth.
Jimmie Johnson is the most successful active driver at Martinsville by virtue of his former teammate Jeff Gordon's retirement. Johnson has eight career wins at the short track and the best average finish of anyone that will be on the grid this week (7.5). Denny Hamlin has five Martinsville wins, while Tony Stewart (not competing due to injury) has three.
All-time, Richard Petty has the most wins at Martinsville with 15 career victories. Darrell Waltrip is second with 11. Jeff Gordon is third with nine. Johnson is fourth with eighth, while Rusty Wallace has seven. Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough each have six wins
Track Facts
Track / Race Length: 0.526 mile paper-clip shaped oval, 500 laps (263 miles)
Banking: 12 degrees
Straightaways: 800 ft, no banking
Grandstand Seating: 55,000
Pit Road Speed: 30 mph
Pace Car Speed: 35 mph
Opened: 1947
Website: http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MartinsvilleSpeedway
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MartinsvilleSwy
Pre-Race Schedule:
Practice 1: Friday, April 1, 11 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. on FOX Sports 1
Happy Hour: Saturday, April 2, 1 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. on FOX Sports 1
Say What?!
"Everyone's had a good week to rest and we are ready to get back at it and what a place to get back at it- Martinsville. It's such a great track. Man, I've been close there so many times, it seems like. I think we were leading a couple of years ago with like 40 laps to go and had trouble in the pits. The track can change from the time you practice to the race. That's part of the balancing act. You have to be set up to handle that change. If you are too free or tight in practice, it's only going to get worse in the race." - Clint Bowyer
"I ran the first Martinsville Cup race last year. And I learned really quickly that it is a rough track to race at. It's just really tough. It's not the same as a Saturday night short track event. When you get that many laps and that many cars, you can't go anywhere. It's really tough to pass. It's really tough to move around. But, I love short track racing, and I'm hoping that what I learned last time will apply this time around and we'll be able to be a little bit better and try to get a top-20 or top-15 run there.
"It's mentally and physically challenging. I remember my knee hurt from pushing the brake pedal a thousand times during the day as hard as you do there. That was the big thing for me. It can be very exhausting, but it can also be a great racetrack to go have fun at. We'll have CSX back on our No. 34 Ford Fusion with the 'Play It Safe' campaign. It might get bumped and bruised a bit, but we're going to try to keep our car safe and push it toward the front." - Chris Buescher
"Martinsville is a difficult half-mile track that I have struggled at in the past. I definitely feel more comfortable there and can give the needed feedback to get our Fastenal Ford dialed in. It's a long race which I have to remind myself to stay patient. I think if we can keep our Fastenal Ford clean and not get caught up in a wreck then we should be able to have a solid finish at Martinsville." - Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
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by Kevin Rutherford
Holding A Pretty Wheel: NASCAR Perfection in Half a Mile
by Amy Henderson
Q: In the 2004 Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville, Jeff Gordon led a race-high 180 laps from the pole. He was running second just after halfway when the unforeseen occurred. What happened that ultimately cost him the win?
Thursday's Answer:
Q: In 1998, Bobby Hamilton led 379 laps en route to his second win at Martinsville and the final Winston Cup win for Morgan-McClure Motorsports. He didn't exactly need any help getting that victory, but he got some on Friday afternoon. What happened?
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