MARTINSVILLE, Va. (January 13, 2011) – Martinsville Speedway President W. Clay Campbell announced a scheduling change today that will double the action on Saturday during the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 weekend.
Qualifying for the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 will be held on Saturday, April 2. Traditionally Sprint Cup qualifying has been on Friday at Martinsville Speedway. Time trials for the Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will also be on Saturday, April 2.
Friday will remain a key part of race weekends at Martinsville Speedway, with practice sessions for both the Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series set for April 1. Between the two divisions, there will be almost six hours of practice on Friday.
“We know that it has become more and more difficult for fans to take an extra day off from work and come out for qualifying,” said Campbell. “By shuffling the schedule like we have fans will be able to come on Saturday and see a great day of racing action. The cup and truck guys will be on the track for qualifying and then the day is capped off with the Kroger 250, and everybody knows how exciting the truck series races are here at Martinsville.”
Qualifying for the Kroger 250 on April 2 will be at 10:35 in the morning with Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 qualifying scheduled for 12:10 p.m. The Kroger 250 will take the green flag at 2 p.m.
On track action at Martinsville Speedway will kick off on Friday, April 1 with a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice at 11 a.m. followed by a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice session at noon. The final Truck Series practice is scheduled for 2 p.m. with the Sprint Cup final practice at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets for all three days of the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 weekend are on sale and may be purchased by calling 877.RACE.TIX or online at www.martinsvillespeedway.com.
Tickets for Friday’s practice session are $10. Tickets for Saturday are $30 in advance and $35 the day of while tickets for the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 start at just $25.
