Roush Fenway Weekly Advance – Martinsville II

The Paperclip On Deck for Roush Fenway

Roush Fenway Racing makes heads to The Commonwealth this weekend as the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) returns to Martinsville Speedway for 500 miles of racing at The Paperclip. RFR has visited victory lane six times at the famed .526-mile track including four times in the Cup series.

Martinsville Speedway
Sunday, Oct. 27 | 3 p.m. ET
NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90
·         Ryan Newman, No. 6 Blue Bird Ford Mustang
·         Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Fifth Third Ford Mustang

For Whom The Bell Tolls

Roush Fenway has earned four Grandfather Clocks at Martinsville with former drivers Mark Martin (two), Jeff Burton and Kurt Busch. Roush Fenway most recently went to victory lane with Busch in Oct. 2002.

Rock Around the Clock

Roush Fenway had its overall most-successful outing at Martinsville in the spring of 2002 when it placed all four of its cars inside the top 10 with drivers Martin, Burton, Busch and Matt Kenseth.

Closing Time

Roush Fenway earned a one-two finish in the April 9, 2000 event at Martinsville with former drivers Martin and Burton. Martin paced the field for 64 laps en route to the victory.

Short-Track Prowess

Roush Fenway has started a total of 662 MENCS races on short tracks, recording a total of 22 wins, 122 top-five finishes, 241 top-10 finishes and 7,584 laps led.

Tale of the Tape

Roush Fenway has started 210 MENCS races at Martinsville, recording four victories, 26 top-five finishes, 67 top-10 finishes, an average finish of 17.7 and has led 1,378 laps. Roush Fenway also boasts two NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series (NGOTS) wins in 46 starts at Martinsville (fall of ’03 and ’05).

Roush Fenway Martinsville Wins
1992-1    Martin       Cup
1997-2    Burton       Cup
2000-1    Martin       Cup
2002-2    Busch         Cup
2003-2   Wood         Truck
2005-2   Craven       Truck

By the Numbers at Martinsville Speedway

Race      Win       T5           T10         Pole       Laps       Led        AvSt      AvFn     Miles
210         4              26           67           4              101183  1378       20.4        17.7        53222.3
3              0              0              1              0              750         0              28.0        19.3        394.5
46           2              14           24           3              10256    270         12.4        12.3        5394.6
259         6              40           92           7              112189  1648       19.1        16.8        59011.4