MARTINSVILLE, Va. — In a race delayed for two days by a freak snowstorm in southern Virginia, John Hunter Nemechek charged to the front on a restart with 31 laps left on Monday and held off Kyle Benjamin to win the Alpha Energy Solutions 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race by a mere .106 seconds.
All activity at Martinsville Speedway for Sunday, March 25, has been postponed until Monday. The Alpha Energy Solutions 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race is scheduled for 11 a.m. EST on Monday, followed by the STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at 2 p.m. EST.
KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - Talk about the importance of starting on the front row and how it helps out in getting that win. “This place (Martinsville Speedway) is a tough challenging little short track, so everybody talks about the brakes and just being able to save your equipment for much of the day and being able to start up front will help do some of that."
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry, Furniture Row Racing - Can you talk about the importance of starting up front and getting the first pit stall? “Absolutely, Martinsville it’s definitely a big advantage to start out front. First pit box obviously, everyone knows it’s a big deal here and that’s where you want to be so you get that clean stall in and out and not get torn up on pit road. Happy about that and happy about the 5-hour/Bass Pro Camry and the guys put a heck of a setup in there for round three of qualifying. I saw a few of you look at me like, ‘hey, what did I miss?”
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing - What are your feelings about the Chase Elliott situation coming back for the first time since October? “I think I kind of touched on it really right after the race with the tweet I sent out. It was a mistake on my part and I moved on from it – we both have. We’ve raced each quite a bit during the course of this year and been fine.”
Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Reese/Draw Tite Ford Fusion, is the defending winner of this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race and currently sits fourth in the point standings. He stopped in the infield media center at Martinsville following practice to talk about tomorrow’s race.
DARRELL ‘BUBBA’ WALLACE, JR., NO. 43 STP CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed his past success of racing at Martinsville, the challenges of the No. 43 team this season, drumming, celebrities coming to NASCAR races, and much more. Full Transcript:
JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S FOR PROS CAMARO ZL1 met with media and discussed the challenging weather this weekend at Martinsville, his approach during practice sessions, the progress of the No. 48 team thus far this year, and more. Full Transcript:
CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS CAMARO ZL1, met with members of the media at Martinsville Speedway and discussed the race at Martinsville Speedway in October, his thoughts on his teammate Jimmie Johnson and many other topics. Full Transcript:
A $50,000 fine and a 25-point dock for Ryan Preece highlights the penalty report from this past weekend's triple-header weekend of racing at Texas Motor Speedway.
In four NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Watkins Glen International (WGI) Spire Motorsports earned its lone top-10 finish when Sammy Smith finished sixth in last year’s Mission 176 at the Glen.
