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You just have to take a quick look at Kurt Busch’s Martinsville Speedway record to understand why he has a love/hate relationship with the southern Virginia short track.

Smithfield and Sweetbay Supermarket are partnering to help feed local Tampa-area families by donating 40,000 pounds of protein to Feeding America Tampa Bay. The joint effort is part of Smithfield's "Helping Hungry Homes" program.

As part of RFR’s ‘Driven For a Cause’ effort, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will run a special pink ‘Driven’ paint scheme on his No. 17 Ford Fusion this weekend at Martinsville Speedway. In addition, Greg Biffle’s 3M Ford Fusion will also run a special pink-themed scheme for the event. Carl Edwards No. 99 Greek Squad Ford Fusion will carry special pink ‘Driven’ decals as well. Fans are encouraged to support the NBCF by donating at http://nbcf.org, and by using the hashtag #breastcancer to raise awareness on social media platforms.

In his first career start at the paper-clip shaped track, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. battled his way back to claim a 25th-place finish after being involved in a wreck early on in the 500-lap

Talladega Recap: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates driver Jamie McMurray drove to his seventh-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) victory and first of the 2013 season at Talladega Superspeedway. The No. 1 Cessna Chevrolet SS donned additional branding by carrying the colors of the local Auburn University for its first appearance in victory lane.

Biffle has 21 Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville. In those starts he has earned four top-10 finishes.

Canadian based Admiraal Racing driver, Kelly Admiraal, will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut at Phoenix International Raceway for the Nov. 9th ServiceMaster 200. Admiraal will drive the no. 56 entry for the newly formed team, Kapusta Racing, with primary sponsorship from Western Camp Services.

Maurice Petty used his engine-building skills to earn a spot in the NASCAR Hall of Fame, but Sunday he will be honored for his short, but successful career as a driver.

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion, heads to this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Martinsville Speedway 12th in the point standings, trailing leader Jimmie Johnson by 75 points. Logano was this week’s guest on the NASCAR teleconference.

In 18 starts at the 0.526-mile track, Edwards has one top-five and five top-10 finishes. His average start is 17.6, and his average finish is 16.1. Edwards has completed 98 percent (8851 of 9034) of laps in Cup competition attempted at Martinsville Speedway.