NASCAR Cup PR

Driver Chase Elliott on his outlook for Martinsville: “I am looking forward to Martinsville Wednesday night. I think we should be able to bring over a few things we learned in Phoenix earlier this year."

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Martin Truex Jr. was made available to media via videoconference prior to the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 this Wednesday:

Martinsville is a really fun and unique track. It's somewhere that I've done really well. I made my debut there in the Truck Series when I was 16 and won there a few years ago.

NASCAR today announced its plan to reintroduce guests at select NASCAR Cup Series races beginning with the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (June 14 on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) and the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway (June 21 on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

NASCAR makes a quick turnaround to Wednesday night, where Martinsville Speedway will host the Cup Series under the lights for the first time ever. Jack Roush has six wins all-time at the Paperclip, including four in the Cup Series.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to media via videoconference prior to the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 this Wednesday:

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Mustang, is one of three Ford drivers with two victories this season (Las Vegas and Phoenix).

I cannot wait to head to Virginia tomorrow evening for some Wednesday night racing under the lights at Martinsville Speedway. We will have The Pete Store joining our No. 34 Ford Mustang

Richard Childress Racing at Martinsville Speedway ... In 173 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Martinsville Speedway, Richard Childress Racing has earned four pole awards and posted seven victories with drivers Dale Earnhardt (five times), Ricky Rudd (1983) and Kevin Harvick (2011). RCR Chevrolet teams have earned 30 top-five and 63 top-10 finishes at Martinsville dating back to the team's first start there on April 10, 1972. Richard Childress, a former driver in NASCAR's top division, contributed four of those top-10 finishes from 1976-1978.

NASCAR’s return to the track continues with another short turnaround to Wednesday night, where the Cup Series (NCS) visits Martinsville Speedway for a race that was originally scheduled to be run May 9.