Martinsville has been on the NASCAR calendar since 1948, the year before John Wayne truly hit it big in Hollywood. Both showcased a great cast of supporting characters over the years, and both have been synonymous with action. Sunday was no different.
Paperclips, hot dogs, and close racing. These are all the ingredients of another exciting Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway, the oldest track in NASCAR. The 67th annual STP 500, the second oldest race in all of NASCAR, is in the books. Here is what was surprising and not surprising from Sunday's event.
Kyle Larson drove his Chip Ganassi Racing No. 42 Target Chevrolet to a third place finish in the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway, earning his best result of the season. It's a track where Larson has struggled in the past which made this top five even sweeter.
Sunday's second-place run in the STP 500 at Martinsville could bring much-needed success for A.J. Allmendinger and his No. 47 JTG/Daughtery Racing Chevrolet. The...
Yesterday's STP 500 was average for a race at Martinsville Speedway. It certainly wasn't bad or one that I would include in my list of most disappointing races of 2016 (yet), but there wasn't much of the action or bumping and banging we have come to expect.
One clock wasn't enough for Kyle Busch this weekend because he dominated and scored a second grandfather clock at the Virginia paperclip. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota led 352 of the 500 laps on his way to scoring the victory in the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Kyle Busch can now say he owns a Martinsville grandfather clock after scoring the Truck victory at the Virginia paperclip. The driver of the No. 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota led 123 of the 255 laps on his way to scoring the win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Alpha Energy Resources 250 at Martinsville Speedway
Going into Sunday's STP 500 at Martinsville, Joey Logano is without a doubt the most overdue driver for a Martinsville win. Starting on the pole for Sunday's event, Logano has four top-fives and five top-10s, three of those coming in his last four starts there.
Kyle Larson topped the chart in the final Sprint Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway. The driver of the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.835 and a speed of 95.468 mph.
Daniel Hemric has been delivering his best performances of the season when it’s mattered the most. Over the last five races, the driver of the No. 19 Motion Industries Chevrolet Silverado RST
John Hunter Nemechek has seven NASCAR Cup Series starts at Talladega, where he has earned two top-10 finishes. He finished eighth in both races in 2020.
Garrett Mitchell (a.k.a. Cleetus McFarland) is back in the No. 4 Niece Motorsports Silverado for his third NCTS start of the season at Talladega Superspeedway.
