Whenever you go to Martinsville Speedway, you always know that Team Hendrick will win, but you watch anyway, maybe hoping they won’t or maybe hoping they will. It’s a matter of personal opinion.
So, is 5-time better than Richard Petty and even the late, great Dale Earnhardt? Let's crunch some numbers first and see how the three compare. It took Richard 15 years to win 5 championships while Earnhardt did it in 13...a feat that took Johnson just 9 years to accomplish in arguably the most competitive era in NASCAR history.
“I clicked on the link,” Matt said, “and my heart skipped a beat. I knew this could be the chance I have been working towards for the last 10 years since I began chasing my racing dream.
While everyone focused on the battle for the win at Martinsville, there was a team that quietly finished 16th and continued their steady climb up the standings. They are Germain Racing with driver, Casey Mears who scored his 4th top 16 finish of the year at the historic short track.
It sure was not to see Denny Hamlin behind the wheel, who is out with a back injury until Talladega a month from now. However, not only does he need to win a couple of races in the first 16 events after his return to have a chance to make the Chase, but Hamlin has to be back into the Top 20 to make those wins count.
Jimmie Johnson won the 64th Annual STP Gas Booster 500 Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA. The Hendrick Motorsports driver started on the pole, and led 347 laps to capture his 8th victory at Martinsville.
Jimmie Johnson captured his 62nd career Sprint Cup Series victory on Sunday’s in the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson led 346 laps in route to his eighth win and 20th top-10 finish in 23 races at Martinsville.
After getting the lead on a late race pit stop, Jimmie Johnson would hold on to the lead for the final 51 laps to pick up his eighth Martinsville Grandfather Clock.
Amidst rivalries, paybacks, and fierce competition that NASCAR teams know and love, one organization this week has taken efforts to shift the focus from the recent controversy on the track to highlighting the camaraderie and support provided by the relationship of a close-knit NASCAR family.
Dubbin Motorsports is set to open the 2026 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season this weekend at the Amalie Motor Oil NHRA GatorNationals at Gainesville Raceway, with driver Kirk Wolf returning behind the wheel of the team's A/Fuel Dragster.
Elite Motorsports, NHRA’s largest professional team in the Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series, will field a seven car professional team heading into the 75th Anniversary season of the NHRA.
Hettinger Racing has tabbed Chandler Smith to drive its No. 5 Ford Mustang Dark Horse in the next two NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series races March 7 at Phoenix Raceway and March 14 Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
After a productive PRO test session in Gainesville last month, Del Worsham and Julie Nataas head into this weekend’s Gatornationals carrying strong momentum into the start of the 2026 season.
