Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday at the Virginia paperclip. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford scored the pole for the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway with a time of 19.513 and a speed of 97.043 mph.
Brian Vickers posted the fastest time in first Sprint Cup Series practice at Martinsville Speedway. The driver of the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet was fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.485 and a speed of 97.182 mph.
Ben Rhodes topped the chart in the second Camping World Truck Series practice at Martinsville Speedway Friday. The driver of the No. 41 ThorSport Racing Toyota was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 19.839 and a speed of 95.448 mph.
William Byron headed the field in first Camping World Truck Series practice at Martinsville Speedway. The driver of the No. 9 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.868 and a speed of 95.309 mph.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series travel to Martinsville Speedway this weekend while the XFINITY Series is off. Please check below for the complete schedule of events.
This week, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series comes off the Easter holiday and rolls into Ridgeway, Virginia to run the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The 500 lap race on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track will be the sixth race of the 2016 season.
What I saw at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday made me sick to my stomach. It ruined what otherwise was a good weekend at the track, the marvelous speedway that should be a blueprint for what racing should be. Everyone knows the story by now. Matt Kenseth decided to retaliate and knock the leader out of the race—on purpose. You may say I can’t prove that, but actions speak louder than words.
We're less than 24 hours removed from the race at Martinsville and there is once again a commotion in the media and in fan circles. Is it about Jeff Gordon punching his ticket to the chase playoffs in dramatic fashion? Nope. Is it about the risk versus reward of tires versus track position? Nope.
Whether you believe the wreck was intentional or not, there is no definitive proof to back up either claim or to establish intent. But Kenseth, who is no longer in contention for the Chase, may have committed the one mistake that NASCAR won’t ignore; taking out someone contending for the championship.
It's time to put a nice little bow on everything that happened yesterday at the Virginia paperclip. Let's start with the race winner Jeffrey Michael Gordon. The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet scored his 93rd career win after taking the lead from A. J. Allmendinger with 21 laps to go and also held off a final two lap charge by Jamie McMurray to take the checkered flag.
