MARTINSVILLE-SPECIFIC STATISTICS
Clint Bowyer (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· Four top fives, 12 top 10s
· Average finish of 14.818, ninth-best
· Average Running Position of 14.559, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 88.8, ninth-best
· 356 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.154, seventh-fastest
· 7112 Laps in the Top 15 (64.5), seventh-most
· 697 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· One win, 11 top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 14.087, sixth-best
· Average Running Position of 11.989, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 99.9, third-best
· 533 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.313, fourth-fastest
· 8533 Laps in the Top 15 (74.0), third-most
· 752 Quality Passes, fourth-most
Kurt Busch (No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· Two wins, three top fives, five top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 20.917, 13th-best
· Average Running Position of 17.006, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 80.0, 12th-best
· 177 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 90.912, 13th-fastest
· 6091 Laps in the Top 15 (50.6), 12th-most
· 578 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Dale Earnhardt Jr (No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· One win, 13 top fives, 18 top 10s
· Average finish of 11.957, third-best
· Average Running Position of 11.941, third-best
· Driver Rating of 98.7, fourth-best
· 576 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.327, third-fastest
· 8466 Laps in the Top 15 (73.4), fourth-most
· 817 Quality Passes, second-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Five wins, 12 top fives, 17 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 9.227, second-best
· Average Running Position of 9.578, second-best
· Driver Rating of 108.2, second-best
· 752 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.441, second-fastest
· 8897 Laps in the Top 15 (80.6), second-most
· 811 Quality Passes, third-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Fusion)
· One win, three top fives, 14 top 10s
· Average finish of 15.000, 10th-best
· Average Running Position of 13.244, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 94.6, fifth-best
· 460 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.155, sixth-fastest
· 8078 Laps in the Top 15 (67.1), fifth-most
· 737 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Nine wins, 19 top fives, 24 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 6.750, series-best
· Average Running Position of 7.990, series-best
· Driver Rating of 117.7, series-best
· 1098 Fastest Laps Run, 13th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.574, series-fastest
· 10330 Laps in the Top 15 (85.8), series-most
· 818 Quality Passes, series-most
Kasey Kahne (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS)
· Three top fives, five top 10s; one pole
· Average finish of 20.167, 12th-best
· Average Running Position of 20.050, 13th-best
· Driver Rating of 77.2, 13th-best
· 281 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 90.932, 11th-fastest
· 4503 Laps in the Top 15 (37.4), 13th-most
· 427 Quality Passes, 13th-most
Matt Kenseth (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry)
· Six top fives, 13 top 10s
· Average finish of 13.542, fourth-best
· Average Running Position of 14.221, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 88.9, eighth-best
· 317 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.085, ninth-fastest
· 7084 Laps in the Top 15 (58.9), ninth-most
· 610 Quality Passes, eighth-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
· Four top fives, eight top 10s
· Average finish of 13.786, fifth-best
· Average Running Position of 13.793, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 90.8, sixth-best
· 253 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.198, fifth-fastest
· 4534 Laps in the Top 15 (64.6), sixth-most
· 522 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford Fusion)
· Four top fives, six top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 14.250, seventh-best
· Average Running Position of 13.411, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 90.0, seventh-best
· 205 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.100, eighth-fastest
· 4935 Laps in the Top 15 (61.5), eighth-most
· 515 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Jamie McMurray (No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet SS)
· Two top fives, 15 top 10s; two poles
· Average finish of 16.708, 11th-best
· Average Running Position of 15.277, 11th-best
· Driver Rating of 86.2, 11th-best
· 223 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 91.046, 10th-fastest
· 6959 Laps in the Top 15 (57.8), 10th-most
· 601 Quality Passes, ninth-most
Ryan Newman (No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet SS)
· One win, eight top fives, 14 top 10s; three poles
· Average finish of 14.333, eighth-best
· Average Running Position of 15.135, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 86.3, 10th-best
· 170 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
· Average Green Flag Speed of 90.925, 12th-fastest
· 6800 Laps in the Top 15 (56.5), 11th-most
· 656 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Rank
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Driver
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Races
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Poles
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Wins
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Top Fives
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Top 10s
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DNFs
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Average Finish
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Driver Rating
|
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1
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Kyle Larson
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6
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0
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0
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1
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1
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2
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22.5
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73.0
|
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2
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Chase Elliott
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3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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23.3
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63.4
|
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3
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Martin Truex Jr
|
22
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1
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0
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2
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7
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2
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20.6
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74.2
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4
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Brad Keselowski
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14
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0
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0
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4
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8
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0
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13.8
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90.8
|
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5
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Joey Logano
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16
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3
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0
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4
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6
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0
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14.2
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90.0
|
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6
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Jamie McMurray
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28
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2
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0
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2
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15
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2
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16.3
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86.2
|
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7
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Ryan Blaney
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2
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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19
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66.1
|
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8
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Clint Bowyer
|
22
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0
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0
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4
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12
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2
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14.8
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88.8
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9
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Kevin Harvick
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31
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0
|
1
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3
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14
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1
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16
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94.6
|
|
10
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Kyle Busch
|
23
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1
|
1
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11
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12
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1
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14.1
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99.9
|
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11
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Ryan Newman
|
30
|
3
|
1
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8
|
14
|
2
|
15
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86.3
|
|
12
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Denny Hamlin
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22
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3
|
5
|
12
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17
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2
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9.2
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108.2
|
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13
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Kasey Kahne
|
26
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1
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0
|
3
|
5
|
5
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19.9
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77.2
|
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14
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Kurt Busch
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33
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1
|
2
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3
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5
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2
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21.2
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80.0
|
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16
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Trevor Bayne
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5
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
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26.8
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50.0
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* – Based on last 24 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2016).
2017 Stage Winners / Drivers with Playoff Points
Track
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Stage 1 Winner
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Stage 2 Winner
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Race Winner
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Playoff Points Following Race #5
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Daytona
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Kyle Busch
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Kevin Harvick
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Kurt Busch
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Drivers
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Playoff Points
|
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Atlanta
|
Kevin Harvick
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Kevin Harvick
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Brad Keselowski
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Martin Truex Jr.
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8
|
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Las Vegas
|
Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Kyle Larson
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6
|
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Phoenix
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Joey Logano
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Chase Elliott
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Ryan Newman
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Brad Keselowski
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5
|
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Auto Club
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Kyle Larson
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Martin Truex Jr.
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Kyle Larson
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Ryan Newman
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5
|
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Martinsville
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Kurt Busch
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5
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Texas
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Kevin Harvick
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3
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Bristol
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Chase Elliott
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1
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||||
Richmond
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Joey Logano
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1
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||||
Talladega
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Kyle Busch
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1
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Martinsville Speedway Data
Season Race #: 06 of 36 (04-02-17)
Track Size: 0.526-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 800 feet
Backstretch Length: 800 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 240 laps
Top 10 Driver Ratings at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson........................ 117.7
Denny Hamlin........................... 108.2
Kyle Busch................................. 99.9
Dale Earnhardt Jr........................ 98.7
Kevin Harvick............................. 94.6
Brad Keselowski......................... 90.8
Joey Logano............................... 90.0
Matt Kenseth.............................. 88.9
Clint Bowyer............................... 88.8
Ryan Newman............................ 86.6
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2016 races (24 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2016 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
97.043 mph, 19.513 secs. 04-01-16
2016 race winner:
Kyle Busch, Toyota
80.088 mph, (03:17:02), 04-03-16
Track qualifying record:
Joey Logano, Ford
100.201 mph, 18.898 secs. 03-28-14
Track race record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
82.223 mph, (3:11:55), 09-22-96
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Martinsville Speedway:
History
· Opened in September 1947 by H. Clay Earles, Martinsville, originally a dirt track, is one of the oldest continuously-operating race tracks in the United States.
· The first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Martinsville was on July 4, 1948.
· The first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race was Sept. 25, 1949.
· The track was paved in 1955.
· The first 500-lap event at Martinsville was in 1956.
· Concrete corners were added atop asphalt in 1976.
Starts
· There
have been 136 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville
Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.
· 615 drivers have competed in at least one Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville; 391 in more than one.
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty has the all-time most Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Martinsville with 67; Matt Kenseth has the most starts among active drivers with 34.
· Ryan Newman
leads all active drivers in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in
average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 9.267.
· Ryan Newman (9.267), Joey Logano (9.375) and Denny Hamlin (9.636) each have an average starting position at Martinsville inside the top 10.
· In total, 61 drivers have made their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville.
· Gray Gaulding (10/30/2016), Chase Elliott (03/29/2015) and Michael McDowell (3/30/2008) are active drivers that made their first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Martinsville Speedway.
Poles
· Curtis Turner won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway in 1949.
· 60 drivers have Coors Light poles at Martinsville, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip with eight; Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson are tied among active drivers for the most Martinsville Coors Light poles with three each.
· 27 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have multiple Coors Light poles at Martinsville.
· 13 drivers have won two or more consecutive Coors Light poles at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Joey Logano who has won the last three poles at Martinsville.
· Five of the 13 have won three consecutive poles at Martinsville: Glen Wood (fall of 1959 and 1960 sweep); Darrell Waltrip (1979 sweep and spring 1980); Mark Martin (fall of 1990 and 1991 sweep); Jeff Gordon (2003 sweep and spring 2004) and Joey Logano (2015 sweep, 2016 spring).
· Youngest Martinsville pole winner: Ricky Rudd (4/26/1981 – 24 years, 7 months, 14 days).
· Oldest Martinsville pole winner: Morgan Shepherd (4/26/1987 – 45 years, 6 months, 14 days).
· 12
drivers have posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Coors Light pole at Martinsville Speedway; the two most recent are Scott Riggs (4/10/2005) and Tony Stewart (4/18/1999).
Wins
· 49 different Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway, led by Richard Petty with 15; Jimmie Johnson leads the series among active drivers with nine wins; followed by Denny Hamlin with five. Only seven active drivers have won at Martinsville.
·
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24 drivers have multiple wins at Martinsville Speedway; nine drivers have won five or more times; two of which are active: Jimmie Johnson (nine) and Denny Hamlin (five).
· Hendrick Motorsports leads the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 24 – Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie Johnson (nine), Darrell Waltrip (four), Geoffrey Bodine (one) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one).
· 20
of 136 races (14.7%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the
Coors Light pole; three of those 20 wins came from active drivers: Jimmie Johnson (2012, spring 2013) and Denny Hamlin (2010) – Note:
Johnson won from the first starting position is 2008, but qualifying
was not held due to weather. A total of 21 wins have come from the first
starting position.
· The
Coors Light pole (1st starting position) is the most proficient
starting spot in the field at Martinsville producing more wins (21) than
any other starting position.
· 36
of the 136 (26.4%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at
Martinsville Speedway have been won from the front row: 21 from the
first-place and 15 from second-place.
Wins
· 98 of the 136 (72.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Seven
of the 136 (5.1%) Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races at
Martinsville Speedway have been won from a starting position outside the
top 20 – including both races in 2015
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002.
· Youngest Martinsville winner: Richard Petty (04/10/1960 – 22 years, 9 months, 8 days).
· Oldest Martinsville winner: Harry Gant (09/22/1991 – 51 years, 8 months, 12 days).
· 12 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Martinsville Speedway. Fred Lorenzen won four MENCS races straight (the most) from the fall of 1963 through the spring of 1965. Jimmie Johnson is the most recent driver to win consecutive races (fall of 2012 / spring of 2013) at Martinsville.
· Kyle Busch competed
at Martinsville Speedway 21 times before winning in 2016; the longest
span of any the seven active Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series winners.
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Three active winners have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Martinsville Speedway: Kevin Harvick (19), Ryan Newman (20) and Kyle Busch (21).
· 11 drivers posted their first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Ricky Craven (10/15/2001).
· A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville. Chevrolet leads series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 56 victories; followed by Ford with 26 wins and Toyota has six.
Additional Finishing Positions
· NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the series in runner-up finishes at Martinsville Speedway with seven; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with four, followed by AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jamie McMurray and Matt Kenseth each have two.
· Richard Petty leads the series in top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 30; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 19, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. with 13.
· Jeff Gordon lead the series in top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 38; Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 24.
· Two active drivers have a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series average finish inside the top 10 at Martinsville: Jimmie Johnson (7.300) and Denny Hamlin (9.227).
Track Event Specific Stats
· There
have been five MENCS NASCAR Overtime finishes at Martinsville Speedway:
fall 2007 (500/506), fall 2008 (500/504), fall 2009 (500/501), spring
2010 (500/508), and spring 2012 (500/515).
· Qualifying
has been cancelled due to weather conditions eight times in the Monster
Energy NASCAR Series at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was the
fall race of 2011.
· Since
the advent of electronic scoring, the closest margin of victory in the
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is the April
1, 2007 race won by Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.065 second over second-place Jeff Gordon.
Female Competitor Stats
· Danica Patrick is
the only female driver to compete at Martinsville Speedway in the
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Below are Patrick’s stats at
Martinsville.
Driver
|
Starting Position
|
Finishing Position
|
Date
|
Driver Rating
|
Danica Patrick
|
24
|
24
|
10/30/2016
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53.2
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Danica Patrick
|
28
|
16
|
4/3/2016
|
69.2
|
Danica Patrick
|
16
|
40
|
11/1/2015
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49.8
|
Danica Patrick
|
16
|
7
|
3/29/2015
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86.9
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Danica Patrick
|
30
|
34
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10/26/2014
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61.3
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Danica Patrick
|
10
|
32
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3/30/2014
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52.4
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Danica Patrick
|
41
|
17
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10/27/2013
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64.7
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Danica Patrick
|
32
|
12
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4/7/2013
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72.6
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Averages
|
24.6
|
22.8
|
63.8
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NASCAR in Virginia
· There have been 497 NASCAR national series races among 10 tracks in the state of Virginia.
· Martinsville
Speedway hosted the very first NASCAR national series race in the state
of Virginia on Sept. 25, 1949 – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event
was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).
Track Name
|
City
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Total Races
|
Martinsville Speedway
|
Martinsville
|
136
|
34
|
36
|
206
|
Richmond International Raceway
|
Richmond
|
121
|
66
|
11
|
198
|
South Boston Speedway
|
South Boston
|
10
|
35
|
3
|
48
|
Langley Field Speedway
|
Hampton
|
9
|
14
|
0
|
23
|
Old Dominion Speedway
|
Manassas
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
New River Valley Speedway
|
Dublin
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
Southside Speedway
|
Richmond
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Starkey Speedway
|
Roanoke
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
Norfolk Speedway
|
Norfolk
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Princess Anne Speedway
|
Norfolk
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
Totals
|
294
|
153
|
50
|
497
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NASCAR In Virginia
· 177 drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Virginia.
· Joe Weatherly and Wendell Scott are both from Virginia and have been inducted into the 2015 Class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
· Glen
Wood from Stuart, Va. was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012
and his brother Leonard Wood, also from (Stuart) Virginia, was inducted
in 2013.
· 19
drivers from Virginia have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three
national series. 11 of the 19 Virginia native NASCAR winners have won in
the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
Driver
|
MENCS
|
NXS
|
NCWTS
|
Denny Hamlin
|
29
|
15
|
2
|
Joe Weatherly
|
25
|
0
|
0
|
Ricky Rudd
|
23
|
1
|
0
|
Jeff Burton
|
21
|
27
|
0
|
Curtis Turner
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
Ward Burton
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
Glen Wood
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
Elliott Sadler
|
3
|
13
|
1
|
Emanuel Zervakis
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
Lennie Pond
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Wendell Scott
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
Tommy Ellis
|
0
|
22
|
0
|
Jimmy Hensley
|
0
|
9
|
2
|
Rick Mast
|
0
|
9
|
0
|
Hermie Sadler
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Elton Sawyer
|
0
|
2
|
0
|
Stacy Compton
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Jon Wood
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
Jeb Burton
|
0
|
0
|
1
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Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Milestones
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Drivers
|
Has
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Needs
|
Milestones
|
Brad Keselowski
|
274
|
1
|
Attempt to make his 275th MENCS career start (95th all-time)
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Jimmie Johnson
|
80
|
3
|
Tie Cale Yarborough for sixth on MENCS all-time wins list
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Kyle Busch
|
38
|
1
|
Tie Tim Flock for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
38
|
1
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Tie Tim Flock for 18th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Kevin Harvick
|
35
|
2
|
Tie Bobby Isaac for 21st on MENCS all-time wins list
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Kurt Busch
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Denny Hamlin
|
29
|
3
|
Tie Dale Jarrett for 24th on all-time MENCS wins list
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Ryan Newman
|
51
|
3
|
To tie Bill Elliott for eighth on the all-time MENCS poles list
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Jimmie Johnson
|
35
|
1
|
Tie Rusty Wallace and Rex White for 17th on all-time MENCS poles list
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Kasey Kahne
|
27
|
1
|
Break the tie with Terry Labonte to become solely 25th on all-time MENCS poles list
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Denny Hamlin
|
24
|
1
|
Break the tie with Alan Kulwicki to become solely 28th on all-time MENCS poles list
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Kevin Harvick
|
48
|
1
|
Break the tie with Lee Petty and become solely 10th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
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Jimmie Johnson
|
46
|
2
|
Tie Lee Petty and Kevin Harvick for 10th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
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Kyle Busch
|
36
|
1
|
Tie Bobby Isaac and Ned Jarrett for 17th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
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Matt Kenseth
|
29
|
1
|
Tie Ricky Rudd for 25th on all-time MENCS second-place finishes list
|
Matt Kenseth
|
172
|
3
|
Tie Bill Elliott for 19th on all-time MENCS top-five finishes list
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Dale Earnhardt Jr
|
148
|
2
|
To become the 23rd driver to post 150th MENCS top-five finishes
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Kyle Busch
|
148
|
2
|
To become the 23rd driver to post 150th MENCS top-five finishes
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
331
|
1
|
Tie Lee Petty for 12th on the MENCS all-time top-10 finishes list
|
Kurt Busch
|
8,863
|
137
|
To become 20th MENCS driver all-time to lead 9,000 or more laps
|
Brad Keselowski
|
4,944
|
56
|
To become 39th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
|
Ryan Newman
|
4,711
|
289
|
To become 39th MENCS driver all-time to lead 5,000 or more laps
|
Track Specific Milestones
|
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Drivers
|
Has
|
Needs
|
Milestones
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
2,838
|
162
|
To become fifth driver in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at Martinsville Speedway
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
1
|
If
Johnson leads 162 or more laps he will tie Darrell Waltrip (2) for
the fourth most number of tracks to lead 3,000 or more laps at. (see
below chart)
|
Denny Hamlin
|
5
|
1
|
Tie Fred Lorenzen, Dale Earnhardt and Cale Yarborough for the sixth-most series wins all-time at Martinsville Speedway
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Number Of Tracks With 3,000 Or More Laps Led
· Seven
drivers have posted 3,000 or more laps led in the Monster Energy NASCAR
Cup Series at one or more tracks, below is the breakdown:
Rank
|
Driver
|
No. of Tracks with 3,000 or more laps led
|
Tracks
|
1
|
Cale Yarborough
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5
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Bristol, Martinsville, Rockingham, Nashville Fairgrounds, Atlanta
|
2
|
Richard Petty
|
4
|
North Wilkesboro, Richmond, Nashville Fairgrounds, Rockingham
|
3
|
Rusty Wallace
|
3
|
Bristol, Martinsville, Richmond
|
4
|
Darrell Waltrip
|
2
|
Bristol, Martinsville
|
5
|
Jimmie Johnson
|
1
|
Martinsville
|
6
|
Dale Earnhardt
|
1
|
Bristol
|
7
|
Jeff Gordon
|
1
|
Martinsville
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