750 Laps for 394.5 Miles on Monday
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers were able to participate in two practices Saturday before the weather forced the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race to be postponed. The initial Sunday doubleheader turned into a full Monday slate after heavy snow Saturday night forced a quick postponement decision.
The Alpha Energy Solutions 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race is scheduled for 11 a.m. EST on Monday, followed by the STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at 2 p.m. EST.
Monday, March 26 Race Detailed Schedule
- 8:00 am 2:00 pm Credentials Open
- 8:00 am NCWTS Garage Opens
- 9:00 am Track Services Meeting (Speedway Operations Building)
- 9:00 am MENCS Garage Opens
- 10:30 am 7:00 pm MENCS ** Hot Pass In Effect **
- 11:00 am NCWTS Race (250 Laps, 131.5 Miles)
- 12:00 pm MENCS Driver / Crew Chief Meeting (Drivers Meeting Tent Outside Turns 3 & 4)
- 1:20 pm MENCS Driver Introductions
- 2:00 pm MENCS Race (500 Laps, 263 Miles)
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| Ben Rhodes, driver of the #41 Alpha Energy Solutions Ford, leads a pack of trucks during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway Credit: Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images |
Martinsville Speedway has seen seven different winners in the last seven NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at the half-mile track.
A trio of strong series regulars will look to end that streak by returning to Victory Lane at Martinsville.
The most recent winner, Noah Gragson, has just two starts at the short track and finished fourth in his other outing last April. Martinsville was a shining light for him in 2017, as half of his top-five finishes in his rookie campaign came at the track.
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| Daniel Suarez, driver of the #19 ARRIS Toyota, leads JJ Yeley, driver of the #55 Adirondack Tree Surgeons Chevrolet, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops Toyota, during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Credit: Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images |
Reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup champion and current points leader Martin Truex Jr. dominated the competition to collect his first trophy of the season in California, snapping an eighteen-race winless streak at the track. But he faces a similar winless barrier this weekend at tiny Martinsville Speedway
Truex is still looking for his first victory in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota after 24 races at Martinsville, where he has only three top-five and eight top-10 finishes. He started on the outside pole and finished runner-up in his last race there in November and has four total top-seven finishes in his last six starts there.
Since Monster Energy NASCAR Cup qualifying was rained-out, Truex inherited Pole via point standings.
Both races will be broadcast on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) March 24, 2018
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