Friday, March 31, 2017

Virginia Lottery Pole Day - Martinsville Speedway

Virginia Lottery Pole Day - Martinsville Speedway

Gate Opening Delayed Due to Lightning

 

#NASCAR Virginia Lottery Pole Day at the 'Paperclip' Martinsville

Martinsville Speedway hosted the very first NASCAR national series race in the state of Virginia on September 25, 1949. That Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).



Today, the Virginia Lottery Pole Day, is a big day at Martinsville Speedway.  If a driver wants to miss all of the beating and banging that Martinsville brings, stay in contention, plus earn one of the top pit stalls, they need to start up front. 


Johnson leads active drivers with nine wins, 19 top fives, 24 top 10s, a 7.8 average finish and a 117.7 driver rating at "The Paperclip."


Seven-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has struggled in the first five races with only one top-10 finish – a ninth-place showing at Phoenix.


Luckily for the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports driver, he’ll get the chance to turn his season around at arguably his top track – Martinsville Speedway.

Johnson leads active drivers with nine wins, 19 top fives, 24 top 10s, a 7.8 average finish and a 117.7 driver rating at "The Paperclip." He won the fall Martinsville race last year to clinch his spot in the Championship 4. Hendrick Motorsports boasts a Martinsville track-record 24 wins.


Virginia Lottery Pole Day - Martinsville Speedway

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Next Race: STP 500
The Place: Martinsville Speedway
The Date: Sunday, April 2
The Time: 2 p.m. ET
TV: FS1, 12:30 p.m. ET
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 263 miles (500 laps)
Stage 1 (Ends on lap 130)
Stage 2 (Ends on lap 260)
Final Stage (Ends on lap 500)


Check out Today’s Schedule Below:

Friday, March 31
  • 8:00 AM 7:00 PM ** HOT PASS IN EFFECT **
  • 8:30 AM 5:00 PM MENCS REGISTRATION OPEN
  • 9:00 AM 6:30 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
  • 10:00 AM TRACK SERVICES MEETING (SPEEDWAY OPERATIONS BUILDING)
  • 10:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
  • 11:30 AM 12:45 PM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
  • 11:30 AM 4:00 PM NCWTS REGISTRATION OPEN
  • 11:30 AM 6:00 PM NCWTS GARAGE OPEN
  • 12:00 PM NCWTS ROOKIE MEETING, SPOTTER MEETING, & RANDOM DRAWING
  • 1:00 PM 1:55 PM NCWTS 1ST PRACTICE
  • 3:00 PM 3:55 PM NCWTS FINAL PRACTICE
  • 4:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING (MULTI-VEHICLE / THREE ROUNDS)
  • 5:00 PM 5:45 PM NCWTS AUTOGRAPH SESSION
  • Friday Tickets are $15 for Adults; Youth 12 and under are FREE.


Martinsville Speedway Quick Facts:

  • Races: 136
  • Pole Winners: 60
  • Youngest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd (04/26/1981 - 24 years, 7 months, 14 days)
  • Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd (04/26/1987 - 45 years, 6 months, 14 days)
  • Race Winners: 49
  • Youngest Winner: Richard Petty (04/10/1960 - 22 years, 9 months, 8 days)
  • Oldest Winner: Harry Gant (09/22/1991 - 51 years, 8 months, 12 days)
  • Races Won from Pole (or 1st Starting Position):21
  • Last Race Won from Pole (or 1st Starting Position): Jimmie Johnson (04/07/2013)
  • Race Record: Jeff Gordon 82.223mph (09/22/1996)
  • Qualifying Record: Joey Logano 100.201 mph, 18.898 secs. (03/28/2014)

Last Five Martinsville Winners:

  1. Jimmie Johnson 10/30/2016
  2. Kyle Busch 04/03/2016
  3. Jeff Gordon 11/01/2015
  4. Denny Hamlin 03/29/2015
  5. Dale Earnhardt Jr 10/26/2014

Top-Ten All-Time Martinsville Winners

  1. Richard Petty 15
  2. Darrell Waltrip 11
  3. Jimmie Johnson 9
  4. Jeff Gordon 9
  5. Rusty Wallace 7
  6. Cale Yarborough 6
  7. Dale Earnhardt 6
  8. Fred Lorenzen 6
  9. Denny Hamlin 5
  10. Geoff Bodine 4

Kyle Larson (24 years old), #NASCAR #MENCS Points Leader


We’re only five races into the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, but if it ended today, six drivers under the age of 27 would make the playoffs: Kyle Larson (24 years old), Chase Elliott (21), Joey Logano (26), Ryan Blaney (23), Erik Jones (20) and Trevor Bayne (26).

Blaney, Jones and Bayne would all be first-time playoff participants. Jones would join Elliott (2016), Chris Buescher (2016) and Denny Hamlin (2006) as the fourth Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender to ever make the playoffs.

Top-Sixteen In MENCS Points:

  1. Kyle Larson 243
  2. Chase Elliott 214
  3. Martin Truex Jr 205
  4. Brad Keselowski 179
  5. Joey Logano 174
  6. Jamie McMurray 162
  7. Ryan Blaney 157
  8. Clint Bowyer 143
  9. Kevin Harvick 137
  10. Kyle Busch 136
  11. Ryan Newman 123
  12. Denny Hamlin 123
  13. Kasey Kahne 122
  14. Kurt Busch 118
  15. Erik Jones 116
  16. Trevor Bayne 114
Parity Party: 5 Different Winners Through First 5 Races: Five different drivers have won the first five Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races: Kurt Busch (Daytona), Brad Keselowski (Atlanta), Martin Truex Jr. (Las Vegas), Ryan Newman (Phoenix), Kyle Larson (Auto Club).

Five different drivers have won the first five Monster Energy #NASCAR Cup Series races.

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