Who led the most laps at Martinsville?

18: The number of laps led Hendrick Motorsports needs to become the first team to lead 10,000 laps at a track in the NASCAR Cup Series. 718: Elliott's laps led total at Martinsville – the track he has led the most at in his Cup Series career.

Who has won the most races at Martinsville?

Richard Petty owns the most NASCAR Cup Series wins at Martinsville Speedway with 15. Including the first run in 1949, a total of 147 NASCAR Cup Series races have taken place at Martinsville Speedway.

Who has the fastest lap at Martinsville Speedway?

Chase Elliott was fastest overall in an uneventful practice Friday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 94.704 mph (19.995s).

Who's the winningest driver at Martinsville Speedway?

Kyle Busch is the series' winningest active driver on short tracks with 16 such wins, but the two-time Cup champion has just two wins at Martinsville. Still, he's been one of the best there lately, notching nine top fives and 11 top-10 finishes in the last 13 races.

Who has won the most grandfather clocks at Martinsville Speedway?

Legendary NASCAR driver Richard Petty won 15 of the beautiful grandfather clocks throughout his career, which is more than any other driver.

How many times did Jeff Gordon win at Martinsville?

Jeff Gordon has nine wins at Martinsville, and that's more than the career wins of all but 13 of the Sprint Cup Series regulars who were competing in the 40-car field in last weekend's Chase elimination race at Talladega.

What is the shortest track in NASCAR?

526 miles in length, Martinsville Speedway is the shortest track on the NASCAR Cup Series circuit. Because of its small size, tight corners and unique shape – described most often as a paperclip – Martinsville offers some of the most exciting and close-quarters racing in the sport.

What is the slowest NASCAR track?

Martinsville Speedway

526 mile oval is the smallest and slowest track on the schedule and jamming 43 cars on this short track makes for close quarters. Attending a race in Martinsville is like if your local county fair hosted a NASCAR race.

How big is Bowman Gray Stadium?

With seating for about 17,000 fans, Bowman Gray Stadium, the stadium hosts one of the most raucous crowds in the region. Bowman Gray Stadium is owned and operated by the City of Winston-Salem and sits just one block away from the campus of Winston-Salem State University.

Has Chase Elliott won at Martinsville?

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Chase Elliott won the pole Friday for the Saturday night race at Martinsville Speedway. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion and current co-leader turned a fast lap at 96.151 mph in the new Next Gen cars to end co-leader Ryan Blaney's string of three consecutive poles.

Who won the 2010 Martinsville race?

It was contested over 500 laps, and was the thirty-second race of the season and the sixth race in the season-ending Chase for the Sprint Cup for the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The race was won by Denny Hamlin for the Joe Gibbs Racing team.

What is the top speed at Martinsville Speedway?

Less really is more

While some tracks have seen cars turning laps so fast that they have to find ways to cut speed for safety, Martinsville's qualifying record is barely over 100 mph (100.201 to be exact).

What is the nicest NASCAR track?

The ten best NASCAR tracks are as follows:

• Road America - Plymouth, WI.
• Watkins Glen International - Watkins Glen, N.Y.
• Sonoma Raceway - Sonoma, Calif.
• New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Loudon, N.H.
• Bristol Motor Speedway - Bristol, Tenn.
• Charlotte Motor Speedway - Charlotte, N.C.
• Martinsville Speedway - Ridgeway, Va.

What are the best seats at Martinsville Speedway?

Turn one or turn 4 are great seats, try to get higher than 10 rows up. From these turns, you can see all of the action, plus, all of the action of pit-row. If you get into turn 2 or 3, you can't see as much of pit row. You won't be disappointed with any seat - cheap prices and fairly good action - anywhere.

Which NASCAR track has the most wrecks?

Ten of those tracks, however, stand out as being particularly dangerous.

1. Daytona International Speedway. 10 of 10.
2. Talladega Superspeedway. 9 of 10. ...
3. Charlotte Motor Speedway. 8 of 10. ...
4. Michigan International Speedway. 7 of 10. ...
5. Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 6 of 10. ...
6. Texas Motor Speedway. 5 of 10. ...
7. Pocono Raceway. ...
8. Atlanta Motor Speedway. ...

Is Martinsville shorter than Bristol?

Short tracks are less than 1 mile in length – count Martinsville Speedway (. 526 miles), Bristol Motor Speedway (. 533 miles) and Richmond Raceway (. 75 miles) in that category for the Cup Series.

What tracks did Jeff Gordon not win at?

Kentucky Speedway is the only Cup track where Gordon has not won, although the track has had a Cup race only since 2011. At this writing, Gordon's 89 career wins rank No.

Who is greatest NASCAR driver of all time?

Richard Petty is the best NASCAR driver of all time.

Although his record of seven championships is tied with Dale Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson, Petty holds the records for most wins, poles, career starts, wins in a season (27), consecutive wins (10), and Daytona 500 wins (7), among other distinctions.

How many Martinsville races did Darrell Waltrip win?

Darrell Waltrip: 11 wins

Darrell Waltrip gave Hendrick four Martinsville wins. The 2012 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee also won seven other times driving for DiGard Racing and Junior Johnson and Associates. He finished runner-up another four times.