NASCAR Martinsville Sunday, March 31, 2024
Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights
151st Martinsville race – Oldest NCS track (First race 1949) – Shortest NCS track .526 Miles – 400 Laps – 210.4 Miles – Stages: 80 / 100/ 220
Top 5 both Martinsville races last season: 3
Chase Briscoe 5th & 4th, Denny Hamlin 4th & 3rd, Joey Logano 2nd & 5th
Top 10 both Martinsville races last season: 6
Aric Almirola, Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano
Pit road speeding penalties for pole sitter both Martinsville races last season
April: Lap 134 – Ryan Preece
Oct.: Lap 219 – Martin Truex Jr.
Stewart-Haas Racing Martinsville 4/23: 264 of 400 laps led (66%)
Ryan Blaney: Finished 7th or better last 4 Martinsville races – 3 Top 5 finishes
Chase Briscoe: Finished 9th or better last 4 Martinsville races – 2 Straight top 5 finishes
Denny Hamlin: 5 Martinsville wins – Winless last 17 Martinsville races
Denny Hamlin: 19 Martinsville top 5 finishes – 3 Straight top 5 finishes
Kyle Larson: Finished 6th or better last 3 Martinsville races – 2 Top 2 finishes
Joey Logano: 9 Straight Martinsville top 10 finishes – 5 Top 5 finishes
Kyle Larson
Martinsville 4/23 winner – Started 19th, finished 9th in Stage 1 & 10th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 7th, only final 30 laps led
Ryan Blaney
Martinsville 10/23 winner – Started 11th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 145 laps led, advanced to Championship 4
Only track to host a NASCAR Cup Series race every season
59 Different winners in 150 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville races
28 of the 36 NASCAR Cup Series champions won at Martinsville (96 Total wins)
26 NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers won Martinsville races
7 Different winners last 7 Martinsville races –
Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Alex Bowman, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson & Ryan Blaney
Martin Truex Jr. only repeat winner last 13 Martinsville races (3 Wins) – 10 Others 1 win each
Driver starting first failed to win last 21 Martinsville races – Last to win from pole: Jimmie Johnson 4/13
Driver pitted in stall 1 winless last 21 Martinsville races
Ryan Blaney won Martinsville 10/23 from pit stall 41
Hendrick Motorsports: 28 Martinsville wins – Most all-time by a team at a single track
Hendrick Motorsports won 28 Martinsville races with 9 different drivers
Hendrick Motorsports: 10,614 Laps led – Most all-time by a team at a single track
2 Rookie of the Year candidates won Martinsville – Earl Ross (9/74) & Morgan Shepherd (4/81)
Last Rookie of the Year contender to finish top 10 at Martinsville: Juan Pablo Montoya finished 8th 10/21/07
Martinsville pit road speeding penalties:
4/17: 9; 10/17: 5; 3/18: 8; 10/18: 4; 3/19: 6; 10/19: 7; 6/20: 6; 11/20: 10; 4/21 8; 10/21 11; 4/22 8; 10/22 2; 4/23 5; 10/23 8
Martinsville NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights
.526-Mile track – Shortest NXS track – 250 Laps – 131.5 Miles – Stages: 60 / 60 / 130 – 42nd Martinsville NXS race – First race: 1982
Martinsville wins:
Joe Gibbs Racing: 4; JR Motorsports: 3; Richard Childress Racing: 1; Kaulig Racing: 0; Stewart-Haas Racing: 0
13 Different winners in last 13 Martinsville races
Kenny Wallace only repeat winner last 20 Martinsville races (2 Wins) – 18 Others 1 win each
Last lap pass for win 3 of last 4 Martinsville races
2nd closest margin-of-victory in 2023: .032 Seconds – Justin Allgaier over Sheldon Creed