NASCAR Martinsville Sunday, October 23, 2022
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY NASCAR CUP SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
1-ROSS CHASTAIN
7 Martinsville NCS races – Best finish: 5th (April)
Finished 5th at Martinsville April – Started 27th, finished 18th in Stage 1 & 13th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 14.6
9-CHASE ELLIOTT
14 Martinsville NCS races – 1 Win (11/20)
Finished 10th at Martinsville April – Pole, Stage 1 & 2 winner, first 185 laps led
11-DENNY HAMLIN
33 Martinsville NCS races – 5 Wins (Leads active drivers)
Finished 28th at Martinsville April – Started 25th, lap 312 stalled on frontstretch, avg. running pos.: 25th
12-RYAN BLANEY
13 Martinsville NCS races – Best finish: 2nd (6/20 & 11/20)
Finished 4th at Martinsville April – Started 12th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & 4th in Stage 2, 5 laps led
14-CHASE BRISCOE
3 Martinsville NCS races – Best finish: 9th (April)
Finished 9th at Martinsville April – Started 19th, finished 16th in Stage 1 & 15th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 14th
20-CHRISTOPHER BELL
5 Martinsville NCS races – Best finish: 7th (4/21)
Finished 20th at Martinsville April – Started 7th, finished 4th in Stage 1 & 9th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 9.5
22-JOEY LOGANO
27 Martinsville NCS races – 1 Win (10/18)
Finished 2nd at Martinsville April – Started 14th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 3rd in Stage 2
24-WILLIAM BYRON
9 Martinsville NCS races – 1 Win (April)
Martinsville April winner – Started 5th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 2, 212 laps led (most), 212 of final 218 laps led, avg. running pos.: 1.7
“This one’s for mom.”
148th NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville Speedway race – First race: 1949 (Red Byron winner)
35th of 36 races this season – 9th race of Playoffs – 2 Races remaining this season
Red Byron won first Martinsville Cup race in 1949 (48 Years before William Byron was born)
William Byron: 56th different Martinsville winner
William Byron
Martinsville April winner – Started 5th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 2, 212 laps led (most), 212 of final 218 laps led, avg. running pos.: 1.7
19 Martinsville win streaks – Drivers winning consecutive races
Both Martinsville races swept 12 times – Last: Denny Hamlin in 2010
Winner pit stops: William Byron (3 Stops) 85, 185, 304 (G)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Chase Elliott (1st & 1st), William Byron (2nd & 2nd), Cole Custer (3rd & 5th)
Speeding (7 Drivers & 8 Penalties):
Kyle Larson 19th, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 27th, Denny Hamlin 28th, Corey LaJoie 32nd,
Cody Ware 33rd, J.J. Yeley 34th, Josh Bilicki 35th
Best free pass finisher: Brad Keselowski 17th
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch 7th
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 8th
Best Penske: Joey Logano 2nd
Alex Bowman
Martinsville 10/21 winner – Started 13th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 2nd in Stage 2, only 9 laps led including final 8
Winner pit stops: Alex Bowman (8 Stops) 62, 135, 199, 264, 312, 341, 380, 438
Longest green flag run: 61 Laps (1-61)
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Elliott (1st & 1st), Truex Jr. (3rd & 4th), Byron (4th & 3rd)
Speeding: 11 Penalties
Rear of field: Hamlin (24th)
Best Hendrick: Alex Bowman (1st)
Best Gibbs: Kyle Busch (2nd)
Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola (6th)
Best Penske: Brad Keselowski (3rd)
56 Different winners in 147 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville races
26 of the 35 NASCAR Cup Series champions won at Martinsville (94 Total wins)
9 Champions with no Martinsville wins
25 NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers won Martinsville races
10 Different winners in 18 Martinsville Playoff races
Denny Hamlin: Passed for final lead change 3 of last 6 Martinsville Playoff races
8 Different winners last 8 Martinsville Playoff races –
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott & Alex Bowman
20 or more lead lap finishers 12 of 18 Martinsville Playoff races
15 or more cautions 11 of 18 Martinsville Playoff races
Final green run 7 or fewer laps 12 of 18 Martinsville Playoff races
Martinsville Playoff race winner went on to win championship 7 of last 16 seasons
Champion finished 6th or better 15 of 18 Martinsville Playoff races –
Kevin Harvick finished 33rd in 2014, Kyle Busch finished 14th in in 2019 & Kyle Larson finished 14th in 2021
Jeff Gordon (2005), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2014) & Alex Bowman (2021) only Martinsville Playoff race winners as non-Playoff drivers
Hendrick Motorsports: 27 Martinsville wins – Most all-time by a team at a single track
Hendrick Motorsports won 27 Martinsville races with 8 different drivers
Martin Truex Jr. only repeat winner last 10 Martinsville races (3 Wins) – 7 Others 1 win each
Martin Truex Jr.: 3 Wins last 6 Martinsville races
Last to win back-to-back Martinsville races: Martin Truex Jr. 10/19 & 6/20
Chase Elliott: Stage 1 & 2 winner last 2 Martinsville races – Finished 16th & 10th
Stage 1 winner failed to win last 5 Martinsville races
4 24-year-olds won Martinsville races (Kurt Busch, William Byron, Chase Elliott & Richard Petty) –
Richard Petty youngest Martinsville winner (22)
Joey Logano: Pit stall 1 in 5 Martinsville races – Winless all 5
William Byron: Won Martinsville April from pit stall 22 – First to win from stall 22 since Jimmie Johnson 10/16
Last to win from pit stall 1: Jimmie Johnson 10/12 & 4/13
Driver pitted in stall 1 winless last 18 Martinsville races
Driver starting first failed to win last 18 Martinsville races – Last to win from pole: Jimmie Johnson 4/13
Driver starting 1st won 21 of 147 Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series races
13 Won first career pole at Martinsville
12 Won first career race at Martinsville – Last: Ricky Craven (10/15/01)
10/22/06: Denny Hamlin finished 2nd at Martinsville in Rookie season
Last Rookie of the Year contender to finish top 10 at Martinsville: Juan Pablo Montoya finished 8th 10/21/07
2 Rookie of the Year candidates won Martinsville – Earl Ross (9/74) & Morgan Shepherd (4/81)
24 Won first short track race at Martinsville
10 To go leader failed to win 12 Martinsville races
3 of 147 Martinsville races settled by last lap pass (9/87, 10/17 & 10/18)
2 of last 5 Martinsville Playoff races settled by last lap pass
8 Martinsville Overtime finishes
Leader at scheduled distance lost 3 Martinsville Overtime races
Longest Martinsville race: 515 laps (4/12)
Most laps ever led in a Martinsville race: 493 – Fred Lorenzen 9/64
11 Different car makes won Martinsville races
Chevrolet leads all with 59 Martinsville wins
Ford: 4 Wins last 11 Martinsville races – Winless previous 28 Martinsville races
10 Toyota wins at Martinsville – 5 by Denny Hamlin
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
Most tries before first Martinsville win: 30 – Dale Jarrett (4/01) & Dale Earnhardt Jr. (10/14)
Martin Truex Jr. won Martinsville for first time in 28th try (10/19)
4 Won Martinsville in first try – Red Byron (9/49), Dick Rathmann (4/52), Earl Ross (9/74) & Morgan Shepherd (4/81)
First Martinsville race under the lights: September 23, 2017 – Late Model Stock Car Race
First Martinsville Cup race under the lights: June 10, 2020
Martinsville History
Buck Baker won Martinsville, but did not lead final lap (5/57)
Darrell Waltrip came from 4 laps down to win Martinsville (4/80)
Morgan Shepherd scored first career win in 15th career NASCAR Cup Series race (4/81)
4/26/81 Martinsville: First Pontiac to win a race since 10/27/63
Harry Gant finished 2nd in 10 races before first career win at Martinsville (4/82)
Harry Gant won Martinsville 9/91 at age of 51 years, 8 months, 12 days (The final of 4 straight wins)
Geoff Bodine won first career race & first race for Hendrick Motorsports (4/84)
Earl Ross was 2nd driver to win a race born outside United States (Canada) – Martinsville (9/74)
*Mario Andretti 1967 Daytona 500
Jeff Gordon 93rd & final career win came at Martinsville (11/15)
Hendrick Motorsports first team to lead 10,000 laps at a track – Martinsville 4/22
#11 Won 16 Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series races
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY NASCAR XFINITY SERIES STATS HIGHLIGHTS
1-SAM MAYER
2 Martinsville NXS races – Best finish: 4th (10/21)
Finished 5th at Martinsville April – Post-race fight with Ty Gibbs
7-JUSTIN ALLGAIER
4 Martinsville NXS races – Best finish: 2nd (2020)
Finished 29th at Martinsville April – Started 2nd, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & 13th in Stage 2, lap 157 hit wall
8-JOSH BERRY
3 Martinsville NXS races – 1 Win (4/21)
Finished 19th at Martinsville April – Started 10th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 22nd in Stage 2, involved in 3 crashes
9-NOAH GRAGSON
4 Martinsville NXS races – 1 Win (10/21)
Finished 20th at Martinsville April – Started rear of field, 23 laps led, lap 251 involved in crash
16-AJ ALLMENDINGER
4 Martinsville NXS races – Best finish: 3rd (April)
Finished 3rd at Martinsville April – Finished 6th in Stage 1 & 16th in Stage 2, won Dash 4 Cash bonus, lap 251 involved in crash
19-BRANDON JONES
4 Martinsville NXS races – 1 Win (April)
Martinsville April winner – Started 12th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 28 laps led, passed Gibbs on final lap
21-AUSTIN HILL
1 Martinsville NXS race (April) – Started 14th & Finished 4th
Finished 4th at Martinsville April – Started 14th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, lap 230 & 251 involved in crash
54-TY GIBBS
3 Martinsville NXS races – Best finish: 4th (4/21)
Finished 8th at Martinsville April – Stage 1 winner, 5 times led for 197 laps (most), post-race fight with Sam Mayer