NASCAR Martinsville Sunday, October 27, 2024

Martinsville NASCAR Cup Series Stats Highlights

10 Different winners last 10 Martinsville Playoff races –

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano,

Martin Truex Jr., Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell & Ryan Blaney

Martinsville April

Hendrick Motorsports swept top 3 – First time a team swept top 3 positions at Martinsville (238 of 415 laps led – 57%)

No Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished top 10

24-BYRON

Martinsville 4/24 winner – Started 18th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 2, first lead on lap 327, 88 laps led (most)

Only repeat winner last 8 Martinsville races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1 win each

5-LARSON

Finished 2nd at Martinsville 4/24 – Pole, Stage 1 winner & finished 3rd in Stage 2, first 86 laps led, 53 points scored (most)

5 Martinsville top 5 finishes – Finished top 2 in 3 of last 4 races

9-ELLIOTT

Finished 3rd at Martinsville 4/24 – Started 3rd, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 64 laps led

Only driver to finish top 10 all 6 short track races this season – 4 Top 5 finishes

12-BLANEY

Finished 5th at Martinsville 4/24 – Started 9th, finished outside top 10 in Stage 1 & 2, avg. running pos.: 12.2

Finished 7th or better last 5 Martinsville races – 4 Top 5 finishes

22-LOGANO

Finished 6th at Martinsville 4/24 – Started 6th, finished 6th in Stage 1 & 5th in Stage 2, 84 laps led

10 Straight Martinsville top 10 finishes – 5 Top 5 finishes last 9 Martinsville races

45-REDDICK

Finished 7th at Martinsville 4/24 – Started 19th, finished 17th in Stage 1 & 12th in Stage 2, avg. running pos.: 13.3

23 Tracks with a top 5 finish – No Martinsville top 5 finishes

11-HAMLIN

Finished 11th at Martinsville 4/24 – Started 8th, finished 7th in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 66 laps led

5 Martinsville wins – Winless last 18 Martinsville races

20-BELL

Finished 35th at Martinsville 4/24 – Lap 110 right front wheel off, lap 203 spin

1 Top 5 finish in 9 Martinsville races – Winner 10/22

Driver starting first failed to win last 22 Martinsville races – Last to win from pole: Jimmie Johnson 4/13

Driver pitted in stall 1 winless last 22 Martinsville races

Ryan Blaney won Martinsville 10/23 from pit stall 41

William Byron only repeat winner last 8 Martinsville races (2 Wins) – 6 Others 1 win each

William Byron: 2 Wins last 5 Martinsville races

Hendrick Motorsports: 29 Martinsville wins – Most all-time by a team at a single track

Hendrick Motorsports: 10,852 Laps led – Most all-time by a team at a single track

Hendrick Motorsports won 29 Martinsville races with 9 different drivers

Only track to host a NASCAR Cup Series race every season

59 Different winners in 151 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville races

27 NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers won Martinsville races

Martin Truex Jr.: 3 Wins last 10 Martinsville races

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)

28 of the 36 NASCAR Cup Series champions won at Martinsville (96 Total wins)

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; 4/24 5

Martinsville 10/23

Ryan Blaney

Martinsville 10/23 winner – Started 11th, finished 2nd in Stage 1 & Stage 2 winner, 145 laps led, advanced to Championship 4

Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney – 3 Stops 106, 219, 325

Stage 1 winner: Denny Hamlin 3rd

Stage 2 winner: Ryan Blaney 1st

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Ryan Blaney 2nd & 1st, Denny Hamlin 1st & 2nd, Chase Briscoe 4th & 3rd, Brad Keselowski 5th & 5th

Most points scored: 59 Ryan Blaney 1st

Passed for final lead change: Aric Almirola 2nd

Winner final laps led: Ryan Blaney 23

Cautions: 7

Failed to finish: 3

Longest green run: 168 Laps (Lap 333-500)

Best free pass finisher: Harrison Burton 15th

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Martin Truex Jr. 12th

Best starting rear of field finisher: None

Best Hendrick: Kyle Larson 6th

Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 3rd

Best Stewart-Haas: Aric Almirola 2nd

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 1st

Martinsville 4/24

William Byron

Martinsville 4/24 winner – Started 18th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 2, first lead on lap 327, 88 laps led (most)

Winner pit stops: William Byron – 3 Stops 86, 185, 297 (G)

Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 2nd

Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 11th

Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 3rd, Bubba Wallace 2nd & 2nd, Chase Elliott 3rd & 4th

Most points scored: 53 Kyle Larson 2nd

Passed for final lead change: Chase Elliott 3rd

Winner final laps led: William Byron 2

Lead changes: 13

Cautions: 5

Failed to finish: 2 John Hunter Nemechek & David Starr

Longest green run: 189 Laps (Lap 210-398)

Best free pass finisher: Ross Chastain 14th

Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Daniel Suárez 22nd

Best starting rear of field finisher: None

Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st

Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 11th

Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 9th

Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 5th

Martinsville NASCAR Xfinity Series Stats Highlights

Martinsville wins:

Joe Gibbs Racing: 5; JR Motorsports: 3; Richard Childress Racing: 1; Kaulig Racing: 0; Stewart-Haas Racing: 0

14 Different winners in last 14 Martinsville races

Kenny Wallace only repeat winner last 21 Martinsville races (2 Wins) – 19 Others 1 win each

Martinsville NXS under the lights: April 2021 started at night, rained halfway through stage 2, finished in daylight

Last lap pass for win 3 of last 4 Martinsville races

Final lead change with 2 or fewer laps to go 4 of last 5 races

Joe Gibb Racing won 4 of last 5 Martinsville races

2nd closest margin-of-victory in 2023: .032 Seconds – Justin Allgaier over Sheldon Creed