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