Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville, VA
Distance: 0.526 miles
External Website: www.martinsvillespeedway.com

Located 3 miles south of Martinsville, Va., the paper clip-shaped short track is the only original NASCAR-sanctioned speedway still hosting Sprint Cup events. It was a dirt track when it ran its first NASCAR race in 1948. Martinsville is the shortest track on the Sprint Cup circuit, and has always been viewed as a “family-type facility.”

Fast Facts

• Year Opened: 1947

  Location Martinsville, VA

  First Cup Race: 105-mile event; Sept. 25, 1949

  Distance: 0.526 miles

  Frontstretch: 800 feet

  Backstretch: 800 feet

  Degree of banking:
  Turns 1-4: 12 degrees
  Frontstretch: 0 degrees
  Backstretch: 0 degrees

  Race Distance: 263 miles

  No. of Laps: 500

  Seating Capacity: 65,000

  Tickets: (877) 722-3849

Races This Year

• Goody's Fast Relief 500

  Date: March 28
  

  TUMS Fast Relief 500

  Date: October 24
  

Jimmie Johnson's Track Record

• Starts: 14

  Poles: 2

  Wins: 5

  Top 5: 10

  Top 10: 13

  Laps Led: 1,345