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.”
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
Goody's Fast Relief 500
Date: March 29
Race Wrap
TUMS Fast Relief 500
Date: October 25
Race Wrap
Starts: 14
Poles: 2
Wins: 5
Top 5: 10
Top 10: 13
Laps Led: 1,345