NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series returns from an early West Coast swing with the running of this Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. The race is set to get underway at 1 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX Sports.
NASCAR’s 2014 Chase to the Sprint Cup title enters the Eliminator Round with just eight drivers left in the field heading into Sunday’s Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup series returns to the East Coast for its second short track race of the new season with the running of the STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Sunday’s race is set to get underway at 1 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX.
The Chase for NASCAR’s 2013 Sprint Cup title returns to Martinsville this week for the running of the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500. Sunday afternoon’s race is set to get underway at 2 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on ESPN.
After a week off, NASCAR’s Sprint Cup series returns to action this weekend at Martinsville Speedway for the running of the STP Gas Booster 500. Sunday’s race is set to get underway at 1 p.m. and it will be broadcast nationally on FOX.
The fifth Sprint Cup point race of the season takes NASCAR all the way back out to the West Coast this Sunday for the Auto Club 400 in Fontana, California. Brad Keselowski and the No.2 Miller Lite car took the checkered flag last Sunday at Bristol for his first win of the year.
Preview: Weather has been an issue already this weekend, both in Martinsville, Virginia, and along the entire northeast coast of the U.S. Rain on Friday and early in the day Saturday forced a change to the Cup schedule, resulting in just one practice session, held Saturday morning, and the cancellation of Cup qualifying.
Preview: The Martinsville short track in southern Virginia is as historic a venue as there is in NASCAR, with the first race taking place here in 1949. The track is nicknamed the “paperclip” for its long narrow shape and tight turns.
Preview: It’s hard to imagine a surprise winner for this Sunday’s race, since the past eight Martinsville races dating back to October of 2006 have been won by just two drivers: Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin. Johnson won five of those races, while Hamlin won three, though Johnson has six wins here in total.
Preview: Rain, rain go away! Friday’s qualifying session was rained out at Martinsville and, though it is supposed to be sunny Saturday, Sunday’s forecast calls for more rain and a high temperature of just 54°.
Race: Tums Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway
Date: Sunday, October 25, 2009
Time: 1:43 PM EST (scheduled Green Flag)
TV: 1:30 PM EST on ABC
Race: Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 – Martinsville Speedway
Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009
Time: 2:16 PM EST (scheduled Green Flag)
TV: 2:00 PM EST on FOX
Preview: NASCAR drivers might need some Goody’s Headache Powder by the time Sunday’s race on the Martinsville “paperclip” is over.
