Track facts for Martinsville Speedway:
- Number of previous races: 121.
- First Sprint Cup race: September 25, 1949, won by Red Byron.
- Last Sprint Cup race: March 29, 2009, won by Jimmie Johnson.
- Won from pole: 18, most recently by Jimmie Johnson in 2008.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 64 times in 117* races (55%).
- Won from top-10 starting position: 88 times (75%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 5 times (4%).
- Worst starting spot for race winner: 36th, by Kurt Busch in 2002.
- Most laps led: 493, by Fred Lorenzen in 1964.
- Fewest laps led by a race winner: 4, by John Andretti in 1999.
- Track records:
- Fastest race: 82.223 mph by Jeff Gordon in 1996.
- Fastest qualifying speed: 98.084 mph by Tony Stewart in 2005.
- Most lead changes: 25 in 1980.
- Closest finish: Jimmie Johnson's .065 second margin over Jeff Gordon in 2007.
- Most caution flags: 21 in 2007.
- From 2001-2009 a typical Martinsville race had 14.9 lead changes, 14.7 cautions for 94.7 laps, and an average green-flag run of 25.9 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet (46), Ford (26), Plymouth (12), Dodge (10), Oldsmobile (8), Pontiac (8), Buick (3), Chrysler (3), Hudson (2), Mercury (2), Toyota (1).
- Victories by owner: Petty Enterprises (19), Rick Hendrick (18), Junior Johnson-Richard Howard (13), Holman-Moody (7), Richard Childress (6), Roger Penske (6), all others (52).
Driver Notes:
- The most Martinsville races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Terry Labonte (53 races) | Kyle Petty (54 races) |
| Top 5: | Joe Nemechek (28) | J.D. McDuffie (40) |
| Top 10: | Robby Gordon (18) | Ed Negre (21) |
| Pole: | Michael Waltrip (46) | Ken Schrader (47) |
| Lap led: | Casey Mears (13) | Buddy Arrington (41) |
| Lead-lap finish: | David Gilliland (6) | Buddy Arrington (41) |
- Top career marks at Martinsville:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Terry Labonte (53) | Richard Petty (67) |
| Wins: | Jeff Gordon (7) | Richard Petty (15) |
| Top 5s: | Jeff Gordon (21) | Richard Petty (30) |
| Top 10s: | J. Gordon, T. Labonte (27) | Richard Petty (37) |
| Poles: | Jeff Gordon (7) | Darrell Waltrip (8) |
| Laps: | Terry Labonte (23,802) | Richard Petty (27,891) |
| Laps led: | Jeff Gordon (2,760) | Cale Yarborough (3,733) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Jeff Gordon (26) | Rusty Wallace (29) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Martinsville (3 or more starts):
- Jimmie Johnson (5.3)
- Jeff Gordon (6.8)
- Denny Hamlin (8.0)
- Tony Stewart (12.1)
- Juan Pablo Montoya (12.6)
- Clint Bowyer (12.7)
- Mark Martin (13.3)
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (13.3)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Martinsville (3 or more starts):
- Robby Gordon (34.5)
- Sam Hornish, Jr. (32.0)
- Mike Bliss (31.1)
- David Gilliland (30.7)
- Todd Bodine (30.4)
- Dave Blaney (30.2)
- David Stremme (29.4)
- Reed Sorenson (27.7)
Chase drivers at Martinsville:
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | AvSt | AvFn | Rating |
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| Jimmie Johnson | 15 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 7456 | 1387 | 11.8 | 5.3 | 124.3 |
| Mark Martin | 43 | 2 | 11 | 22 | 3 | 20073 | 318 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 82.3 |
| Jeff Gordon | 33 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 16248 | 2760 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 124.3 |
| Tony Stewart | 21 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 10012 | 1193 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 114.1 |
| Kurt Busch | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8704 | 358 | 18.7 | 21.8 | 81.1 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2509 | 9 | 23.4 | 12.6 | 80.4 |
| Greg Biffle | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6352 | 15 | 21 | 23.1 | 65.5 |
| Ryan Newman | 15 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 7196 | 83 | 8.8 | 14.4 | 84.4 |
| Kasey Kahne | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5352 | 18 | 21.0 | 18.5 | 76.1 |
| Carl Edwards | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4828 | 0 | 18.3 | 18.2 | 80.0 |
| Denny Hamlin | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 3817 | 531 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 106.3 |
| Brian Vickers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4332 | 0 | 25.4 | 22.6 | 73.5 |
Driver Rating is based on a formula developed by NASCAR which combines "loop data" elements such as average running position, average speed under green, number of fastest laps, etc. There is a maximum of 150 points that a driver can earn for each race. Driver Rating is not available for races prior to 2005.
Trends:
| Driver | Overall Points | Rank | Points in last 6 races | Rank |
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| Jimmie Johnson | 5923 | 1 | 1023 | 1 |
| Mark Martin | 5833 | 2 | 958 | 2 |
| Jeff Gordon | 5788 | 3 | 948 | 3 |
| Tony Stewart | 5773 | 4 | 855 | 5 |
| Kurt Busch | 5746 | 5 | 906 | 4 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 5733 | 6 | 839 | 6 |
| Greg Biffle | 5660 | 7 | 784 | 8 |
| Ryan Newman | 5640 | 8 | 774 | 9 |
| Kasey Kahne | 5592 | 9 | 699 | 15 |
| Carl Edwards | 5587 | 10 | 705 | 13 |
| Denny Hamlin | 5551 | 11 | 726 | 10 |
| Brian Vickers | 5443 | 12 | 579 | 23 |
Drivers trending upward in the points are indicated in green; drivers trending down are indicated in red. Drivers who are generally holding their positions are not shaded, though it should be noted that being at or near the top of the points and merely maintaining that position (there's nowhere to go but down, after all) is evidence of quality performance.
Non-Chase drivers:
Drivers who failed to qualify for the Chase, but who have performed well in the past six races include Clint Bowyer (795 points, 7th overall), Kyle Busch (720 points, 11th overall) and Casey Mears (708 points, 12th overall).
* Starting position of the race winner is unknown for 4 races.
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