Track facts for Martinsville Speedway:

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• Number of previous races: 127.
• First Sprint Cup race: September 25, 1949, won by Red Byron.
• Last Sprint Cup race: April 1, 2012, won by Ryan Newman.
• Won from pole: 19, most recently by Denny Hamlin in 2010.
• Won from top-5 starting position: 67 times in 123 races (54%). Starting position of the race winner is unknown for 4 races.
• Won from top-10 starting position: 92 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: 31 in 2011.
  • Closest finish: Jimmie Johnson's .065 second margin over Jeff Gordon in 2007.
  • Most caution flags: 21 in 2007.

• From 2007-2012 a typical Martinsville race had 19.5 lead changes, 14.1 cautions for 84.8 laps, and an average green-flag run of 27.7 laps.

Manufacturers / Owners:

• Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet (49), Ford (26), Plymouth (12), Dodge (10), Oldsmobile (8), Pontiac (8), Toyota (4), Buick (3), Chrysler (3), Hudson (2), Mercury (2).

• Victories by owner: Petty Enterprises (19), Rick Hendrick (18), Junior Johnson-Richard Howard (13), Holman-Moody (7), Joe Gibbs (7), Richard Childress (7), Roger Penske (6), all others (50).

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 (34)	J.D. McDuffie (40)
  Top 10:	Dave Blaney (23)	Dave Blaney (23)
  Pole:	Ken Schrader (51)	Ken Schrader (51)
  Lap led:	Brian Vickers (14)	Buddy Arrington (41)
  Lead-lap finish:	Hermie Sadler (13)	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 (25)	Richard Petty (30)
  Top 10s:	Jeff Gordon (31)	Richard Petty (37)
  Poles:	Jeff Gordon (7)	Darrell Waltrip (8)
  Laps:	Terry Labonte (23,802)	Richard Petty (27,891)
  Laps led:	Jeff Gordon (3,423)	Cale Yarborough (3,733)
  Lead-lap finishes:	Jeff Gordon (30)	Jeff Gordon (30)

  
  
  
• Best average finish among active drivers at Martinsville (3 or more starts):

  1. Jimmie Johnson (5.8)
  2. Denny Hamlin (6.4)
  3. Jeff Gordon (7.1)
  4. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (12.6)
  5. Tony Stewart (13.2)
  6. Mark Martin (13.3)
  7. Brad Keselowski (13.4)
  8. Ryan Newman (13.7)
  9. Terry Labonte (14.0)
  10. Clint Bowyer (14.7)

  
  

• Worst average finish among active drivers at Martinsville (3 or more starts):

  1. Michael McDowell (36.8)
  2. Landon Cassill (34.8)
  3. Robby Gordon (33.5)
  4. J.J. Yeley (33.3)
  5. Scott Speed (32.2)
  6. David Stremme (31.7)
  7. Hermie Sadler (31.5)
  8. Dave Blaney (31.3)
  9. David Gilliland (31.2)
  10. Mike Bliss (30.5)

  
  

  'Chase' drivers at Martinsville:

  Driver	Races	Win	T5	T10	Pole	Laps	Led	AvSt	AvFn	Rating
  Brad Keselowski	5	0	0	2	0	2521	2	17.4	13.4	82.3
  Jimmie Johnson	21	6	14	18	1	10480	1788	12.4	5.8	121.3
  Denny Hamlin	14	4	9	12	2	6841	1127	11.3	6.4	113.3
  Clint Bowyer	13	0	1	7	0	6389	93	17.0	14.7	87.8
  Kasey Kahne	17	0	1	2	1	7824	19	19.5	21.7	73.5
  Martin Truex, Jr.	13	0	2	4	0	6168	1	17.7	21.4	68.4
  Tony Stewart	27	3	9	15	3	12994	1208	13.2	13.2	101.5
  Jeff Gordon	39	7	25	31	7	19269	3423	7.1	7.1	120.6
  Matt Kenseth	25	0	3	8	0	12401	72	22.3	16.0	79.1
  Kevin Harvick	22	1	3	10	0	10763	363	13.4	16.0	94.8
  Greg Biffle	19	0	0	2	0	9304	21	19.7	21.9	67.6
  Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	25	0	10	14	0	12379	868	13.4	12.6	100.1

  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.

  Other notable Driver Ratings at Martinsville: Kyle Busch (94.4), Ryan Newman (90.1), Jeff Burton (88.7), Jason Leffler (87.5), Mark Martin (86.9), Jamie McMurray (83.2), Juan Pablo Montoya (82.4), Carl Edwards (80.5).