Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 Fact Sheet
Compiled by racing-reference.info
Track facts for Martinsville Speedway:
Previous Cup races at Martinsville
Active Cup drivers' career stats at Martinsville
- Number of previous races: 147.
- First Cup race: September 25, 1949, won by Red Byron.
- Last Cup race: October 31, 2021, won by Alex Bowman.
- Won from pole: 21, most recently by Jimmie Johnson in 2013.
- Won from top-5 starting position: 75 times in 144 races (52%). Starting position of the race winner is unknown for 3 races.
- Won from top-10 starting position: 106 times (72%).
- Won from 21st or worse starting position: 7 times (5%).
- 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: 100.201 mph by Joey Logano in 2014.
- Most lead changes: 33 in 2014.
- Closest finish: Jimmie Johnson's .065 second margin over Jeff Gordon in 2007.
- Most caution flags: 21 in 2007.
- From 2017-2021 a typical Martinsville race had 12.9 lead changes, 10.4 cautions for 72.3 laps, and an average green-flag run of 37.6 laps.
Manufacturers / Owners:
- Victories by manufacturer: Chevrolet (57), Ford (30), Plymouth (12), Dodge (10), Toyota (10), Oldsmobile (8), Pontiac (8), Buick (3), Chrysler (3), Hudson (2), Mercury (2).
- Most victories by owner: Rick Hendrick (25), Petty Enterprises (19), Joe Gibbs (13), Junior Johnson-Richard Howard (13), Roger Penske (9), Holman-Moody (7), Richard Childress (7).
Driver Notes:
- The most Martinsville races without a:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Win: | Greg Biffle (28 races) | Kyle Petty, Ken Schrader (54 races) |
| Top 5: | Greg Biffle (28) | J.D. McDuffie (40) |
| Top 10: | Michael McDowell (22) | Dave Blaney (26) |
| Pole: | Kevin Harvick (41) | Ken Schrader (54) |
| Lap led: | David Ragan (27) | Buddy Arrington (41) |
| Lead-lap finish: | J.J. Yeley (20) | Buddy Arrington (41) |
- Top career marks at Martinsville:
| | Active Drivers | All-Time |
| Races: | Kurt Busch (43) | Richard Petty (67) |
| Wins: | Denny Hamlin (5) | Richard Petty (15) |
| Top 5s: | Kyle Busch (17) | Richard Petty (30) |
| Top 10s: | Denny Hamlin (22) | Jeff Gordon (38) |
| Poles: | Joey Logano (5) | Darrell Waltrip (8) |
| Laps: | Kurt Busch (20,882) | Richard Petty (27,891) |
| Laps led: | Denny Hamlin (1,987) | Jeff Gordon (3,779) |
| Lead-lap finishes: | Kevin Harvick (29) | Jeff Gordon (38) |
- Best average finish among active drivers at Martinsville (3 or more starts):
- Denny Hamlin (10.2)
- Ryan Blaney (10.8)
- Brad Keselowski (10.8)
- Kyle Busch (11.8)
- Joey Logano (12.0)
- Chase Elliott (13.7)
- Kevin Harvick (14.7)
- Martin Truex, Jr. (16.1)
- Tyler Reddick (16.5)
- Christopher Bell (16.8)
- Worst average finish among active drivers at Martinsville (3 or more starts):
- Timmy Hill (36.0)
- Garrett Smithley (35.0)
- J.J. Yeley (31.4)
- Cody Ware (31.3)
- Josh Bilicki (30.0)
- Michael McDowell (29.6)
- B.J. McLeod (28.3)
- Landon Cassill (28.3)
- Ross Chastain (27.5)
- Corey LaJoie (26.6)
Current top-10 drivers at Martinsville:
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: Denny Hamlin (105.6), Brad Keselowski (99.2), Kurt Busch (81.7).
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