MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 27: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 27, 2019 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, going into the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Wednesday, Wednesday, June 10, at 7 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

Martinsville Speedway Data
Season Race #: 11 of 36 (06-10-20)
Track Size: 0.526-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 800 feet
Backstretch Length: 800 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 240 laps

Top 10 Driver Ratings at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson……………………… 109.8
Denny Hamlin………………………… 107.2
Kyle Busch…………………………….. 104.1
Brad Keselowski………………………. 99.7
Joey Logano……………………………. 94.7
Ryan Blaney……………………………. 94.2
Kevin Harvick…………………………… 94.2
Clint Bowyer…………………………….. 91.6
Matt Kenseth……………………………. 87.9
Chase Elliott…………………………….. 87.4
Note: Driver Ratings compiled from 2005-2019 races (30 total) among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway.

MARTINSVILLE-SPECIFIC LOOP DATA STATISTICS

(Driver stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)

Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

• Three top fives, four top 10s
• Average finish of 12.875, fifth-best
• Average Running Position of 10.429, third-best
• Driver Rating of 94.2, sixth-best
• 101 Fastest Laps Run, 14th-best
• 2,711 Laps in the Top 15 (67.7%), 14th-most
• 154 Quality Passes, 16th-most

Clint Bowyer (No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)

• One win, six top fives, 16 top 10s
• Average finish of 14.286, 10th-best
• Average Running Position of 13.491, eighth-best
• Driver Rating of 91.6, eighth-best
• 508 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
• 9,528 Laps in the Top 15 (67.9%), fifth-most
• 862 Quality Passes, fifth-most

Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Two wins, 16 top fives, 17 top 10s; two poles
• Average finish of 12.069, fourth-best
• Average Running Position of 10.441, fourth-best
• Driver Rating of 104.1, third-best
• 861 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
• 11,528 Laps in the Top 15 (79.3%), third-most
• 919 Quality Passes, third-most

Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Two top fives, four top 10s
• Average finish of 17.111, 11th-best
• Average Running Position of 15.112, 10th-best
• Driver Rating of 87.4, 10th-best
• 241 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
• 2,720 Laps in the Top 15 (60.4%), 13th-most
• 190 Quality Passes, 15th-most

Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• Five wins, 15 top fives, 21 top 10s; four poles
• Average finish of 9.393, second-best
• Average Running Position of 9.148, series-best
• Driver Rating of 107.2, second-best
• 959 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
• 11,593 Laps in the Top 15 (82.6%), second-most
• 977 Quality Passes, series-most

Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)

• One win, five top fives, 19 top 10s
• Average finish of 13.767, eighth-best
• Average Running Position of 12.696, seventh-best
• Driver Rating of 94.2, seventh-best
• 540 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
• 10,656 Laps in the Top 15 (70.9%), fourth-most
• 892 Quality Passes, fourth-most

Jimmie Johnson (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

• Nine wins, 19 top fives, 24 top 10s; three poles
• Average finish of 9.267, series-best
• Average Running Position of 9.413, second-best
• Driver Rating of 109.8, series-best
• 1,143 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
• 12,073 Laps in the Top 15 (80.3%), series-most
• 957 Quality Passes, second-most

Matt Kenseth (No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet)

• Six top fives, 15 top 10s
• Average finish of 13.556, seventh-best
• Average Running Position of 14.230, ninth-best
• Driver Rating of 87.9, ninth-best
• 328 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-best
• 7,931 Laps in the Top 15 (58.6%), eighth-most
• 677 Quality Passes, ninth-most

Brad Keselowski (No. 2 Team Penske Ford)

• Two wins, nine top fives, 14 top 10s
• Average finish of 10.850, third-best
• Average Running Position of 11.283, fifth-best
• Driver Rating of 99.7, fourth-best
• 590 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
• 7,354 Laps in the Top 15 (73.3%), 11th-most
• 692 Quality Passes, eighth-most

Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

• One win, six top fives, ten top 10s; five poles
• Average finish of 13.182, sixth-best
• Average Running Position of 11.679, sixth-best
• Driver Rating of 94.7, fifth-best
• 392 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
• 625 Laps in the Top 15 (69.1%), 10th-most
• 661 Quality Passes, 10th-most

Ryan Newman (No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford)

• One win, eight top fives, 17 top 10s; three poles
• Average finish of 14.200, ninth-best
• Average Running Position of 15.271, 11th-best
• Driver Rating of 84.3, 11th-best
• 204 Fastest Laps Run, 12th-best
• 8,223 Laps in the Top 15 (54.7%), seventh-most
• 779 Quality Passes, sixth-most

Martin Truex Jr (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

• One win, six top fives, 12 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 17.393, 12th-best
• Average Running Position of 16.822, 13th-best
• Driver Rating of 82.2, 12th-best
• 427 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
• 7,789 Laps in the Top 15 (55.5%), ninth-most
• 586 Quality Passes, 11th-most

NASCAR Cup Series 2020 Top 16 in the Driver Standings at Martinsville Speedway

* – Based on last 30 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2019).

Martinsville Qualifying/Race Data
2019 pole winner:
Joey Logano, Ford
97.830 mph, 19.356 secs. 03-24-19

Track qualifying record:
Joey Logano, Ford
100.201 mph, 18.898 secs. 03-28-14

2019 race winner:
Brad Keselowski, Ford
78.158 mph, (03:21:54), 03-24-19

Track race record:
Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet
82.223 mph, (3:11:55), 09-22-96

Martinsville Speedway:

HISTORY

• Opened in September of 1947 by H. Clay Earles, Martinsville Speedway, originally a dirt track, is one of the oldest continuously-operating race tracks in the United States.
• The first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Martinsville was on July 4, 1948.
• The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway was Sept. 25, 1949.
• The track was paved in 1955.
• The first 500-lap event at Martinsville was in 1956.
• Concrete corners were added atop asphalt in 1976.
• There have been 142 NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.

STARTS

• A total of 632 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway; 404 have competed in more than one.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Martinsville Speedway with 67; followed by Dave Marcis and Ricky Rudd with 55 each.
• Kurt Busch leads the series in starts among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with 39; followed by Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth with 37 each.
• In total, 62 drivers have made their first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway.
• Gray Gaulding (10/30/2016), Chase Elliott (03/29/2015) and Michael McDowell (3/30/2008) are the active drivers who have made their first NASCAR Cup Series career start at Martinsville.
• Fonty Flock (nine starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.125.
• Joey Logano (22 starts) leads all active drivers in the series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 8.182.

Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

POLES

• In total 61 different drivers have won poles at Martinsville Speedway; eight of the 61 pole winners are active this weekend.
• 28 of the 61 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville pole winners have won multiple poles.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Martinsville Speedway with eight Busch Pole Awards (1979, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1992).
• Curtis Turner won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Award at Martinsville Speedway in 1949.
• Joey Logano leads the series among active drivers with the most poles at Martinsville with five – 2015 sweep, spring 2016, fall 2017 and spring 2019. 
• A total of 13 different drivers have won two or more consecutive poles at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Joey Logano who won three consecutive poles at Martinsville from 2015-2016. 
• Five drivers have won three or more consecutive poles at Martinsville Speedway in the series: Glen Wood (fall of 1959 and 1960 sweep, Darrell Waltrip (1979 sweep and spring 1980), Mark Martin (fall of 1990 and 1991 sweep), Jeff Gordon (2003 sweep and spring 2004), Joey Logano (2015 sweep, 2016 spring)
• Youngest series Martinsville pole winner: Ricky Rudd (April 26, 1981 – 24 years, 7 months, 14 days).
• Oldest series Martinsville pole winner: Morgan Shepherd (April 26, 1987 – 45 years, 6 months, 14 days).
• A total of 12 different drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Martinsville Speedway; none are active this weekend.

WINS

• A total of 53 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway. 10 of the 53 different winners are active this weekend.
• 26 of the 53 different NASCAR Cup Series winners at Martinsville Speedway have won multiple times.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 15 victories (1960, 1962, 1963, 1967 sweep, 1968, 1969 sweep, 1970, 1971, 1972 sweep, 1973, 1975, 1979).
• Jimmie Johnson leads the series among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with nine victories (2004, 2006, 2007 sweep, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016)
• A total of 12 NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Martinsville Speedway.

• • Fred Lorenzen won four series races straight (the most) from the fall of 1963 through the spring of 1965. 
  • Jimmie Johnson is the most recent driver to win consecutive races (2012 Playoff race / spring of 2013) at Martinsville.

• A total of 12 different drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Ricky Craven (10/15/2001).

• Youngest series Martinsville winner: Richard Petty (April 10, 1960 – 22 years, 9 months, 8 days).
• Oldest series Martinsville winner: Harry Gant (September 22, 1991 – 51 years, 8 months, 12 days).
• 20 of the 142 NASCAR Cup Series races (14.1%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the Busch pole. Three of those 20 wins came from active drivers:

• • Jimmie Johnson (2012 and Spring of 2013)
  • Denny Hamlin (2010) 

Note: Johnson won from the first starting position in 2008 but qualifying was not held due to weather. A total of 21 wins have come from the first starting position (a winning percentage of 14.7%).

• The first starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Martinsville, producing more wins (21 victories – a winning percentage of 14.7%) than any other starting position.
• 36 of the 142 (25.8%) NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the front row: 21 from the first starting position and 15 from the second starting position.

NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Martinsville Speedway

Note: In four of the early races at Martinsville Speedway (1950, Spring 1953, Fall 1953 and Spring 1954), the starting positions were not provided on the official race reports; therefore, the below chart is based off the provided starting positions of the winners of the remaining 138 races.

• The deepest in the field that a race winner has started is 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002.
• Martin Truex Jr. competed at Martinsville Speedway 28 times before winning last season; the longest span of any the 10 active NASCAR Cup Series winners.
• Clint Bowyer competed at Martinsville Speedway 24 times before winning in 2018; the second longest span of any the 10 active NASCAR Cup Series winners.
• Six active winners have made 10 or more attempts before their first win at Martinsville Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (28), Clint Bowyer (24), Kyle Busch (21) Ryan Newman (20), Kevin Harvick (19), Brad Keselowski (14).
• Jimmie Johnson can become the third driver in series history to record 10 or more wins at more than one track with a win this weekend; joining NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty and Darrell Waltrip. Johnson currently has nine series wins at Martinsville.

•  In total 39 different car owners have won at Martinsville Speedway.
• Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 24 wins – Jeff Gordon (nine), Jimmie Johnson (nine), Darrell Waltrip (four), Geoffrey Bodine (one) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one).

Top Five in Owner Wins at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time)

• A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway:

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes

• A total of 68 NASCAR Cup series drivers have finished runner-up at Martinsville Speedway.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads all drivers with seven runner-up finishes.
• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with four runner-up finishes at Martinsville

Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Top-Five Finishes

• A total of 153 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-five at Martinsville.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 30; followed by Jeff Gordon with 29.
• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with 19 top fives at Martinsville, followed by Kyle Busch with 16 top-five finishes.

Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Top-10 Finishes

• A total of 261 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top 10 at Martinsville.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 38 top 10s; followed by Richard Petty with 37.
• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in top 10s at Martinsville with 24; followed by Denny Hamlin with 21.

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

• Dick Hutcherson (five starts) leads the series in average finishing position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.8 average finish.
• Jimmie Johnson (34 starts) leads the series among active drivers in average finishing positions at Martinsville Speedway with a 8.0; followed by Denny Hamlin with a 9.8 (26 starts).

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

TRACK/EVENT SPECIFIC STATS

• Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions 10 times in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway:

• Eight NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been shortened due to weather:

• There have been six series races that have ended in NASCAR Overtime at Martinsville Speedway:

• Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is the April 1, 2007 race won by Jimmie Johnson with a MOV of 0.065 second over second-place Jeff Gordon.

Top Five Closest NASCAR Cup Series Margins of Victory at Martinsville Speedway

LAP LEADERS

• A total of 152 different drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have led at least one lap at Martinsville.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough leads the series in laps led at Martinsville Speedway with 3,851 laps led (28.8%) in 31 starts.

• Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in series in laps led at Martinsville with 2,862 (16.1%) in 37 starts.

• The most laps led by the NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Martinsville Speedway was 493 laps led of the scheduled 500 (98.6%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen on Sept. 27, 1964; he started from the pole.
• The most laps led by a NASCAR Cup Series driver that did not win the race at Martinsville Speedway was 432 laps led of the scheduled 500 (86.4%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison on Sept. 24, 1972; he started from the pole, but finished second.
• The fewest laps led by the NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Martinsville Speedway was four laps  of the scheduled 500 by John Andretti on April 18, 1999; he started the race 21st.
• Jimmie Johnson needs to lead 138 laps or more at Martinsville Speedway to become just the fifth driver in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at multiple tracks; joining NASCAR Hall of Famers Cale Yarbrough (five tracks with 3,000 or more laps led), Richard Petty (four tracks), Rusty Wallace (three tracks) and Darrell Waltrip (two tracks).
• Below are the seven drivers in series history to lead 3,000 or more laps at a single track:
  

FEMALE COMPETITOR STATS

• Danica Patrick is the only female driver to compete at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series. Below are Patrick’s stats at Martinsville.  

NASCAR IN VIRGINIA

• There have been 524 NASCAR national series races among 10 tracks in the state of Virginia.
• Martinsville Speedway hosted the very first NASCAR national series race in the state of Virginia on Sept. 25, 1949 –  the NASCAR Cup Series event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).

VIRGINIA IN NASCAR

• A total of 181 different drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Virginia.
• 19 drivers from Virginia have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series. 11 of the 19 Virginia native NASCAR winners have won in the NASCAR Cup Series.
• In total the drivers from Virginia have won 257 NASCAR national series races combined.

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