NASCAR 2019 Race 6: Martinsville STP 500 race thread

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Schedule:

Friday, March 22
1:05 p.m. Truck Series first practice No TV
3:05 p.m. Truck Series second practice No TV

Saturday, March 23
9:35 a.m. Cup Series First Practice FS1/fuboTV
10:40 a.m. Truck Series qualifying FS1/fuboTV
12:30 p.m. Cup Series final practice FS1/fuboTV
2 p.m. NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series Race at Martinsville Fox/fuboTV
5:10 p.m. NASCAR qualifying FS1/fuboTV

Sunday, March 24
Time Event Channel
2 p.m. STP 500 FS1/MRN



Distance 263 miles (423 km)
Laps 500 (Stage 1: 130, Stage 2: 130, Stage 3: 240)
Facts:




Track Specs:
Track Length: 0.526 mile (0.847 km)
Degree of Banking: Turns: 12 degrees
Straightaways: Banking: 0 degrees(flat)
Straights: 800 feet
Grandstand Seating: 55,000

Pit Stalls:
Length: 28 feet
Width: 14 feet

Track Records & Stats

March 2018 Race Winner: Clint Bowyer, Stared 9th, 81.663mph
October 2018 Race Winner: Joey Logano Started 11th, 75.31mph
Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon, Sept 1996, 82.223mph
Oldest Race Winner: Harry Gant, 51 years, 8 months, 12 days, 9/22/1991
Youngest Race Winner: Richard Petty, 22 years, 9 months, 8 days, 4/10/1960

March 2018 Pole Winner: Martin Truex, Jr. 95.415mph, finished 4h
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 96.254mph, finished 3rd
Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, March 28, 2014, 100.201mph, set in first round of qualifying
Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 45 years, 6 months, 14 days, 4/26/1987
Youngest Pole Winner: Ricky Rudd, 24 years, 7 months, 14 days, 04/26/1981
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kurt Busch, Oct 2002, started 36th

Most Wins - Active Driver: Jimmie Johnson, 8
Most Wins - All Time: Richard Petty, 15
Most Poles - Active Driver: Joey Logano, 4
Most Poles - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 8
Most Top 5s: 30 - Richard Petty; Active leader - 19 - Jimmie Johnson
Most Top 10s: 38 - Jeff Gordon; Active leader, 24 - Jimmie Johnson

Race statistics

Lead changes: 6 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 33
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 13 minutes and 14 seconds
Average speed: 81.663 miles per hour (131.424 km/h)