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MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — The Martinsville Speedway is preparing for another weekend of fast cars and screaming fans. Races don't start until Friday night, but that's not stopping fans from already getting to the track to enjoy the atmosphere and relax ahead of race weekend.
As historic as Daytona International Speedway, Darlington Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway are to NASCAR fans, Martinsville is the magnum opus of NASCAR history. The track was built in 1947, and when the NASCAR Modified Division held its first season of competition in 1948, the then-dirt surface of Martinsville was on the schedule.
The Virginia Department of Transportation has given numerous recommendations for race fans who are driving to Martinsville Speedway from March 28 to March 30.
Joe Gibbs Racing's Christopher Bell snagged the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.
The roar of engines and the scent of the speedway signal a thrilling weekend for NASCAR enthusiasts at Martinsville.
It didn’t take Denny Hamlin long to find the recipe for success in Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway. Hamlin grabbed the lead on Lap126 of 400 in the seventh NASCAR Cup Series race of the season and never looked back.
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — There might not be a better track for Ryan Blaney to snap his recent skid than Martinsville Speedway. Blaney enters today’s having failed to finish the last three races — the first time in his career he’s had such a streak.