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Here are the contenders for the crown: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin.

Oddly, neither won a Martinsville race last year (Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart did), but that was a rarity.

Every year since 2003, at least one of those three drivers has won a Martinsville race. And even though Martinsville’s history goes all the way back to 1949, the three already reside near the top of the track’s wins list. Gordon has seven wins (tied for third-most); Johnson has six wins (tied for fifth); and Hamlin has four wins (tied for ninth).

Gordon needs the usual Martinsville success most – he currently sits 25th (the lowest points position through five races of his career), 51 points outside the top 10.

If a Gordon victory occurs (or a Johnson, Kasey Kahne or Dale Earnhardt Jr. win), it’ll be Hendrick Motorsports’ 200th win. That scene would be fitting – Martinsville was the site of Hendrick’s first win in 1984. Hendrick would also tie Petty Enterprises from most wins all time at the Virginia short track.

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DAUGHERTY GETS UP FROM BEHIND THE DESK FOR THE DAY
TO CLIMB INTO A RACE TRUCK AND TEST AT MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY

HARRISBURG, N.C. (November 28, 2011) – – Brad Daugherty may be best known as a five-time NBA All-Star or for his work as an ESPN analyst for NASCAR’s top touring divisions. However, his passion for racing runs deeper than just with his co-ownership of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team JTG Daugherty Racing.

Taking a closer look at Daugherty’s fervor for racing, he dabbles as a driver himself in the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) and other racing series. In preparation for competition in the NASA Southeast Region next season, he has decided to test a NASCAR Camping World Series truck at Martinsville Speedway on Wednesday.

Continue reading “Brad Daugherty testing race truck at Martinsville this week”

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1 4 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet
2 7 48 Jimmie Johnson Mylowes Chevrolet
3 10 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
4 5 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
5 11 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota
6 23 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
7 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mt. Dew Paint the 88 / National Guard Chevrolet
8 24 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
9 1 99 Carl Edwards Scotts Winterguard Ford
10 12 39 Ryan Newman HAAS Automation Chevrolet
11 16 43 A J Allmendinger AdvoCare Ford
12 33 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota
13 26 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
14 8 22 Kurt Busch Shell Pennzoil Dodge
15 15 16 Greg Biffle 3M Filtrete Ford
16 35 38 Travis Kvapil(i) Long John Silver’s Ford
17 3 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
18 22 20 Joey Logano Interstate Batteries Toyota
19 13 33 Clint Bowyer American Ethanol / Cheerios Chevrolet
20 28 00 David Reutimann Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota

Continue reading “2011 NASCAR Race #33 Results, Chase Race #7: Martinsville”