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5 unusual facts about Martinsville Speedway


Bully Hill Vineyards 200

The truck series also races two races at Martinsville Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway and also Kentucky Speedway however, both of those tracks also host a Sprint Cup Series race.

Martinsville

Martinsville Speedway, an auto racing track located just outside the Virginia city

Ridgeway Clocks

A Ridgeway Grandfather Clock is presented to the winners of NASCAR Sprint Cup races at the Martinsville Speedway.

SunTrust Indy Challenge

Later, NASCAR sanctioned two Championship Car events at nearby Martinsville Speedway in 1952 and 1953.

Tony Siscone

Siscone also won the 1984 NASCAR Cardinal 500 at the Martinsville Speedway, only 2 years after receiving serious burns to both hands at the Martinsville track after being involved in a fiery crash with Ray Evernham.


Aric Almirola

In 2013 Almirola returned to Richard Petty Motorsports' No. 43 in the Sprint Cup Series; at Martinsville Speedway in October, the team ran the No. 41 to honor Maurice Petty's induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame.


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Darrell Waltrip Motorsports

In 2003, Waltrip fielded his own truck, this time in partnership with brother Michael and HT Motorsports for a pair of Craftsman Truck races at Martinsville Speedway with the #17, the first with Tide (with the Tide with Bleach brand, intentionally reminiscent of his 1989 Daytona 500 win), and the second with the Aaron's promotion of The Three Stooges that ran in various series.