9 - Kasey Kahne (No. 9 Budweiser Dodge)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 89.9
2009 Rundown
• Two wins, six top fives, 13 top 10s
• Average finish of 14.5
• Led 7 races for 247 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
• One top five, two top 10s
• Average finish of 18.5 in 11 races
• Average Running Position of 20.2, 19th-best
• Driver Rating of 76.1, 18th-best
• 102 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-most
10 - Carl Edwards (No. 99 Aflac Ford)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 89.0
2009 Rundown
• Seven top fives, 13 top 10s
• Average finish of 14.4
• Led 11 races for 162 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
• One top five, two top 10s
• Average finish of 18.2 in 10 races
• Average Running Position of 17.3, 15th-best
• Driver Rating of 80.0, 16th-best
• 96 Fastest Laps Run, ninth-most
• 341 Green Flag Passes, sixth-most
11 - Denny Hamlin (No. 11 FedEx Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 101.0
2009 Rundown
• Two wins, 11 top fives, 16 top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 13.8
• Led 16 races for 1,090 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
• One win, five top fives, seven top 10s; one pole
• Average finish of 8.0 in eight races
• Average Running Position of 10.7, fifth-best
• Driver Rating of 106.3, fourth-best
• 194 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-most
• 321 Green Flag Passes, 10th-most
• Average Green Flag Speed of 91.110 mph, fifth-fastest
• 3,012 Laps in the Top 15 (75.1%), fifth-most
• 190 Quality Passes, sixth-most
12 - Brian Vickers (No. 83 Red Bull Toyota)
• Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 83.9
2009 Rundown
• One win, four top fives, 13 top 10s; six poles
• Average finish of 16.6
• Led 10 races for 101 laps
Martinsville Speedway Outlook:
• One top 10
• Average finish of 22.6 in nine races
• Average Running Position of 19.7, 18th-best
• Driver Rating of 73.5, 19th-best
• 114 Quality Passes, 13th-most
At Martinsville Speedway:
History
• Opened in September 1947 by H. Clay Earles, Martinsville Speedway, originally a dirt track, is one of the oldest continuously-operating racing facilities in the United States.
• The first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Martinsville was on July 4, 1948.
• The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on Sept. 25, 1949.
• The track was paved in 1955.
• The first 500-lap event at Martinsville was in 1956.
• Concrete corners were added atop the asphalt track in 1976.
Notebook
• There have been 121 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.
• Curtis Turner won the pole for the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville in 1949.
• Red Byron won the first NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville.
• 55 drivers have won poles, led by Darrell Waltrip with eight. Jeff Gordon, with seven poles, can tie that mark this weekend.
• Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and Darrell Waltrip share the consecutive pole record, each with three.
• 45 different drivers have won races, led by Richard Petty with 15.
• Fred Lorenzen holds the consecutive win record (4).
• 17 races have been won from the pole, the last by Jimmie Johnson in October 2008.
• Jeff Gordon leads all active drivers with seven victories.
• Petty Enterprises has won 19 races, more than any other organization. Hendrick Motorsports, with 19 wins, can tie that mark this weekend.
• Kurt Busch won the 2002 fall race from the 36th starting position, the furthest back a race winner has started.
• Three drivers average a top-10 finish: Jimmie Johnson (5.3), Jeff Gordon (6.8), Denny Hamlin (8.0).
Martinsville Speedway Data
Race #: 32 of 36 (10-25-09)
Track Size: .526 mile
Race Length: 500 laps/263 miles
· Banking/Corners: 12 degrees
· Banking/Straights: 0 degrees
· Frontstretch: 800 feet
· Backstretch: 800 feet
Driver Rating at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson 124.3
Jeff Gordon 124.3
Tony Stewart 114.1
Denny Hamlin 106.3
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 102.4
Kevin Harvick 89.6
Kyle Busch 89.1
Jamie McMurray 87.7
Jeff Burton 84.6
Ryan Newman 84.4
Note: Driver Rating compiled from 2005-2008 races (7 total) at Martinsville Speedway.
Qualifying/Race Data
2008 pole winner: None (inclement weather)
2008 race winner: Jimmie Johnson, 75.931 mph, 10-19-08)
Track qualifying record: Tony Stewart (98.083 mph, 19.306 secs., 10-21-05)
Race record: Jeff Gordon (82.223 mph, 9-22-96)
Estimated Pit Window: Every 140-150 laps, based on fuel mileage.
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