First Data 500
Martinsville Raceway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #33 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race #7 of 10
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:14pm/et
Laps/Stages: 500 laps total. Stages end on laps: 130/260/500
TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING
Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
On track schedule
Practices:
Saturday, October 26, 9:05-9:55am/et, TV-TBA;
Saturday, October 26,, 12:030-12:50pm/et, TV-TBA.
Qualifying:
Saturday, October 26, at 4:35pm/et, TV-TBA.
Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)
Friday, October 25
8:00 PM 10:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Saturday, October 26
6:00 AM-6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
9:05 AM-9:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
12:00 PM-12:50 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
4:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)
Sunday, October 27
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
1:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
2:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 130/260/500 LAPS = 263 MILES )
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
October 2018 Race Winner: Joey Logano 75.31mph, started 11th
March 2019 Race Winner: Brad Keselowski, 78.158 mph, started 3rd
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
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 96.254mph, finished 3rd
March 2019 Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 97.830 mph, finished 19th
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 (March 2019)
Lead changes: 4 among 3 different drivers (Laps Led: Keselowski (446), Elliott (49), Logano (5))
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 56
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 54 seconds
Average speed: 78.158 miles per hour (125.783 km/h)
Martinsville Raceway
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race #33 of 36
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race #7 of 10
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 3:14pm/et
Laps/Stages: 500 laps total. Stages end on laps: 130/260/500
TELEVISION / RADIO / STREAMING
Television Coverage: Time 3:00pm/et, NBCSN and streamed at NBC Sports Live (available with participating TV provider login)
Radio Coverage (over the air and streaming): Motor Racing Network (MRN) / SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR (available with subscription)
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
On track schedule
Practices:
Saturday, October 26, 9:05-9:55am/et, TV-TBA;
Saturday, October 26,, 12:030-12:50pm/et, TV-TBA.
Qualifying:
Saturday, October 26, at 4:35pm/et, TV-TBA.
Complete Event Schedule (times local to the track)
Friday, October 25
8:00 PM 10:00 PM MENCS HAULERS ENTER (EQUIPMENT UNLOAD)
Saturday, October 26
6:00 AM-6:00 PM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
8:30 AM MENCS ROOKIE MEETING & RANDOM DRAWING
9:05 AM-9:55 AM MENCS 1ST PRACTICE
12:00 PM-12:50 PM MENCS FINAL PRACTICE
4:35 PM MENCS QUALIFYING IMPOUND (SINGLE VEHICLE / TWO LAPS ALL POSITIONS)
Sunday, October 27
9:00 AM MENCS GARAGE OPEN
1:00 PM MENCS DRIVER / CREW CHIEF MEETING
2:20 PM MENCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
3:00 PM MENCS RACE (STAGES 130/260/500 LAPS = 263 MILES )
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
October 2018 Race Winner: Joey Logano 75.31mph, started 11th
March 2019 Race Winner: Brad Keselowski, 78.158 mph, started 3rd
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
October 2018 Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 96.254mph, finished 3rd
March 2019 Pole Winner: Joey Logano, 97.830 mph, finished 19th
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 (March 2019)
Lead changes: 4 among 3 different drivers (Laps Led: Keselowski (446), Elliott (49), Logano (5))
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 56
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 21 minutes and 54 seconds
Average speed: 78.158 miles per hour (125.783 km/h)
