NASCAR 2020 Race 35 (Playoff #9): Martinsville XFINITY 500

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XFINITY 500
Sunday, November 1, 2020 - Martinsville Raceway
2:00pm/et
Laps: 500 - Stages: 130/260/500

TV: NBC - Radio: MRN, Sirius XM NASCAR

Race #9 of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs

Sunday, November 1
** ACCESS RESTRICTED – ESSENTIAL PERSONNEL ONLY **
6:00 AM-2:45 PM CROSS-OVER GATE OPEN
7:00 AM-1:00 PM NCS GARAGE ACCESS SCREENING IN PROGRESS
7:00 AM NCS GARAGE OPEN
1:50 PM NCS DRIVERS REPORT TO VEHICLES (GRID LOCATION)
2:00 PM NCS RACE (STAGES 130/260/500 LAPS = 263 MILES )
6:00 PM Approx CROSS-OVER GATE OPEN
6:30 PM Approx NCS HAULERS EXIT

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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

June 2020 Race Winner: Martin Truex, Jr, 77.378 mph, Started 5th

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

June 2020 Pole: Ryan Blaney, by random draw, Finished 2nd

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

Lead changes: 14 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 52
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 23 minutes and 56 seconds
Average speed: 77.378 miles per hour (124.528 km/h)
 
race details:
Race details:
NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
500 laps / 263 miles
Stages: 130 – 260 – 500
Competition caution: Lap 60
Average time of race: 3:30
Fuel window: 154 laps
Pit road speed: 30 mph
 
Favorites by driver:
Elliott: orziz, crazed
Keselowski: dara, minitor, TimeKeeper
Truex: bigstar, 4me2c, superbox, Oakster

Other Drivers: bell, blaney, bowman, KyleBusch, KurtBusch, hamlin, harvick, logano.
 
He did get a lap back during that last caution but he is not holding up the speed so good and may even get lapped again :eek:

It's will be a sad day if Harvick does not make the final 4 :(