Martinsville

Please Enjoy these pictures. We had great seats. We have A TON more pictures that I will hopefully get uploaded soon. For starters I want to say that we had hoped to have something posted about our trip a lot sooner. But the problems I have been having with the my hosting provider [...]

DAVID RAGAN – No. 6 AAA Ford Fusion (Finished 13th) – “We had a top-10 car. Jimmy Fennig and our AAA team had an excellent back-up car prepared and it was just one of those racing deals.  Matt had new tires on.  He was coming hard and I was just a little free off the [...]

Martinsville qualifying got rained out last Friday, so everyone at this point knows the drill after all that mess goes down. The starting grid goes in order by points. Why don’ we just serve Jimmie Johnson his third Sprint Cup trophy on a silver platter already. We will also get to see the debut of media hyped almost [...]

Me and the family are heading to Virginia today to see my side of the family. The bonus to this trip is that we will be at Martinsville Speedway Sunday for the Sprint Cup Series race. Our tickets are for row 55 or 57 (not sure, I have to check with Jeni) about halfway between the [...]

10/17: Ryan Newman will be a guest on SPEED’s Trackside Live on Friday night at Martinsville Speedway. The show begins at 6 p.m. ET at the SPEED stage. Ryan Newman and his #12 Alltel Dodge team are racing at Martinsville Speedway for the TUMS QuikPak 500 this Sunday afternoon. Newman has a pretty good record at [...]

Here is an excerpt from Sunday’s Martinsville Reporter-Times recalling the flooding and the damaged caused back in Martinsville and Paragon Indiana back in 1913: The recent flood was strikingly similar in the amount of damage caused by the flood of March 1913, but the similarity stops there. In 1913, more than 12 hours of heavy rains caused [...]

The Martinsville overnight TV Ratings for the Cup race were the same as last year. NASCAR on Fox tallied a 4.9/10 that Sunday for racing from Martinsville. The 4.9/10 is flat with last year’s Martinsville rating (4.9/11), but in this case that’s good news given the dramatically tougher competition faced by this year’s [...]

This is our first edition for A Fan’s View. It was written to us by the KingofKings. He is member of the message boards. The following is what KingofKings had to say about his experience at Martinsville for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500. I live in Chloe, Virginia and attended the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 [...]

Ryan Newman and his Penske Racing #12 Alltel Dodge had a rough day at Martinsville for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500. Newman finished in 19th place yesterday and is currently 11th in the championship driver points standings, 174 points behind leader Jeff Burton. Newman had to fight an ill handling car through out the entire day. [...]

I tell you what, I sure do like Martinsville better than Bristol. I am hoping that the empty seats that I saw on Sunday were weather related and not a slow down on NASCAR's popularity. I believe this year's chase is going to be one of the best ones we've seen.I am thrilled with Dale Jr.'s consistency, but I would have loved to see him win the race. Junior led a total of 146 laps, but towards the end Dale's car was pooped from being over driven."I should have been more patient," Earnhardt Jr. said. "But I just burned it up so we didn't get the finish we could have or needed to have. We got a good finish."Dale Jr. hasn't won a points race in almost two years, so he's well overdue for a win. Michael McDowell's debut didn't go over to well with other drivers, especially with Jeff Burton."We co

I tell you what, I sure do like Martinsville better than Bristol. I am hoping that the empty seats that I saw on Sunday were weather related and not a slow down on NASCAR's popularity. I believe this year's chase is going to be one of the best ones we've seen.I am thrilled with Dale Jr.'s consistency, but I would have loved to see him win the race. Junior led a total of 146 laps, but towards the end Dale's car was pooped from being over driven."I should have been more patient," Earnhardt Jr. said. "But I just burned it up so we didn't get the finish we could have or needed to have. We got a good finish."Dale Jr. hasn't won a points race in almost two years, so he's well overdue for a win. Michael McDowell's debut didn't go over to well with other drivers, especially with Jeff Burton."We co

Denny Hamlin hopes he's finally put his frustration behind him, not only at Martinsville Speedway, but throughout the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Hamlin had twice finished in the top three on the smallest, tightest track in the series, and said he felt like bad luck had let several other wins slip away, too. At Atlanta three weeks ago, he had just moved into second place when his power steering failed. Then in the last race at Bristol, a fuel pickup problem on the restart of a two-lap sprint to the finish cost him a chance to win, and he finished sixth. For 389 laps, the race looked like it would be another victory for Hendrick Motorsports at the track it has dominated by winning eight of the last 10 races. Hendrick drivers led 371 of those laps, but Hamlin and fellow Virginia native Bur

Ryan Newman finished 19th and 1 lap down for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville today. This dropped him 3 points in the points standings to 1tth place. Your winner for todays race was Denny Hamlin. The weather at Martinsville started off kind of shaky today. Rain was in the area but it held [...]

Another short track this week. After a week off i am ready for some racing. I am going through withdrawals to seem some racin’. Got to see some of the truck race yesterday. How about that Chrissy Wallace finishing 17th in here first NASCAR race. Congrats to her. I should have [...]

Ryan Newman’s and his Penske Racing #12 Alltel Dodge Team were consistent for todays practice and qualifying sessions. Ryan came in 13th for both the practice and qualifying sessions. For the qualifying session Newman had a speed of 95.079 / 19.916 and -0.250 of a second behind Jeff Gordon who captured the pole. Newman’s qualifying was improved over his [...]

*Chrissy Wallace Ready For NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Debut *Skinner Bids For Record, Third Consecutive Win At Martinsville *Same Track, Different Seat For NASCAR Mod Champion Donny Lia First Female Driver From Wallace Clan Debuts At Martinsville Chrissy Wallace (No. 03 Toyota) hopes to follow her father Mike’s footsteps into NASCAR national series competition. If she’s successful in qualifying for Saturday’s [...]

What do you think about when you hear the words “Pretty Paperclip”? I bet it’s not Martinsville Speedway. The speedway is in the shape of a paperclip and is in the opinion of some people “The Pretty Paperclip Track”. At 0.526 miles (847 meters) in length, it is the shortest track in [...]

credit - motorsports.com Newman Comes To Martinsville To Race, But Finds Time To Fish MARTINSVILLE, VA (October 20, 2008) — A few years ago, Ryan Newman hopped into his pickup truck after practice at Martinsville Speedway and went looking for a place to fish. He didn’t have a boat; he didn’t even have a map. But the NASCAR [...]

ABC's broadcast of last Sunday's Subway 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway earned a final Nielsen Media Research rating of 3.7, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily reports. The rating is 9.8 percent lower than the 4.1 NBC earned when it aired the race last year.

ALLTELRACING.COMRyan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Avenger, will have to wait one more week to try and end his 77-race winless streak after a caution during the green-white-checker finish left Newman sitting in second in Sunday's Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway.Newman, who had qualified 12th for the scheduled 500-lap race, had balance issues for most of the event, but crew chief Michael Nelson had a tire strategy in mind to help Newman at the end.The Alltel Dodge hovered inside the top 15 until Newman made his first pit stop. Newman told his crew that his car was loose on entry and exit to the corners and it was tight in the center.Nelson decided to alternate on pit stops between four tires and two tires. The first stop on lap 47 was a two-tire stop in order to get Newman track position. With right-side tires, fuel and one round up on the right-side track bar, Newman gained six spots and restarted eighth on lap 51.The car's balance remained the same despite the

I did not get to see much of the race. I caught the start and then about the last 55 laps.The end of the race was of course a green, white checkered run. Jimmie Johnson finished first with Ryan Newman on his back bumper. The green, white checkered was cut short due to another spin. I don't know if Newman could have caught Johnson or not, but he was not giving up.A couple of laps earlier (and a couple cautions earlier) Jeff Gordon was holding Newman up a little and Newman actually "muscled" his way past Gordon. I wish we could see more determined and "bullish" driving from Newman.This is from Sun Herald.com -MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The tussle between Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon started on track but ended on pit road.And there it will remain, both say.Newman got up alongside of Gordon on Lap 493 of Sunday’s Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway and two fender-banging moves later passed him for second place on Lap 494.Newman was mounting a challenge for the lead when a caution on the final

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Oct. 19, 2007) Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman will start beside one another in Sunday's Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway, as a result of the Penske Racing teammates earning the 11th and 12th starting positions, respectively, in Friday's rain-delayed qualifying session.Busch, who went out 40th in the 48-driver qualifying order, recorded a lap of 20.068 seconds, 94.359 mph, in his Miller Lite Dodge Avenger. Newman's Alltel Dodge Avenger followed Busch. The Indiana native posted a 20.072-second, 94.340-mph lap, just 0.004 second behind Busch and 0.134 second in arrears to pole winner Jeff Gordon.Sam Hornish Jr., who was attempting to make his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup debut in his Mobil 1 Dodge Avenger, was 38th quickest with a lap of 20.347 seconds, 93.065 mph. However, under NASCAR rules, he wasn't quick enough among those required to qualify on time to make it into the field. He was bumped from the grid by former Daytona 500 winner Ward Burton.The rain certainly didnt hel

Ryan Newman and his #12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing team were the 32 fastest in the second practice at Martinsville Speedway for the Subway 500 .Newman's practice run included a speed of 92.833/20.398 putting him -0.298 behind the fastest of the practice, Denny Hamlin.Practice 2 ResultsQualifying ResultsPractice 1 Results

Ryan Newman and his #12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing team were the 12 fastest in qualifying at Martinsville Speedway for the Subway 500 .Newman's qualifying run included a speed of 94.340/20.072 putting him -0.134 behind the fastest qualifier, Error! Retrieved 0 matches!.Qualifying ResultsPractice 1 Results

Ryan Newman and his #12 ALLTEL Dodge Penske Racing team were the 27 fastest in the first practice at Martinsville Speedway for the Subway 500 .Newman's practice run included a speed of 92.330/20.509 putting him -0.517 behind the fastest of the practice, Jeff Gordon.Practice 1 Results

Get ready for the most exciting races left in the NASCAR championship playoffs. The battle ground is at Martinsville, Virginal Sunday and here in Atlanta next weekend. The three events following the Martinsville and Atlanta events normally seem like Sunday afternoon runs at Dullsville Raceway.

Ryan Newman and his Penske Racing #12 ALLTEL Dodge Team will be racing here at Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the Subway 500 .Martinsville Speedway Quick Facts :Location - Martinsville, VAcompleted - 1947Distance - .526 milesShape - OvalSeating - 65,000According to NASCAR.com Jeff Gordon has the Nextel Cup race record at Martinsville with a speed and date of 82.223 - 09/22/96. Tony Stewart has the qualifying record here with a speed and date of 95.371 - 2000.Ryan Newman's History At Martinsville Speedway STARTS - 11POLES - 2WINS - 0TOP 5's - 4TOP 10's - 5AVG START - 5.8AVG FINISH - 15.1Ryan Newman's Previous Races at Martinsville2007 - Goody's Cool Orange 500 - 24 - 14 - Running2006 - DirecTV 500 - 4 - 18 - Running2006 - Subway 500 - 4 - 13 - Running2005 - Advance Auto Parts 500 - 2 - 4 - Running2005 - Subway 500 - 4 - 10 - Running2004 - Advance Auto Parts 500 - 3 - 5 - Running2004 - Subway 500 - 1 - 3 - Running2003 - Virginia 500 - 3 - 38 - Brakes2003 - Subway 500 - 8 - 5

Fox's broadcast of the April 1 Goody's Cool Orange 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway earned a final Nielsen Media Research rating of 5.3 and a 13 market share, Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Daily reports. The rating is 14.5 percent lower than the 6.2/15 the race drew in 2006 but 3.9 percent higher than the 5.1/13 of 2005. The Daily also reported that Fox's broadcast of the

Driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Ryan Newman and XM Satellite Radio Host Claire B. Lang discuss last week's NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, specifically the high energy racing during the last lap between Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya. Newman catches up with Lang this week while testing from Richmond International Raceway. They chat about the largest fish Newman ever caught, his

RYAN NEWMAN        NASCAR.COM #12    Goody's 500 results and Nextel Cup standings   1. (20) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 70.258 mph. $198,736.  2. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500, $153,861.  3. (1) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 500, $139,125.  4. (14) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 500, $105,375.  5. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, $141,833.  6. (19) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 500,

Martinsville, VA – After starting the Goody's Cool Orange 500 in 24th, Ryan Newman and the #12 Alltel Dodge had a good running in Martinsville on Sunday.  Newman and his team finished 14th in the race.  They ran as high as 8th and as low as about 25.  Newman won positions in the pits and gambled with others when rain threatened the race.  For the first half of the race Newman was just riding.

RYAN NEWMAN PENSKE RACING NASCAR.COM #12 Martinsville, VA - Ryan Newman and the #12 Alltel Dodge had the 9th fastest practice time at Martinsville today. Newman's time was 93.377 MPH / 20.279 seconds. He trailed the leader of the practice, Martin Tuex JR, by .124 of a second. Pole setter Denny Hamlin ran 4th fastest during the second practice of the Goody's Cool Orange 500 with a time of 93.636

Caption: Johnson beats Gordon for victory in all out short track fight. (Image Credit: Motorsport.com)While Saturday’s Truck race was just plain boring with Mike Skinner dominating the entire race and winning, the same can’t be said for the Nextel Cup race. Racing in Martinsville is like what drivers say it is entertainment and it was.Most Cup races do have that time when everything is long and drawn out and this race was no expectation, but after the rain delay, this race turned into a 150 lap sprint race on who had a better tires. This race is always know for its bumping and banging with just trying to pass someone that proved itself on the last 10 laps with Jeff Gordon fighting to pass the leader Jimmie Johnson for the victory, but despite trying everything including hitting from behind, even knocking Johnson into the wall and just plain roughing him up, Johnson still would not let his boss by and picked up the victory once again and all Gordon could do was get out of his Impala

Jamie McMurray To Pilot No. 09 Zaxby’s Ford F-150 At Martinsville CONCORD, N.C. — Roush Fenway Racing announced today that NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Jamie McMurray will compete in the No. 09 Zaxby’s Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, October 18. McMurray has 24 starts in the truck [...]

Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Budweiser Dodge Charger Budweiser Racing Team Notes of Interest * This weekend will mark Kasey Kahne’s 10th start at Martinsville Speedway. * Kahne has an average start of 24th and an average finish of 17th at Martinsville. * Kahne has one top-five and two top-10 finishes at the [...]

SS Green Light Racing: Nextel Cup / NNS Series Driver Johnny Sauter takes the wheel at Martinsville.. Mooresville, NC - Johnny Sauter Cup Series regular driver, multi-race NNS Series winner, 10 time ASA winner and 2001 National Champion takes the wheel at Martinsville Speedway to drive the # 07 ASILimited / Akzo Nobel / Spectrum Metal Finishing Chevrolet. Co- Owner [...]