MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY TRACK NEWS
March 2010 Race Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 73.180mph, started 19th
October 2010 Race Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 71.619mph, started 1st
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
March 2010 Pole Sitter: #29-Kevin Harvick, set by points, canceled by rain, finished 35th
October 2010 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, 97.018mph, finished 1st
Track Qualifying Record: Tony Stewart, October 2005, 98.083mph
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
Most Wins - Active Driver: Jeff Gordon, 7; Jimmie Johnson, 6
Most Wins - All Time: Richard Petty, 15
Most Poles - Active Driver: Jeff Gordon, 7
Most Poles - All Time: Darrell Waltrip, 8
Most Top 5s: 30 - Richard Petty; Active leader - 23 - Jeff Gordon
Most Top 10s: 37 - Richard Petty; Active leader- 29 - Jeff Gordon
Lead Lap Finishes (all time): Rusty Wallace 29 in 44 races
Lead Lap Finishes (active): Jeff Gordon 28 in 35 races
Laps Led (all time): Cale Yarborough - 3,851 laps
Laps Led (active): Jeff Gordon - 2,944 laps
Most Cautions: 19 - 10/23/2005
Fewest Cautions: 1 - 3 times, most recently 4/25/1971
Most Caution Laps: 125, 10/24/2004
Fewest Caution Laps: 3, 4/25/1971
Most Running at the Finish: 42 - 4/18/1999 and 4/1/2007
Fewest Running at the Finish: 4 - 5/6/1951
Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kurt Busch, Oct 2002, started 36th
Most Lead Changes: 25 - 9/28/1980
Fewest Lead Changes: 1 - 3 times, most recently 4/9/1961
Most Leaders: 14 - 10/15/2001
Fewest Leaders: 2 - 11 times last on 9/26/1976
Most Wins by Manufacturer: 46 - Chevy; 26 - Ford; 10 - Dodge; 5 - Toyota; 40 - Others
Fewest Laps Led by a Race Winner: 4 - John Andretti 4/18/1999
Most Laps Led by a Race Winner: 493 - Fred Lorenzen, 9/27/1964
Races won from starting pos 1: 19 [of 124] 15.323%
Races won from starting pos 2: 15
Races won from starting pos 3: 14
Races won from starting pos 4: 12
Races won from starting pos 5: 5
Races won from starting pos 6: 8
Races won from starting pos 7: 7
Races won from starting pos 8: 2
Races won from starting pos 9: 3
Races won from starting pos 10: 4
Races won from starting pos 11: 2
Races won from starting pos 12: 3
Races won from starting pos 13: 2
Races won from starting pos 14: 5
Races won from starting pos 15: 3
Races won from starting pos 16: 1
Races won from starting pos 17: 4
Races won from starting pos 18: 1
Races won from starting pos 19: 2
Races won from starting pos 20: 3
Races won from starting pos 21: 2
Races won from starting pos 23: 1
Races won from starting pos 24: 1
Races won from starting pos 36: 1
Races won from starting pos unknown: 4
Races won from the top 5: 65 of 124 - 52.419%
Races won from the top 10: 89 of 124 - 71.774%