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Oct 20
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Elliott Sadler, 2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 NSCS Race Preivew

STATESVILLE, N.C. – Elliott Sadler returns to Martinsville Speedway this weekend for a homecoming of his own. Sadler, a native of Emporia, Va., has made the 150-mile trip west down US-58 to the flat 0.526-mile Martinsville Speedway to watch races since he was a child. Now, as he works to puts the finishing touches on his 11th full NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, Sadler would like nothing more than to win the TUMS Fast Relief 500 and add a signature Ridgeway grandfather clock to his home. SADLER QUOTES: ON MARTINSVILLE: “It’s all that’s good about short track racing. You show up with a car that’s perfect - not even a scratch on it - and when you pull in the garage after ... FULL STORY »

Marcos Abrose Returns to Sight of NASCAR Debut

The year was 2006 when a two-time V8 Supercar champ from Australia was trying to break into a tight-knit NASCAR community. Little did Marcos Ambrose know that a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start with JTG-Daugherty Racing at Martinsville Speedway would ... FULL STORY »

Mark Martin, 2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 NSCS Race Preview

POINTS BATTLE: Mark Martin and the No. 5 Kellogg's/CARQUEST team currently rank second in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship battle. Martin, who was the points leader following the first three Chase races, trails Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson ... FULL STORY »

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 NSCS Race Preview

HENDRICK PERFORMANCE: In his last three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has crossed the line eighth or better in his No. 88 Chevrolet to achieve an average finish of 5.33. AT MARTINSVILLE: Earnhardt, driver ... FULL STORY »

2009 TUMS Fast Relief 500 NSCS Race and Kroger 200 NCWTS Race Weekend Schedules

MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY 2009 NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES EVENT SCHEDULE Thursday, October, 22ND 11:00 AM NCWTS HAULERS ENTER & UNLOAD 11:30 AM ... FULL STORY »

Fans Will Have Prominent Role In Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500

65,000-Plus Fans Will Give Starting Command And Wave Green Flag Martinsville, Va. (October 19, 2009) — For the first time in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history, all fans attending the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway Sunday will serve ... FULL STORY »

Earnhardt’s ’87 Martinsville Win Sixth In Season’s First Eight Races

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Seven-time NASCAR Cup champion Dale Earnhardt always enjoyed racing at Martinsville Speedway and his record at the tough short track proved it. NOTE: TUMS is the sponsor of the TUMS Fast Relief 500, the sixth race in ... FULL STORY »

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Motorsports This Week on ESPN and ABC
Posted 10.19.09
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goes Short Track Racing Live on ABC The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup begins its final five races this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races on NASCAR’s smallest track, the half-mile Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, for 500 laps on Sunday, Oct. 25. ESPN’s live, flag-to-flag ...FULL STORY »
Geoff Bodine Provides Hendrick With First-Ever Victory
Posted 10.15.09
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- With the success Hendrick Motorsports has experienced at Martinsville Speedway during the 21st Century, it would seem strange to think of the organization without a sponsor and on the verge of shutting down. Yet, that was the case in April 1984. NOTE: TUMS is the sponsor ...FULL STORY »
Ron Hornaday Can’t Wait For Kroger 200 At Martinsville Speedway
Posted 10.13.09
For the past month, most of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series drivers have been re-charging their batteries for the stretch run. Ron Hornaday says “bah, humbug” to any notion he may have spent any time resting or relaxing the past few weeks headed into the October 24th Kroger 200 at ...FULL STORY »
Morgan Shepherd Claims First Cup Victory
Posted 10.13.09
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Today, 67-year-old Morgan Shepherd exhibits his racing talents in the Nationwide Series, a circuit where he developed his career when it was known as NASCAR's Sportsman division and it provided sheet-metal bending duels on the nation's bullrings. NOTE: TUMS is the sponsor of the TUMS Fast Relief ...FULL STORY »
Richard Petty Is Martinsville’s All-Time Winner With 15 Victories
Posted 10.08.09
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – In the late 1960s and early 1970s, it appeared that Richard Petty possessed the deed to Martinsville Speedway. From 1967-1973, Petty won 10 of the 14 races conducted on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series shortest track. However, it wasn't until April 22, 1979 that he claimed his ...FULL STORY »
Martinsville Only Paved Short-Track On 1955 NASCAR Schedule
Posted 10.05.09
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – In an era of dirt tracks, Martinsville Speedway owner H. Clay Earles chose not to participate in a follow-the-leader game when it came to operating his race track. NOTE: TUMS is the sponsor of the TUMS Fast Relief 500, the sixth race in the Chase for the ...FULL STORY »
Martinsville Speedway Sets The Stage For Stock Car Racing In Virginia
Posted 09.28.09
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Only two years after World War II ended, entrepreneur H. Clay Earles decided to construct a unique 0.526-mile dirt track from the Virginia red clay near Martinsville. NOTE: TUMS is the sponsor of the TUMS Fast Relief 500, the sixth race in the Chase for the Sprint ...FULL STORY »
Fans Ready To Serve As TUMS’ Grand Marshals At Martinsville
Posted 09.24.09
TUMS Honors All Fans Attending The TUMS Fast Relief 500 MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Sept. 24, 2009) – Throughout Martinsville Speedway's history, the race fan has always come first and on October 25, those attending the TUMS Fast Relief 500 will feel extremely special in their once-in-a-lifetime role as the event's “Grand ...FULL STORY »
Fans to Serve as ‘Grand Marshal’ for TUMS Fast Relief 500
Posted 06.09.09
Program Includes All Fans Attending Race at Martinsville Speedway on October 25 Martinsville, (June 9, 2009) — All fans attending the TUMS Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, October 25, will serve as the ‘Grand Marshal’ for the event. The announcement was made today by Darren Singer, vice ...FULL STORY »


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