NASCAR: This week's race

October 27, 2011|by the Daily News, kernm@phillynews.com
  • Denny Hamlin: '10 winner

TUMS Fast Relief 500

Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville Va.

When: 1:30 p.m. Sunday

TV/Radio: ESPN/WNPV (1440-AM)

Race course: .526-mile oval

Race distance: 500 laps/263 miles

Race forecast: sunny, high 50s

Last year's winner: Denny Hamlin

Last year's pole: Hamlin

Track qualifying record: Tony Stewart (98.083 mph), October 2005

Wins: Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, 4 each; Brad Keselowski, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, 3 each; Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, 2 each; Carl Edwards, Trevor Bayne, Regan Smith, Denny Hamlin, David Ragan, Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, Marcos Ambrose, Clint Bowyer, 1 each.

Track facts: Hamlin swept both races at the track last year. He's won four times at the track . . . Kevin Harvick won this year's April race . . . Jeff Gordon's seven wins lead active drivers. Jimmie Johnson is next among current drivers, with 6 W's . . . Dale Earnhardt Jr. is winless in 125 races . . . Richard Petty won a record 15 times at Martinsville, the only venue left from NASCAR's inaugural 1949 season.

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SPRINT CUP CHASE STANDINGS

1. Carl Edwards 2,237

2. Matt Kenseth 2,223

3. Brad Keselowski 2,219

4. Tony Stewart 2,218

5. Kevin Harvick 2,211

6. Kyle Busch 2,197

7. Jimmie Johnson 2,187

8. Kurt Busch 2,185

9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,163

10. Jeff Gordon 2,155

11. Denny Hamlin 2,153

12. Ryan Newman 2,149

Up next: AAA Texas 500, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas; 3 p.m. Sunday. TV: ESPN. Last year's winner: Denny Hamlin.

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