Martinsville March 2015 News & Notes

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Check back for more updates as the days wind down to events at Martinsville Speedway in March 2015. During Race Weekend, look for more updates posted here.

Tickets for the STP 500 weekend, including the Virginia Lottery Pole Day on March 27, the Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race on March 28 and the STP 500 on March 29 are on sale. Fans can visit www.martinsvillespeedway.com and use the interactive ticket map to pick out and purchase their tickets or call 877.RACE.TIX. Continue reading

Kurt Busch Overcomes Early Race Skirmish and Scores Martinsville Victory

Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2014  Photo - Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on March 30, 2014
Photo – Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images

For the first time since 2011, Kurt Busch was in victory lane Sunday afternoon when he held off Jimmie Johnson late in the race at Martinsville Speedway. After a slow start to his season in which Busch failed to finish inside the top 20 for the first four races, the No.41 team has found their comfort zone. Busch has now scored two straight top-three finishes which gives the team lots of momentum heading into the month of April. Continue reading

Saturday Night – Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk

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Join host Sharon Burton with Kristen Schneider on Saturday Night – Fan2Fan NASCAR Talk.

It’s Ladies Night and we’re talking about NASCAR’s Sprint Cup and Camping World Truck Series races at Martinsville Speedway this weekend.

Listen to the Podcast right here…

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Sprint Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Preview

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Most agree Hendrick Motorsports is good. 219 wins good, eleven Sprint Cup championships good. Fourteen overall national series owner championships good. And their success has lasted three decades – with winning roots extending all the way to the site of this weekend’s race at Martinsville Speedway.

For Hendrick Motorsports 30 Rocks! In 2014, Hendrick Motorsports is celebrating their 30th anniversary in NASCAR – and this weekend, specifically, their first win at Martinsville Speedway. Continue reading