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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The weather issues might have been a concern, but nothing could dampen the spirits of Chase Elliott Friday at Martinsville Speedway.
The 19-year-old will make his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut here in Sunday's 66th annualSTP 500 (1 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1), thanks to a qualifying effort that will see hisHendrick Motorsports No. 25 Chevrolet start 27th in the 43-car lineup.
This 19 year is being groom to take his seat in Jeff's 24 car next year.
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Go Jeff Go he owns Martinsville
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- Track Records & Stats
- March 2014 Race Winner: #41-Kurt Busch, 72.176mph, started 22nd
- October 2014 race Winner: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr, 70.725mph, started 23rd
- 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 2014 Pole Winner: #18-Kyle Busch, 99.674mph, finished 14th
- October 2014 Pole Winner: #1-Jamie McMurray, 99.905mph, finished 16th
- Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, March 28, 2014, 100.201mph, set in first round of qualifying
- 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: 8 - Jimmie Johnson & Jeff Gordon
- 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 - 28 - Jeff Gordon
- Most Top 10s: 37 - Richard Petty; Active leader- 35 - Jeff Gordon
- Lead Lap Finishes (all time): Rusty Wallace 29 in 44 races
- Lead Lap Finishes (active): Jeff Gordon 34 in 43 races
- Laps Led (all time): Cale Yarborough - 3,784 laps
- Laps Led (active): Jeff Gordon - 3,723 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: 33 - 3/30/2014
- 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: Chevy, 54; Ford, 26; Plymouth, 12; Dodge, 10; Pontiac, 8; Oldsmobile, 8; Toyota, 4; Buick, 3; Chrysler, 3; Hudson, 2; Mercury, 2
- 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
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Welcome race fans to Martinsville, Virginia, to Nascar's smallest & wildest track. It's shaped like a paperclip. 500 laps or 250 miles of beating & banging. Can Happy keep his streak alive, a 1st or 2nd finish? Will Jeff or JJ win their 9th here? Can Joey win from the pole? Only time will tell.
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Air temp 43 degrees, track temp 52 degrees.
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At the green, Joey takes the early lead.
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Front 7 single file, otherwise running duels after that.
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Denny has been the only driver to take a Toyota to victory lane here.
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Caution out for Trevor Bayne.
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11 laps completed as JJ fell to 11th after being hung out on the outside.
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Regan Smith, Justin Allgaier and Mike Bliss pit. Clint Bowyer is brought to pit road to get a transponder for timing and scoring. The crew can do no work, and he will get his position back when he goes back on track.
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JJ asked why Jr had tried to turn him.
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At the green, Ryan trying to take the lead on the outside.
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Finally Joey gets the lead & back to single file.
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JJ had backed up to 15th. His car is way too tight.
