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    • Darrell Waltrip (left) and crew chief Waddell Wilson in an image from 1987. File/The Charlotte Observer

    DW's back at full song, and he was after '87 race

    TOM HIGGINS' SCUFFS

    There's good news for fans of Fox Sports racing analyst Darrell Waltrip. The three-time NASCAR driving champion has regained his voice and will be part of the television team airing the Goody's Cool Orange 500 on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.

    TV ratings also off for Martinsville Cup race

    HAMPTON, Ga. - Last Sunday?s Nextel Cup race at Martinsville, Va., received a 3.7 national rating on ABC, down 10 percent from last year's race, according to Nielsen Media Research.

    Checking out the Chase | How the top 12 fared at Martinsville Speedway

    Noting NASCAR's Chase as we put Martinsville Speedway in the rearview mirror and look toward the next one:

    • Elevator | Johnson shares ride up with Montoya

      10/21/2007 9:22 pm EDT

      DAVID POOLE

      Riding the old racing elevator after a Martinsville Sunday:

    • Observations | Hello?! The fat lady was singing

      10/21/2007 9:19 pm EDT

      DAVID POOLE

      Some observations on Sunday's race from David Poole of The Charlotte Observer and ThatsRacin.com:

    • Key Points | Some of Sunday's big moments

      10/21/2007 9:15 pm EDT

      DAVID POOLE

      Jeff Gordon’s crew misses a lug nut, forcing him to return to pit road and dropping him back into traffic – and into potential peril until he can get back that track position.

    • Short takes | Junior blows another engine

      10/21/2007 9:07 pm EDT

      Short takes from the Martinsville race weekend:

    • Edwards and Kenseth face off in post-race flap near tunnel at Martinsville Speedway

      10/21/2007 8:53 pm EDT

      JIM UTTER

      MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Roush Fenway Racing drivers Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth got into a heated verbal exchange while both were leaving Martinsville Speedway on Sunday night.

    • Updated points | The full list, from first to worst in the driver standings

      10/21/2007 7:13 pm EDT

      Updated NASCAR Nextel Cup driver standings, from first to that last guy:

      PosDriverBPtsPointsLdrNxtStartsPoleWinsT5sT10DNFsMoney WonPPosG/L
      1 Jeff Gordon145605500327620261$6,531,27810
      2 Jimmie Johnson1106002-53-53323717204$6,455,62720
      3 Clint Bowyer705940-115-6232215160$3,831,56930
      4 Tony Stewart1205806-249-134320310224$5,835,28240
      5 Carl Edwards605767-288-3932039133$4,062,23750
      6 Kyle Busch905765-290-2320110182$4,188,31860
      7 Kevin Harvick555686-369-7932014130$6,934,22481
      8 Denny Hamlin905681-374-5321111171$4,441,58991
      9 Jeff Burton355649-406-3232018143$5,430,829101
      10 Kurt Busch1155635-420-1432125113$4,598,3897-3
      11 Martin Truex Jr.705608-447-2732016113$4,349,926110
      12 Matt Kenseth955593-462-1532019184$5,409,415120
      13 Dale Earnhardt Jr.903626-2429-196732107126$4,725,781130
      14 Ryan Newman803560-2495-6632505138$4,475,634151
      15 Greg Biffle303531-2524-2932014104$3,905,330161
      16 Casey Mears453508-2547-2332115102$3,774,15014-2
      17 Bobby Labonte353159-2896-3493200033$4,111,637170
      18 Jamie McMurray253113-2942-463211383$3,402,082191
      19 Kasey Kahne303103-295203220175$4,623,005200
      20 Juan Pablo Montoya 103103-2952-103201364$4,348,708212
      21 J.J. Yeley153095-2960-83210135$3,887,28318-3
      22 David Ragan #52929-3126-1663200223$4,245,249220
      23 Reed Sorenson302859-3196-703210255$3,595,452230
      24 David Stremme102844-3211-153200035$2,860,333240
      25 Elliott Sadler402761-3294-833200021$3,554,682261
      26 Mark Martin302727-3328-3421005101$3,820,46725-1
      27 Jeff Green202704-3351-233200034$3,390,406281
      28 David Gilliland52662-3393-423210124$3,907,597291
      29 Robby Gordon352628-3427-343000122$2,703,02927-2
      30 Tony Raines102595-3460-333000013$2,925,822311
      31 Johnny Sauter152568-3487-273100122$2,816,83930-1
      32 Dave Blaney352430-3625-1382910148$3,186,601320
      33 Ricky Rudd52229-3826-2012700016$3,239,268330
      34 Paul Menard #102181-3874-482600003$2,111,324340
      35 Kyle Petty352009-4046-1722500114$2,488,617361
      36 Joe Nemechek51955-4100-542500016$2,155,84235-1
      37 Scott Riggs01935-4120-202500015$2,455,266370
      38 David Reutimann #101756-4299-1792400008$2,185,431391
      39 Brian Vickers351700-4355-561900144$1,775,00138-1
      40 Sterling Marlin151600-4455-1001900004$1,928,740400
      41 Dale Jarrett01317-4738-2832100007$1,853,232410
      42 Bill Elliott201275-4780-421600002$1,656,784420
      43 Kenny Wallace101066-4989-2091500003$1,411,828430
      44 Michael Waltrip151019-5036-471310023$1,342,501462
      45 AJ Allmendinger #0999-5056-201500001$1,125,60744-1
      46 Ward Burton5939-5116-601600008$1,279,722471
      47 Ken Schrader10932-5123-71300004$1,519,34645-2
      48 Jeremy Mayfield15855-5200-771300003$1,031,994480
      49 John Andretti5853-5202-21400008$1,112,025490
      50 Regan Smith5516-5539-337700000$648,051500
      51 Boris Said5510-5545-6500010$671,083510
      52 Mike Bliss0325-5730-185400001$399,667520
      53 Ron Fellows5283-5772-42200110$215,875530
      54 Aric Almirola0272-5783-11500003$418,255562
      55 P J Jones0267-5788-5300000$237,81654-1
      BPts - Bonus Points, -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, PPos = Previous Position, G/L = Points standing gain/loss
      PosDriverBPtsPointsLdrNxtStartsPoleWinsT5sT10DNFsMoney WonPPosG/L
      56 Mike Wallace0266-5789-1200110$724,06655-1
      57 Terry Labonte0204-5851-62300001$307,469570
      58 Chad McCumbee0128-5927-76200000$151,308580
      59 Chad Chaffin0125-5930-3200000$149,450590
      60 Patrick Carpentier5102-5953-23100000$72,850600
      61 Jacques Villeneuve0100-5955-2100000$73,325610
      62 Kevin Lepage095-5960-5200001$187,107620
      63 Butch Leitzinger079-5976-16100000$69,800630
      64 Jon Wood076-5979-3100000$131,933640
      65 Johnny Benson070-5985-6100000$64,875650
      66 Scott Wimmer070-59850100000$139,450660
      67 Marc Goossens055-6000-15100000$68,760670
      68 Robby Gordon0 100000$60,20079-20
      69 Derrike Cope0 000000$20,008757
      70 Frank Kimmel0 000000$19,9588718
      71 Eric McClure0 000000$19,8338919
      72 Kirk Shelmerdine0 000000$19,8089524
      73 Mike Skinner0 000000$19,7339826
      74 Stanton Barrett0 000000$19,35072-1
      75 Brandon Whitt0 000000$19,2759925
      76 James Hylton0 000000$19,2008611
      BPts - Bonus Points, -Ldr/-Nxt = Points behind Leader/Next higher, PPos = Previous Position, G/L = Points standing gain/loss

    • Gordon gets passed, gets mad, but gets a chance to talk about it

      10/21/2007 6:56 pm EDT

      JIM UTTER

      MARTINSVILLE, Va. – The tussle between Ryan Newman and Jeff Gordon started on track but ended on pit road. And there it will remain, both say.

    • Green, white, yellow and over

      Johnson wins under caution at Martinsville after Ragan spins, sits on track as field bears down

      10/21/2007 5:44 pm EDT

      DAVID POOLE

      MARTINSVILLE, Va. – While Ryan Newman did stick his nose into it Sunday, the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway still provided further evidence that the 2007 Nextel Cup season is all about Jimmie Johnson vs. Jeff Gordon.

      Slideshow | Sunday's Cup race action Race results | Unofficial scoring

    • Three things to watch in Sunday's race

      10/21/2007 9:39 am EDT

      DAVID POOLE

      Three things to watch in Sunday's Subway 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway:

    • Sunday's lineup | How they start

      10/21/2007 9:26 am EDT

      Today's Lineup

    • Race Day at Martinsville

      10/21/2007 9:23 am EDT

      DAVID POOLE

      Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, not surprisingly, were in the top five in both of Saturday's practices. Denny Hamlin and Jamie McMurray led the early session, and Tony Raines and McMurray had the fastest laps in the final practice.

      Three things to watch in Sunday's race Sunday's lineup | How they start Slideshow | Saturday action at Martinsville

    • Scot working to learn language and more

      10/20/2007 6:40 pm EDT

      HANK KURZ Jr.

      MARTINSVILLE, Va. – As the latest of the open-wheel racers to make the move to NASCAR, Dario Franchitti is finding himself learning a completely different language.



    MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY  
    TRACK FACTS
    Date opened: 1947
    First major NASCAR-sanctioned event: Virginia 500, 5/20/56
    Qualifying record: Ryan Newman, 97.043 mph (19.513 sec.), 10/22/04
    Race record: Jeff Gordon, 82.223 mph, Sept. 22, 1996
    Owner: W. Clay Campbell
    President: W. Clay Campbell
    Phone: (540) 956-3151
    Tickets: (540) 956-3151
    Shipping address:
    US Business 220 South
    Martinsville, VA 24112
    Mailing address:
    PO Box 3311
    Martinsville, VA 24115    		 TRACK CONFIGURATION
    Distance: .526-mile oval
    Banking in turns 1-4: 12 degrees
    Banking on straights: None
    Length of frontstretch: 800 feet
    Length of backstretch: 800 feet
    Grandstand seating: 91,000
    Miles/laps: 263 miles, 500 laps