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DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007
Three things to watch in Sunday's Subway 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway:
1. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson, first and second in the championship standings, have won seven of the past nine races at Martinsville and both have finished in the top 10 in each of those races. Will that success continue in what has been a topsy-turvy Chase?
2. Martinsville is nowhere near as fast as Talladega, but it can be every bit as tricky and treacherous. A wreck can block just about the entire track and lead to a big pileup, ruining a good run just like a “big one” at Talladega can.
3. Tony Stewart ran into bad luck at Charlotte on a pit road that’s a whole lot wider and less crowded that the tight quarters on pit lane here at Martinsville. Avoiding trouble there is as important and dodging it on the track, too.
| 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 |