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Elevator | Johnson shares ride up with Montoya
DAVID POOLE
The Charlotte Observer
Sunday, Oct. 21, 2007
Riding the old racing elevator after a Martinsville Sunday:
UP – Jimmie Johnson Gets a third-straight win at Martinsville and picks up 15 points on Jeff Gordon in the Chase.
DOWN – Tony Stewart
A 13th-place finish wasn’t what he needed to stay in the Chase. He’s 249 points back now and all but done.
UP – Juan Pablo Montoya He completed all 1,006 laps in the two Martinsville races this year. That might be the most impressive thing about his rookie season.
| 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 |