Martinsville Race Center

Statistics, event schedule and race information for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

STP 500

Race Recap and Results	Pit Stall Assignments
Starting Lineup	Final Practice Speeds
First Practice Speeds	Paint Schemes
Fantasy Racing Preview	Goodyear Tire Notes
Driver Averages	Driver Stats
Driver Ratings	Laps Led Leaders
Race Winners	Pole Winners
Entry List	Schedule of Events

Track Length: .526 Mile (500 laps = 263 miles)
Race Length: 500 Laps
First Race: Sept. 25, 1949
Banking in Corners: 12 degrees
Banking on Straights: 0 degrees
Frontstretch: 800 feet
Backstretch: 800 feet

Qualifying: Joey Logano, Ford, 100.201 mph (18.898 sec.); March 28, 2014
Race: Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 82.223 mph (3:11:55); Sept. 22, 1996

Stage Lengths: Stage 1 ends at Lap 130; Stage 2 ends at Lap 260; Final stage ends at Lap 500

Starting Positions of Race Winners

Starting Pos.	Races Won
1	21
2	15
3	15
4	14
5	7
6	8
7	8
8	2
9	6
10	5
11	2
12	2
13	2
14	7
15	4
16	1
17	4
18	1
19	2
20	3
21	2
22	1
23	2
24	1
36	1

Races won from Pole (21 of 140)

Driver	Year
Lee Petty	1954
Buddy Baker	1956
Fred Lorenzen	1964 (twice)
Jim Paschal	1966
Bobby Isaac	1971
David Pearson	1973
Cale Yarborough	1974
Darrell Waltrip	1980, 1981
Geoffrey Bodine	1990
Ernie Irvan	1993
Rusty Wallace	1994
Bobby Hamilton	1998
Tony Stewart	2000
Jeff Gordon	2003 (twice)
Jimmie Johnson	2008, 2012, 2013
Denny Hamlin	2010

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