Новости за 22.10.2019

Stewart Friesen enters the Martinsville weekend second in the playoff standings. He is 22 points above the cut line with two races remaining before the final elimination.

Sheldon Creed enters Martinsville with a streak of six consecutive top-10 finishes, four of which are fourth or better.

DIBENEDETTO BY THE NUMBERS: In nine Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career starts at Martinsville, Matt DiBenedetto has an average start of 30.6, an average finish of 31.6, and he’s completed 3,997 of 4,505 (88.7 percent) career laps at the half-mile Virginia track.

Stenhouse has 13 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) starts at Martinsville with an average starting position of 22.8.

Newman will make his 36th Cup start at Martinsville this weekend. In 35 prior events, Newman has an average finish of 14.9 with 16 top-10s and eight top-fives with one win.

Martinsville Preview: With only four races remaining in the 2019 season, the Series returns to Martinsville for Sunday’s 500-lap event around the half-mile “Paperclip.” Denny Hamlin is coming off a victory at Kansas Speedway and hopes to continue his success around the narrow oval. Sitting third in points, Hamlin is dialed in and ready to move deeper into the playoffs.

Reigning NHRA Pro-Stock Series Champion Tanner Gray will make his NASCAR Gander Outdoor Truck Series debut this weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Gray will drive the No. 15 Gray Motorsports/ Valvoline Toyota Tundra for DGR-Crosley.

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs have reached the halfway mark and three Ford drivers are part of the Round of 8, which begins this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.  Joey Logano, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Blaney are still in contention for this year’s championship.  The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series will also be in action at the half-mile oval as the Round of 6, featuring Ford’s Matt Crafton, continues with its second of three races.