Here's 6 reasons why the .526-mile Virginia paper clip-shaped track is no day in the park to NASCAR drivers.
Many drivers rank the .526-mile paperclip-shaped oval at Martinsville, Va., as among the toughest tracks on the NASCAR schedule.Richard Petty won at Martinsville 15 times, and Darrell Waltrip scored 11 victories to lead all drivers.Denny Hamlin, a five-time winner at Martinsville, called the track “a beast on its own.'Short and slow. Old and flat. All adjectives that describe NASCAR’s tiniest short track, Martinsville Speedway.
Ok, I kind of understand now what I need to go fast. You just need one good race and it kind of clicks. It’s a completely different beast.”Some drivers figure it out and then become experts. Richard Petty won at Martinsville 15 times, and Darrell Waltrip scored 11 victories. Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson are among the track’s modern masters.“Martinsville is more about more finesse, easing it down in the corner,” Blaney said. “Finding your own rhythm there.
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