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(Created page with "{{Infobox venue | venue_name = Martinsville Speedway | location = Ridgeway, Virginia | opened = 1947 | other_names = n/a | tenants = NASCAR (1948-present) }} '''Martinsville Speedway''' is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (847 m) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by...") |
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| | | Virginia 500 | ||
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Revision as of 09:07, 28 October 2022
| Location | Ridgeway, Virginia |
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| Opened | 1947 |
| Other Names | n/a |
| Tenants | NASCAR (1948-present) |
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (847 m) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence, and Sam Rice, nearly a year before NASCAR was officially formed. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only oval track on the NASCAR circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways and concrete to cover the turns.
List of credited publications
| Series | Date | Race | Type |
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| NASCAR | April 10, 1960 | Virginia 500 | Program |
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