#48-Jimmie Johnson has a little streak of 14 straight top-10 finishes at Martinsville. After finishing 35th there in his debut, Johnson finished sixth and ninth, then pulled off a little run of 11 top-5 finishes in 12 races. That’s a record for the most consecutive top-10 finishes at Martinsville. With another on Sunday, Johnson will become the sixth driver to have a run of 15 or more top-10 finishes in a row at a track. The list, courtesy of none other than Mike Forde, NASCAR’s Sultan of Stats:
Dale Earnhardt, 18, North Wilkesboro
Richard Petty, 18, North Wilkesboro
Dale Earnhardt, 15, Richmond
Benny Parsons, 15, Bristol
Richard Petty, 15, Dover
Jimmie Johnson, 14, Martinsville
Eight others, 14.(ESPN)(10-23-2009)
