John King has known since he was a toddler that Martinsville was the home of a world-famous race track. Until Tuesday the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver didn’t know the town also held a world-class museum. King, the rookie who won the season-opening truck race in Daytona, along with defending Kroger 250 champion Johnny Sauter and former Kroger 250 winner Timothy Peters spent a couple of hours Tuesday touring the Virginia Museum of Natural History in Martinsville. King, Peters and Sauter were in town to promote the March 31Kroger 250 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. One of the highlights of the day was the “Rocks to Racing” exhibit which traces the history of racing in the Commonwealth from the formation of limestone to today. The exhibit opens to the public Saturday March 24 and is a perfect attraction for race fans. [For more info on the exhibit, visit VMNH.net.] King, Peters and Sauter will be gunning for a win in the Kroger 250 on Saturday, March 31, the day before the Goody’s Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.(Martinsville Speedway PR)(3-20-2012)
