“¢ Martinsville Speedway has been one of the 10 tracks of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoffs inception in 2004. “¢ The winner of the Martinsville Speedway Chase race has gone on to win the championship four times: Jimmie Johnson (2006, 2007 and 2008) and Tony Stewart (2011). “¢ Jimmie Johnson leads the series with the most Chase race wins at Martinsville with five (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2012). “¢ The worst finish by the eventual series champion at Martinsville Speedway is sixth, by Brad Keselowski in 2012. Keselowski was second in the standings following the 2012 Martinsville Chase race. “¢ Chase Contenders have won all nine previous Chase races at Martinsville Speedway. “¢ Two of the 2013 Chase Contenders are former NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase race winners at Martinsville Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (five) and Jeff Gordon (one). “¢ The average finish by the eventual series champion at Martinsville Speedway is 2.7. Only once has the eventual champion finished outside the top five in the Chase race at Martinsville Keselowski (sixth, 2012). “¢ Chevrolet leads the series in Chase wins at Martinsville with seven; followed by Toyota with two. “¢ The most dominant performance by a Chase race winner at Martinsville Speedway is Jimmie Johnsons victory in 2008. He posted a Driver Rating of 149.1 and led 339 of the 504 laps (67.2% of his laps completed) – most by a Chase race winner at Martinsville.(NASCAR)
