March 24, 2018
- Qualifying rainout puts Martin Truex Jr. on Martinsville pole: Defending Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr,. would have preferred to earn his third straight official pole on Saturday, but with rain forcing cancellation of STP 500 qualifying at Martinsville Speedway, Truex is happy to take the result.[More](3-24-2018)
- Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway have been made.
With the field downsized to 40 cars, two pit stalls (22,43) have been eliminated, are not in play and don’t count towards driving through more than three pit boxes.
One pit stall (30), Monster Energy Pit Box, has been eliminated, are not in play and don’t count towards driving through more than three pit boxes.
There are three vacant pit boxes (16, 21, 39) due to 38 cars entered and is in play and do count towards driving through more than three pit boxes
Pole winner #78-Truex chose pit stall 1, the first stall available [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole winner #18-Busch. took pit stall 13.
#22-Logano, who starts 3rd, took the second stall.
The final pit stall was taken by #41-Busch who starts 11th.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on Jayski.com’s Pit Stall Selection chart.(3-24-2018) - Truex earned the Busch pole for the STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway based on points after a rain/snow mix forced NASCAR to cancel qualifying.
#18-Busch will start 2nd followed by #22-Logano, #2-Keselowski, #12-Blaney, #11-Hamlin, #42-Larson, #4-Harvick, #14-Bowyer amd #10-Almirola.
Driver(s) who will miss the race: none as 38 were entered for 40 spots
See the complete starting lineup on the Starting Lineup page (pdf).(3-24-2018) - Happy Hour (final) practice for the STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#78-Truex 95.418
#2-Keselowski 95.280
#19-Suarez 95.242
#18-Busch 95.122
#31-Newman 94.756
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 35 drivers): #2-Keselowski 94.579
slowest: #51-Rhodes 91.289
notes: #17-Stenhouse wrecked and will start the race at the rear of the field with a backup.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Happy Hour Practice speeds page (pdf) (3-24-2018) - First practice for the STP 500 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top-five, slowest and notes:
#78-Truex 95.752
#2-Keselowski 95.646
#18-Busch 95.213
#31-Newman 95.199
#41-Busch 95.094
most laps run: #11-Hamlin 69
best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 33 drivers): #78-Truex 95.054
slowest: #51-Rhodes 91.430
notes: Many teams practiced in race setup due to possible weather.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Saturday Practice 1 speeds (pdf) (3-24-2018) - Harvick posts weekly bonus in honor of Ted Christopher at Stafford Speedway: Through his company, KHI Management, Harvick will present two weekly bonuses to the SK Modified® division in 2018, both in honor of Stafford Speedway legend Ted Christopher. Weekly, both the leader on lap-13 and the 13th place finisher will receive a $125 bonus provided by Kevin Harvick and KHI Management in remembrance of Ted Christopher’s number 13. [More](3-23-2018)
- Martinsville Truck race postponed: #41-Ben Rhodes led the first 23 laps of Saturday’s Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway, but snow forced NASCAR to postpone the remainder of the race until Sunday evening, following the Monster Energy Cup Series race.(3-24-2018)
- Rhodes on Truck pole at Martinsville: #41-Ben Rhodes won the pole for Saturday’s Camping World Truck Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250 at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 95.942mph. #88-Matt Crafton will line up second. #98-Grant Enfinger, #54-Kyle Benjamin, #52-Stewart Friesen, #21-Johnny Sauter, #16-Brett Moffitt, #8-John Hunter Nemechek, #13-Myatt Snider, and #2-Cody Coughlin were the remainder of the top-10.
#74-Mike Harmon did not qualify.
The starting lineup is posted on the Martinsville starting lineup page(3-24-2018) - Martinsville Qualifying Fast Facts:
Ben Rhodes won the Pole Award for the 20th Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250 with a lap of 19.737
seconds, 95.942 mph.
This is his third pole in 54 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
This is his second pole in six races at Martinsville Speedway.
Matt Crafton (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2018 and his 16th in 33 races at Martinsville
Speedway.
Grant Enfinger (third) posted his second top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his third in four
races this season.
Myatt Snider (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR Statistics) (3-24-2018) - Bristol Motor Speedway joins Coca-Cola Racing Family: Bristol Motor Speedway is proud to announce that Coca-Cola will be the track’s exclusive soft drink beverage partner, effective immediately. The multi-year agreement aligns the popular global soft drink brand with The Last Great Colosseum, the fastest and most entertaining short track in the world. [More](3-24-2018)
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