Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Xfinity 500

Below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia, going into the Xfinity 500 on Sunday, November 3 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).

2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Standings Outlook
Following Homestead-Miami Speedway – October 27, 2024
Round of 8 – Race No. 8 of 10
Rank	Driver	Vehicle	Points	Race Wins	Stage Wins	Playoff Pts	+/- Cutoff
1	Tyler Reddick	45	4,098	3	6	29	In On Wins
2	Joey Logano	22	4,070	3	2	12
3	Christopher Bell	20	4,132	3	11	32	29
4	William Byron	24	4,110	3	2	23	7
5	Kyle Larson	5	4,103	6	12	52	-7
6	Denny Hamlin	11	4,092	3	7	15	-18
7	Ryan Blaney	12	4,072	2	4	19	-38
8	Chase Elliott	9	4,067	1	1	14	-43
9	Alex Bowman	48	2,264	1	1	0	Eliminated From Playoffs
10	Martin Truex Jr.	19	2,213	0	4	0
11	Austin Cindric	2	2,189	1	4	0
12	Daniel Suarez	99	2,185	1	1	0
13	Ty Gibbs	54	2,163	0	2	0
14	Brad Keselowski	6	2,147	1	0	0
15	Chase Briscoe	14	2,146	1	0	0
16	Harrison Burton	21	2,100	1	0	0

MARTINSVILLE-SPECIFIC LOOP DATA STATISTICS

(Driver stats in the below section are from 2005-Present)

1 – Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 95.7, second-best

2024 Rundown

·       Three wins, 15 top fives, 23 top 10s, three poles

·       Led 1,003 laps

·       Average Finish of 12.5

Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       One win, one top five, three top 10s

·       Average Finish of 16.222, 12th-best

·       Average Running Position of 15.235, 11th-best

·       Driver Rating of 83.3, 12th-best

·       2,397 Laps in the Top 15 (56.8%), 12th-most

2 – William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 90.9, sixth-best

2024 Rundown

·       Three wins, 13 top fives, 20 top 10s, one pole

·       Led 287 laps

·       Average Finish of 13.1

Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       Two wins, five top fives, seven top 10s

·       Average Finish of 13.923, ninth-best

·       Average Running Position of 13.180, ninth-best

·       Driver Rating of 88.3, eighth-best

·       3,780 Laps in the Top 15 (60.8%), ninth-most

3 – Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 100.5, series-best

2024 Rundown

·       Seven wins, 14 top fives, 17 top 10s, five poles

·       Led 1,678 laps

·       Average Finish of 13.1

Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       One win, five top fives, seven top 10s, two poles

·       Average Finish of 16.737, 13th-best

·       Average Running Position of 14.133, 10th-best

·       Driver Rating of 85.3, 11th-best

·       5,966 Laps in the Top 15 (64.7%), eighth-most

4 – Tyler Reddick (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 91.7, fifth-best

2024 Rundown

·       Three wins, 12 top fives, 20 top 10s, three poles

·       Led 603 laps

·       Average Finish of 12.7

Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       Two top 10s

·       Average Finish of 19.444, 19th-best

·       Average Running Position of 17.598, 16th-best

·       Driver Rating of 67.5, 20th-best

·       1,544 Laps in the Top 15 (36.6%), 20th-most

5 – Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 92.1, third-best

2024 Rundown

·       Three wins, 11 top fives, 17 top 10s, four poles

·       Led 943 laps

·       Average Finish of 14.2

Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       Five wins, 19 top fives, 25 top 10s, four poles

·       Average Finish of 10.189, third-best

·       Average Running Position of 9.252, series-best

·       Driver Rating of 105.8, second-best

·       14,735 Laps in the Top 15 (80.7%), series-most

6 – Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 88.2, seventh-best

2024 Rundown

·       Two wins, 10 top fives, 17 top 10s, one pole

·       Led 523 laps

·       Average Finish of 15.9

Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       One win, nine top fives, 11 top 10s

·       Average Finish of 8.765, series-best

·       Average Running Position of 9.342, second-best

·       Driver Rating of 100.9, third-best

·       6,325 Laps in the Top 15 (76.9%), third-most

7 – Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 84.2, ninth-best

2024 Rundown

·       Three wins, six top fives, 12 top 10s, three poles

·       Led 307 laps

Average Finish of 17.5

·       Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       One win, 11 top fives, 19 top 10s, five poles

·       Average Finish of 10.806, fourth-best

·       Average Running Position of 10.738, fourth-best

·       Driver Rating of 97.2, fifth-best

·       11,328 Laps in the Top 15 (74.3%), fourth-most

8 – Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)

·       Season-to-Date Driver Rating: 91.8, fourth-best

2024 Rundown

·       One win, 11 top fives, 18 top 10s

·       Led 295 laps

·       Average Finish of 11.9

Martinsville Speedway Outlook:

·       One win, six top fives, 11 top 10s, one pole

·       Average Finish of 12.722, seventh-best

·       Average Running Position of 10.782, fifth-best

·       Driver Rating of 100.9, fourth-best

·       6,457 Laps in the Top 15 (74.0%), fifth-most

NASCAR Cup Series 2024 Top 8 in the Playoff Driver Standings at Martinsville Speedway

Rank	Driver	Races	Poles	Wins	Top Fives	Top 10s	DNFs	Average Finish	Driver Rating
1	Christopher Bell	9	0	1	1	3	0	16.2	83.3
2	William Byron	13	0	2	5	7	2	13.8	88.3
3	Kyle Larson	19	2	1	5	7	4	16.7	85.3
4	Tyler Reddick	9	0	0	0	2	1	19.3	67.5
5	Denny Hamlin	37	4	5	19	25	2	10.2	105.8
6	Ryan Blaney	17	0	1	9	11	0	8.8	100.9
7	Joey Logano	31	5	1	11	19	0	10.8	97.2
8	Chase Elliott	18	1	1	6	11	0	12.7	100.9

* – Based on last 37 races at Martinsville Speedway (2005 – 2024).

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race No. 9 Fast Facts: Martinsville Speedway

·       The 2024 season marks the 21st year Martinsville Speedway has hosted a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race, and the fifth-time the track has hosted the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs – the Round of 8 elimination race (Race No. 9 of 10).

·       Since the inception of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in 2004, Martinsville Speedway has occupied three different positions on the postseason schedule:

1.     From 2004 – 2010 (seven seasons): Martinsville Speedway hosted the sixth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

2.     From 2011 – 2019 (nine seasons): Martinsville Speedway hosted the seventh race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs – From 2014-2019 (six seasons) in the elimination-style format the seventh race of the Playoffs is the Round of 8 opener.

3.     From 2020-2023 (four seasons): Martinsville Speedway has hosted the ninth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs – the Round of 8 elimination race.   

·       A total of 12 different drivers have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, led by NASCAR Hall of Famer Jimmie Johnson with six Playoff victories (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016) at Martinsville.

·       Denny Hamlin leads all active NASCAR Cup Series drivers in postseason wins at Martinsville Speedway with two Playoff victories (2009, 2010).

·       This weekend, five of the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 Playoff drivers are former Martinsville Speedway Playoff race winners, including Denny Hamlin (2009, 2010), Joey Logano (2018), Chase Elliott (2020), Christopher Bell (2022) and Ryan Blaney (2023).

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race Winners at Martinsville Speedway
Date	Race Winner	Crew Chief	Organization	Race No.
10/24/2004	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports	32
10/23/2005	Jeff Gordon	Steve Letarte	Hendrick Motorsports	32
10/22/2006	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports	32
10/21/2007	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports	32
10/19/2008	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports	32
10/25/2009	Denny Hamlin	Mike Ford	Joe Gibbs Racing	32
10/24/2010	Denny Hamlin	Mike Ford	Joe Gibbs Racing	32
10/30/2011	Tony Stewart	Darian Grubb	Stewart-Haas Racing	33
10/28/2012	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports	33
10/27/2013	Jeff Gordon	Alan Gustafson	Hendrick Motorsports	33
10/26/2014	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Steve Letarte	Hendrick Motorsports	33
11/1/2015	Jeff Gordon	Alan Gustafson	Hendrick Motorsports	33
10/30/2016	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports	33
10/29/2017	Kyle Busch	Adam Stevens	Joe Gibbs Racing	33
10/28/2018	Joey Logano	Todd Gordon	Team Penske	33
10/27/2019	Martin Truex Jr	Cole Pearn	Joe Gibbs Racing	33
11/1/2020	Chase Elliott	Alan Gustafson	Hendrick Motorsports	35
10/31/2021	Alex Bowman	Greg Ives	Hendrick Motorsports	35
10/30/2022	Christopher Bell	Adam Stevens	Joe Gibbs Racing	35
10/29/2023	Ryan Blaney	Jonathan Hassler	Team Penske	35

·       A total of 10 different crew chiefs have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, led by Chad Knaus with six victories (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016 all with driver Jimmie Johnson).

·       A total of four different organizations have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, led by Hendrick Motorsports with 12 victories (2004-2008, 2012-2016, 2020, 2021).

·       All three official OEMs have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, led by Chevrolet with 13 wins, followed by Toyota with five and Ford with two.

·       Eight times the winner of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway has gone on to win the title that same season (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023).

1.     In 2006, Jimmie Johnson won from the ninth starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the sixth race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his first of seven NASCAR Cup Series championships. It was his only win during the 2006 Playoffs.

2.     In 2007, Jimmie Johnson won from the fourth starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the sixth race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship that same season. The Playoff victory was the first of a record setting four straight postseason wins during the 2007 Playoffs (Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas and Phoenix).

3.     In 2008, Jimmie Johnson won from the first starting position at Martinsville Speedway (Qualifying was cancelled), then the sixth race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his second of three victories during the 2008 Playoffs.

4.     In 2011, Tony Stewart won from the fourth starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the seventh race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his third NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was one of a single season record setting five Playoff victories for Stewart during the 2011 postseason. 

5.     In 2016, Jimmie Johnson won from the third starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the seventh race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his record tying seventh NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his second of three Playoff victories during the 2016 postseason.

6.     In 2018, Joey Logano won from the 10th starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the seventh race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his first of two Playoff victories during the 2018 postseason.

7.     In 2020, Chase Elliott won from the eighth starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the ninth race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his second of three victories during the 2020 postseason.

8.     In 2023, Ryan Blaney won from the 11th starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the ninth race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his second of two victories during the 2023 postseason.

·       The worst finish in a Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway by a driver that went on to win the title that same season was 33rd by Kevin Harvick in 2014 – that season Martinsville Speedway was the seventh race in the Playoffs.

·       Three times non-Playoff drivers have won the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway: (2005, 2014, 2021).

1.     In 2005, Jeff Gordon was ranked 15th in the points at the time of his Playoff win at Martinsville.

2.     In 2014, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was 11th in points at the time of the win. Earnhardt Jr. had made the Playoffs in 2014 but was eliminated in the Round of 12.

3.     In 2021, Alex Bowman was 14th in points at the time of the win at Martinsville Speedway, the ninth race of the postseason. Bowman had made the Playoffs in 2021 but was eliminated in the Round of 12.

·       Martinsville Speedway is the third different track to host the ninth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs; joining Darlington Raceway (one race: 2004) and Phoenix Raceway (15 races: 2005-2019).

·       A total of 13 different drivers have won the ninth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs (Race 35 of 36), led by Jimmie Johnson (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009) and Kevin Harvick (2006, 2012, 2013, 2014) with four victories each.

·       Kyle Busch leads all active drivers in win in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ ninth race with two victories (both at Phoenix 2005, 2018).

·       This weekend, five of the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 Playoff drivers are former winners in the ninth race of the Playoff, including Joey Logano (2016 Phoenix), Denny Hamlin (2019 Phoenix), Chase Elliott (2020 Martinsville), Christopher Bell (2022 Martinsville) and Ryan Blaney (2023 Martinsville).

NASCAR Cup Series Playoff Race No. 9 – Race Winners
Date	Track	Race Winner	Crew Chief	Organization
11/14/2004	Darlington	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports
11/13/2005	Phoenix	Kyle Busch	Alan Gustafson	Hendrick Motorsports
11/12/2006	Phoenix	Kevin Harvick	Todd Berrier	Richard Childress Racing
11/11/2007	Phoenix	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports
11/9/2008	Phoenix	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports
11/15/2009	Phoenix	Jimmie Johnson	Chad Knaus	Hendrick Motorsports
11/14/2010	Phoenix	Carl Edwards	Bob Osborne	Roush Fenway Racing
11/13/2011	Phoenix	Kasey Kahne	Kenny Francis	Red Bull Racing
11/11/2012	Phoenix	Kevin Harvick	Gil Martin	Richard Childress Racing
11/10/2013	Phoenix	Kevin Harvick	Gil Martin	Richard Childress Racing
11/9/2014	Phoenix	Kevin Harvick	Rodney Childers	Stewart-Haas Racing
11/15/2015	Phoenix	Dale Earnhardt Jr	Greg Ives	Hendrick Motorsports
11/13/2016	Phoenix	Joey Logano	Todd Gordon	Team Penske
11/12/2017	Phoenix	Matt Kenseth	Jason Ratcliff	Joe Gibbs Racing
11/11/2018	Phoenix	Kyle Busch	Adam Stevens	Joe Gibbs Racing
11/10/2019	Phoenix	Denny Hamlin	Christopher Gabehart	Joe Gibbs Racing
11/1/2020	Martinsville	Chase Elliott	Alan Gustafson	Hendrick Motorsports
10/31/2021	Martinsville	Alex Bowman	Greg Ives	Hendrick Motorsports
10/30/2022	Martinsville	Christopher Bell	Adam Stevens	Joe Gibbs Racing
10/29/2023	Martinsville	Ryan Blaney	Jonathan Hassler	Team Penske

·       A total of 13 different crew chiefs have won the ninth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, led by Chad Knaus with four victories (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 all with driver Jimmie Johnson).

·       A total of seven different organizations have won the ninth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, led by Hendrick Motorsports with eight victories (2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2020, 2021).

·       All three official OEMs have won a NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville Speedway, led by Chevrolet with 12 wins, followed by Toyota with five and Ford with three.

·       Six times the winner of the ninth race in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has gone on to win the title that same season: (2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2020, 2023).

1.     In 2007, Jimmie Johnson won from the sixth starting position at Phoenix Raceway, then the ninth race of the postseason, and went on to win his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship. The Playoff victory was the fourth of a record setting four straight postseason wins during the 2007 Playoffs (Martinsville, Atlanta, Texas and Phoenix).

2.     In 2008, Jimmie Johnson won from the pole at Phoenix Raceway, then the ninth race of the postseason, and went on to win his third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his third of three victories during the 2008 Playoffs.

3.     In 2009, Jimmie Johnson won from the third starting position at Phoenix Raceway, then the ninth race of the postseason, and went on to win his fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup Series championship. The victory was his fourth of four wins during the 2009 postseason.

4.     In 2014, Kevin Harvick won from the third starting position at Phoenix Raceway, then the ninth race of the postseason, and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. Harvick faced elimination from the Playoffs heading into this race and become the first to clinch his spot in the Championship 4 by winning the Round of 8 elimination race. The win was also his second of three Playoff victories during the 2014 postseason.

5.     In 2020, Chase Elliott won from the eighth starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the ninth race of the postseason, and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his second of three Playoff victories during the 2020 postseason.

6.     In 2023, Ryan Blaney won from the 11th starting position at Martinsville Speedway, then the ninth race in the Playoffs, and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. The win was his second of two victories during the 2023 postseason.

·       The worst finish in the ninth race of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs by a driver that went on to win the title that same season:

At Phoenix, 38th by Jimmie Johnson in 2016.

At Darlington, sixth by Kurt Busch in 2004.

At Martinsville, 14th by Kyle Larson in 2021.  

·       Five times non-Playoff drivers have won the ninth Playoff race in the NASCAR Cup Series postseason: (2005, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2021).

1.     In 2005, Kyle Busch was ranked 19th in the points at the time of the win at Phoenix.

2.     In 2011, Kasey Kahne was ranked 14th in the points at the time of the win at Phoenix.

3.     In 2015, Dale Earnhardt Jr. was seventh in points at the time of the win at Phoenix. Earnhardt Jr. had made the Playoffs in 2015 but was eliminated in the Round of 12.

4.     In 2017, Matt Kenseth was seventh in points at the time of the win at Phoenix. Kenseth had made the Playoffs in 2017 but was eliminated in the Round of 12.

5.     In 2021, Alex Bowman was 14th in points at the time of the win at Martinsville Speedway, the ninth race of the postseason. Bowman had made the Playoffs in 2021 but was eliminated in the Round of 12.

Martinsville Speedway Track Data:
Season Race #: 35 of 36 (November 3, 2024)
The Purse: $8,991,338
Track Size/Type: 0.526 Mile Asphalt Oval
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length:  800 feet
Backstretch Length:  800 feet
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 240 laps

MARTINSVILLE QUALIFYING / RACE DATA

Track Qualifying Record:
Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford, 100.201 mph, 18.898 secs., March 28, 2014

Track Race Record:
Jeff Gordon, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, 82.223 mph, (3:11:55), September 22, 2006

2023 Playoff Race Pole Winner:
Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, 94.153 mph, 20.112 secs., October 28, 2023

2023 Playoff Race Winner:
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, 75.244 mph, (03:29:43), October 29, 2023

HISTORY

·       Opened in September 1947 by H. Clay Earles, Martinsville Speedway, originally a dirt track, is one of the oldest continuously-operating race tracks in the United States.

·       The first NASCAR-sanctioned race at Martinsville Speedway was on July 4, 1948.

·       The first NASCAR Cup Series race was on September 25, 1949 and the race was won by Red Byron in Raymond Park’s 1949 Oldsmobile.

·       The track was paved in 1955 and the first 500-lap event at Martinsville Speedway was in 1956.

·       Concrete corners were added atop the asphalt in 1976.

·       The track added LED lighting during the 2016-2017 off season.

·       There have been 151 NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway, one race in the inaugural year and two races per year since 1950.

STARTS

·       A total of 655 different drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway; 427 have competed in more than one.

·       NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in starts at Martinsville Speedway with 67; followed by Dave Marcis and Ricky Rudd with 55 each.

·       Kyle Busch leads the series in starts among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with 38; followed by Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. with 37 starts each.

·       Fonty Flock (nine starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.125.

·       Joey Logano (31 starts) leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in average starting position at Martinsville Speedway with an 8.323.

Top 10 in Average Starting Position at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Avg Start	Races	Rank	Active Drivers	Avg Start	Races
1	Fonty Flock	3.125	9	1	Joey Logano	8.323	31
2	Fred Lorenzen	4.294	17	2	Denny Hamlin	8.784	37
3	Frankie Schneider	5.000	3	3	Chase Elliott	9.222	18
4	Tim Flock	5.889	11	4	Ryan Blaney	9.412	17
5	Cale Yarborough	5.935	31	5	Kyle Larson	10.895	19
6	Johnny Patterson	6.000	3	6	Chase Briscoe	11.429	7
7	Bobby Isaac	6.067	15	7	Brad Keselowski	11.448	29
8	Dick Hutcherson	6.200	5	8	Kyle Busch	11.658	38
9	Joe Millikan	6.200	5	9	Martin Truex Jr	12.784	37
10	David Pearson	6.571	28	10	Ty Gibbs	13.750	4

·       In total, 62 drivers have made their first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway.

·       Chase Elliott (03/29/2015) and Michael McDowell (3/30/2008) are the only active drivers who have made their first NASCAR Cup Series career start at Martinsville Speedway.

·       Of the 62 drivers that made their first career NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway, Clyde Minter posted the best finish in his series debut with a fourth-place finish in 1949.

POLES

·       In total 63 different drivers have won at least one pole at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, and 31 of the 63 have won multiple poles.

·       This weekend, seven of the 63 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville Speedway pole winners are active.

Active Martinsville Pole Winners	Poles	Seasons
Joey Logano	5	2019, ’17, ’16, ’15 sweep
Denny Hamlin	4	2019, ’13, ’10, ’07
Kyle Larson	2	2024, ’22
Martin Truex Jr	2	2023, ’16
Kyle Busch	2	2018, ’14
Ryan Preece	1	2023
Chase Elliott	1	2022

·       NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip leads the NASCAR Cup Series in poles at Martinsville Speedway with eight poles (1979, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1992).

·       Joey Logano leads the NASCAR Cup Series among active drivers with the most poles at Martinsville Speedway with five (2015 sweep, spring 2016, fall 2017, spring 2019). 

·       Curtis Turner won the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series pole at Martinsville Speedway in 1949 driving an Oldsmobile for car owner Frank Christian.

·       A total of 13 different drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Martinsville Speedway; most recently it was Ryan Preece on April 16, 2023.

First-Time Pole Winners (13)	Date
Curtis Turner	Sunday, September 25, 1949
Buck Baker	Sunday, May 21, 1950
Fonty Flock	Sunday, October 15, 1950
Perk Brown	Sunday, October 19, 1952
Glen Wood	Sunday, October 12, 1958
Bobby Johns	Sunday, May 3, 1959
Lennie Pond	Sunday, April 23, 1978
Ricky Rudd	Sunday, April 26, 1981
Ricky Craven	Sunday, April 21, 1996
Kenny Wallace	Sunday, April 20, 1997
Tony Stewart	Sunday, April 18, 1999
Scott Riggs	Sunday, April 10, 2005
Ryan Preece	Sunday, April 16, 2023

·       Youngest Cup Series Martinsville pole winner: Ricky Rudd (April 26, 1981 – 24 years, 7 months, 14 days).

·       Oldest Cup Series Martinsville pole winner: Morgan Shepherd (April 26, 1987 – 45 years, 6 months, 14 days).

·       A total of 13 different drivers have won two or more consecutive poles at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Joey Logano who won three consecutive poles at Martinsville from 2015-2016. 

·       Five drivers have won three or more consecutive poles at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series: Glen Wood (fall of 1959 and 1960 sweep), Darrell Waltrip (1979 sweep and spring 1980), Mark Martin (fall of 1990 and 1991 sweep), Jeff Gordon (2003 sweep and spring 2004), Joey Logano (2015 sweep, 2016 spring).

·       Six active organizations have won a pole at the Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, led by Hendrick Motorsports with 20 poles among seven drivers: Geoff Bodine (1984, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’89), Tim Richmond (1986), Jeff Gordon (2001, ’02, ’03 sweep, ’04, ’07, ’08), Jimmie Johnson (2006, ’12, ’13), Kasey Kahne (2012), Chase Elliott (2022) and Kyle Larson (2022, ‘24).

Organizations	Poles	Seasons
Hendrick Motorsports	20	2024, ‘22 sweep, ’13, ’12, ’08, ’07, ’06, ’04, ’03 sweep, ’02, ’01, ’89, ’87, ’86 sweep, ’85, ’84
Joe Gibbs Racing	11	2023, ‘19, ’18, ’14, ’13, ’10, ’07, ’05, ’00, ’99, ’95
Team Penske	10	2019, ’17, ’16, ’15 sweep, ’06, ’04, ’02, ’00, ’94
RFK Racing	4	1994, ’91 sweep, ’90
Richard Childress Racing	3	1989, ’83, ’82
Stewart-Haas Racing	2	2023, ’09

·       A total of 11 different manufacturers have won at least one NASCAR Cup Series pole at Martinsville Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 56 poles and followed by Ford (36), Dodge (10), Pontiac (9), Toyota (7), Buick (4), Hudson (4), Oldsmobile (4), Mercury (3), Chrysler (2), Plymouth (2). 

WINS

·       A total of 59 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have won at Martinsville Speedway, and 28 of the 59 different NASCAR Cup Series winners at Martinsville Speedway have won multiple times.

·       This weekend, 11 of the 59 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville Speedway race winners are active.

Active Martinsville Winners	Wins	Seasons
Denny Hamlin	5	2015, ’10 sweep, ’09, ’08
Martin Truex Jr	3	2021, ’20, ’19
William Byron	2	2024, ’22
Brad Keselowski	2	2019, ’17
Kyle Busch	2	2017, ’16
Ryan Blaney	1	2023
Kyle Larson	1	2023
Christopher Bell	1	2022
Alex Bowman	1	2021
Chase Elliott	1	2020
Joey Logano	1	2018

·       NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 15 victories (1960, 1962, 1963, 1967 sweep, 1968, 1969 sweep, 1970, 1971, 1972 sweep, 1973, 1975, 1979).

·       Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins among active drivers at Martinsville Speedway with five victories (2008, 2009, 2010 sweep, 2015).

·       The first NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway was on Sept. 25, 1949 – the race was won by Red Byron in Raymond Park’s 1949 Oldsmobile.

·       A total of 12 NASCAR Cup Series drivers have posted consecutive wins at Martinsville Speedway.

• Fred Lorenzen won four straight NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville from the fall of 1963 through the spring of 1965 – the series-most consecutive wins at Martinsville. 
• Martin Truex Jr. is the most recent driver to win consecutive races at Martinsville (2019 Playoff race / spring of 2020).

·       A total of 12 different drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Cup Series win at Martinsville Speedway; the most recent was Ricky Craven (10/15/2001).

First-Time Race Winners	Date	Starting Position
Ricky Craven	Monday, October 15, 2001	6
Geoff Bodine	Sunday, April 29, 1984	6
Harry Gant	Sunday, April 25, 1982	3
Morgan Shepherd	Sunday, April 26, 1981	12
Dave Marcis	Sunday, September 28, 1975	7
Earl Ross	Sunday, September 29, 1974	11
Fred Lorenzen	Sunday, April 9, 1961	2
Bob Welborn	Sunday, October 6, 1957	2
Jack Smith	Sunday, October 28, 1956	23
Jim Paschal	Sunday, October 18, 1953	N/A
Dick Rathmann	Sunday, April 6, 1952	9
Herb Thomas	Sunday, October 15, 1950	19

·       Youngest series Martinsville winner: Richard Petty (April 10, 1960 – 22 years, 9 months, 8 days).

·       Oldest series Martinsville winner: Harry Gant (September 22, 1991 – 51 years, 8 months, 12 days).

Note: In four of the early races at Martinsville Speedway (1950, Spring 1953, Fall 1953 and Spring 1954), the starting positions were not provided on the official race reports, the below starting position win stats do not take into account those four races.

·       A total of 25 different starting positions on the grid in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway have resulted in victories.

·       A total of 21 of the 147 NASCAR Cup Series races (14.2%) at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the pole or first starting position. The most recent driver to win from the pole or first starting position was Jimmie Johnson in 2013.  

·       The first starting position is the most proficient starting spot in the field at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series, producing more wins than any other starting position (21 victories – a winning percentage of 14.2%).

·       A total of 36 of the 147 (24.49%) NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been won from the front row: 21 from the first starting position and 15 from the second starting position.

·       The deepest in the field that a race winner has started in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is 36th, by Kurt Busch in the fall of 2002.

·       The deepest in the field that an active race winner has started in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is 20th, by Christoher Bell in 2022.

NASCAR Cup Series Wins by Starting Positions at Martinsville Speedway

Note: In four of the early races at Martinsville Speedway (1950, Spring 1953, Fall 1953 and Spring 1954), the starting positions were not provided on the official race reports; therefore, the below chart only takes into account the 147 races we have starting positions for.

Starting Position	Wins	Winning %	Starting Position	Wins	Winning %
1	21	14.29%	14	6	4.08%
2	15	10.20%	15	4	2.72%
3	17	11.56%	16	1	0.68%
4	14	9.52%	17	4	2.72%
5	9	6.12%	18	2	1.36%
6	8	5.44%	19	3	2.04%
7	9	6.12%	20	4	2.72%
8	3	2.04%	21	2	1.36%
9	6	4.08%	22	1	0.68%
10	5	3.40%	23	2	1.36%
11	3	2.04%	24	1	0.68%
12	3	2.04%	36	1	0.68%
13	3	2.04%
Stats			Winning %	Wins
Winning from the First Starting Position:			14.29%	21
Winning from the Front Row:			24.49%	36
Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position:			51.70%	76
Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position:			72.79%	107
Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20:			4.76%	7

·       In total 39 different car owners have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway (1949-2024).

Active NASCAR Cup Series organizations with wins at Martinsville Speedway

Rank	Active Organizations	Wins
1	Hendrick Motorsports	29
2	Joe Gibbs Racing	14
3	Team Penske	10
4	Richard Childress Racing	7
5	RFK Racing	4
6	Stewart-Haas Racing	4
7	Wood Brothers Racing	2

·       Hendrick Motorsports leads the NASCAR Cup Series in wins at Martinsville Speedway with 29 victories among nine drivers – Jeff Gordon (nine: 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003 sweep, 2005 sweep, 2013, 2015), Jimmie Johnson (nine: 2004, 2006, 2007 sweep, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2016), Darrell Waltrip (four: 1987, 1988, 1989 sweep), William Byron (two: 2022, 2024), Geoffrey Bodine (one: 1984), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one: 2014), Chase Elliott (one: 2020), Alex Bowman (one: 2021), Kyle Larson (one: 2023).  

·       A total of 11 manufacturers have won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway; led by Chevrolet with 61 victories, followed by Ford (31), Plymouth (12), Toyota (11), Dodge (10), Oldsmobile (8), Pontiac (8), Buick (3), Chrysler (3), Hudson (2) and Mercury (2).

ADDITIONAL FINISHING POSITIONS

Runner-Up Finishes:

·       A total of 71 NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished runner-up at Martinsville Speedway.

·       NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt leads the NASCAR Cup Series with seven runner-up finishes at Martinsville Speedway, followed by Bobby Allison and Lee Petty with six each.

·       Kyle Busch leads all active series drivers with four runner-up finishes at Martinsville; followed by Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano with three each.

Top Five in Runner-Up Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Runner-Ups	Rank	Active Drivers	Runner-Ups
1	Dale Earnhardt	7	1	Kyle Busch	4
2	Bobby Allison	6	2	Denny Hamlin	3
	Lee Petty	6		Joey Logano	3
4	Cale Yarborough	5	4	Brad Keselowski	2
	Jeff Gordon	5		Chase Elliott	2
	Richard Petty	5		Kyle Larson	2

Top-Five Finishes

·       A total of 158 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-five at Martinsville Speedway.

·       NASCAR Hall of Famer Richard Petty leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 30; followed by Jeff Gordon with 29.

·       Denny Hamlin leads all active Cup drivers in top fives with 19 top-five finishes at Martinsville Speedway.

Top Five in Top-Five Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Top Fives	Rank	Active Drivers	Top Fives
1	Richard Petty	30	1	Denny Hamlin	19
2	Jeff Gordon	29	2	Kyle Busch	17
3	Darrell Waltrip	27	3	Brad Keselowski	12
4	Denny Hamlin	19	4	Joey Logano	11
	Jimmie Johnson	19	5	Martin Truex Jr	10

Top-10 Finishes

·       A total of 272 different NASCAR Cup Series drivers have finished in the top-10 at Martinsville Speedway.

·       NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon leads the NASCAR Cup Series in top-10 finishes at Martinsville Speedway with 38 top 10s; followed by Richard Petty with 37 and Darrell Waltrip with 31.

·       Denny Hamlin leads all active Cup drivers in top 10s at Martinsville with 25; followed by Kyle Busch with 21 and Joey Logano with 19.

Top Five in Top-10 Finishes at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Drivers	Top 10s	Rank	Active Drivers	Top 10s
1	Jeff Gordon	38	1	Denny Hamlin	25
2	Richard Petty	37	2	Kyle Busch	21
3	Darrell Waltrip	31	3	Joey Logano	19
4	Bobby Allison	28	4	Brad Keselowski	17
5	Terry Labonte	27	5	Martin Truex Jr	16

Average Finish:

·       Dick Hutcherson (five starts) leads the series in average finishing position at Martinsville Speedway with a 3.8 average finish.

·       Ryan Blaney (17 starts) leads the NASCAR Cup Series among active drivers in average finishing positions at Martinsville Speedway with an 8.765; followed by Denny Hamlin with a 10.162 (37 starts).

Top 10 in Average Finishing Position at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Driver	Avg Finish	Races	Rank	Active Driver	Avg Finish	Races
1	Dick Hutcherson	3.800	5	1	Ryan Blaney	8.765	17
2	Frank Mundy	4.000	3	2	Denny Hamlin	10.162	37
3	Bill Amick	4.500	2	3	Joey Logano	10.774	31
4	Bill Snowden	5.000	2	4	Chase Briscoe	12.286	7
5	Bud Moore	5.000	2	5	Chase Elliott	12.667	18
6	Lee Petty	6.474	19	6	Kyle Busch	12.895	38
7	Swede Savage	6.500	2	7	Brad Keselowski	13.586	29
8	Jeff Gordon	6.745	47	8	William Byron	13.846	13
9	Clyde Minter	8.000	4	9	Martin Truex Jr	15.946	37
10	Herb Thomas	8.000	7	10	Christopher Bell	16.222	9

TRACK EVENT STATS

·       Since the advent of electronic scoring in 1993, the closest margin of victory in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway is the April 1, 2007 race won by Jimmie Johnson with a margin of victory of 0.065 second over second-place Jeff Gordon.

Top Five Closest NASCAR Cup Series Margins of Victory at Martinsville Speedway

Margin of Victory	Date	Race Winner	Runner-Up
0.065	Sunday, April 1, 2007	Jimmie Johnson	Jeff Gordon
0.107	Sunday, October 28, 2018	Joey Logano	Denny Hamlin
0.141	Sunday, October 29, 2017	Kyle Busch	Martin Truex Jr
0.141	Monday, October 15, 2001	Ricky Craven	Dale Jarrett
0.170	Sunday, October 30, 2011	Tony Stewart	Jimmie Johnson

·       Qualifying has been cancelled due to 14 times in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway:

No.	Date of Race	Drivers That Started First	Reason
1	Sunday, May 17, 1953	Joe Eubanks	Weather
2	Sunday, May 16, 1954	Ralph Liguori	Weather
3	Sunday, October 16, 1955	Gwyn Staley	Weather
4	Sunday, September 24, 1995	Jeff Gordon	Weather
5	Sunday, October 19, 2008	Jimmie Johnson	Weather
6	Sunday, March 29, 2009	Jeff Gordon	Weather
7	Monday, March 29, 2010	Kevin Harvick	Weather
8	Sunday, October 30, 2011	Carl Edwards	Weather
9	Sunday, April 2, 2017	Kyle Larson	Weather
10	Monday, March 26, 2018	Martin Truex Jr	Weather
11	Wednesday, June 10, 2020	Ryan Blaney	Pandemic
12	Sunday, November 1, 2020	Brad Keselowski	Pandemic
13	Saturday, April 10, 2021	Joey Logano	Pandemic
14	Sunday, October 31, 2021	Kyle Larson	Pandemic

·       Eight NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway have been shortened due to weather:

Date	Scheduled Laps	Actual Laps	Fewer Laps	Race Winner	Runner-up
4/23/1995	500	356	144	Rusty Wallace	Ted Musgrave
4/24/1977	500	384	116	Cale Yarborough	Benny Parsons
9/26/1976	500	340	160	Cale Yarborough	Darrell Waltrip
9/30/1973	500	480	20	Richard Petty	Cale Yarborough
5/31/1970	500	377	123	Bobby Isaac	Bobby Allison
4/9/1961	500	149	351	Fred Lorenzen	Rex White
10/12/1958	500	350	150	Fireball Roberts	Speedy Thompson
10/17/1954	200	165	35	Lee Petty	Hershel McGriff

·       Nine NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville Speedway races have ended in NASCAR Overtime:

Date	Scheduled	Actual	Overtime	Race Winner	Runner-up
Sunday, April 7, 2024	400	415	15	William Byron	Kyle Larson
Saturday, April 9, 2022	400	403	3	William Byron	Joey Logano
Sunday, October 31, 2021	500	501	1	Alex Bowman	Kyle Busch
Sunday, October 29, 2017	500	505	5	Kyle Busch	Martin Truex Jr.
Sunday, April 1, 2012	500	515	15	Ryan Newman	AJ Allmendinger
Monday, March 29, 2010	500	508	8	Denny Hamlin	Joey Logano
Sunday, October 25, 2009	500	501	1	Denny Hamlin	Jimmie Johnson
Sunday, October 19, 2008	500	504	4	Jimmie Johnson	Dale Earnhardt Jr
Sunday, October 21, 2007	500	506	6	Jimmie Johnson	Ryan Newman

LAP LEADERS

·       A total of 160 different drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series have led at least one lap at Martinsville Speedway.

·       NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough leads the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Martinsville Speedway with 3,851 laps led in 31 starts (28.8% of his laps completed at the track).

·       Denny Hamlin leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Cup Series in laps led at Martinsville Speedway with 2,448 laps led in 37 starts (14% of his laps completed at the track).

Top 10 Lap Leaders at Martinsville Speedway (All-Time & Active)

Rank	All-Time Lap Leaders	Led	Completed	% Led	Rank	Active Lap Leaders	Led	Completed	% Led
1	Cale Yarborough	3,851	13,392	29%	1	Denny Hamlin	2,448	17,739	14%
2	Jeff Gordon	3,779	23,269	16%	2	Kyle Busch	1,429	18,398	8%
3	Rusty Wallace	3,632	19,829	18%	3	Joey Logano	1,207	15,195	8%
4	Darrell Waltrip	3,617	23,727	15%	4	Chase Elliott	1,104	8,592	13%
5	Richard Petty	2,964	27,891	11%	5	Martin Truex Jr	1,063	17,706	6%
6	Jimmie Johnson	2,932	18,765	16%	6	Brad Keselowski	898	13,866	6%
7	Fred Lorenzen	2,731	6,638	41%	7	Ryan Blaney	522	8,220	6%
8	Denny Hamlin	2,448	17,739	14%	8	William Byron	309	6,017	5%
9	Bobby Allison	1,986	18,271	11%	9	Kyle Larson	296	8,555	3%
10	Dale Earnhardt	1,947	18,907	10%	10	Christopher Bell	159	4,208	4%

·       The most laps led all-time by a NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Martinsville Speedway was 493 of the scheduled 500 laps (98.6%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Fred Lorenzen on September 27, 1964 – he started from the pole.

·       The most laps led by an active NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Martinsville Speedway was 464 of the scheduled 500 laps (92.8%) by Martin Truex Jr. in the 2019 Playoff race (Oct. 27, 2019) – he started from third.

·       The most laps led all-time by a NASCAR Cup Series driver at Martinsville Speedway that did not win was 432 of the scheduled 500 laps (86.4%) by NASCAR Hall of Famer Bobby Allison on September 24, 1972 – he started from the pole but finished runner-up to Richard Petty.

·       The most laps led by an active NASCAR Cup Series driver at Martinsville Speedway that did not win was 296 of the scheduled 500 laps (59.2%) by Denny Hamlin on March 29, 2009 – he started from the eighth starting position but finished runner-up to Jimmie Johnson.

·       The fewest laps led by a NASCAR Cup Series race winner at Martinsville Speedway was four laps of the scheduled 500 (0.8%) by John Andretti on his way to victory on April 18, 1999.

FEMALE COMPETITORS

·       Danica Patrick is the only female driver to compete at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Cup Series. Below are Patrick’s stats at Martinsville.  

Driver	Starting Position	Finishing Position	Date	Driver Rating
Danica Patrick	23	17	10/29/2017	61.7
Danica Patrick	29	23	4/2/2017	54.2
Danica Patrick	24	24	10/30/2016	53.2
Danica Patrick	28	16	4/3/2016	69.2
Danica Patrick	16	40	11/1/2015	49.8
Danica Patrick	16	7	3/29/2015	86.9
Danica Patrick	30	34	10/26/2014	61.3
Danica Patrick	10	32	3/30/2014	52.4
Danica Patrick	41	17	10/27/2013	64.7
Danica Patrick	32	12	4/7/2013	72.6
Averages	24.9	22.2		62.6

NASCAR IN VIRGINIA

·       There have been 563 NASCAR national series races among 10 tracks in the state of Virginia.

·       Martinsville Speedway hosted the very first NASCAR national series race in the state of Virginia on Sept. 25, 1949 – the NASCAR Cup Series event was won by Red Byron (Oldsmobile).

NASCAR Tracks in Virginia

NASCAR Tracks in Virginia	City	Cup	Xfinity	Truck	Combined	First Year
Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville	151	42	47	240	1949
Richmond Raceway	Richmond	136	78	16	230	1953
Langley Field Speedway	Hampton	9	14	0	23	1964
New River Valley Speedway	Dublin	0	4	0	4	1989
Norfolk Speedway	Norfolk	2	0	0	2	1956
Old Dominion Speedway	Manassas	7	0	0	7	1958
Princess Anne Speedway	Norfolk	1	0	0	1	1953
South Boston Speedway	South Boston	10	35	3	48	1960
Southside Speedway	Richmond	4	0	0	4	1961
Starkey Speedway	Roanoke	4	0	0	4	1958
Totals		324	173	66	563

VIRGINIA IN NASCAR

·       A total of 190 different drivers that have made at least one start in a NASCAR national series race have their home state recorded as Virginia.

·       20 drivers from Virginia have won at least one race in NASCAR’s three national series totaling 276 victories.

Virginia Drivers With NASCAR Wins

NASCAR Winners From Virginia	Cup Wins	Xfinity Wins	Truck Wins	Combined
Denny Hamlin	54	18	2	74
Joe Weatherly	25	0	0	25
Ricky Rudd	23	1	0	24
Jeff Burton	21	27	0	48
Curtis Turner	17	0	0	17
Ward Burton	5	4	0	9
Glen Wood	4	0	0	4
Elliott Sadler	3	13	1	17
Emanuel Zervakis	2	0	0	2
Lennie Pond	1	0	0	1
Wendell Scott	1	0	0	1
Tommy Ellis	0	22	0	22
Jimmy Hensley	0	9	2	11
Rick Mast	0	9	0	9
Jeb Burton	0	2	1	3
Hermie Sadler	0	2	0	2
Elton Sawyer	0	2	0	2
Brandon Brown	0	1	0	1
Stacy Compton	0	0	2	2
Jon Wood	0	0	2	2
Totals	156	110	10	276

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