NASCAR at Martinsville 2015: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule
MARTINSVILLE, Va. — It's NASCAR race day at Martinsville Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today’s Chase for the Sprint Cup race.
START TIME: Hall of Famer Richard Petty and Circle K marketing director Tom Harman will instruct drivers to start their engines at 1:23 p.m. Eastern time today, followed by the green flag at 1:28 p.m. -- weather permitting. This schedule could be moved up a few minutes due to impending rain, but it won't go green before 1:15 p.m.
RACE DISTANCE: The Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 is 500 laps around the 0.526-mile Martinsville Speedway for a total of 263 miles.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: The N.C. State marching band will perform the national anthem before today's race.
TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) will broadcast today's race and has a pre-race show beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will call the race on the radio.
WEATHER: Iffy. The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of showers before 2 p.m., then rain "likely" after 2 p.m. It could come down to timing, as sunset should be around 5:23 p.m. -- meaning there won't be much time to wait out any rain delays before darkness (Martinsville does not have lights). The temperatures are expected to mostly be in the 50s with a high near 64.
PHOTOS: Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers, points and standings
LAST TIME: Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Brad Keselowski in the March race at Martinsville, scoring his fifth career win at the Virginia track. And one year ago, Dale Earnhardt Jr. finally won his first Martinsville grandfather clock for his last victory with crew chief Steve Letarte.
STARTING LINEUP: For the sixth time this season and second straight time at Martinsville, Joey Logano will start from the pole position. Logano is attempting to become the first driver since Jimmie Johnson in 2007 to win four races in a row.
Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville:
- Joey Logano
- Martin Truex Jr.
- AJ Allmendinger
- Jamie McMurray
- Jeff Gordon
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Newman
- Aric Almirola
- Kyle Larson
- Denny Hamlin
- Brad Keselowski
- Kevin Harvick
- Tony Stewart
- Carl Edwards
- Kurt Busch
- Danica Patrick
- Clint Bowyer
- Matt Kenseth
- Casey Mears
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Justin Allgaier
- Kasey Kahne
- Greg Biffle
- Paul Menard
- Landon Cassill
- David Ragan
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Austin Dillon
- Cole Whitt
- Trevor Bayne
- David Gilliland
- Brett Moffitt
- Jeb Burton
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Ryan Preece
- Michael Annett
- JJ Yeley
- Kyle Fowler
- Alex Bowman
- Timmy Hill
- Alex Kennedy
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