RACE WEEKEND

What’s on tap at Martinsville Speedway

(0.526-mile oval)

Cup Series: Xfinity 500

TV: 2 p.m. ET Sunday, NBC

XFINITY Series: Draft Top 250

TV: 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday, NBC

Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series: NASCAR Hall of Fame 200

TV: 8 p.m. ET Friday, FS1

By the numbers

7

Years since Martinsville pole-sitter won the race

14

Drivers who have won a Cup Series Martinsville race in last 10 seasons

99.905

All-time-record qualifying speed in mph by Jamie McMurray (2014)

Cup Series Round of 8 standings

1. Kevin Harvick ............................... 4,137

2. Denny Hamlin .............................. 4,122

3. Brad Keselowski ......................... 4,120

4. Alex Bowman .............................. 4,095

5. Chase Elliott ................................ 4,095

6. Joey Logano* .............................. 4,094

7. Martin Truex Jr. .......................... 4,084

8. Kurt Busch ................................... 4,039 * Clinched Championship 4 berth win victory at Kansas Speedway

Playoff race results

Sept. 6: Darlington (Kevin Harvick) Sept. 12: Richmond (Brad Keselowski) Sept. 19: Bristol (Kevin Harvick) Sept. 27: Las Vegas (Kurt Busch) Oct. 4: Talladega (Denny Hamlin) Oct. 11: Charlotte Roval (Chase Elliott) Oct. 18: Kansas (Joey Logano) Oct. 25: Texas (Kyle Busch)

Nov. 1: Martinsville

Nov. 8: Phoenix

Daytona Motor Mouths

Our guys never get eliminated from the playoffs. The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Godwin Kelly & Ken Willis have covered NASCAR for more than 70 years combined. godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com and ken.willis@news-jrnl.com