NASCAR will this weekend travel to Ridgeway, Virginia, for a doubleheader at Martinsville Speedway. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will both race this weekend while the Xfinity Series is off. Martinsville Speedway opened for racing in 1947. The track is a paper clip-shaped oval and is 0.847 km (0.526 mile) long. Surface is paved with four turns. Banking in turns are 12°, frontstretch 0° and backstretch 0°. Track record, for NASCAR Series, is held by Joey Logano with 100.201 mph (18.898 sec.) in March 28, 2014. Most wins by an active driver at Martinsville Speedway is Jimmie Johnson (33 races) with 9 wins. The stands currently capacity are 55 000 seats. Bonus facts. Oldest Pole Winner: Morgan Shepherd, 45 years, 6 months, 14 days, 4/26/1987
Weekend Schedule for Martinsville Speedway
Series: Monster Cup and Truck Series
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Note: Times in CET and US EST
Friday, October 26
18.05-18.55 | 12:05-12:55 p.m. | Camping World Truck Series first practice (no TV)
20.05-20.55 | 2:05-2:55 p.m. | Camping World Truck Series final practice (no TV)
Saturday, October 27
15.00-15.50 | 9-9:50 a.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App
16.05 | 10:05 a.m. | Camping World Truck Series Qualifying, FS1
17.30-18.20 | 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App
19.00 | 1 p.m. | NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Texas Roadhouse 200 presented by Alpha Energy Solutions (200 laps, 105.2 miles), FS1
22.05 | 4:05 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App
Sunday, October 28
19.30 | 2:30 p.m. | Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series First Data 500 (500 laps, 263 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App/ VIASAT SPORT LIVE 19.00 (Sweden)
Photo: Credit: Daniel Shirey/Getty Images (NASCAR Media.com)