Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races.[3] The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four-turn short track oval that is 0.526 miles (0.847 km) long.[4] The track's turns are banked at eleven degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at zero degrees. The back stretch also has a zero degree banking.[4] The racetrack has seats for 63,000 spectators.[4]
Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday, both lasting 90 minutes each.[8]Jeff Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.512 seconds in the first session, less than two-hundredths of a second faster than Kyle Busch.[9] Hamlin was just off Burton's pace, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Newman, and Martin Truex Jr. Stewart was seventh, still within two-tenths of a second of Gordon's time.[9] In the second and final practice session, Gordon was quickest with a time of 19.516 seconds.[10][11]Kurt Busch followed in the second position, ahead of Brad Keselowski, Newman, and David Stremme.[10]Landon Cassill was sixth after posting a time of 19.844 seconds, while Josh Wise and Juan Pablo Montoya followed in seventh and eighth.[10]Scott Riggs and Aric Almirola rounded out the first ten positions.[10]
Forty-six cars are entered for qualifying, but only forty-three raced because of NASCAR's qualifying procedure.[12]
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The 2012 Goody s Fast Relief 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stock car race held on April 1 2012 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway Virginia Contested over 500 laps it was the sixth race of the 2012 season Ryan Newman of Stewart Haas Racing took his first win of the season A J Allmendinger finished second and Dale Earnhardt Jr finished third 2012 Goody s Fast Relief 500Race details 1 2 Race 6 of 36 in the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup SeriesThe 2012 Goody s Fast Relief 500 program cover DateApril 1 2012 2012 04 01 LocationMartinsville Speedway Ridgeway VirginiaCoursePermanent racing facility 526 mi 847 km Distance500 laps 263 mi 423 km WeatherMostly sunny with a high temperature around 76 wind out of the NNW at 4 mph Average speed78 823 miles per hour 126 853 km h Pole positionDriverKasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsTime19 496Most laps ledDriverJeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsLaps329WinnerNo 39Ryan NewmanStewart Haas RacingTelevision in the United StatesNetworkFoxAnnouncersMike Joy Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds The race logo for the 2012 Goody s Fast Relief 500 Contents 1 Report 1 1 Background 1 2 Practice and qualifying 2 Results 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 Race results 3 Standings after the race 4 ReferencesReport editBackground edit nbsp Martinsville Speedway the race track where the race was held Martinsville Speedway is one of five short tracks to hold NASCAR races 3 The standard track at Martinsville Speedway is a four turn short track oval that is 0 526 miles 0 847 km long 4 The track s turns are banked at eleven degrees while the front stretch the location of the finish line is banked at zero degrees The back stretch also has a zero degree banking 4 The racetrack has seats for 63 000 spectators 4 Before the race Greg Biffle led the Drivers Championship with 195 points and Kevin Harvick stood in second with 188 Dale Earnhardt Jr followed in third with 178 points one ahead of Tony Stewart and three ahead of Martin Truex Jr in fourth and fifth Matt Kenseth with 173 was two points ahead of Denny Hamlin in seventh Clint Bowyer with 157 points was one point ahead of Jimmie Johnson and two ahead of Ryan Newman in ninth and tenth 5 In the Manufacturers Championship Chevrolet was leading with 33 points four points ahead of Ford Toyota with 27 points was six points ahead of Dodge in the battle for third 6 Harvick is the race s defending race winner after winning it in 2011 7 Entry list Driver Team Make Sponsor1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Belkin2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge Miller Lite5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet HendrickCars com9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford DeWalt Stanley Tools10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Accell Construction11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota FedEx Freight13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford GEICO14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Office Depot Mobil 115 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 5 hour Energy16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3M17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota M amp M s19 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Racing Toyota Humphrey Smith Racing20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota The Home Depot22 A J Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge Shell Pennzoil23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet North Texas Pipe24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet AARP Drive to End Hunger26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford MDS Trucking27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Menards Libman29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Budweiser Prohibition Ends At Last Happy Days Are Here Again 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota Inception Motorsports31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet BB amp T32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford Federated Auto Parts33 Hermie Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Anderson s Pure Maple Syrup34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford Front Row Motorsports36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet Ollie s Bargain Outlet37 Tony Raines Rick Ware Racing Max Q Motorsports Ford Poynt com38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Long John Silver s39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet Outback Steakhouse42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Target43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota Bush s Best Baked Beans48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet MyLowe s49 J J Yeley Robinson Blakeney Racing Toyota America Israel Racing JPO Absorbants51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet Phoenix Construction52 Scott Speed Hamilton Means Racing Ford Crusader Staffing Associates55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota RK Motors Charlotte Aaron s56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota NAPA Auto Parts74 Reed Sorenson Turn One Racing Chevrolet Turn One Racing78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet Furniture Row Denver Mattress83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota Burger King Dr Pepper87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota AM FM Energy Pellet amp Wood Stoves88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Diet Mountain Dew Amp Energy93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota Burger King Dr Pepper98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford Curb Records K Love99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford FastenalPractice and qualifying edit nbsp Kasey Kahne won the pole for race Two practice sessions were held before the race on Friday both lasting 90 minutes each 8 Jeff Gordon was quickest with a time of 19 512 seconds in the first session less than two hundredths of a second faster than Kyle Busch 9 Hamlin was just off Burton s pace followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr Newman and Martin Truex Jr Stewart was seventh still within two tenths of a second of Gordon s time 9 In the second and final practice session Gordon was quickest with a time of 19 516 seconds 10 11 Kurt Busch followed in the second position ahead of Brad Keselowski Newman and David Stremme 10 Landon Cassill was sixth after posting a time of 19 844 seconds while Josh Wise and Juan Pablo Montoya followed in seventh and eighth 10 Scott Riggs and Aric Almirola rounded out the first ten positions 10 Forty six cars are entered for qualifying but only forty three raced because of NASCAR s qualifying procedure 12 Results editQualifying edit Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 496 97 1282 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19 512 97 0483 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 521 97 0034 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19 521 97 0035 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 19 524 96 9886 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19 569 96 7657 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 19 572 96 7508 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 573 96 7469 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 576 96 73110 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 581 96 70611 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19 582 96 70112 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19 597 96 62713 56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 19 606 96 58314 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 637 96 43015 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 19 659 96 32216 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 19 681 96 21517 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 19 684 96 20018 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19 688 96 18019 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19 715 96 04920 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19 715 96 04921 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19 731 95 97122 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19 755 95 85423 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 19 756 95 84924 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 19 760 95 83025 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 19 767 95 79626 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19 778 95 74327 22 A J Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 19 779 95 73828 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19 806 95 60729 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19 806 95 60730 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 19 811 95 58331 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 19 826 95 51132 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19 833 95 47733 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 19 859 95 35234 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 19 860 95 34735 74 Reed Sorenson Turn One Racing Chevrolet 19 886 95 22336 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 19 906 95 12737 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 19 946 94 93638 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 19 979 94 78039 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 20 015 94 60940 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 20 024 94 56741 33 Hermie Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 20 041 94 48642 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 20 322 93 18043 49 J J Yeley Robinson Blakeney Racing Toyota 20 315 93 2121Failed to Qualify52 Scott Speed Hamilton Means Racing Ford 20 560 92 10119 Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Motorsports Toyota 22 318 84 84637 Tony Raines Rick Ware Racing Max Q Motorsports Ford Time disallowedSource 1 Yeley was awarded the start after Raines failed post qualifying inspection Race results edit nbsp Ryan Newman won the race Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Led Points1 5 39 Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 515 12 472 27 22 A J Allmendinger Penske Racing Dodge 515 0 423 14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 515 3 424 21 17 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford 515 1 415 13 56 Martin Truex Jr Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 515 0 396 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 515 31 397 15 14 Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Racing Chevrolet 515 0 378 19 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 515 3 379 7 2 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Dodge 515 2 3610 4 15 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 515 2 3511 28 99 Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Racing Ford 515 0 3312 22 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 515 112 3313 26 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 514 0 3114 9 24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 514 328 3215 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 513 0 2916 17 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 513 0 2817 16 47 Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Racing Toyota 513 0 2718 6 55 Brian Vickers Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 513 0 2619 2 29 Kevin Harvick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 513 21 2620 20 1 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 513 0 2421 32 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 512 0 2322 18 31 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 512 0 2223 10 20 Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 511 0 2124 24 34 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 511 0 2025 25 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Ford 511 0 1926 11 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 510 0 1827 34 93 Travis Kvapil BK Racing Toyota 510 0 1728 38 38 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 509 0 1629 31 83 Landon Cassill BK Racing Toyota 507 0 1530 39 30 David Stremme Inception Motorsports Toyota 506 0 1431 41 33 Hermie Sadler Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 505 0 1332 36 32 Ken Schrader FAS Lane Racing Ford 503 0 1233 40 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Racing Chevrolet 497 0 1134 42 36 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 439 0 1035 29 10 David Reutimann Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 436 0 936 8 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 435 0 837 43 49 J J Yeley Robinson Blakeney Racing Toyota 359 0 738 1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 256 0 639 37 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota 74 0 40 23 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford 60 0 441 30 26 Josh Wise Front Row Motorsports Ford 49 0 342 33 23 Scott Riggs R3 Motorsports Chevrolet 30 0 243 35 74 Reed Sorenson Turn One Racing Chevrolet 25 0 Source 13 Standings after the race editDrivers Championship standingsPos Driver Wins Points1 Greg Biffle 0 2262 Dale Earnhardt Jr 0 2203 Tony Stewart 2 2144 Matt Kenseth 1 2145 Kevin Harvick 0 214 Manufacturers Championship standings 6 Pos Manufacturer Wins Points1 Chevrolet 3 422 Ford 1 333 Toyota 1 304 Dodge 1 27Note Only the top five positions are included for the driver standings References edit Sprint Cup Series Schedule ESPN Retrieved March 27 2012 Brown Brian March 27 2012 The Goody s Fast Relief 500 RotoWorld com Archived from the original on March 29 2012 Retrieved March 29 2012 NASCAR Race Tracks NASCAR Archived from the original on January 1 2013 Retrieved March 27 2012 a b c NASCAR Tracks The Martinsville Speedway Martinsville Speedway Archived from the original on October 7 2010 Retrieved March 27 2012 Pre race Driver s Championship Classification NASCAR Archived from the original on March 29 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 a b Manufactures Championship Classification Jayski com Archived from the original on November 30 2012 Retrieved March 27 2012 2011 Goody s Fast Relief 500 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