NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500
Martinsville Speedway Distance: 263 miles (500 laps)
Sunday, Oct. 26 1:30 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN, 1 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
Texas Motor Speedway Distance: 300 miles (200 laps)
Saturday, Nov. 1 3:30 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN2, 3:30 p.m. (ET)
Radio: PRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Kroger 200
Martinsville Speedway Distance: 105.2 miles (200 laps)
Saturday, Oct. 25 1:30 p.m. (ET) TV: FOX, 1 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
Exciting NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Chase for the Cup with the winner being crowned at that last race!
8 Drivers left to fight it out in the Eliminator Round, the Top 4 of 3 races in Martinsville, Texas & Phoenix will move forward to the final race at Homestead-Miami. All 8 drivers start this round with 4000 points with every win position & counts. Winning 1 of the 3 races puts the driver in the final round at Homestead, but expect some spoilers to win some of these races.
Eliminator Round #1 Top 8
Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford
Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet
Car 4 Kevin Harvick Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet
Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet
Car 99 Carl Edwards Ford EcoBoost Ford
My picks for the final round at Homestead-Miami:
Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet
Car 4 Kevin Harvick Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet
Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford
Team Penske Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford & Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford with their qualifying in 2014 it has been putting them up front in the start.
Hamlin the contender
Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota Martinsville, Texas and Phoenix are 3 of his best tracks. If Hamlin wins Martinsville this will be his 5th win there.
Hendrick Motorsports 4 time Nascar Sprint Cup Championship Jeff Gordon & drive for 5
Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet will be trying for his 9th win at Martinsville.
Kenseth & Newman no win no problem
Both Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota & Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet have made it to the Eliminator Round without a win but they were consistent. Ryan Newman has 1 one win at Martinsville.
Car 4 Kevin Harvick Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet
Kevin Harvick has 1 win Martinsville but with his starting position it will be tough.
My picks to win:
Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota
Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet
Martinsville Speedway Qualifying for the 66th Annual Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500
Coors Light Pole Winner: Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet with a time of 18.954 & speed of 99.905. This is his 11th pole in 435 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races & this is his second pole and 13th top-10 start in 2014. His first pole of 2014 came at Sonoma. It’s the second multi-pole season of his career (2010). This is his second pole in 24 races at Martinsville Speedway. He last won the pole at Martinsville in 2011.
Joey Logano (second) posted his 23rd top-10 start of 2014 and his seventh in 12 races at Martinsville Speedway. Matt Kenseth (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his ninth in 33 races this season.
Starting Line Up by Row & Qualifying Results
Martinsville Speedway 66th Annual Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, October 24, 2014 @ 05:44 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon 09/22/96 03:11:54 82.223
Position Car # Driver Team Qualifying Time & Speed MPH
Row 1:
1. Car 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet 18.954 99.905
2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 19.011 99.605
Row 2:
3. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 19.066 99.318
4. Car 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 19.070 99.297
Row 3:
5. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 19.076 99.266
6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 19.081 99.240
Row 4:
7. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 19.083 99.230
8. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota 19.087 99.209
Row 5:
9. Car 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 19.159 98.836
10. Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 19.201 98.620
Row 6:
11. Car 99 Carl Edwards Ford EcoBoost Ford 19.214 98.553
12. Car 15 Clint Bowyer AAA Insurance Toyota 19.258 98.328
Row 7:
13. Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet 19.158 98.841
14. Car 27 Paul Menard Richmond/Menards Chevrolet 19.163 98.815
Row 8:
15. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Clorox Chevrolet 19.164 98.810
16. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 19.196 98.646
Row 9:
17. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 19.200 98.625
18. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Pit for a Pair Ford 19.207 98.589
Row 10:
19. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 19.231 98.466
20. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 19.231 98.466
Row 11:
21. Car 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 19.235 98.446
22. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Auto-Owners Insurance Chevrolet 19.256 98.338
Row 12:
23. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard Chevrolet 19.257 98.333
24. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Great Clips Chevrolet 19.267 98.282
Row 13:
25. Car 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 19.280 98.216
26. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 19.283 98.200
Row 14:
27. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 19.300 98.114
28. Car 40 Landon Cassill Newtown Building Supplies Chevrolet 19.305 98.089
Row 15:
29. Car 34 David Ragan Wendell Scott HOF Tribute Ford 19.308 98.073
30. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness Chevrolet 19.341 97.906
Row 16:
31. Car 36 Reed Sorenson Zing Zang Chevrolet 19.345 97.886
32. Car 23 Alex Bowman DipYourCar.com Toyota 19.347 97.876
Row 17:
33. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet 19.355 97.835
34. Car 38 David Gilliland A&W All American Food Ford 19.365 97.785
Row 18:
35. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Chevrolet 19.376 97.729
36. Car 26 Cole Whitt Uponor Plumbing Systems Toyota 19.383 97.694
Row 19:
37. Car 7 Michael Annett Allstate Peterbuilt Group Chevrolet – Owner Points
38. Car 93 Clay Rogers Burger King Toyota – Owner Points
Row 20:
39. Car 33 Travis Kvapil Little Joe’s Autos Chevrolet – Owner Points
40. Car 83 JJ Yeley DipYourCar.com Toyota – Owner Points
Row 21:
41. Car 44 Timmy Hill Phoenix Warehouse Chevrolet – Owner Points
42. Car 32 Kyle Fowler corvetteparts.net Ford – Owner Points
Row 22:
43. Car 66 Mike Wallace Testoril Toyota – Owner Points
Did Not Qualify: None.
This is starting position for the race unless of an engine change, unauthorised adjustments or use of back-up car.