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October 15, 2002
12:24 PM EDT (1624 GMT)
WHAT:
Old Dominion 500
NASCAR Winston Cup Series Race No. 32 of 36
WHERE:
Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia
.526-Mile Banked Asphalt and Concrete Oval
WHEN:
Sunday, Oct. 20, 2002
12:30 p.m. ET
DISTANCE:
263 Miles / 500 Laps
POSTED AWARDS:
$3,657,565
FIELD:
Field consists of the fastest 36 cars through time trials. Also, seven provisional starting positions based on 2002 owner points, for maximum 43-car field. The 43rd position is reserved for a past Winston Cup Series champion, if needed. If unused, it will go to the next eligible owner.
SANCTION:
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)
PROMOTER:
Martinsville Speedway, Inc.
TV:
NBC (Live)
Pre-Race Show: 12 p.m. ET
Pre-Race Host: Bill Weber
Race Coverage: 12:30 p.m. ET
Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons and Wally Dallenbach
Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Matt Yocum
RADIO:
MRN Radio (Live)
Airtime: 12 p.m. ET
Booth Announcers: Barney Hall and Joe Moore
Turn Announcer: Mike Bagley
Pit Announcers: Jim Phillips, Winston Kelley and Adam Alexander
RECORDS:
Qualifying: 95.371 mph, 19.855 seconds, Tony Stewart, Pontiac, Sept. 30, 2000
Race: 82.223 mph, Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, Sept. 22, 1996
THE RACE TRACK:
Martinsville Speedway is a .526-mile paved asphalt oval with concrete lanes in the corners. The track has 12-degree banking in all turns and the length of the front and backstraights is 800 feet.
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