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Martinsville mayhem: Years of crumpled cars
By George Winkler | Published: October 29, 2021 23
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Oct. 29, 2017: Denny Hamlin moved Chase Elliott for the lead with three laps to go in the Martinsville playoff race, causing Elliott's No. 24 to spin and hit the wall. Elliott finished 27th after leading 123 laps, while Hamlin finished seventh.
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April 2, 2017: Can you believe Daniel Suarez was able to finish the race after suffering this damage on Lap 288 of the STP 500? His No. 19 Toyota crew took the smashed hood right off and Suarez finished 32nd.
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April 2, 2017: Jamie McMurray wrecked early at Martinsville, completing only 105 of the 500 laps and crumbling his No. 1 Chevrolet. He was scored 38th -- last -- in the race.
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Oct. 30, 2016: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. got an early start on Halloween preparations after this unfortunate wreck at Martinsville.
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April 3, 2016: Even a Martinsville Master like Denny Hamlin can run into a bad day at 'The Paperclip.' Hamlin has five wins at his home track but on this day, he finished in 39th place.
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Nov. 1, 2015: The No. 9 of Sam Hornish Jr. and the No. 16 of Greg Biffle get together, but not in a nice way.
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Nov. 1, 2015: Hard to believe Carl Edwards continued on for a 14th-place finish, despite this lovely look.
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Nov. 1, 2015: Good till the last drop? Clint Bowyer couldn't have said that in the Maxwell House Toyota on this day.
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Nov. 1, 2015: Trevor Bayne hit bottom (literally) at Martinsville on the way to a 31st-place finish.
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April 6, 2013: John Wes Townley crashes during the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race en route to a 32nd-place finish.
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Oct. 24, 2010: Crew members work on the No. 33 of Clint Bowyer after a wreck. Bowyer ultimately would retire the race with a rear-gear problem.
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March 30, 2008: The No. 43 of Bobby Labonte, the No. 66 of Scott Riggs and the No. 24 of Jeff Gordon have all seen better days than this one.
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Oct. 20, 2007: Trucks come to a stop following a crash during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville.
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Oct. 20, 2007: Canada's Jacques Villeneuve sits with his car against the wall after crashing during the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.
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Oct. 22, 2006: That's no way to treat a Little Debbie (Ford), Ken Schrader -- who finished 41st, thanks to this mess.
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Oct. 24, 2004: The door panel of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s No. 8 Chevrolet is crumpled after a crash. Earnhardt finished in 33rd.
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April 24, 1983: Richard Petty enjoys a free ride back to the garage after a major crash on Lap 434. Petty finished in 17th place in one of the 15-time winner's few bad days at Martinsville.
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April 24, 1983: Buddy Baker crashes after the 95th lap of the Virginia National Bank 500. Baker finished in 31st place.
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April 6, 1952: Jimmie Lewallen's Plymouth rests on its roof after a Lap 118 crash during the race at Martinsville Speedway.
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May 6, 1951: Earl Moss' Ford is wrecked in the Martinsville race that Curtis Turner won.
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October 28, 2018: Martin Truex Jr. and Joey Logano race out of Turn 4 on the final lap to make for a dramatic finish in the fall playoff race. Joey Logano came out on top, grabbing his first career win at the short track.
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November 1, 2020: A last-lap, last-ditch effort to gain enough points to transfer into the Championship 4 left Kevin Harvick on the outside of advancement and some crunched-up sheet metal after contact off the final turn with Kyle Busch.
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April 11, 2021: Brad Keselowski was one of 12 cars to get caught up in a Turn 2 accident with 114 laps to go in the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500.