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Fans at Martinsville Speedway line up at the famous Hot Dog Stand located in the infield.
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Martinsville Speedway

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Location: Martinsville, Virginia
Year of first Cup event: 1949
Banking: Turns (12)
Backstretch and Frontstretch (0)
Length/Track type: 0.526 mile, Paved
Cup events currently hosted: STP 500 (held in March) and First Data 500 (held in October)
Most frequent winner: Richard Petty (15)
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Both Martinsville race weekends feature the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.
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Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers with nine wins at the track.
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Crowds love the racing at Martinsville Speedway -- and the famous hot dogs!
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The winner gets one of the more iconic trophies in the sport -- a grandfather clock. Clint Bowyer earned his first one in the 2018 spring race, locking him into the Monster Energy Series Playoffs.
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Room is at a premium at Martinsville, so hugging the wall is common.
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Martinsville installed lights in time for last year's fall NASCAR Playoff race.
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Fans can expect tight finishes and lots of close racing at the Virginia short track. The First Data 500 (Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN/NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) will bring the action.
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Clocking out after a day's work! A view of the grandfather clock that race winners receive in Victory Lane. Kyle Busch won the 2017 fall Playoff race at Martinsville.
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