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Snapshot: Martinsville

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Race day info

What: 67th annual Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500.

Where: Martinsville Speedway, .526-mile oval in Martinsville, Virginia. | Learn more about the track

Green flag time: 1:15 p.m. ET (NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio)

Forecast: Cloudy, high of 64 degrees, 60 percent chance of rain, according to the National Weather Service

National anthem: N.C. State Marching Band, "The Power Sound of the South"

Grand marshals: Richard Petty, seven-time NASCAR premier-series champion; Tom Harman, Circle K Southeast director of marketing.

Distance: 500 laps, 263 miles.

Pit road speed: 30 mph. Caution car speed: 35 mph.

On the front row

1. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (98.548 mph)

2. Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet (98.487 mph)

RELATED: See the full lineup

Fastest in practice

First practice: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford (98.826 mph) | Results

Second practice: Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (96.998 mph) | Results

Final practice: Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (97.108 mph) | Results

Key story lines

1. Four consecutive wins a rarity within Logano's reach | Read more

2. Plenty of incentive for Gordon, seeking ninth clock in Martinsville finale  | Read more

3. Martinsville adds SAFER barrier, making tight track even cozier  | Read more

4. Ford to debut new-look NASCAR Fusion in 2016  | Read more

Former winners in the field

Jeff Gordon (8), Jimmie Johnson (8), Denny Hamlin (5), Tony Stewart (3), Kurt Busch (2), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1), Kevin Harvick (1), Ryan Newman (1).

He said it

"I think about that one hot dog that I ate in an attempt to go faster in the spring. It didn’t work." -- Carl Edwards