Everything you Wanted to Know About the NASCAR Speedway Martinsville 500

EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NASCAR SPEEDWAY MARTINSVILLE 500 RIDGEWAY, VIRGINIA, USA THE SHORTEST & SLOWEST TRACK ON THE SPRINT CIRCUIT CONCRETE CORNERS & THE ASPHALT STRAIGHTS “PAPERCLIP" The track was paved in 1955, but otherwise remains mostly unchanged since its construction in 1947 A REAL 55' WIDE TEST OF 0.526 Miles 11 BANKING 9TH 800' STRAIGHTS MOST TTTTTTT וייווויי DANGEROUS TEMPER TRACK 1 588' TURNS NUMBER OF SEATS FAME & PRIZE MONEY 1947 750 1947 $500 Equivalent to $5,500 in 2014 2014 FORTUNE 60,000+ 2014 $197,450 50,000 HOT DOGS SOLD EVERY RACE WEEKEND FANS CLOSER TO THE ACTION THAN AT ANY OTHER CIRCUIT End-to-end that's 9 times around the circuit! SO POPULAR THAT THEY ARE IMPORTED TO THE DAYTONA RACES TO FEED THE ASSEMBLED MEDIA WELCOME TO MARTINSVILLE C MOST LAPS COMPLETED PART OF THE FURNITURE Since 1964, the winner has received the bonus prize of a grandfather clock worth $10,000 to 27,891 by Richard Petty – that's 14,670 miles, reflect the area's famous furniture or around the moon 2.2 times! industry MOST WINS FASTEST LAP FASTEST RACE RICHARD PETTY GREG SACKS 3:11:54 15 Average speed WINS 82.223 MPH Jeff Gordon, Sep 22 1996 Richard is also the youngest winner, aged 22 years, 283 days in 1960 18.746 seconds (1986, NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) - THE TECHNOLOGY OF NASCAR C Windshield made from Lexan, a polycarbonate material used in fighter plane canopies Fuel tank automatically shuts off fuel supply if engine is separated from car during a collision Engine produces upwards of 750 horsepower without the use of turbochargers Seat wraps around driver's ribs and Roll cage is designed to remove the energy from the driver's body as slowly as possible shoulders, spreading and minimizing impact Front clip and rear clips are collapsible, middle maintains integrity protecting driver Left side tires are smaller than the right due to constant left-hand turning during race References: www.martinsvillespeedway.com/The-Speedway/History.aspx www.martinsvillespeedway.com/The-Speedway/About-The-Track.aspx bleacherreport.com/articles/225451-top-ten-tracks-in-nascar/page/3 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinsville_Speedway bleacherreport.com/articles/907693-nascar-sprint-cup-the-10-most-dangerous-tracks-on-the-circuit/page/3 auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar-safety.htm www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2011/02/16/nascar-safety-history.html msn.foxsports.com/nascar/shake-and-bake/step-aside-richard-petty-famous-hot-dog-is-top-dog-at-martinsville-102613 auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-racing/nascar/nascar-basics/nascar-engines1.htm auto.howstuffworks.com/question588.htm tomsrjustsayin.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/goodyear-tire-fast-facts-martinsville.html www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/nascar-nation/nascar-edu/mobil1-technology-hub/nascar-mobil1-technology-tires.html