Times are local to the Track
Thursday, October 23
5:30 PM NSCS HAULERS ENTER
Friday, October 24
7:00 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS & INSPECTION BEGINS
11:00 AM NSCS ROOKIE & SPOTTER MEETINGS & RANDOM DRAWING
12:00 - 1:20 PM NSCS PRACTICE
4:40 PM NSCS QUALIFYING
6:30 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES
Saturday, October 25
7:30 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
9:00 - 9:50 AM NSCS PRACTICE
12:00 - 12:50 PM NSCS FINAL PRACTICE
3:00 PM NSCS GARAGE CLOSES
Sunday, October 26
7:30 AM NSCS GARAGE OPENS
9:15 - 11:45 AM Martinsville Speedway Track Walk
11:30 AM NSCS DRIVER/CREW CHIEF MEETING
1:00 PM NSCS DRIVERS INTRODUCTION
1:30 PM NSCS RACE
2:00 PM NSCS REGISTRATION CLOSES
NSCS = Sprint Cup Series
SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Practices:
Friday, October 24, 12:00 - 1:20 pm/et, TV-FS1
Saturday, October 25, 9:00 - 9:50 pm/et, TV-FS1
Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, October 25, 12:00 - 12:50pm/et, TV-FS1
Qualifying: group qualifying for positions 1-36, Friday, October 24 at 4:40 pm/et, TV-FS1, no re-air scheduled.
Track Specifications:
Track Size: 0.526 Mile
Race: 500 laps, 263 miles
Degree of Banking: Turns: 12 degrees
Straightaways: Banking: 0 degrees(flat)
Straights: 800 feet
Backstretch: 800 feet
Grandstand Seating: 61,000
Pit Stalls: 43 pits, 14-feet wide by 28-feet long
Speed Limits: Pit Road, 30 mph; Pace Car, 35 mph
Opened: 1947
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Richard Petty
Command to start engines: Richard Petty
Honorary Pace Car Driver: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Mixed Martial Arts star Miesha Tate
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: University of North Carolina Marching Tar Heels
Flyover: Warbirds Flyover Team
Track Websites / Social Media:
Martinsville Speedway
ISC Motorsports
Facebook - Martinsville Speedway
Twitter - MartinsvilleSwy
Martinsville Speedway App