NASCAR's Martinsville Truck Penalty Report

Twelve drivers were penalized a total of 18 times during Saturday's, Kroger 200, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway, a race that contained 13 caution flags.

NASCAR's Martinsville Nextel Cup Penalty Report

Twenty penalties were assessed between 15 drivers during the Subway 500, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday that resulted in 21 cautions for 127 laps.

No Snow At Snowball Derby

Kyle Busch, No. 5 Kellogg's NASCAR driver, has signed to race the 40th Annual Snowball Derby, Super Late Model race at Pensacola, Florida's Five Flags Speedway on December 2, 2007. Busch will be piloting his own No. 51 Chevrolet with support from the former Snowball Derby-winning team of Richie Wauters, who will also have NASCAR Busch Series driver Steven Wallace, a former Snowball Derby winner himself, in their stable for this year’s Derby

Roger Races Atlanta

Kurt Busch, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge NASCAR Cup driver, will be returning to the special World Beer Cup design a gold color scheme next week at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the final time of the 2007 season next weekend. The racecar will be the teams Michigan-winning Dodge Charger, the one named ‘Roger’.

NO NASCAR

ESPN on ABC may be on 32 International Networks but Dario Franchitti wants NASCAR to know that they are not being televised in Scotland. Visiting family during the recent Kansas Speedway race weekend, Franchitti was unable to watch the race.

Retake

Jared Fogle, Grand Marshall of Sunday's race and well known spokesperson for Subway Restaurants, was very animated as cameras filmed him on pit road between turns one and two, Sunday morning before the Subway 500, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Remembering A Friend

Martinsville infield media center is small and personal, a proper place for his piers to remember, Ray Cooper, Dodge Manufacturer Rep, who lost his battle with cancer on October 13, 2007. Where his laptop lay year after year, a friend attached a gold plaque reading "COOP" and placed a Dodge cap on top of his chair. It literally put a lump in your throat and more than a tear in your eye. I truly hope this fine man knew how much he will be missed and that he was loved by so many.

Blimp Of The Week

The Goodyear Blimp flying over Martinsville Speedway during the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Kroger 200 and Subway 500, NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race this weekend is Goodyear's "Spirit of Innovation," based out of Pompano Beach, Florida.

NASCAR Performance Gas Saving Tip

When you properly inflate your tires and follow the speed limit, you use less gas. So leave the speeding to the drivers and you'll leave the money in your wallet

One Out Of 2000

The State of Virginia gave a fitting honor to Martinsville Speedway this week as the track celebrates their 60th year. Virginia has more than 2,000 historic road markers, but this is the first to honor a speedway. The historic marker reads as follows: “H. Clay Earles (1913-1999) opened Martinsville Speedway in 1947 with seating for 750. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) first raced here in 1948. Martinsville Speedway was one of eight tracks to host the inaugural 1949 season of NASCAR’s Strictly Stock division, later called Winston Cup and then NEXTEL Cup racing. It is the only original NASCAR track still hosting the highest division as of 2007. It features a short .526-mile track and seats more than 68,000.”

Edwards Sells Suit

Carl Edwards, No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion NASCAR Nextel Cup Series driver, will auction the fire suit and helmet he wore in the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 21, 2007 to benefit the City of Hope National Medical Center in California. Interested fans can bid later this week through November 5th by accessing Roush-Racing-Memorabilia on eBay, it will be a 10 day auction. After the race Edwards commented, "It's going to be the sweatiest auction item in the history of the world. It was a very, very long day."

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