THIS WEEK'S RACE
Subway 500
Martinsville (Va.) Speedway
When: Sunday, 1:30 p.m.
TV/Radio: Channel 6/WXTU (92.5-FM), WNPV (1440-AM)
Race course: .526-mile oval
Race distance: 500 laps/263 miles
Last year's race winner: Jimmie Johnson
Last year's pole winner: Kurt Busch, 97.568 mph
Track qualifying record: Tony Stewart, 98.083 mph (Oct. 2005)
Track facts: Denny Hamlin was runner-up in last year's race; Bobby Labonte finished third . . . Jimmie Johnson won the spring race at Martinsville; Jeff Gordon was runner-up; Denny Hamlin was third . . . With seven wins, Jeff Gordon is, by far, the top winner at Martinsville among full-time active drivers. Johnson and Ricky Rudd are next, with three each . . . Chevrolet drivers have won six races in a row at the track, eight of the last nine . . . Tony Stewart has two wins and six top-five finishes at the track . . . A third and sixth in the last two races elevated Dave Blaney to 32nd in points, highest of any Toyota driver.
Wins: Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, 6 each; Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards, 3 each; Kurt Busch, 2; Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Matt Kenseth, Casey Mears, Greg Biffle, Jamie McMurray, Juan Pablo Montoya, 1 each.
NEXTEL CUP CHASE
Top
Wins10sPts.Behind
1. Jeff Gordon. . . 6255,880-
2. Jimmie Johnson. . . 6195,812-68
3. Clint Bowyer. . . 1155,802-78
4. Tony Stewart. . . 3225,682-198
5. Carl Edwards. . . 3135,640-240
6. Kyle Busch. . . 1175,600-280
7. Kurt Busch. . . 2115,565-315
8. Kevin Harvick. . . 1125,552-328
9. Denny Hamlin. . . 1165,531-349
10. Jeff Burton. . . 1145,514-366
11. Martin Truex Jr.. . . 1115,502-378
12. Matt Kenseth. . . 1175,438-442
REMAINING SCHEDULE
All on 6ABC
Oct. 28: Pep Boys Auto 500, Hampton, Ga., 1
Nov. 4: Dickies 500, Fort Worth, Texas, 3
Nov. 11: Checker Auto Parts 500, Avondale, Az., 3
Nov. 18: Ford 400, Homestead, Fla., 3
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