Goody’s
Fast Relief 500
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Virginia
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Age: 41
Team: No. 48 – Lowe’s Chevrolet
Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
IN THE WORDS OF THE WINNER – ““I’ve been trying to ignore this conversation about seven (championships) but now I can’t! We’re locked in.”
- Jimmie Johnson
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· Jimmie Johnson won the 68th Annual Goody’s Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway Sunday afternoon. For Johnson, it is his 79th victory in 540 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
· It is Johnson’s fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2016.
· It is Johnson’s ninth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 30 races at Martinsville Speedway.
· For Johnson, it is his second Chase victory of 2016, as he also won at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Chase’s Round of 12.
· For Johnson, the win automatically clinches him a berth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson will compete in the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 20 for his seventh Cup Series championship, which would tie him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for most all time in NASCAR history.
· Brad Keselowski (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Martinsville Speedway.
· It is Keselowski’s 22nd top-10 finish in 2016.
· Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 22 races at Martinsville Speedway.
· Matt Kenseth finished fourth on Sunday, giving him his eighth top-5 and 17th top-10 showing of 2016.
· Kyle Busch (fifth) posted his 15th top-10 and 22nd top-10 finish through 33 races this season.
· In 15 Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson has four top-5 and 10 top-10 finishes. Johnson has also celebrated six Sprint Cup Series championships at Homestead Miami Speedway (2006-10 and 2013).
· Following Sunday’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, there are now only 813 #Miles2Miami. The 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race on November 20.
· Below are the current standings in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup following the first race in the Round of 8. Jimmie Johnson has punched his ticket into the Championship 4, following his victory in the Round of 8. Johnson leads the points standings by five points over Denny Hamlin:
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Virginia
Sunday, October 30, 2016
Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Age: 41
Team: No. 48 – Lowe’s Chevrolet
Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
IN THE WORDS OF THE WINNER – ““I’ve been trying to ignore this conversation about seven (championships) but now I can’t! We’re locked in.”
- Jimmie Johnson
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· Jimmie Johnson won the 68th Annual Goody’s Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway Sunday afternoon. For Johnson, it is his 79th victory in 540 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
· It is Johnson’s fourth victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2016.
· It is Johnson’s ninth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 30 races at Martinsville Speedway.
· For Johnson, it is his second Chase victory of 2016, as he also won at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Chase’s Round of 12.
· For Johnson, the win automatically clinches him a berth in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship 4 race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson will compete in the Ford EcoBoost 400 on November 20 for his seventh Cup Series championship, which would tie him with Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt for most all time in NASCAR history.
· Brad Keselowski (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Martinsville Speedway.
· It is Keselowski’s 22nd top-10 finish in 2016.
· Denny Hamlin (third) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 22 races at Martinsville Speedway.
· Matt Kenseth finished fourth on Sunday, giving him his eighth top-5 and 17th top-10 showing of 2016.
· Kyle Busch (fifth) posted his 15th top-10 and 22nd top-10 finish through 33 races this season.
· In 15 Sprint Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson has four top-5 and 10 top-10 finishes. Johnson has also celebrated six Sprint Cup Series championships at Homestead Miami Speedway (2006-10 and 2013).
· Following Sunday’s Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, there are now only 813 #Miles2Miami. The 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will culminate at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race on November 20.
· Below are the current standings in the 2016 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup following the first race in the Round of 8. Jimmie Johnson has punched his ticket into the Championship 4, following his victory in the Round of 8. Johnson leads the points standings by five points over Denny Hamlin:
Starting
this year, the XFINITY Series and Camping World Truck Series will feature
championship races at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19 (NXS) and
November 18 (NCWTS). Four drivers will compete amongst a full field for
their respective title. Below is a Race Recap from Saturday’s Camping World
Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The XFINITY Series was off this
week:
· Johnny Sauter won the 18th Annual Texas Roadhouse 200 Camping World Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday. It is his 12th victory in 195 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
· It is Sauter’s second victory and 16th top-10 finish in 2016.
· It is Sauter’s third victory and ninth top-10 finish in 18 races at Martinsville Speedway.
· With the victory at Martinsville Speedway, Sauter is the first driver to clinch a spot in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship 4 race. Sauter will compete in the Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday, November 18.
· Sauter leads the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chase standings by 7 points over Christopher Bell.
