2017 Martinsville - STP 500 - Pre Race Thread

aunty dive said:
Did they practice?
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Yes, they did.

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TIRE CODES

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Short Track Radials

Set limits:
Cup: 4 sets for practice, 1 set for qualifying/start of race and 8 sets for race;
Truck: 6 sets for the event

Tire Codes:
Left-side -- D-4588; Right-side -- D-4722

Tire Circumference:
Left-side -- 87.44 in. (2,221 mm); Right-side -- 88.62 in. (2,251 mm)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 10 psi; Left Rear -- 10 psi;
Right Front -- 23 psi; Right Rear -- 22 psi

Storyline - New right-side tire to debut at Martinsville: Goodyear will bring a new tire recommendation to Martinsville for 2017, featuring a new right-side tread compound that was developed to help "rubber-in" the track. Martinsville's concrete corners behave differently than asphalt, with the density of the surface making it more challenging for the rubber to continuously adhere to the track. This new right-side compound is married to a proven construction combination, which works well to optimize the acceleration, deceleration and cornering required for Martinsville's unique configuration of long straightaways and tight, flat turns. And one other note that may play into the strategy of this Sunday's race is the fact that Cup teams will have two less race sets than last year at Martinsville.

Notes: Teams in both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup and Camping World Truck Series will run the same tire set-up at Martinsville this weekend . . . this left-side tire code (D-4588) has been run at this track since April 2013 . . . this is a brand new right-side tire code (D-4722), which came out of a Goodyear tire test at Martinsville last October 4-5 . . . teams participating in that test were the Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet with Jamie McMurray, Furniture Row Racing Toyota with Martin Truex Jr., Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet with Paul Menard and Roush Fenway Racing Ford with Greg Biffle . . . compared to what was run at Martinsville last year, this right-side tire features a compound change to help lay more rubber on the track . . . this is the only track at which NASCAR teams will run either of these two tire codes . . . as on most NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, teams will not run inner liners in their tires at Martinsville.

Jayski ...
 
SATURDAY, APRIL 1:
ON TRACK
-- 11-11:55 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice, FS1 (Follow live)
-- 12:05 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS1 (Follow live)
-- 1:30-2:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, FS1 (Follow live)
-- 3 p.m.: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Alpha Energy Solutions 250 (250 laps, 131.5 miles), FOX (Follow live)

PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 5:45 p.m.: (approx) Post-Camping World Truck Series race
 
Bowtie3 said:
I remember once,around 1992 or so, it had rained all week end. We saw a standing at the top of a hill in the parking lot holding the lid of his cooler. Sure enough, he rode it down the hill and sure enough, all of he other drunks followed. Hilarious.
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Probably Sept or October 1992, they ran it on Monday, I remember being there that wet weekend.
 
The way they're wording things on this broadcast they keep making it sounds like the cup guys are qualifying later today.

Or is this a replay from yesterday...
 
Martinsville always reminds me of the F1 race at Monaco. That might sound weird, but there are certain similarities. Not the ambiance, that is completely different from Monaco, LOL.
 
Yeah.

Kinda like the 10 'n 88. It's always the car 'n crew chief.
 
Note: All times are ET



SUNDAY, APRIL 2:
ON TRACK

-- 1:20:00 p.m.: MENCS Driver Introductions w/ NASCAR Special Awards

-- 2:00:00 p.m.: Presentation of Colors by: Local Law Enforcement and Public Safety Honor Guard

-- 2:00:20 p.m.: Invocation by: Martinsville Speedway Track Chaplin, Mike Hatfield

-- 2:01:00 p.m.: National Anthem by: Martinsville, Bassett and Magna Vista High School Marching Bands

-- 2:02:30 p.m.: Flyover: The Bandit Flight Team (Turn 4 to Turn 1)

-- 2:07:30 p.m.: "Drivers, Start Your Engines" by: From Hit FOX TV Show "Prison Break," Rockmond Dunbar

-- 2:13:30 p.m.: Start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 (500 laps, 263 miles), FS1 (Follow live)



PRESS CONFERENCES (Watch live)
-- 10:45 a.m.: Rockmond Dunbar
-- 11 a.m.: Edsel Ford
-- 11:15 a.m.: STP availability with Richard Petty, Aric Almirola, Steve Letarte and Katina Walker, STP Director of Marketing
-- 5:30 p.m.: (approx) Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race
 
I wish I could wiggle my nose and be there. Beam me up Scotty!
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I feel like Andy is slightly too obsessed with this track. I'm taking an early guess that he is gonna rate the race a 10/10.
 
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