Martinsville Speedway #1 Pre-Race Thread

[StandOnIt]

 

[HoneyBadger]

MARTINSVILLE

 

[aunty dive]

NASCAR Cup Series — Race No. 7 – 400 laps / 210.4 miles
Martinsville Speedway (0.526-mile oval) – Martinsville, Va.

Fast Facts for March 29-30, 2025

Tire: Goodyear Eagle 18-inch Short Track Radials

Set limits: Cup: 1 set for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 9 sets for the race (8 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)

Tire Codes: Left-side — D-5254; Right-side — D-5256

Tire Circumference: Left-side — 2,249 mm (88.54 in.); Right-side — 2,279 mm (89.72 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 10 psi; Left Rear — 12 psi;
Right Front — 22 psi; Right Rear — 22 psi

Notes – Cup cars back on this tire set-up for second race … Cup teams first ran this combination of left- and right-side tires at Martinsville last November . . . these teams also ran this same tire set-up at The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium this February … with this 18-inch tire, and its lower profile sidewall, NASCAR Cup cars do not run inner liners in any of their tires.

Wet Weather Tires – Goodyear brings white-lettered “wets” to Martinsville: Goodyear will bring its 18-inch wet weather radial tires to Martinsville for the NASCAR Cup cars, should NASCAR determine that conditions warrant . . . Cup teams will have a maximum of 4 sets of wet weather tires for the event . . . NASCAR Cup teams last ran the wet weather tire in competition at Chicago last July . . . in addition to the obvious difference of a tread pattern versus Goodyear’s dry weather “slick” tires, the “Goodyear” and “Eagle” lettering on the sidewalls of the wet weather tires is white, not the standard yellow.

Goodyear quote – Stu Grant, Goodyear’s general manager of global race tires: “Martinsville is one of the most historical tracks we have in NASCAR. It is also our first true short track we have on this year’s schedule, so teams will have to navigate the tight, concrete corners, coming off the relatively long, asphalt straightaways. The Cup cars having to go 500 laps is always a challenge, and the winner will have to combine speed, set-up and solid pit stops to get to victory lane.”

 

[pjmolo]

#66 TBA = Casey Mears ????

https://www.jayski.com/2025/03/13/casey-mears-driving-for-garage-66-at-martinsville/

 

[Brentford]

#66 TBA = Casey Mears ????

https://www.jayski.com/2025/03/13/casey-mears-driving-for-garage-66-at-martinsville/

Cool! He was always one of my favorites. Hate that he’s not going to be competitive, but whatever. Seems that’s not really his goal, but rather he’s aiming for the 500+ start mark.

 

[Greg]

Nothing to say about any of the Hickey Jones made Red Hot Dogs?

 

[Magicmiler]

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Nothing to say about any of the Hickey Jones made Red Hot Dogs?

Since you asked, they're overrated but a lot better bargain than those $20 ones @BobbyFord and @Clutch saw at Vegas.

 

[Greg]

Since you asked, they're overrated but a lot better bargain than those $20 ones @BobbyFord and @Clutch saw at Vegas.

I have been to three cup races at Martinsville. I almost always take my own food at any track and I wouldn"t even know about them if they didnt talk about them on TV. I was just posting on a slow news day

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I have been to three cup races at Martinsville. I almost always take my own food at any track and I wouldn"t even know about them if they didnt talk about them on TV. I was just posting on a slow news day

Dad and I always take our own food too but on our first trip we gave them a try. As we say in our house, we tried them twice - the first time and the last, both at the same time.

Our last trip to Martinsville, Sprint gave our company's cell phone manager tickets to their suite and she passed them on to me. You can bet your posterior there ain't no red hot dogs in the title sponsor's suite.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[pjmolo]

Nothing to say about any of the Hickey Jones made Red Hot Dogs?

Nothing to say since I've never had one, but then again a picture or two is worth . . . . .

Martinsville Dog vs. Chicago Dog

 

[kkfan91]

Thats a salad that happens to have a hotdog in it.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Thats a salad that happens to have a hotdog in it.

Ah comeon, a Chicago style hot dog is a feast for my tastebuds!

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Cup could race here 4 times a year and I wouldn’t say no. One of the coolest tracks on earth, it’s on my bucket list.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Nothing to say since I've never had one, but then again a picture or two is worth . . . . .

Martinsville Dog vs. Chicago Dog

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Boy, that's a tough choice. I don't like raw onions, slaw, pickles, or raw tomatoes on a dog. I don't know what those green bean-looking things are on the Chicagos. Is that relish in addition to pickles? Ugh. At least the M'ville has chili but you can only get that with the slaw and onions; otherwise they're nekkid.

Yeah, time to drag another Subway out of the cooler.

 

[kkfan91]

Cup could race here 4 times a year and I wouldn’t say no. One of the coolest tracks on earth, it’s on my bucket list.

Same here one of the tracks high on my list. I've said I'll eat the hotdog at least once to experience it, though it's not my usual hotdog stuff.

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Same here one of the tracks high on my list. I've said I'll eat the hotdog at least once to experience it, though it's not my usual hotdog stuff.

I’m afraid of how far my digestive system will rebel if I try one of those Martinsville dogs, but yea if I attend a race at Martinsville I’ll have to. Maybe pick one up on the way out of the track or something

 

[Jorge De Guzman]

Boy, that's a tough choice. I don't like raw onions, slaw, pickles, or raw tomatoes on a dog. I don't know what those green bean-looking things are on the Chicagos. Is that relish in addition to pickles? Ugh. At least the M'ville has chili but you can only get that with the slaw and onions; otherwise they're nekkid.

Yeah, time to drag another Subway out of the cooler.

Those are sport peppers! So on a Chicago dog you have a pickle, mustard, tomato slice, celery salt, sport peppers, chopped onions and relish. It’s delicious, I can’t eat a dog any other way.

 

[kkfan91]

Those are sport peppers! So on a Chicago dog you have a pickle, mustard, tomato slice, celery salt, sport peppers, chopped onions and relish. It’s delicious, I can’t eat a dog any other way.

I guess it does help with this problem

But never take my opinions on food seriously I eat stuff plain so all I do taste is the hog anus as Homer puts it.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Those are sport peppers!

For others who have never heard of these, https://www.thetakeout.com/what-is-a-sport-pepper-on-chicago-style-hot-dogs-1849332297/

I can’t eat a dog any other way.

The slice of cheese goes in the bun first before toasting. That and the heat of the dog melts the cheese so nothing leaks through. Then a good (not yellow) mustard, chili, and fresh (not jarred) salsa. Explore the variations of smooth melting cheeses (pepper jack, swiss, etc.), mustards, and salsas.

 

[Revman]

Thats a salad that happens to have a hotdog in it.

I have to agree here, but I like it. Think of it as saying, "**** you!" directly into a salad's face instead of a salad ****** up a good hot dog.

 

[StandOnIt]

 

[kkfan91]

Come on wet Martinsville!

 

[Daytripper]

Wet is ok, but if it's raining then it will be red flagged.

 

[StandOnIt]

Wet is ok, but if it's raining then it will be red flagged.

Yeah, I don't want to have to deal with Nascar deciding if it is too wet to race or not. If they would leave it up to the teams when to use wets or go back to dries it would be a different story. That would be more funer as they say.