Martinsville Race Rewind
Race Rewind of the 2010 Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at M’ville. Denny Hamlin wins his 3rd grandfather clock at the famed short track, beating teammate Joey Logano, and the King, Jeff Gordon
Jeff Gordon calls out Matt Kenseth, plus Logano and Newman comment.
Martinsville Race Audio
March 29, 2010 by admin
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March 29 – - If nothing else, Jeff Gordon is Mr. Consistency at Martinsville Speedway. Gordon posted a 3rd place finish in the rain-delayed Goody’s 500 for his 11th straight top-five and 15th straight top-ten finish at the 1/2-mile track. However, the ending of the Goody’s 500 was a disappointment as Gordon lost the race lead on a final green/white/checkered restart after Matt Kenseth drilled him from behind. Gordon regrouped and knocked Kenseth up the track in turn three, but not before Denny Hamlin took the race lead and the victory. ”I didn’t get a great restart,” Gordon said. ”I saw (Kenseth) behind me. He drove in the back of me so hard. I made sure he wasn’t going to win the race after that.”
Gordon started 11th and gained five spots in the opening 10 laps. He passed Jimmie Johnson and lap 25 to move into 6th, and entered the top-5 on lap 30. He gained a spot during a pit stop sequence on lap 40, and quickly moved into the runner-up spot on lap 49. Gordon tracked down and passed Jeff Burton for the race lead on lap 59. He held the lead until Kurt Busch took the top spot on lap 140. He dropped two spots on a pit stop sequence on lap 164 and slipped further back by lap 190 while battling handling issues in the corner. However, the car eventually came to him and he moved back into the top-10 on lap 193. Gordon’s forward charge continued as he took 7th from Dale Earnhardt Jr on lap 204. At the halfway point Gordon was running in 6th. He remained there until lap 303 when Joey Logano took the position. His forward charge commenced on lap 314 after a pit stop. He passed Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson to re-enter the top-five, and then took 4th from Kyle Busch on lap 328.
Gordon struggled on restarts for most of the race and following a caution flag on lap 364, he dropped to 7th. He regouped to take 6th on lap 390 before another caution on lap 421. Pit stops followed and Gordon exited in 9th place. With 70 laps to go, he moved into 7th place, and then took 6th from Martin Truex Jr. He passed Matt Kenseth for 5th with 50 to go, and passed Clint Bowyer for 4th with 18 to go. With 9 laps to go, Jeff Burton cut a tire and hit the wall, which allowed Gordon to move up to 3rd place. Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch both elected to come to pit road under caution, which gave Gordon the race lead. On the restart, he pulled away from Ryan Newman and looked to be on the way to his 83rd career victory. However, Kyle Busch’s spin in turn four with 2 laps to go brought the caution flag. Gordon was angered by the timing of the flag as he was less than 90 feet from taking the white flag — which would have automatically frozen the field and ended the event.
On the green/white/checkered restart, Kenseth slammed the rear of Gordon’s car and knocked him up the track in turn 1. He raced side-by-side with Kenseth on the backstretch and clipped the rear of Kenseth’s Ford to send him up the track and make sure the Wisconsinite did not visit victory lane. Hamlin dove low to take the race lead and the victory with his teammate Joey Logano in tow. Gordon regrouped to hold off Ryan Newman to finish 3rd. The finish allowed Gordon to move up to 7th in the series points standings.
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Martinsville Goody’s 500 In Car Audio
March 29, 2009 by admin
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March 30 – - Despite leading nearly 150 laps, despite starting on the pole, and despite having the preferred first pit stall, Jeff Gordon was once again unable to snap his 48-race winless streak. Gordon finished 4th in the Goody’s 500 at Martinsville Speedway after battling a tight handling car over the final 200 laps. Jimmie Johnson, the unquestioned master of Martinsville in the 21st century, won for the fifth time in the last six races at the track with a late pass on Denny Hamlin.
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In Car Audio
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Rain Gives Jeff the Pole Position in Martinsville
March 27, 2009 by admin
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March 27 — Rain in Martinsville today canceled Sprint Cup qualifying therefore the starting grid will be determined by owner’s points. That means Jeff Gordon will start on the pole and have the choice of the first pit stall which is ultra important in Martinsville. Gordon’s teammate, Jimmie Johnson said this on the elusive first pit stall: “It’s so important here, and I’d hate to give it up to Gordon, because Gordon’s going to be so tough here come race time.”
Martinsville Goody’s 500 Race Info
March 27, 2009 by admin
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Race: Sunday, March 29, 2009 in Martinsville, VA
Title Sponsor: Goody’s
Scheduled Green Flag (approx): 2:16pm/et
TV Coverage
Television Coverage:
FOX 2:00pm/et
SPEED’s NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show:
11:30am/et with John Roberts, Jimmy Spencer, Kenny Wallace
Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Thursday, April 2 at 12:00pm/et on SPEED
Announcers: Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds
Pit Reporters: Dick Berggren, Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda
Hollywood Hotel: Chris Myers and Jeff Hammond
Practice
Friday, March 27, 12:00 – 1:30pm/et, TV-SPEED
Saturday, March 28, 10:30 – 11:15 am/et, TV-SPEED
Happy Hour ‘Final’ practice: Saturday, March 28, 11:50am – 12:50pm/et, TV-SPEED
Qualifying
Qualifying Draw: Friday, March 27, 11:00am/et
Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-42, Friday, March 27 at 3:40pm/et, TV-SPEED, re-air on SPEED 8:00pm/et;
AND live via radio at MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio.
Race Day
Race Coverage of the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, March 29, 2009.
TV: FOX at 2:00 pm/et; pre-race show at 1:30 pm/et
Radio: MRN Radio and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: SPEED, Thursday, April 2 at 12:00pm/et;
In-Car Audio
Sirius/XM Radio will carry the following drivers in Martinsville:
#11 Denny Hamlin Ch. 121
#14 Tony Stewart Ch. 122
#24 Jeff Gordon Ch. 127
#48 Jimmie Johnson Ch. 126
#?? Fan’s Choice Ch. 113
Mark Martin is the Fan’s Choice for the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500. Listen to his in-car audio on Driver2Crew Chatter Ch. 113.
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