Martinsville Finishes

Martinsville Speedway

By Richard Tix

With Martinsville weekend here and some rain stopping us from seeing cars on the track, NASCAR Behind the Wall thought it would be a great idea to take a look back at some finishes of past here at Martinsville Speedway.

2014 Fall Chase Race: 2014 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500

Winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr

• Unfortunatley for Dale and Jr Nation, he was already eliminated from the 2014 Chase. This win would have locked him into the final race at Homestead. As we all know, Kevin Harvick would still be the 2014 Champion, but at this moment in time it was a bitter sweet win.

2014 STP 500

Winner: Kurt Busch

• Jimmie Johnson dominated on the day leading 296 laps, but in the end couldn't win his 9th Grandfather Clock. Kurt Busch actually caught and passed JJ even after his early tangle with Brad keselowski. It was Kurt's first and only win with SHR in 2014.

2013 Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500

Winner: Jeff Gordon

• Jeff Gordon beats out Matt Kenseth (202) and Jimmie Johnson (123) by leading 78 laps and the most important one, the last one. This is Gordon's last Martinsville win and was number eight in his career.

2013 STP Gas Booster 500

Winner: Jimmie Johnson

• The Spring Race At Martinsville in 2013 was actually the last time Jimmie Johnson won here, yet it doesn't seem like three races have been run since then. JJ dominated on the day after leading 346 laps he held off for the win. 

2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500

Winner: Ryan Newman

• This was a fun finish that somehow Ryan Newman pulled off. Newman actually only lead 12 laps that day, while Jeff Gordon lead 329 and finished 14th. 

2010 Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500

Winner: Denny Hamlin

• This is what Martinsville is all about, actually, this is what short track racing is all about. Denny Hamlin actually won both races in 2010, but this finish was an instant classic and never gets old. 

Without getting too deep into it (which we could go on and on and on with race finishes) that's it. If you're looking for more race coverage check out NASCAR Video Archive which Avery gathered a TON of NASCAR race videos and cataloged them. Pretty cool blog to check out.