STP 500 from MARTINSVILLE
Since Rusty Wallace won the spring race here in 2004 only ten drivers have won at this track. That’s 27 races & only ten different winners and 17 of those motors came from one place, Hendrick Motorsports.
My #5 driver to watch is having a rough start to his season, #48 Jimmie Johnson. Jimmie currently sits 18th in points, not where the 7X champ thought he would be. Here, he has 32 starts, nine wins, and an incredible 19 Top 5’s. Every race but eight was a Top 10 finish. His last Martinsville win came in the Playoff race in 2016, helping to give him the #1 highest-average finish here.
The #4 pick only has one win here compared to Johnson’s nine, #4 Kevin Harvick. Kevin has four Top 5’s in 33 starts and that win in spring of 2011. He is #2 rated on short tracks and sits #5 hottest over the last six races.
My #3 driver is trying to break into that group of winners, #78 Martin Truex. Martin is #1 hottest coming out of California and #1 in points. He has 24 starts, no wins and just three Top 5 finishes. Amazingly he finished 2nd here in the October race last year.
The #2 pick has struggled here at Martinsville, #2 Brad Keselowski. Brad has 16 starts and only six Top 5’s. Brad is only getting better here:His last four straight races here were Top 5’s including a win in this race last year. Brad comes in here #6 hottest over the last six races.
My #1 pick is the most recent October race winner at Martinsville, #18 Kyle Busch. Kyle has 24 starts, two win’s, and 12 Top 5’s. His last five starts were all Top 5’s and his last ten were all Top 15’s. He is off to a winless start to the season, he sits #2 in points and #2 hottest, Kyle is looking for a big win on this little track.
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March 23, 2018
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