Friday, March 30, 2012

NASCAR in Virginia

NASCAR in Virginia
·         There have been 274 NASCAR Sprint Cup races in Virginia.
Track Name
City
NSCS Races
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville
126
Richmond International Raceway
Richmond
111
Langley Field Speedway
Hampton
9
Norfolk Speedway
Norfolk
2
Old Dominion Speedway
Manassas
7
Princess Anne Speedway
Norfolk
1
South Boston Speedway
South Boston
10
Southside Speedway
Richmond
4
Starkey Speedway
Roanoke
4
TOTAL

274
 
·         162 drivers in NASCAR’s three national series (all-time) have their home state recorded as Virginia.
·         There have been 18 race winners from Virginia in NASCAR’s three national series:
Driver
NSCS
NNS
NCWTS
Joe Weatherly
25
0
0
Ricky Rudd
23
1
0
Jeff Burton
21
27
0
Denny Hamlin
18
11
1
Curtis Turner
17
0
0
Ward Burton
5
4
0
Glen Wood
4
0
0
Elliott Sadler
3
7
1
Emanuel Zervakis
2
0
0
Lennie Pond
1
0
0
Wendell Scott
1
0
0
Tommy Ellis
0
22
0
Jimmy Hensley
0
9
2
Rick Mast
0
9
0
Hermie Sadler
0
2
0
Elton Sawyer
0
2
0
Stacy Compton
0
0
2
Jon Wood
0
0
2
 

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