NASCAR Nextel Cup - Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway - 4/1/07 - Fox 1:30 pm/est

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[NYTexan]

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Goody's Cool Orange 500

Martinsville Speedway

Welcome all to the the 6th Nextel Cup race at Martinsville Speedway!
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Current & Historical Track info
And even more track history & info

Track Details:
Degree of Banking: Turns: 12 degrees
Straights: 800 feet
Grandstnd Seating: 91,000
Pit Stalls: 43 pits, 14-feet wide by 28-feet long

Ridgeway Clock Helps Martinsville Speedway Celebrate 60th Birthday

The long tradition will continue late on the afternoon of April 1 when Martinsville Speedway president Clay Campbell awards the winner of the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 the latest in a long line of grandfather clocks produced by Ridgeway Clocks.

And the newest trophy clock, the Independence Grandfather Clock, is by far the biggest, most striking of all. The Independence Grandfather Clock is the only clock in the world that plays the American chimes of “God Bless America” and “America the Beautiful,” along with the traditional Westminster chime. The retail value of this numbered and limited edition is over $11,000.

Of all drivers who have competed at Martinsville Speedway, seven-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion Richard Petty has the most clocks with 12, winning his first in 1967. Jeff Gordon leads all current drivers with seven Ridgeway Clock grandfather clocks.

[NYTexan]

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[NormsRevenge]

Howdy.

[NormsRevenge]

Got COT?

[NYTexan]

New NASCAR thread is up

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks!

Dang, that sure is pretty.

The clock, that is. :-)

[NYTexan]

Yer watchin' like a hawk!

[NormsRevenge]

Just stumbled thru at the right time. :-)

Here's to good weather..

[NYTexan]

It's quite a piece of craftsmanship!

[NormsRevenge]

Yup, Nice big fellar, looks pretty solid,, Take a good jolt to knock it over.

Ain't got a ceiling high enough for it here.. or 11K :-]

[LasVegasMac]

Thanks, NYT!!

[Kirkwood]

I'm still dizzy from Bristol.

[don-o]

Speaking of Bristol. I think this thing is supposed to be active throughout the reconstruction.

Live BMS cam

[NYTexan]

Me too! And it ain't gonna get much better this week with another short track and the COT. (again!)

[vox_freedom]

I hope Martinsville is a better race than Bristol.
Don't know if it was personal boredom, the lack of competition, the new cars, or what -- but it is the first time I felt that way about a Bristol race.

[NYTexan]

Hey, it's still racin'!

(off season comes way too quick!)

[SouthTexas]

I've got things to do this weekend, Easter's next, and then TMS, so I may not see ya'll for almost a month.

Well, I'll probably see you at Texas.

[glock rocks]

Amen!

[NYTexan]

Enjoy or endure, whatever the case may be.

See ya at TMS. It'll be a blast!

[o_zarkman44]

I thought Bristol was a pretty good race although the cars were a little slower. Thank goodness there will be NO ESPN/ABC Busch Coverage this week!
I couldn't believe they totally blew off Carl Edwards winning back flip and a victory lane interview for.....golf. Reminds me of the days of wide world of sports where they would leave a race so we could watch ..golf or cliff diving or something.
I sent ESPN a scathing email about our displeasure with the Busch Nascar coverage.

[NormsRevenge]

well,, at least it wasn't all about t'ars or the track last week.. :-)

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Track Timeline
September 7, 1947
H. Clay Earles opens Martinsville Speedway as a dirt track with 750 seats and a paid crowd of 6,013. Red Byron wins the 50-lap feature for "Modified Stock Cars" and earns $500 out of a $2,000 purse.

http://www.martinsvillespeedway.com/track%5Finfo/track%5Ftimeline/