Notes & Quotes: Subway 500
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville, VA
 Broadcast
Information:
•Qualifying: Friday, October 17, live re-air at 8:00 p.m. on the Speed Channel
•Race: Sunday, October 19, 12:00 p.m. on NBC
*All times are EDT
Race Length:
•263 miles (500 laps)
Track Records:
Qualifying:
•95.371 mph (19.855 seconds) set by Tony Stewart on 09/29/00 Race
•82.223 mph set by Jeff Gordon on 09/22/96
Notes:
•Due to injuries sustained in an accident at Talladega, Mark Green will sub for
driver Larry Foyt in the Harrah's Dodge this weekend.
•Green drove the car in a two-day test session last week at Martinsville •Last
week, Foyt was named Cosmopolitan magazine's hottest bachelor for the state of
North Carolina. The issue is currently in newsstands.
•The best finish for A.J. Foyt Racing at Martinsville is 18th (spring 2002 and
fall 2001).
•Martinsville Speedway, located three miles south of Martinsville, Va., is the
only original NASCAR-sanctioned track still running Winston Cup events.
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