Martinsville Speedway Weather - Ridgeway, VA
NASCAR RaceWeather
Friday, November 1
Overcast w/ Showers & T-Storms
Low: 58°F
High: 66°F
Varying 5 mph
Saturday, November 2
Partly Cloudy
Low: 49°F
High: 66°F
Varying 5 mph
Sunday, November 3
Partly Cloudy
Low: 44°F
High: 66°F
Varying 5 mph
36°FForecast Discussion & Updates
Series: Cup/Xfinity/Trucks
Fri Oct 11 – Overcast with showers & thunderstorms. High around 66°F. Low around 58°F. Varying 5 mph.
NASCAR Truck Series – Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 – 6:00 PM
Sat Oct 12 – Partly Cloudy. High around 66°F. Low around 49°F. Varying 5 mph.
NASCAR Xfinity Series – National Debt Relief 250 – 4:00 PM
Sun Oct 13 – Partly Cloudy. High around 66°F. Low around 44°F. Varying 5 mph.
NASCAR Cup Series – Xfinity 500 – 2:00 PM
Summary: On Friday, an upper-level trough is forecasted to sit over the region along with a cold front extending from Texas to Massachusetts. Over the day, the cold front is forecasted to move through the area, bringing showers & thunderstorms. On Saturday & Sunday, after the cold front has passed, an upper-level ridge and surface high-pressure system will move into the region, bringing clear skies. We will continue to update throughout the week.
All times in EDT
Updated: October 29th, 2024 11:10 AM EDT
Chief Meteorologist Aaron Studwell, Ph.D.
Staff Meteorologists Connor Baldwin, Aaron Gosch, Chase Haralson, & Elizabeth Ohlemacher
IndyCar forecasts provided by @IndyCar_Wx
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, just south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (847 m) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in stock car racing, being built in 1947 by partners H. Clay Earles, Henry Lawrence, and Sam Rice, nearly a year before NASCAR was officially formed. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only oval track on the NASCAR circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways and concrete to cover the turns.
The track is often referred to as paper clip-shaped and is banked only 12° in the turns. The combination of long straightaways and flat, narrow turns makes hard braking going into turns and smooth acceleration exiting turns a must. The track was paved in 1955 and in 1956 it hosted its first 500-lap event. By the 1970s, a combination of high-traction slick tires and high speed was putting excessive wear on the asphalt surface. In 1976 the turns were repaved with concrete (a rare concept in the 1970s). By 2004, the then 28-year-old concrete had shown significant wear. On April 18, 2004 a large chunk of concrete became dislodged from the track’s surface and caused severe damage to the body of Jeff Gordon’s car. In reaction to this, the track was fully repaved with new concrete and asphalt.
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