The sixth race of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will take place on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA. Jimmie Johnson starts the STP Gas Booster 500 from the pole, he is a seven time winner at Martinsville.
The race is 500 laps, 263 miles around the 0,526 mile track. It is the smallest track on the circuit and is highlighted by its paper clip shape and infamous curbs.
Race coverage of the race will be begin on FOX at 1:00 pm EST. The green flag is scheduled to drop at 1:13 pm EST.
The usual FOX crew will be on hand with Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds in the booth. Chris Myers and Michael Waltrip will operate from the Hollywood Hotel while Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, and Krista Voda are all on pit road. Jeff Hammond will be in the virtual garage for the race.
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Fans who will be listening to the race on the radio can tune into Motor Racing Network (MRN) or Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 90.
Johnson won the October race at Martinsville after starting on the pole. He nearly won the spring race last year but a late race move by Clint Bowyer eliminated him and Jeff Gordon. Ryan Newman went on to win the race.
Starting Lineup for the STP Gas Booster 500
The full qualifying results are below:
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Marcos Ambrose
3. BrianVickers
4. Joey Logano
5. Kasey Kahne
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Brad Keselowski
8. Matt Kenseth
9. Carl Edwards
10. Ryan Newman
11. Kyle Busch
12. Martin Truex Jr.
13. Jamie McMurray
14. Juan Pablo Montoya
15. Clint Bowyer
16. Paul Menard
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
18. Regan Smith
19. Kurt Busch
20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
21. Kevin Harvick
22. Greg Biffle
23. David Ragan
24. David Stremme
25. Travis Kvapil
26. Tony Stewart
27. Michael McDowell
28. Scott Speed
29. Jeff Burton
30. David Gilliland
31. Bobby Labonte
32. Danica Patrick
33. Landon Cassill
34. Aric Almirola
35. Mark Martin
36. Ken Schrader
37. JJ Yeley
38. Scott Riggs
39. Dave Blaney
40. David Reutimann
41. Casey Mears
42. Josh Wise
43. Joe Nemechek
DNQ: Mike Bliss failed to qualify for the race.
