2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500

February 2025 NAS Goody's Fast Relief 500 2016 Sprint Cup Series schedule http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site October 24, 2016 January 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160207123034/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/2016-nascar-schedule.pdf February 7, 2016 deadMartinsville Speedway http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/martinsville-speedway.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 24, 2016 January 3, 2013http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7207&StatType=Entry+List Entry List Motor Racing Network October 24, 2016 MRN.com October 24, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161025045036/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7207&StatType=Entry+List October 25, 2016 deadFirst Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 28, 2016 October 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029044418/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-1st-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 29, 2016 deadQualifying Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 28, 2016 October 28, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161029113438/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-Qualifying-Results.aspx October 29, 2016 deadSecond Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 29, 2016 October 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161030075955/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-2nd-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 30, 2016 deadFinal Practice Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 29, 2016 October 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161030080527/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Additional-Statistics/2016/10/Goodys-Fast-Relief-500-Final-Practice-Speeds.aspx October 30, 2016 deadGoody's Fast Relief 500 Results http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7207&StatType=Race+Results MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 30, 2016 October 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161031151052/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/Statistics/Season-Stats/Statistics.aspx?SubSeriesID=1&YearID=45&RaceID=7207&StatType=Race+Results October 31, 2016 deadPoints standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/33mar2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site October 31, 2016 October 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222073118/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/33mar2016racereport.pdf February 22, 2017 deadManufacturer standings http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/33mar2016racereport.pdf Jayski.com Jayski's Silly Season Site October 31, 2016 October 31, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20170222073118/http://www.jayski.com/stats/2016/pdfs/33mar2016racereport.pdf February 22, 2017 dead 2016 10 30 2016 33 36 2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500 logo.jpg Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia .526 .847 500 263 423.5 78.540 mph km/h Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing 19.282 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing 176 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports NBCSN Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte Guest Analyst Dale Earnhardt Jr. MRN Joe Moore, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace Dave Moody (Backstretch) The 2016 Goody's Fast Relief 500 was a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race that was held on October 30, 2016, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 33rd race of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, seventh race of the Chase and first race of the Round of 8. Entry list No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer1Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4Kevin HarvickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet5Kasey KahneHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6Trevor BayneRoush Fenway RacingFord7Regan SmithTommy Baldwin RacingChevrolet10Danica PatrickStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota13Casey MearsGermain RacingChevrolet14Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet15Clint BowyerHScott MotorsportsChevrolet16Greg BiffleRoush Fenway RacingFord17Ricky Stenhouse Jr.Roush Fenway RacingFord18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Carl EdwardsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Matt KensethJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21Ryan Blaney (R)Wood Brothers RacingFord22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord23David RaganBK RacingToyota24Chase Elliott (R)Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet27Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30Gray GauldingThe Motorsports GroupChevrolet31Ryan NewmanRichard Childress RacingChevrolet32Jeffrey Earnhardt (R)Go FAS RacingFord34Chris Buescher (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord38Landon CassillFront Row MotorsportsFord41Kurt BuschStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet43Aric AlmirolaRichard Petty MotorsportsFord44Brian Scott (R)Richard Petty MotorsportsFord46Michael AnnettHScott MotorsportsChevrolet47A. J. AllmendingerJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet48Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet55Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet78Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota83Dylan Lupton (i)BK RacingToyota88Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet93Matt DiBenedettoBK RacingToyota95Michael McDowellCircle Sport – Leavine Family RacingChevroletOfficial entry list Practice First practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 19.289 and a speed of 98.170 mph km/h on.Utter Jim Larson fastest in Friday's only Cup practice at Martinsville http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/larson-fastest-in-friday-s-only-cup-practice-at-martinsville-844059/?tp=20&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network October 28, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 28, 2016 Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed MPH 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.289 98.170 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.311 98.058 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 19.312 98.053Official first practice results Second practice Jamie McMurray was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 19.566 and a speed of 96.780 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee McMurray leads second Cup practice at Martinsville http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/mcmurray-leads-second-cup-practice-at-martinsville-844545/?tp=20&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network October 29, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 29, 2016 PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH11Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet19.56696.780222Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord19.57596.736323David RaganBK RacingToyota19.58896.671Official second practice results Final practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 19.707 and a speed of 96.088 mph km/h on.Spencer Lee Larson tops final Cup practice at Martinsville http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/larson-tops-final-cup-practice-at-martinsville-844615/?tp=20&s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network October 29, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 29, 2016 PosNo. Car numberDriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed MPH142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet19.70796.088214Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet19.72196.020327Paul MenardRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19.75795.845Official final practice results Qualifying thumb|Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole position. Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.282 and a speed of 98.206 mph km/h on.Fryer Jenna Truex bounces back from Chase elimination to win pole http://racing.ap.org/article/truex-bounces-back-chase-elimination-win-pole October 28, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 28, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia https://web.archive.org/web/20161029114404/http://racing.ap.org/article/truex-bounces-back-chase-elimination-win-pole October 29, 2016 dead He said afterwards that Martinsville "is just so tough, and that first pit stall is just so critical to having a shot at winning here. I would love to get my first grandfather clock (the winner’s trophy). After last week, this helps a little bit. All in all, just proud of the guys for coming here with a game plan and executing. It's no guarantee that we'll race well on Sunday, but it's definitely a nice advantage if you have a good race car to be able to make up spots on pit road and not have to worry about getting blocked in and all those things. It's a definite advantage, and hopefully we can have a good car to take advantage of it."Spencer Reid Martin Truex Jr. wins pole at Martinsville, Logano lines up second http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/10/28/nascar-sprint-cup-series-martinsville-speedway-coors-light-pole-qualifying.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Wire Service October 29, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 28, 2016 Joey Logano, who qualified second, said he came so very "close to getting that fourth pole in a row. It would have been pretty cool to be able to say you did that, but it’s been a great streak.”Engle Greg Martin Truex Jr. makes strong statement with pole win at Martinsville https://cupscene.com/martin-truex-jr-makes-strong-with-pole-win-at-martinsville/ CupScene.com Cup Scene October 29, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 28, 2016 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – who "wheel-hopped" going into turn 1, spun out, damaged the car and rolled out his backup – said there was "a lot of wheel-hop. It was definitely not ideal in qualifying, but you're always pressing the issue to try to qualify better and trying to get everything out of the car that you can and it just started wheel-hopping. As a lot of us drivers know, once it starts wheel-hopping it's hard to save. I down-shifted to try and keep it out of the wall as best I could, but we weren't able to do that. We'll get this Fastenal back-up out and get to work on it tonight and make sure that we have it ready to go for practice tomorrow.”White Tucker Truex nabs the pole at Martinsville https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=116650 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties October 29, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 28, 2016 Qualifying results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer R1 Best time in Round 1 R2 Best time in Round 2 R3 Best time in Round 3 178 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 19.365 19.298 19.282 222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 19.259 19.379 19.290 348 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.414 19.385 19.354 447 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 19.397 19.419 19.376 524 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.380 19.297 19.382 614 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.294 19.320 19.385 719 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.445 19.397 19.399 811 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.374 19.431 19.418 918 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.387 19.300 19.420 1088 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.390 19.379 19.436 1142 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.480 19.364 19.541 1223 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 19.475 19.423 19.556 1331 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.447 19.437 141 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 19.408 19.447 1521 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.390 19.463 1643 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19.494 19.463 1720 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.456 19.477 1827 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.490 19.487 192 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 19.453 19.507 204 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.463 19.512 217 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 19.507 19.512 225 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.486 19.520 2341 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.505 19.528 2410 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 19.481 19.539 2516 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.510 2613 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 19.520 2793 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 19.520 2815 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 19.558 2934 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.589 3095 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 19.591 316 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19.608 323 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.616 3338 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.788 3455 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 19.853 3544 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 19.871 3630 Gray Gaulding The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 19.902 3783 Dylan Lupton (i) BK Racing Toyota 19.976 3832 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 20.028 3917 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 20.362 4046 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 Official qualifying results Race First half Under mostly cloudy Virginia skies, Martin Truex Jr. led the field to the green flag at 1:18 p.m. The first caution of the race flew on lap 22 after Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wheel-hopped and backed into the turn 3 wall.Engle Greg The NASCAR Goody’s 500 at Martinsville Speedway as it happened https://cupscene.com/the-nascar-goodys-500-at-martinsville-speedway-as-it-happened-2/ CupScene.com Cup Scene October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 He went on to finish 40th.Beard Brock CUP: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. gives #17 first last-place run at Martinsville http://brock.lastcar.info/2016/10/cup-ricky-stenhouse-jr-gives-17-first.html brock.lastcar.info LASTCAR.info October 31, 2016 October 30, 2016 Joey Logano exited pit road first. Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin were sent to the tail end of the field on the restart for speeding. The race restarted on lap 28. Truex took the lead back from Logano on lap 45. The second caution flew on lap 61 for David Ragan laying fluid down on the track.White Tucker Johnson books championship ticket with victory at Martinsville https://www.speedwaymedia.com/?p=116694 SpeedwayMedia.com USA Today Sports Digital Properties October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 The race restarted on lap 68. Kyle Larson took the lead for six laps on lap 73 before Truex took it back on lap 79. Kyle Busch took the lead on lap 113 before giving it back to Truex the following lap. Debris in turn 4 brought out the third caution on lap 132. Kevin Harvick was sent to the tail end of the field for speeding. The race restarted on lap 139. Matt Kenseth took the lead for a circuit on lap 152 before Truex took back over the following lap. He continued to hold it until Kenseth took it from him for good on lap 180. Racing for second, Hamlin made contact with Jimmie Johnson by bumping him out of the way rounding turns 3 and 4 before continuing on lap 198.Gluck Jeff Jimmie Johnson punches his ticket to title race with Martinsville win https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2016/10/30/jiimmie-johnson-wins-martinsville-chase-sprint-cup-race/93018650/ October 31, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company October 30, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia In his post-race media availability, Hamlin explained his bump on Johnson by saying how they "were racing for 13th or something at New Hampshire and he turned us, luckily I saved it. [He] [n]early wrecked us there. I raced him hard for the lead at Charlotte and then we come here and I catch him from a really long ways back. They didn’t want to let us go. It was frustrating from my standpoint, so I had to move him out of the way. I gave him many warnings on the radio.’’Long Dustin Denny Hamlin unhappy with Jimmie Johnson’s driving; Johnson flattered https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2016/10/30/denny-hamlin-unhappy-with-jimmie-johnsons-driving-johnson-flattered/ NASCARTalk.com NBC Sports October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 Johnson said afterwards in his availability that he was "puzzled that he had to move me like he did,” Johnson said. “I prefer to race people cleanly. I got accused of racing hard? I'll take that as a compliment.”Scott David Jimmie Johnson a step closer to 7th NASCAR championship after victory at Martinsville https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nascar-auto-racing/thatsracin/article111495497.html October 31, 2016 The Charlotte Observer The McClatchy Company October 30, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia Debris on the backstretch, a torn banner, brought out the fourth caution on lap 200. Second half thumb|Jimmie Johnson won the race. The race restarted on lap 207. It ran the length of a full fuel run, which is rare at Martinsville, and a number of cars pitted under green, also rare at Martinsville, when Edwards cut a tire, slammed the wall in turn and brought out the fifth caution with 142 laps to go.Mays Robbie Tire Trouble for Edwards http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/10/Tire-Trouble-for-Carl-Edwards-at-Martinsville.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161103201111/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/10/Tire-Trouble-for-Carl-Edwards-at-Martinsville.aspx November 3, 2016 dead He said afterwards that Goodyear had "come down here, look at the tire, and said it was a belt failure," Edwards said. "So that’s really big of them to say, 'Hey, there’s nothing you could have done about it.' We had a really good race going and sometimes that’s just what happens in racing."Weaver Matt Martinsville strangles NASCAR playoff hopes of Carl Edwards, Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch https://autoweek.com/article/nascar-sprint-cup/martinsville-strangles-nascar-playoff-hopes-carl-edwards-kevin-harvick-and October 31, 2016 Autoweek Crain Communications October 30, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia Hamlin was sorted out as the leader. Because this happened during a cycle of green flag stops, it caused a number of cars to be in the wrong order when the race was scheduled to restart with 127 to go. There was controversy with race control taking so long to sort out the running order and for allowing so many laps to click off (29 total under the caution period) instead of throwing the red flag and sorting the running order. “We don't need 100 laps under yellow ... trying to figure out where they're at. It probably cost us the race," said Keselowski after the race.McFarling Aaron McFarling: Jimmie Johnson found the switch to flip that saved his day http://www.roanoke.com/sports/mcfarling-jimmie-johnson-found-the-switch-to-flip-that-saved/article_5298ed1b-20bd-528d-8788-fbd01d2c36bf.html October 31, 2016 The Roanoke Times Berkshire Hathaway October 30, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia Following the race, Sprint Cup Series Managing Director Richard Buck said what happened "was a very dynamic situation; it was unique, as you saw. We were right in the middle of green flag pit stops and we had to go to a caution. That presents one set of issues that we deal with and then from that point as it moved along and we started to get the lineup as we normally do, it went to another dynamic when we had the leader run out of fuel. ... We understand the stakes of the Chase. They're extremely high for everybody. Our job is to get it right. We've got a tremendous amount of resources up there (in the tower). We then moved into another dynamic of it, the wave-arounds. We took our time to make sure we got it right; we feel confident that we got it right."Bruce Kenny NASCAR confident in restart order after complex pit stop scenario http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/10/30/martinsville-sprint-cup-series-caution-creates-lineup-confusion.html NASCAR.com NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 The race eventually restarted with 114 to go. After two laps of side-by-side racing, Johnson passed Hamlin exiting turn 2 to take the lead with 91 to go. Keselowski worked his way past Busch, Kenseth and Hamlin to move into second, but ran out of time to run down Johnson who drove on to score the victory.Fryer Jenna Johnson wins Martinsville to gain spot in NASCAR's finale http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-wins-martinsville-gain-spot-nascars-finale October 30, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports October 30, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia https://web.archive.org/web/20161104020515/http://racing.ap.org/article/johnson-wins-martinsville-gain-spot-nascars-finale November 4, 2016 dead Post-race Driver comments Johnson said in victory lane that "there were a lot of moments but anything in life you have to work for it. It's not going to come easy and we knew that coming into this race. There are so many challenges with this track. I'm so thankful for this race team. To win on this weekend at this track with the tragedy we had in ’04, we’re thinking of all the loved ones that we lost in the plane crash.”Hamlet Harrison Goody's Fast Relief 500 - Johnson comes out on top for ninth time at Martinsville Speedway http://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/sports/goody-s-fast-relief---johnson-comes-out-on/article_9170dff4-9f10-11e6-8370-df883ca7c1d0.html October 31, 2016 Martinsville Bulletin Berkshire Hathaway October 30, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia Keselowski, who finished runner-up, said his race "was a good day for us, not the win. I think we had the speed capable to pull it off, but still a really strong day. The car was good. The team executed really well, we just kind of missed out on the racing Gods today. We have a lot to be proud of, a great effort, and showed that we’re still a strong team if not the strongest in the garage and I’m really proud of that.”Thomas Hunter Jimmie Johnson Is One Step Closer To His Seventh Championship With Ninth Win At Martinsville http://thefourthturn.com/2016/10/jimmie-johnson-is-one-step-closer-to-his-seventh-championship-with-ninth-win-at-martinsville/ thefourthturn.com The Fourth Turn October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161104002936/http://thefourthturn.com/2016/10/jimmie-johnson-is-one-step-closer-to-his-seventh-championship-with-ninth-win-at-martinsville/ November 4, 2016 dead Finishing third, Hamlin said his day was solid, "but obviously not what we were looking for. I knew when they called it that I sped. It wasn't like I was rolling too fast, it was exiting my pit box. I got jammed up by whoever was in front of me, there were cars on the outside and I was trying to gas to get clear of them and then back off. With these shorter sections I didn't have time to get it back.”Mays Robbie JGR Puts Three in Top Five http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/10/Joe-Gibbs-Racing-Puts-Three-in-Top-Five-at-Martinsville.aspx MRN.com Motor Racing Network October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161103200859/http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series/NASCAR-Sprint-Cup/News/Articles/2016/10/Joe-Gibbs-Racing-Puts-Three-in-Top-Five-at-Martinsville.aspx November 3, 2016 dead Finishing fourth, Kenseth said he "had a good day, not a great day. The guy doing a great day is the guy doing a burnout. We had a great car, we just got a caution when we didn’t need one – we were on pit road and then at the end when we needed a caution, I saw a car hit the wall and a car smoking so I was hoping to get another yellow and get a shot at it, but just didn’t get it.” "You can't wreck each other and that's all there is to it I guess. We worked so good together that we gave the 48 car the win today,” a frustrated Busch said. "We had a great M&M’s Camry and we could have been a little farther up front, but we were held up there and we couldn’t pass and if I did try to make moves or try to make a pass, I got cutoff.” Jeff Gordon, who finished sixth in his final substitute ride in the No. 88 car, said that "like Homestead, you don't really know how special some of those moments are until years down the road. Maybe that's just my personality when I can reflect on it, go back through my career. This has really done a lot for me integrating into the team and the organization. ... It's memorable, certainly. It's ironic this is the last one."Pockrass Bob Jeff Gordon runs well in what may be his final race https://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/17931073/nascar-jeff-gordon-last-race-now-best-2016 ESPN.com ESPN Internet Ventures October 31, 2016 Martinsville, Virginia October 30, 2016 Race results Pos No. Car number Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Laps completed Points 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 44 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 500 39 3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 39 4 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 38 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 37 6 88 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 36 7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 500 35 8 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 500 33 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 500 33 10 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 500 32 11 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 30 12 24 Chase Elliott (R) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 499 29 13 16 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 499 28 14 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 499 28 15 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 499 26 16 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 25 17 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 499 24 18 95 Michael McDowell Circle Sport – Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 498 23 19 21 Ryan Blaney (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 498 22 20 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 498 21 21 13 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 497 20 22 41 Kurt Busch Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 497 19 23 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 497 18 24 10 Danica Patrick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 497 17 25 27 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 496 16 26 14 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet 496 15 27 34 Chris Buescher (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 495 14 28 15 Clint Bowyer HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 495 13 29 38 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 494 12 30 7 Regan Smith Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 494 11 31 83 Dylan Lupton (i) BK Racing Toyota 490 0 32 93 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 489 9 33 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt (R) Go FAS Racing Ford 486 8 34 44 Brian Scott (R) Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 484 7 35 46 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 479 6 36 19 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 477 5 37 23 David Ragan BK Racing Toyota 424 4 38 55 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 407 3 39 30 Gray Gaulding The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 360 2 40 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21 1Official race results Race summary Lead changes: 9 among different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 54 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 20 minutes and 55 seconds Average speed: 78.540 mph km/h Media Television NBCSN covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race in the booth with a guest appearance by Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave Burns, Mike Massaro, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled pit road on the television side. NBCSNBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteGuest Analyst: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsMike MassaroMarty SniderKelli Stavast Radio MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Alex HaydenWinston KelleySteve Post Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 1 Jimmie Johnson 4,044 10px 4 2 Denny Hamlin 4,039 (–5) 10px 1 3 Matt Kenseth 4,039 (–5) 10px 4 4 Kyle Busch 4,037 (–7) 10px 4 5 Joey Logano 4,033 (–11) 10px 3 6 Kevin Harvick 4,021 (–23) 10px 7 Kurt Busch 4,019 (–25) 10px 3 8 Carl Edwards 4,005 (–39) 10px 9 Martin Truex Jr. 2,226 (–1,818) 10px 10 Brad Keselowski 2,207 (–1,837) 10px 11 Austin Dillon 2,187 (–1,857) 10px 12 Chase Elliott 2,185 (–1,859) 10px 13 Kyle Larson 2,183 (–1,861) 10px 14 Tony Stewart 2,156 (–1,888) 10px 15 Jamie McMurray 2,143 (–1,901) 10px 16 Chris Buescher 2,123 (–1,921)Official driver's standings Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 Toyota 1,359 10px 2 Chevrolet 1,336 (–23) 10px 3 Ford 1,266 (–93)Official manufacturers' standing Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. 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