FYI WIRZ: NASCAR Contenders Familiar and New Go East to Martinsville

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has had a fast, five-race start that swung west for action and benefitted frequent achievers Kevin Harvick and Brad Keselowski. This week, leaders and optimistic teams take their efforts back east to the challenging short track shaped like a paperclip at Martinsville Speedway for the STP 500. The .526-mile oval track with 12-degree banking in Virginia might benefit some MS veterans and a few drivers who aren’t regular visitors to Victory Lane. It’s notable that drivers like Martin Truex Jr., Aric Almirola, Paul Menard and A.J. Allmendinger, historically infrequent NSCS winners, have secured spots in upper levels consistently this season. Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have repeat top fini...

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