With the first
short-track race of the season under wraps, racers don’t
have to wait long for the second, as racing fans will be
heading to Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville,
Virginia for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500. This
will mark the 6th race of the season and it is set to
get underway on March 20th around 1:30 US EDT. For all
you fans that won’t be able to get out to the race track
this weekend the race is set to be televised on FOX, so
you won’t have to worry about missing a thing. Last week
NASCAR fans seen Richard Childress racing dominate the
Food City 500 at Bristol with three racers finishing in
the top 3, led by Jeff Burton who took home the
checkered flag thanks to a late wreck. Past success
usually plays a big key at these short-track events, and
that means well for last year’s winner Jimmie Johnson.
This should be another fun and exciting week of racing,
and here are our top 3 predictions for the race at
Martinsville Speedway.
Kyle Busch has been one of the most dominating racers
this season as he has finished inside the top 5 twice
with one victory coming at the Kobalt Tools 500. Busch
kind of struggled last week at the Food City 500 with a
17th place finish, but we expect a big turnaround this
week at Martinsville. Busch has had a lot of success of
the last two years, with back-to-back top 5 finishes. We
truly believe that this week Busch will be able to take
home the checkered flag, and add to his already
impressive season.
Gordon is one of few drivers that have simply dominated
this track as he continues to pile up top 5 finishes at
Martinsville Speedway. With two races being ran on this
track during the year, Gordon has finished in the top
10, ten straight times with 4 victories. So while past
success hasn’t been playing out as it normally does this
season, we will guarantee you will see Gordon towards
the front of the pack by the end of the race.
Newman will come in to Martinsville as a sleeper, and
while he is expected to have a solid race, a top 3
finish might not be what many people see coming. But how
can you argue taking the guy who won the Daytona 500,
which is considered the biggest race of the season.
While Newman has never won at Martinsville, he has had
five top 5 finishes at this track. Like Busch Newman
struggles at the first short-track race of the season,
but look for that experience to pay off this week as
racing fans will once again see Newman around the head
of the pack at the end of the race this week.
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Bristol.
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NASCAR and the Goody’s Cool Orange 500.
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