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NASCAR CUP Series

Start Positions at Martinsville Speedway

Explore detailed statistics of driver performance at Martinsville Speedway, featuring tables with historical and projected start positions, sparklines, and trends over the last two and four years, alongside visual charts highlighting the top and bottom performers.

Trending Drivers at Martinsville Speedway

I've split the trends at the last 2-year and 4-year marks using all start positions.

Hover the column header numbers to see the race information. Complete

The numbers in the table header (... 3, 2, 1) correspond to the races numbered here. Races are ordered chronologically from newest (1) to oldest.

  • 2024
  • 1 #8 Martinsville Speedway Cook Out 400 on Sunday, April 7th, 2024
  • 2023
  • 2 #35 Martinsville Speedway Xfinity 500 on Sunday, October 29th, 2023
  • 3 #9 Martinsville Speedway NOCO 400 on Sunday, April 16th, 2023
  • 2022
  • 4 #35 Martinsville Speedway Xfinity 500 on Sunday, October 30th, 2022
  • 5 #8 Martinsville Speedway Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 on Saturday, April 9th, 2022
  • 2021
  • 6 #35 Martinsville Speedway Xfinity 500 on Sunday, October 31st, 2021
  • 7 #8 Martinsville Speedway Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Saturday, April 10th, 2021
  • 2020
  • 8 #35 Martinsville Speedway Xfinity 500 on Sunday, November 1st, 2020
  • 9 #11 Martinsville Speedway Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief on Wednesday, June 10th, 2020
  • 2019
  • 10 #33 Martinsville Speedway First Data 500 on Sunday, October 27th, 2019
  • 11 #6 Martinsville Speedway STP 500 on Sunday, March 24th, 2019
  • 2018
  • 12 #33 Martinsville Speedway First Data 500 on Sunday, October 28th, 2018
  • 13 #6 Martinsville Speedway STP 500 on Sunday, March 25th, 2018
  • 2017
  • 14 #33 Martinsville Speedway First Data 500 on Sunday, October 29th, 2017
  • 15 #6 Martinsville Speedway STP 500 on Sunday, April 2nd, 2017

Last 2-yearsAll races

  • Ryan Blaney: -11.00
  • Ross Chastain: -11.00
  • Chase Elliott: -10.50
  • AJ Allmendinger: +11.00

Last 4-YearsAll races

  • Zane Smith: -9.00
  • Carson Hocevar: -7.00
  • Ty Gibbs: -4.30
  • Noah Gragson: +4.50
Displaying All Drivers from the result set.
  • Driver's performance is improving. Average position has improved.
  • Driver's performance is declining. Average position has worsened.
  • Driver's performance has remained stable. Little to no change in average position.
  • No trend data available. This could be due to insufficient race data for the period.
Start positions at Martinsville Speedway
DRIVER 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 START POSITIONS PRJCT BEST 4Y AVG 2Y AVG 4Y TRND 2Y TRND
AJ Allmendinger 30 27 25 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 21 14 25 0 20.90 14 24.13 19.50
Aric Almirola 18 10 10 5 2 4 2 20 31 23 2 15 3 12 0 9.00 2 11.21 7.50
Brad Keselowski 4 7 4 7 3 15 6 1 10 6 9 6 21 10 13 14.87 1 8.13 14.67
Carl Long 0 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 39 39.00 0.00
Clint Bowyer 8 5 9 2 10 7 4 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.92 2 7.63 0.00
Dale Earnhardt Jr 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.00 21 21.00 0.00
David Ragan 34 31 28 36 25 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21.51 17 28.50 0.00
Denny Hamlin 12 6 6 3 5 1 12 4 2 3 25 11 11 4 8 9.47 1 7.53 7.67
Hermie Sadler 0 40 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30.75 31 35.50 0.00
JJ Yeley 0 0 38 38 0 32 26 38 28 0 32 35 36 35 0 34.82 26 33.80 35.50
Jamie McMurray 6 16 26 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.53 6 16.25 0.00
Jimmie Johnson 17 24 18 34 11 24 21 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.03 11 22.00 0.00
Joey Logano 5 1 3 10 1 10 3 7 1 5 14 12 15 15 6 13.37 1 7.20 12.00
Kasey Kahne 13 12 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.33 12 18.00 0.00
Kevin Harvick 9 13 8 12 4 22 10 6 9 9 6 8 7 8 0 6.77 4 9.36 7.50
Kurt Busch 14 11 11 6 19 25 9 5 21 10 18 0 0 0 0 16.03 5 13.55 0.00
Kyle Busch 10 14 2 1 13 13 7 9 12 7 11 18 17 31 11 20.54 1 11.73 19.67
Martin Truex Jr 3 2 1 33 8 3 5 2 7 4 20 27 5 1 4 6.47 1 8.33 3.33
Matt Kenseth 25 17 0 24 0 0 20 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26.21 17 23.40 0.00
Michael McDowell 26 20 24 20 23 5 29 24 14 19 16 13 20 23 35 24.75 5 20.73 26.00
Paul Menard 22 19 15 35 14 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25.82 14 22.17 0.00
Reed Sorenson 32 32 0 0 0 31 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35.76 31 33.50 0.00
Regan Smith 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 27 27.00 0.00
Ryan Newman 11 18 14 16 20 35 16 21 8 27 0 0 0 33 0 33.77 8 19.91 33.00
Landon Cassill 27 33 36 32 27 30 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 32.72 27 31.14 0.00
Trevor Bayne 16 34 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31.89 16 25.67 0.00
Austin Dillon 20 25 12 25 29 23 22 14 18 14 23 16 18 26 28 23.44 12 20.87 24.00
Cole Whitt 31 30 35 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29.84 28 31.00 0.00
David Starr 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 37.01 33 35.00 37.00
Matt Crafton 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 29 29.00 0.00
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 24 22 17 18 24 16 17 18 6 25 28 31 16 20 23 21.44 6 20.33 19.67
Danica Patrick 29 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22.78 23 26.00 0.00
Timmy Hill 38 0 0 40 0 37 38 34 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 36.51 34 37.50 0.00
Kyle Larson 1 9 7 9 6 14 0 0 19 1 8 1 19 5 1 7.49 1 7.69 8.33
Alex Bowman 0 0 16 14 16 19 8 3 20 13 15 0 23 22 10 17.96 3 14.92 18.33
Ryan Blaney 7 4 5 4 17 6 1 10 4 8 12 4 31 11 9 16.68 1 8.87 17.00
Corey Lajoie 35 36 0 0 32 36 25 26 34 29 26 14 27 30 32 26.94 14 29.38 29.67
Joey Gase 0 0 0 30 0 0 36 39 0 34 0 0 0 0 0 37.12 30 34.75 0.00
Ty Dillon 23 26 32 23 22 27 30 25 0 0 34 32 35 34 0 35.78 22 28.58 34.50
Chase Elliott 2 3 21 19 7 2 11 8 5 2 1 2 24 14 3 11.32 1 8.27 13.67
Jeb Burton 0 0 0 39 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35.67 36 37.50 0.00
Matt DiBenedetto 28 28 31 26 21 12 19 12 22 21 0 0 0 0 0 15.39 12 22.00 0.00
Chris Buescher 33 29 22 13 12 20 24 28 15 15 4 22 10 18 30 17.52 4 19.67 19.33
Erik Jones 15 8 13 21 18 8 13 19 16 28 24 23 28 29 17 26.69 8 18.67 24.67
BJ McLeod 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 36 30 33 34 0 36 0 34.89 30 34.50 36.00
Jeffrey Earnhardt 36 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.04 36 36.50 0.00
Ryan Preece 0 0 0 0 15 21 28 22 17 26 0 0 1 9 22 10.71 1 17.89 10.67
Gray Gaulding 37 35 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34.03 34 35.33 0.00
DJ Kennington 0 0 37 29 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31.89 29 33.67 0.00
Daniel Suarez 19 15 23 8 9 9 37 29 11 20 30 7 2 27 21 17.54 2 17.80 16.67
Cody Ware 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 32 31 35 36 0 0 0 35.10 31 33.40 0.00
Ross Chastain 0 0 33 22 30 33 0 0 27 16 27 9 34 13 12 16.55 9 23.27 19.67
Bubba Wallace 0 0 19 37 26 26 23 32 25 17 21 24 9 6 2 4.21 2 20.54 5.67
Kyle Weatherman 0 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 38 38.00 0.00
Daniel Hemric 0 0 0 0 28 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 35.83 18 27.33 36.00
William Byron 0 0 20 11 34 11 15 13 3 11 5 25 8 16 18 13.43 3 14.62 14.00
Brennan Poole 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29.96 30 30.50 0.00
Harrison Rhodes 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 30 30.00 0.00
Cole Custer 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 15 26 24 3 5 0 0 0 3.40 3 16.67 0.00
Garrett Smithley 0 0 0 0 0 34 35 36 0 37 0 0 0 0 0 37.20 34 35.50 0.00
Josh Bilicki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 33 33 31 0 0 0 0 31.09 31 32.50 0.00
Tyler Reddick 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 17 13 18 22 28 6 19 19 16.27 6 17.33 14.67
Matt Tifft 0 0 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 31 31.00 0.00
Quin Houff 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 35 29 36 0 0 0 0 0 33.90 29 33.50 0.00
Justin Haley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 35 17 29 26 24 27 24.76 17 26.86 25.67
John Hunter Nemechek 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 29.10 18 23.33 29.00
Christopher Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 11 23 12 7 20 22 7 20 15.24 7 17.11 16.33
James Davison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 37.00 37 37.00 0.00
Kaz Grala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0.00 31 31.00 31.00
Austin Cindric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 25 21 14 19.44 13 20.60 20.00
Chase Briscoe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 22 19 3 4 3 5 1.53 3 11.43 4.00
Harrison Burton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 10 32 28 34 32.76 10 26.60 31.33
Josh Williams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0.00 33 33.00 33.00
Noah Gragson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 29 0 26 28.36 17 24.00 27.50
Anthony Alfredo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 32 0 0 30 0 0 29.92 30 32.33 30.00
Zane Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 24 23.92 24 28.50 28.50
Josh Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 7 7.00 7.00
Ty Gibbs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 12 2 15 7.97 2 13.75 9.67
Todd Gilliland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 19 13 17 16 15.68 10 15.00 15.33
Carson Hocevar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 25 24.91 25 28.50 28.50

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