McMurray Martinsville Meeting: Sunday

No. 1 MCDONALD’S CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1
First Data 500 
MARTINSVILLE SPEEDWAY
.526-mile oval
Coverage: The First Data 500 is scheduled to begin on Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m., ET. Live coverage can be found on NBCSN, MRN Radio and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

MCMURRAY AT MARTINSVILLE:

31 Cup starts
2 Top-5 finishes
15 Top-10 finishes
2 Poles
17.7 Average finish (ranks 13th of active tracks)

FACTS:

• McMurray has two poles to his credit at Martinsville, in 2011 and 2014.
• Since rejoining CGR in 2010, McMurray has averaged a 9.7 finish when finishing on the lead lap at Martinsville.
• McMurray will make his 32nd start in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville this weekend. In his previous 31 starts he has scored two top-five finishes, both runner-ups, and 15 top-10 finishes. He has led a total of 201 laps.

MCMURRAY ON MARTINSVILLE:

“I always enjoy going at Martinsville. It’s one of my favorite tracks on the circuit, and I can’t really pinpoint why other than I’ve always felt comfortable there. It’s the shortest track on the circuit and it’s how most of us grew up racing–on small half-mile ovals. One thing about where Martinsville falls on the schedule, it’s usually colder than what we’re used to both in the spring and the fall. Hopefully we unload fast, have a great qualifying effort and get a good starting spot for Sunday.”