360 OTC Racing/Jeremy Mayfield Event Preview
Martinsville Speedway
Subway 500
Martinsville Speedway News and Notes
Martinsville’s Machine…The No. 36 360 OTC Toyota Jeremy Mayfield is scheduled to drive in the Subway 500 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway is COT No. 15. This is the same car the team utilized in the spring events at Dover (Del.) International and [Loudoun] New Hampshire International Speedway.
Mayfield’s Career Stats…Mayfield hopes to make his 417th career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series start when the green flag waves Sunday afternoon. He made his first career Cup Series start in October 1993 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway and finished 16th (qualified 19th) in his first Cup Series start in Martinsville in 1995.
Mayfield at Martinsville…Mayfield has made 22 starts on the .526-mile oval during his Cup Series career and has started as high as third (2002). He has earned one top-five finish and five top-10 finishes at Martinsville and has qualified inside the top 10 four times.
BDR at Martinsville…Competitors driving Bill Davis Racing-owned cars have been racing at the Southside Virginia track since 1993 and have made 35 starts. Those drivers have posted two top-five finishes, three top-10 finishes and have earned one pole position (1997).
Listen and Watch… Qualifying for the Subway 500 is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19. The 500-lap event is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. ET Sunday, Oct. 21, and will broadcast LIVE on ABC (TV), MRN (radio) and Sirius Satellite Radio.
