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HFT Race Preview: Martinsville Speedway.

Saturday O’Reilly Series Action:

  • Date: Saturday, March 28, at 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Track: Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
  • Race Distance: 250 laps / 131.5 miles
  • Broadcast: CW | MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio 

Sunday Cup Series Action:

  • Date: Sunday, March 29, at 3:30 p.m. ET
  • Track: Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
  • Race Distance: 400 laps / 210.4 miles
  • Broadcast: FS1 | MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

On-Track Activity:

Friday:

  • 4:30 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Practice
    CW App | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 5:35 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Qualifying
    CW App | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Saturday:

  • 12:30 p.m. ET – Cup Practice
    Prime | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 1:40 p.m. ET – Cup Qualifying
    Prime | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
  • 3:30 p.m. ET – O’Reilly Race
    CW | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Sunday:

  • 3:30 p.m. ET – Cup Race
    FS1 | MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio 

Race Weekend Quick Hits:

  • NASCAR goes short-track racing for the first time this season as Martinsville Speedway hosts its first of two race dates this weekend.
  • Martinsville is the only track on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule to have hosted a race in every season dating back to 1949.
  • Sheldon Creed (218) remains fourth in the O’Reilly Series points standings after six races, behind Carson Kvapil (222), Jesse Love (254) and Justin Allgaier (306).
    • Creed recorded his third straight top-10 finish last weekend at Darlington and holds the third highest average finish (8.3) in the O’Reilly Series this season.
  • Sam Mayer holds the highest average starting position (5.2) through the first six races and is coming off his third top-10 finish of the season.
    • Mayer heads to Martinsville this weekend where he has the most top-five (four) and top-10 (six) finishes of any track in his O’Reilly Series career.

Cup Driver Lineup:

No. 41 Driver: Cole Custer
Hometown: Ladera Ranch, CA
Crew Chief: Aaron Kramer
Partner: HaasTooling.com

Custer’s Martinsville Cup Series History:

  • Starts: 8
  • Wins: —
  • Top-10s: —
  • Poles: —

Key Numbers:

  • Custer makes his ninth Cup start at Martinsville this weekend, where he has a 21.0 average finish. 
  • He started inside the top six in three of his last four starts, firing off P3 and P5, respectively, in 2022 and P6 last fall.
  • Custer had three top-10 runs in four career NXS events at Martinsville over the last two seasons, with an average finish of 8.5. He also has six Truck Series starts at the track.

O’Reilly Auto Parts Driver Lineup:

No. 00 Driver: Sheldon Creed
Hometown: Alpine, CA
Crew Chief: Jonathan Toney
Partner: Road Ranger

Creed’s Martinsville O’Reilly Series History:

  • Starts: 8
  • Wins: —
  • Top-10s: 6
  • Poles: —

Key Numbers:

  • Creed is set to make his ninth O’Reilly Series start at Martinsville on Saturday, where he has six career top-10 finishes. He has three career runner-up finishes (2022, ’23 and ’24) and has five straight top-six results.
  • He has started inside the top 10 in seven of his eight career starts at Martinsville, and holds an average starting position of 6.5, the third highest of any track. 

No. 41 Driver: Sam Mayer
Hometown: Franklin, WI
Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
Partner: Audibel

Mayer’s Martinsville O’Reilly Series History:

  • Starts: 9
  • Wins: —
  • Top-10s: 6
  • Poles: —

Key Numbers:

  • Mayer is in line for his 10th O’Reilly Series start at Martinsville this weekend, a track where he has finished in the top 10 six times, including four in the top five.
  • His best career starting position is fifth in the 2023 spring race, and he boasts an average qualifying effort of 15.2. 

HFT Darlington Recap: Sheldon Creed paced Haas Factory Team at Darlington Raceway with a seventh-place finish, marking his fifth consecutive top 10 at the track. Sam Mayer added a 10th-place result after rebounding from early handling issues to work back through the field, while Cole Custer finished 28th on Sunday in the Cup Series.