The 2024 Xfinity 500 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 2, 2024, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it will be the 35th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8.
Race details[1][2][3][4] | |||
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Race 35 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
Date | November 2, 2024 | ||
Location | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.526 mi (0.847 km) | ||
Distance | 500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km) | ||
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | MRN | ||
Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle, and Todd Gordon | ||
Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (Backstretch) |
Report
editBackground
editMartinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
edit- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Media
editTelevision
editNBC will cover the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte will call the race from the broadcast booth. Reporters TBA handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBC | |
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Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
Lap-by-lap: Leigh Diffey Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte |
TBA |
Radio
editMRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace will have the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody will cover the action for MRN when the field races down the backstraightway into turn 3. Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Chris Wilner will cover action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN | ||
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Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle Announcer: Rusty Wallace |
Backstretch: Dave Moody | Steve Post Jacklyn Drake Chris Wilner |
References
edit- ^ "2024 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Taranto, Steven (October 3, 2023). "NASCAR Cup Series 2024 schedule announcement: New additions, race dates, plus the complete calendar". CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
- ^ "NASCAR reveals 2024 Cup schedule as Atlanta, Watkins Glen move to playoffs". National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. October 4, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2024.