MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Sept. 25, 2024) – Due to a forecast of inclement weather throughout the day and evening on Friday at Martinsville Speedway, the track has moved all on-track activity to Saturday, Sept. 28, for the ValleyStar Credit Union 300.
Practice for the final race in the Virginia Triple Crown will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. ET on Saturday. That will be followed by single-car qualifying at 12:30 p.m. ET.
The first of the four qualifying races for the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 will begin at 3 p.m. ET, and the main event to determine who goes home with the Grandfather Clock and the Virginia Triple Crown check will start at 7 p.m.
The change in schedule has forced the cancelation of Saturday’s autograph sessions. However, fans will be allowed on track during driver intros for the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 on Saturday.
The grandstands will not be open on Friday, gates will open at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday for fans.
Recently crowned two-time NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series champion Connor Hall leads the Virginia Triple Crown standings going into Saturday’s finale. He holds an average finish of 1.5 through the first two races – the Thunder Road Harley-Davidson 200 at South Boston Speedway and the Hampton Heat 200 at his home track of Langley Speedway.
To purchase tickets or for information on the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown Finale, or the upcoming NASCAR race weekend at Martinsville Speedway, fans can call 877-RACE-TIX or go online at martinsvillespeedway.com.
About Martinsville Speedway
Founded by H. Clay Earles in 1947, Martinsville Speedway is the only NASCAR track to host NASCAR Cup Series races every year since its inception in 1949. At .526 miles in length, the track annually hosts two triple-header NASCAR national series race weekends featuring the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. Martinsville Speedway also annually hosts the ValleyStar Credit Union 300, the nation’s biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race, and the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300, a doubleheader featuring the Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup followed by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship.For more information about Martinsville Speedway, visit martinsvillespeedway.com.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.
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