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===Background===
[[File:Martinsville Speedway, September 2011 overview.JPG|thumb|left|[[Martinsville Speedway]], the track where the race
'''Martinsville Speedway''' is an [[International Speedway Corporation]]-owned [[NASCAR]] stock car racing track located in [[Henry County, Virginia|Henry County]], in [[Ridgeway, Virginia]], just to the south of [[Martinsville, Virginia|Martinsville]]. At {{convert|0.526|mi|km}} in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR [[Monster Energy Cup Series]]. The track is also one of the first paved [[Oval track racing|oval tracks]] in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by [[H. Clay Earles]]. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.
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