NASCAR makes historic change to Martinsville race
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The NASCAR Cup Series spring race at Martinsville Speedway has been shortened from 500 laps to 400 laps to accommodate its new 7:30 pm start time.
The .526-mile track originally shifted the Blue-Emu-sponsored event to the later time in 2020, but the race was moved to a weekday later in the year due to the coronavirus pandemic, while the 2021 running was suspended mid-race due to rain and finished on Sunday.
The past five Martinsville 500-lap races took between 3 hours 29 minutes to 3 hours 54 minutes to complete, according to Fox Sports NASCAR reporter Bob Pockrass.
The last time the track hosted a Cup Series race scheduled for 400 laps was the Old Dominion 400 1956, while the 1974 spring race was shortened to 450 laps in response to the energy crisis.
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