NASCAR at Martinsville Speedway - March 2015

Last weekend I took a run up to Martinsville, VA for the NASCAR Truck and Sprint Cup Series races.

The truck race was Saturday. It was in the mid-30s and windy all day - just like spotting at Bayswater!

Green flag!

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Joey Logano and Matt Crafton racing for the lead.

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Late in the race, Cole Custer in the 00 pushed his way past Crafton and Logano to take the lead. A couple of laps later, he learned a lesson about payback, short track style.

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Logano makes it three wide on the final restart...

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And leads the field to the checkered flag.

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Back on Sunday for the Sprint Cup race...

For the second day in a row, Logano leads the field to the green flag.

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Penske Racing teammates Logano and Brad Keselowski

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Chase Elliott, son of former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott, made his Sprint Cup debut at Martinsville. He learned it's not as easy as it looks at this level.

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In a battle of the beer cars, Keselowski makes a pass on Kevin Harvick.

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The day went from bad to worse for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. After mechanical issues dropped him back in the field, he was caught up in this mess...

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Keselowski and Denny Hamlin put on a spirited fight for the win in the closing laps, and Hamlin was able to hang on for the win.

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You had some nice light to shoot in though! Great track coverage John. Did I hear recently that Junior is retiring soon?

Thank you! No, Junior hasn't said anything about retiring, however Jeff Gordon is retiring at the end of this season.

Very Nice Moose!