subway 500 history
subway 500 history
Subway 500 tickets offer racing fans a much different visual experience for their dollar. The race will be run October 22nd 2006 in its usual home of Martinsville Virginia. The difference for watching and for that matter driving the race is that Martinsville Speedway is a tighter racing oval than is seen at most modern tracks. The reason being, Martinsville is not a modern track being opened in 1947. For those that are fans of tight racing, mandatory maneuvering mastery, and long straight-aways to test mechanic know how….this is the race for you.
As of recently the Subway 500 has also been the race mega-star Jeff Gordon, who has two of the last three races. This streak is meager in comparison to ones produced earlier in the track’s history, such as Darrell Waltrip winning 4 of 5 events in the late 1980’s at Martinsville. Waltrip had many wins at the track over the years and may be the modern dominant force, but when asking any stock car racing buff worth their salt, “Who is the all time king of Martinsville”? You should not have to wait long to hear the name Richard Petty. Petty ran to the checkered flag on the Virginia track fifteen times in his career, a mark not likely to be broken in a few lifetimes.
Subway 500 tickets are extremely sought after due to the races spot so close to the end of the year. The Race for the Nextel Cup winds down in November and racers will be putting their cars and themselves on the very fiery line to accumulate enough points to stay in the hunt. However with a record average speed of only 82.223mph, it is often the driver with the steady foot and not the lead one that reaps the reward of this race’s glory. Tight banking corners and packs of hungry stock cars spell recipe for caution flags and one truly entertaining NASCAR event.
For those pursuing Subway 500 tickets this season fear not, for the days of seating for 750 are long gone and on October 22nd if you have a pass to enter, the glory of one of racing’s eldest and most time tested for excitement tracks will be your reward. So if you are there for the simplicity explained above or to be the loudest voice cheering your driver on to the Championship, take a look down at the pavement the cars are on; stop to reflect on the names that have burned out in Martinsville since it was paved in 1955. For Lowe’s Motor Speedway is a great place to race.
