Franco Alvarez Wins at Martinsville Speedway


With 13 drivers and 1 caution, Franco Alvarez takes the checkered at Martinsville Speedway. Starting in postion 1, Franco Alvarez held off the other 12 drivers for an impressive win! The race was clean; the crew chiefs will enjoy the lack of needed repairs. The lack of cautions also shows the level respect these drivers have for one another. Will it last? Have alliances been formed and how will this impact the next race? We'll find out next time; stay tuned!

PositionDriverStarting PositionPointsLaps LedAwards
1 Franco Alvarez 1 45 150
2 Artur Vieira 3 39 0
3 Claudio Bardelli Jr 2 38 0
4 Preston Hassell 9 37 0
5 Denis Udachin 10 36 0
6 Dana Grover 4 35 0
7 Craig Merizon 8 34 0
8 Eugene Feodoroff 11 33 0
9 Wesley Dean 7 32 0
10 Givaldo Spindola 12 31 0
11 Craig Gallagher 13 30 0
12 Ed Palumbo 5 29 0
13 Sean Jacobs 6 28 0
: Lead a lap : Lead the most laps : Best Lap

Driver Penalties

Driver
Preston HassellPreston Hassell received Longest Line penalty, 10s, 0laps for "Speeding In Pitlane". Result: penalties=0, 1st=None,0s
Ed PalumboEd Palumbo received Longest Line penalty, 10s, 0laps for "Speeding In Pitlane". Result: penalties=0, 1st=None,0s
Ed PalumboEd Palumbo received Stop/Go penalty, 10s, 0laps for "Illegally Passed Before Pit Entrance". Result: penalties=1, 1st=Stop/Go,10s
Craig GallagherCraig Gallagher received Drive Thru penalty, 10s, 0laps for "Speeding In Pitlane". Result: penalties=1, 1st=Drive Thru,10s