First Data 500

The First Data 500 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, the other one being the STP 500 in March, The race has been run in every NASCAR Cup Series, starting with the inaugural 1949 season, making it the oldest NASCAR race still run today. It is the seventh race of ten in the NASCAR Cup Series Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, and the first race in the 'Round of 8' of the current Chase format. Starting 2015, NBC has the rights for the final 20 races of the season (17 of 20), including this race.
Prior to lights being installed, the race started at 1:30 pm. Eastern start time, the earliest start time among the playoff races on the current schedule (as the three playoff races after Martinsville start at 3:00 pm EST, five of the first six start at 2:00 pm EDT, and Charlotte starts at 2:00 pm EDT) in an attempt to finish the race before darkness. After a series of incidents involving both the October Late Model race and the NASCAR premiership races in October or November in recent years, most notably both fall 2015 races that ended in near-darkness, the track added lights for the 2017 season. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series fall race now finishes at night, and the Late Model race is held at night. The Tums sponsorship returned sponsorship to GlaxoSmithKline for 2008, as their Goody's Powder brand sponsored the race from 1983–1995 and recently returned as sponsor for the spring race. As per Martinsville tradition, the winner of this race receives a custom-built grandfather clock.
==Past winners==
Year	Date 	Car number	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Race Distance	Race Distance 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
Year	Date 	Car number	Driver 	Team 	Manufacturer	Laps 	Miles (km) 	Race Time	Average Speed(mph)	Report
1949	September 25	22 	Red Byron 	Raymond Parks 	Oldsmobile 	200 	100 (160.934) 	 	 	Report
1950	October 15 	92 	Herb Thomas 	Herb Thomas 	Plymouth 	200 	100 (160.934) 	 	 	Report
1951	October 14 	7 	Frank Mundy 	Ted Chester 	Oldsmobile 	200 	100 (160.934) 	 	 	Report
1952	October 19 	92 	Herb Thomas 	Herb Thomas 	Hudson 	200 	100 (160.934) 	2:06:10 	47.556 	Report
1953	October 13 	80 	Jim Paschal 	George Hutchens 	Dodge 	200 	100 (160.934) 	1:47:07 	56.013 	Report
1954	October 17 	42 	Lee Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Chrysler 	165* 	82.5 (132.770) 	1:51:07 	44.547 	Report
1955	October 16 	30 	Speedy Thompson 	Carl Kiekhaefer 	Chrysler 	200 	100 (160.934) 	1:40:40 	 	Report
1956	October 28 	502 	Jack Smith 	Carl Kiekhaefer 	Dodge 	400 	200 (321.868) 	3:16:17 	61.136 	Report
1957	October 6 	49 	Bob Welborn 	Bob Welborn 	Chevrolet 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:58:00 	63.025 	Report
1958	October 12 	22 	Fireball Roberts 	Frank Strickland 	Chevrolet 	350* 	175 (281.635) 	2:43:11 	64.344 	Report
1959	September 27	4 	Rex White 	Rex White 	Chevrolet 	500 	250 (402.336) 	4:07:56 	60.5 	Report
1960	September 25	4 	Rex White 	Rex White 	Chevrolet 	500 	250 (402.336) 	4:08:11 	60.439 	Report
1961	September 24	8 	Joe Weatherly 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Pontiac 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:59:40 	62.586 	Report
1962	September 23	29 	Nelson Stacy 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:44:18 	66.874 	Report
1963	September 22	28 	Fred Lorenzen 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:42:16 	67.486 	Report
1964	September 27	28 	Fred Lorenzen 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:42:49 	67.32 	Report
1965	September 26	26 	Junior Johnson 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:43:41 	67.056 	Report
1966	September 25	28 	Fred Lorenzen 	Holman-Moody 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:36:50 	69.177 	Report
1967	September 24	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:35:30 	69.605 	Report
1968	September 22	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:47:56 	65.808 	Report
1969	September 28	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Ford 	500 	250 (402.336) 	3:57:37 	63.127 	Report
1970	October 18 	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:38:16 	72.235 	Report
1971	September 26	71 	Bobby Isaac 	Nord Krauskopf 	Dodge 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:33:59 	73.681 	Report
1972	September 24	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:45:02 	69.989 	Report
1973	September 30	43 	Richard Petty 	Petty Enterprises 	Plymouth 	480* 	252 (405.554) 	3:48:51 	68.631 	Report
1974	September 29	52 	Earl Ross 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:58:03 	66.232 	Report
1975	September 28	71 	Dave Marcis 	Nord Krauskopf 	Dodge 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:27:47 	75.819 	Report
1976	September 26	11 	Cale Yarborough 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Chevrolet 	340* 	178.5 (287.267) 	2:22:15 	75.37 	Report
1977	September 25	11 	Cale Yarborough 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:34:40 	73.447 	Report
1978	September 24	11 	Cale Yarborough 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Oldsmobile 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:18:54 	79.185 	Report
1979	September 23	28 	Buddy Baker 	Ranier-Lundy 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:29:40 	75.119 	Report
1980	September 28	2 	Dale Earnhardt 	Rod Osterlund Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:46:07 	69.654 	Report
1981	September 27	11 	Darrell Waltrip 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Buick 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:44:57 	70.089 	Report
1982	October 17 	11 	Darrell Waltrip 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Buick 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:41:05 	71,315 	Report
1983	September 25	3 	Ricky Rudd 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	262.5 (422.452) 	3:27:16 	76.134 	Report
1984	September 23	11 	Darrell Waltrip 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:28:55 	75.532 	Report
1985	September 22	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:43:13 	70.694 	Report
1986	September 21	27 	Rusty Wallace 	Blue Max Racing 	Pontiac 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:35:32 	73.191 	Report
1987	September 27	17 	Darrell Waltrip 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:26:31 	76.41 	Report
1988	September 25	17 	Darrell Waltrip 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:30:26 	74.988 	Report
1989	September 24	17 	Darrell Waltrip 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:26:15 	76,571 	Report
1990	September 23	11 	Geoffrey Bodine 	Junior Johnson & Associates 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:26:35 	76,386 	Report
1991	September 22	33 	Harry Gant 	Leo Jackson Racing 	Oldsmobile 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:31:42 	74.535 	Report
1992	September 28	15 	Geoffrey Bodine 	Bud Moore Engineering 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:29:13 	75.424 	Report
1993	September 26	28 	Ernie Irvan 	Robert Yates Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:32:57 	74,102 	Report
1994	September 25	2 	Rusty Wallace 	Penske Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:24:34 	77.139 	Report
1995	September 24	3 	Dale Earnhardt 	Richard Childress Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:33:24 	73.946 	Report
1996	September 22	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:11:54 	82.223 	Report
1997	September 28	99 	Jeff Burton 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:35:57 	73.072 	Report
1998	September 27	10 	Ricky Rudd 	Rudd Performance Motorsports	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:35:08 	73.35 	Report
1999	October 3 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:38:07 	72.347 	Report
2000	October 1 	20 	Tony Stewart 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Pontiac 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:33:39 	73.859 	Report
2001	October 15* 	32 	Ricky Craven 	PPI Motorsports 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:28:19 	75.75 	Report
2002	October 20 	97 	Kurt Busch 	Roush Racing 	Ford 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:31:23 	74,651 	Report
2003	October 19 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:53:14 	67.658 	Report
2004	October 24 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:58:43 	66.103 	Report
2005	October 23 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:46:25 	69.695 	Report
2006	October 22 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:44:00 	70.446 	Report
2007	October 21 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	506* 	266.156 (428.336)	3:59:45 	66.608 	Report
2008	October 19 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	504* 	265.104 (426.643)	3:29:29 	75.931 	Report
2009	October 25 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	501* 	263.526 (424.103)	3:34:44 	73.633 	Report
2010	October 24 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:40:20 	71.619 	Report
2011	October 30 	14 	Tony Stewart 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:49:52 	68.648 	Report
2012	October 28 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:23:09 	77.677 	Report
2013	October 27 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:44:21 	70.337 	Report
2014	October 26 	88 	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:43:07 	70.725 	Report
2015	November 1 	24 	Jeff Gordon 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:46:35 	69.643 	Report
2016	October 30 	48 	Jimmie Johnson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet 	500 	263 (423.257) 	3:20:55 	78.54 	Report
2017	October 29 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota 	505* 	265.63 (427.49) 	3:32:47 	74.902 	Report
===Notes===
*1954 & 1958: Race shortened due to darkness.
*1973 & 1976: Race shortened due to rain.
*2001: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain.
*2004: Victory lane celebration was cancelled after a plane crash that took the lives of key personnel in the Hendrick Motorsports stable.
*2007–2009, 2015 and 2017: Race extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish.
*2015: First ten laps run behind the safety car because of rain; red flag following a Lap 455 incident resulted race finishing at 5:22 pm, seconds before official sunset, and impending darkness. Track added lights for 2017 because of darkness issues in 2015.
===Track length notes===
*1949–1968: 0.5 mile course
*1969, 1984–present: 0.526 mile course
*1970–1983: 0.525 mile course
===Multiple winners (drivers)===
# Wins	Driver 	Years Won
6 	Richard Petty 	1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973
6 	Darrell Waltrip	1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989
6 	Jeff Gordon 	1996, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2015
6 	Jimmie Johnson 	2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2016
3 	Fred Lorenzen 	1963, 1964, 1966
3 	Cale Yarborough	1976, 1977, 1978
3 	Dale Earnhardt 	1980, 1985, 1995
2 	Herb Thomas 	1950, 1952
2 	Rex White 	1959, 1960
2 	Geoffrey Bodine	1990, 1992
2 	Rusty Wallace 	1986, 1994
2 	Ricky Rudd 	1983, 1998
2 	Denny Hamlin 	2009, 2010
2 	Tony Stewart 	2000, 2011
===Multiple winners (teams)===
# Wins	Team 	Years Won
16 	Hendrick Motorsports 	1987, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
9 	Junior Johnson & Associates	1965, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1990
7 	Petty Enterprises 	1954, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973
4 	Holman-Moody 	1962, 1963, 1964, 1966
4 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	2000, 2009, 2010, 2017
3 	Richard Childress Racing 	1983, 1985, 1995
2 	Herb Thomas 	1950, 1952
2 	Carl Kiekhaefer 	1955, 1956
2 	Rex White 	1959, 1960
2 	Bud Moore Engineering 	1961, 1992
2 	Nord Krauskopf 	1971, 1975
2 	Roush Racing 	1997, 2002
===Manufacturer wins===
# Wins	Manufacturer	Years Won
30 	Chevrolet 	1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
14 	Ford 	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002
6 	Plymouth 	1950, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1972, 1973
4 	Oldsmobile 	1949, 1951, 1978, 1991
4 	Dodge 	1953, 1956, 1971, 1975
3 	Pontiac 	1961, 1986, 2000
3 	Toyota 	2009, 2010, 2017
2 	Chrysler 	1954, 1955
2 	Buick 	1981, 1982
1 	Hudson 	1952
==Television broadcasters==
Year	Network	Lap-by-lap 	Color commentator(s) 	Pit reporter(s)
1984	SETN 	Mike Joy 	Benny Parsons 	
1985	SETN 	Mike Joy 	Benny Parsons 	
1986	SETN 	Mike Joy 	Eli Gold 	
1987	SETN 	Eli Gold 	Jerry Punch 	
1988	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Ned Jarrett Gary Nelson 	Jerry Punch Dick Berggren
1989	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch Dick Berggren
1990	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan
1991	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan
1992	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan
1993	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan
1994	ESPN 	Jerry Punch 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	John Kernan Bill Weber
1995	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan Bill Weber
1996	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan Bill Weber
1997	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan Bill Weber
1998	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan Bill Weber
1999	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan Bill Weber
2000	ESPN 	Bob Jenkins 	Benny Parsons Ned Jarrett 	Jerry Punch John Kernan Bill Weber
2001	TNT 	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach 	Marty Snider Dave Burns Matt Yocum Bill Weber
2002	NBC 	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach 	Marty Snider Dave Burns Matt Yocum Bill Weber
2003	NBC 	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach 	Marty Snider Dave Burns Matt Yocum Bill Weber
2004	NBC 	Allen Bestwick	Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach 	Marty Snider Dave Burns Matt Yocum Bill Weber
2005	NBC 	Bill Weber 	Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach 	Marty Snider Dave Burns Matt Yocum Allen Bestwick
2006	NBC 	Bill Weber 	Benny Parsons Wally Dallenbach 	Marty Snider Dave Burns Matt Yocum Allen Bestwick
2007	ESPN 	Jerry Punch 	Rusty Wallace Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Allen Bestwick Dave Burns Mike Massaro
2008	ESPN 	Jerry Punch 	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Shannon Spake Dave Burns Vince Welch
2009	ESPN 	Jerry Punch 	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Shannon Spake Dave Burns Vince Welch
2010	ESPN 	Marty Reid 	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Jerry Punch Dave Burns Vince Welch
2011	ESPN 	Allen Bestwick	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Jerry Punch Dave Burns Vince Welch
2012	ESPN 	Allen Bestwick	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Jerry Punch Dave Burns Vince Welch
2013	ESPN 	Allen Bestwick	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Jerry Punch Dave Burns Vince Welch
2014	ESPN 	Allen Bestwick	Dale Jarrett Andy Petree 	Jamie Little Jerry Punch Dave Burns Vince Welch
2015	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte 	Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli Stavast Mike Massaro
2016	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte 	Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli Stavast Mike Massaro
2017	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve Letarte 	Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli StavastParker Kligerman
2018	NBCSN 	Rick Allen 	Jeff BurtonSteve LetarteDale Earnhardt Jr.	Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli StavastParker Kligerman
*The 2001 race, originally scheduled on NBC, was rained out and run on Monday. (NBC aired a Busch Series race live from Memphis Motorsports Park on Sunday that had been rained out the day before, which was to be on TNT.)
==References==
==External links==
*NASCAR Commentators Crews and Networks