This week's NASCAR race

Tums Fast Relief 500

Martinsville Speedway

Martinsville, Va.

When: Sunday, 2 p.m.

TV/Radio: ESPN/WNPV (1440-AM)

Race course: .526-mile oval

Race distance: 500 laps/263 miles

Race forecast: cloudy, upper 50s

Last year's winner: Tony Stewart

Last year's pole winner: none, inclement weather

Track qualifying record: Stewart, 98.083 mph (October 2005)

Track facts: Matt Kenseth has won two of the last three Chase races, climbing from last in points to ninth. Kevin Harvick has no top-10 finishes in six Chase races . . . In winning last year's Martinsville race, Stewart led only 14 laps, including the last three. Jimmie Johnson was second, Jeff Gordon third. Gordon leads active drivers with seven wins at Martinsville. Johnson is a six-time winner . . . Ryan Newman won the spring race at Martinsville. A.J. Allmendinger was runner-up. Kasey Kahne won the pole (97.128 mph). Engine trouble with Kahne's No. 5 Chevrolet relegated him to a 38th-place finish . . . Latest feuds: (1) Danica Patrick and Landon Cassill: Upset that Cassill bumped her, Patrick sent Cassill spinning, then crashed her No. 10 Chevy. Cassill: "The first rule of stock car racing is, learn how to wreck someone without wrecking yourself." (2) Kyle Busch and Ryan Newman: Newman wrecked Busch after he said Busch was blocking him . . . Regan Smith, who filled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in two races while Junior recovered from concussions, will drive for Earnhardt next year in the Nationwide Series . . . Paul Menard's third-place finish at Kansas was his best of the year. Aric Almirola led 69 laps, most in his Cup career.

Wins: Denny Hamlin and Brad Keselowski, 5 each; Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth, 3 each; Kasey Kahne and Greg Biffle, 2 each; Ryan Newman, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose, 1 each

Up next: AAA Texas 500, Nov. 4, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas, 2 p.m.; TV: ESPN; last year's winner: Tony Stewart.

NASCAR SPRINT CUP CHASE

STANDINGS

1. Brad Keselowski 2250

2. Jimmie Johnson 2243

3. Denny Hamlin 2230

4. Clint Bowyer 2225

5. Kasey Kahne 2220

6. Martin Truex Jr. 2207

7. Tony Stewart 2203

8. Jeff Gordon 2199

9. Matt Kenseth 2195

10. Kevin Harvick 2191

11. Greg Biffle 2188

12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2128

SCHEDULE

Sept. 16: Chicagoland (winner: Brad Keselowski)

Sept. 23: New Hampshire M.S. (Denny Hamlin)

Sept. 30: Dover Int'l Speedway (Brad Keselowski)

Oct. 7: Talladega Superspeedway (Matt Kenseth)

Oct. 13: Charlotte Motor Speedway (Clint Bowyer)

Oct. 21: Kansas Speedway (Matt Kenseth)

Oct. 28: Martinsville Speedway (1 p.m., ESPN)

Nov. 4: Texas Motor Speedway (2 p.m., ESPN)

Nov. 11: Phoenix Int'l Raceway (2 p.m., ESPN)

Nov. 18: Homestead-Miami Speedway (2 p.m., ESPN)