April 07, 2024: NASCAR races at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. (HHP/Andrew Coppley)
The NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville Speedway. (HHP/Andrew Coppley photo)

Numbers: NHRA At Arizona, NASCAR At Martinsville

.0085 — After qualifying No. 1 at the Arizona Nationals, Steve Torrence lost to Shawn Langdon in the semifinal round of eliminations by .0085 seconds. 

1 — Laps led by Kale Drake in winning Saturday’s Xtreme Outlaw Midget Series feature at Missouri’s Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex.

2 — Shawn Langdon has won two of the three NHRA Top Fuel events this season. He was winless last year.

2 — Tony Stewart notched his first two round wins in his NHRA Top Fuel career after reaching the semifinals in Sunday’s Arizona Nationals.

3 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. will compete in Saturday night’s CARS Tour event at North Carolina’s New River All American Speedway, piloting the No. 3 late model stock car. 

3 — There have been three (Erica Enders, Dallas Glenn and Greg Anderson) different Pro Stock winners in three NHRA national events this season.

4 — Carson Kvapil finished fourth in his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. 

7 — Ron Silk earned his seventh Thompson (Conn.) Speedway victory in Sunday’s NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race at the track.

11 — Number of wins William Byron has since the NASCAR Cup Series’ Next Gen race car was introduced in 2022, the most by any driver. 

29 — William Byron gave Hendrick Motorsports its 29th NASCAR Cup Series victory at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Sunday.

31 — After Red Bull Racing’s 1-2 effort in Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix with Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez, it was the 31st time the team has locked down the first two spots in a Formula 1 race. 

36 — Sheldon Haudenschild earned his 36th World of Outlaws sprint car victory Saturday at Oklahoma’s Arrowhead Speedway.

45 — Age difference between Austin Prock (29) and John Force (74), who earned NHRA Funny Car victories at Firebird Motorsports Park in Arizona.

148 — Laps Aric Almirola led en route to winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville.

156 — John Force picked up his 156th NHRA Funny Car triumph Saturday at Firebird Motorsports Park in Arizona.

10,852 — Hendrick Motorsports became the first team to surpass 10,000 laps led at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Sunday. 

$24,000 — Money Dayne Kingshott earned for winning Australia’s Maddington Toyota Sprint Car Series championship. 

$42,000 — Money pocketed by dirt late model driver Mike Marlar after sweeping both nights of the Spring Thaw at Tennessee’s Volunteer Speedway.