This Week's Race: VIRGINIA 500
Posted: Thursday, April 11, 2002
WHERE: .526-mile oval at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
WHEN: Television coverage starts at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, race starts at 1.
DISTANCE: 500 laps.
BROADCAST: Television FX; Radio Motor Racing Network.
LAST YEAR'S WINNER: Dale Jarrett.
NOTES: Posted awards are $3,471,717 ... Expect a lot of beating and banging, especially since the only real way to pass is to knock somebody out of the inside groove ... Brakes, not tires and gas, will be a key factor.