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NASCAR is at Martinsville

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Khatir Soltani
By Éric Descarries

This weekend, NASCAR drivers will be racing the Martinsville half-mile short track. The Craftsman Truck drivers will be in action Saturday afternoon for the Kroger 200, the 21st of a 25 race championship.

Canadian driver J.R. Fitzpatrick will try to qualify a Mario Gosselin Chevy Silverado for the race.

The Nationwide teams are off but the NASCAR Sprint Cup teams will line up for the TUMS Quick Pac 500 on Sunday afternoon, the 32nd race of 36 (and the 6th race of the Chase for the Cup) on Sunday afternoon.

Jimmie Johnson (Chevy No 48) leads the championship.

The Craftsman Truck race will be seen on SPEED TV while the Sprint Cup race will be shown on ABC, TSN2 and RIS (French) live.
Khatir Soltani
Khatir Soltani
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