MARTINSVILLE, Va. — If there's anyone who should know just how much racing at Martinsville has changed over the years, the man with all the answers is the King.
The unparalleled master of short track racing in NASCAR's premier series, Richard Petty accumulated the most wins (15), most top fives (30) and most top 10s (37) at the 0.526-mile speedway.
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But in Petty's day, success at Martinsville — site of Sunday's STP 500 — was as much about running at the end as it was about racing at the end of the event.