NASCAR at Martinsville 2016: Start time, lineup, TV schedule

MARTINSVILLE, Va. — It's NASCAR race day at Martinsville Speedway, and we've got all the information you need to enjoy Sunday's STP 500 Sprint Cup Series race.

START TIME: Criminal Minds actress AJ Cook will give the command to fire engines at 1:07 p.m. ET today, followed by the green flag at 1:13 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your television at 1:13 p.m.

RACE DISTANCE: The STP 500 is not 500 miles but rather 500 laps around the 0.526-mile Martinsville Speedway. That's a total of just 263 miles, making this one of the shortest races of the season in terms of distance.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: True to the traditions of Martinsville Speedway, the STP 500 will feature a retro-themed national anthem as the US Air Force Heritage Brass Band Quintet will do the honors.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: Fox Sports 1 will broadcast today's race while the Motor Racing Network (MRN) will have the radio play-by-play.

WEATHER: Sunday’s forecast calls for somewhat cool temperatures but an otherwise perfect spring day -- sunny skies with a high of 61 degrees and no chance of rain.

LAST TIME: Jeff Gordon secured the final win of his legendary career last November -- one of the many byproducts of Matt Kenseth intentionally crashing a dominant Joey Logano in the closing stages of the race. The  decision stemmed from an incident earlier in the playoffs and resulted in a two-race suspension for the 2003 Sprint Cup champion. And one year ago, Denny Hamlin scored the fifth win of his career at Martinsville despite a big final-lap shove from Brad Keselowski.

STARTING LINEUP: Logano won the pole Friday with a speed of 97.043 mph. It was his third consecutive pole at Martinsville, something that hasn't been done since 2003-2004 by Gordon.

Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR race at Martinsville Speedway:

1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 97.043 mph.

2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 97.033.

3. (14) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 96.864.

4. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 96.854.

5. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 96.736.

6. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 96.676.

7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 96.657.

8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 96.642.

9. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 96.44.

10. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 96.224.

11. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 96.205.

12. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 96.171.

13. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 96.637.

14. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 96.622.

15. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 96.617.

16. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 96.568.

17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 96.474.

18. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 96.47.

19. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 96.362.

20. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 96.244.

21. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 96.049.

22. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 95.981.

23. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 95.796.

24. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 95.714.

25. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 96.083.

26. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 95.917.

27. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 95.912.

28. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 95.888.

29. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 95.874.

30. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 95.84.

31. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 95.757.

32. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 95.612.

33. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 95.593.

34. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 95.545.

35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 95.295.

36. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 95.252.

37. (32) Joey Gase, Ford, 94.817.

38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 94.246.

39. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 94.218.

40. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet.

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