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See Bubba Wallace’s sharp, new paint scheme for the Martinsville night race

Bubba Wallace’s No. 23 Toyota has a new look for NASCAR’s next race.

For four of the first seven races of the NASCAR Cup Series season, Bubba Wallace has had sponsor Door Dash on his No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota. He’s mostly raced with a dominantly red paint scheme with white embellishments, including on the rear quarter panels.

But for Saturday night’s race at Martinsville Speedway, Wallace’s Door Dash car is getting a makeover.

After the first off weekend of the season, NASCAR returns to the track for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. But fans might not immediately recognize Wallace’s No. 23 car on the .526-mile Virginia short track because his color scheme will be reversed, he and 23XI Racing announced Friday on Twitter.

And it looks pretty sharp.

With a new team — which is co-owned by Michael Jordan and fellow NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin and in its debut season — Wallace’s best finish of the 2021 season so far is 16th, coming at both Phoenix Raceway and Atlanta Motor Speedway.

At Martinsville, Wallace had a career-best 11th-place finish last season when he ran a #BlackLivesMatter paint scheme on his No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet. For Saturday’s night race, he’ll start 25th.

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Since we’re talking about Wallace’s paint schemes, here’s a look at his car and schemes from every race so far this season.

NASCAR at Martinsville Live Stream, Start Time, TV Channel, NASCAR Starting Lineup

NASCAR is back at Martinsville tonight as the Cup Series is back under the lights, NASCAR fans can live stream all the action right here.

The NASCAR Cup Series is back tonight under the lights at Martinsville and is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. ET. With another random draw for the lineup of a Cup race, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske earned the No. 1 starting spot this time around.

There has been a lot of buzz around NASCAR in the last week regarding Bubba Wallace and his stance against the confederate flag and having it removed from NASCAR. He’ll be racing tonight at the 23rd spot in the lineup.

NASCAR at Martinsville

  • Date: Wednesday, June 10
  • Start time: 7:00 p.m. ET
  • TV Channel: FS1, FOX Deportes
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

Below is the protocol that NASCAR is using for their Cup Series events and will continue to stay the same for the next two races, Homestead-Miami (June 14th) and Talladega (June 21st).

  • Positions 1-12: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
  • Positions 13-24: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
  • Positions 25-36: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
  • Positions 37-40: Open teams in order of owners points

Below you’ll find tonight’s race at Martinsville lineup that was determined on Monday of this week!

NASCAR at Martinsville Starting Lineup

1. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford.

2. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford.

3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.

4. {14) Clint Bowyer, Ford.

5. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota.

6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.

7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.

8. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet.

9. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet.

10. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford.

11. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet.

12. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

13. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota.

14. (8) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet.

15. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet.

16. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford.

17. (47) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet.

18. (38) John Hunter Nemechek, Ford.

19. (21) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford.

20. (42) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet.

21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.

22. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.

23. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet.

24. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford.

25. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford.

26. (27) JJ Yeley, Ford.

27. (41) Cole Custer, Ford.

28. (37) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet.

29. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford.

30. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet.

31. (15) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet.

32. (95) Christopher Bell, Toyota.

33. (53) David Starr, Chevrolet.

34. (00) Quin Houff, Chevrolet.

35. (77) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet.

36. (51) Joey Gase, Ford.

37. (96) Daniel Suarez, Toyota.

38. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota.

39. (7) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet.

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Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville odds, picks and best bets

Previewing Wednesday’s Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway sports betting odds and lines, with NASCAR analysis, picks and tips.

The NASCAR Cup Series moves to Martinsville Speedway for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500. The green flag drops Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. ET with the race televised on FOX Sports 1. Below, we analyze the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 odds and betting lines, with NASCAR picks and tips with odds from BetMGM sportsbook.

Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500: What you need to know

Odds courtesy of BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated Wednesday, June 10 at 5:20 a.m. ET.

Penske Racing’s Brad Keselowski (+600 for Wednesday’s race) won the spring NASCAR Series Cup race at venerable Martinsville Speedway in 2019, while Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. (+600) picked up checkers in the fall race during the playoffs.

  • Both winners in 2019 started from the third position in the grid, and each of the previous 13 winners have started third or lower. The last driver to win from Row 1 was Jimmie Johnson (+2000), both in the spring 2013 race and fall 2012 installment.
  • Ford has won three of the previous four Martinsville races, while Toyota has won two of the past five. Johnson last took Chevrolet to Victory Lane in the fall 2016 race.
  • Johnson leads all active drivers with 2,863 laps led in his 36 career starts at Martinsville. He has nine victories, 19 top-5 finishes and 24 top-10 runs with just two DNFs and a 9.31 Average-Finish Position (AFP).
  • Five drivers in Wednesday’s field have at least two grandfather clocks – the “trophy” for winning at Martinsville – in their shops: Johnson (9), Denny Hamlin (5), Kurt Busch (2), Kyle Busch (2) and Keselowski (2) each have multiple wins at the paper-clip short track in the hills of Virginia.
  • Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney (+1100) is on the pole for Wednesday’s race. In eight career starts at Martinsville he has no wins, but a solid three top-5 finishes, four top-10 wins, 145 laps led and 12.88 AFP.

Who is going to win the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500?

The Virginia native Hamlin (+700) is second among active drivers with 1,566 laps led in 28 starts with five victories and a 9.39 AFP. Hamlin, who is from Chesterfield, Va., has also posted 15 runs inside the top 5 with 21 in the top 10.

JGR’s Hamlin goes off from the 12th spot on Wednesday night. Two of his five wins at Martinsville have come from the pole, but his other three victories are when he started 15th or lower.

TRUEX JR. (+600) has managed just one win in his career at Martinsville, the fall race last season. But he has been eighth or better in each of his past five Martinsville runs, including four top-5 finishes, and he has a 7.1 AFP across his past 10 starts at the track. That’s third best among all drivers dating back to the spring 2015 run. Truex goes off fifth.

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KESELOWSKI (+600) enters Wednesday’s race with eight consecutive top-10 finishes, including wins in the spring races in 2017 and 2019. The Penske driver, who has two victories across the past four races, will start from the outside of Row 3. In fact, Penske has three Fords starting in the top six, with Blaney (+1100) on the pole and Joey Logano (+900) firing off third. All three Penske drivers are worth a look, with Keselowski the best bet of the triumvirate.

Martinsville Speedway prop bets

KESELOWSKI (+100) is a value play over Kyle Busch in head-to-head betting, while BLANEY (-105) is a decent option against his teammate Logano.

You can also bet on the Top Ford Car. Put your money on KESELOWSKI (+250) as he looks to bring his manufacturer another strong finish.

Martinsville Speedway long-shot bets

JOHNSON (+2000) continues to endure the longest win drought of his career dating back to June 2017 at Dover International Speedway. He has racked up nine grandfather clocks for the Hendrick shop and his living room, but No. 10 might be the most special if he is able to bring it home Wednesday night. Give him a look at this price, as he is bound to break through – plus, Martinsville is one of his best tracks.

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