Which driver holds the record for most wins at Martinsville Speedway (15)?

Richard Petty holds the record for most wins at Martinsville Speedway, with 15 victories. The NASCAR legend established that mark at the Virginia short track during a career that included seven premier-series championships and a record 200 Cup Series wins.

Martinsville is one of NASCAR's oldest and most distinctive venues. Its tight, 0.526-mile paperclip layout rewards braking, short-track handling and repeated corner exits rather than the high-speed drafting used at Daytona or Talladega. Petty's success there reflected both his consistency and his mastery of demanding short-track races.

Petty's Martinsville record is sometimes confused with other track records held by Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon or Darrell Waltrip. Those drivers are among the venue's most successful competitors, but none has surpassed Petty's 15 victories. Petty's first three Martinsville wins came before the track's famous grandfather-clock trophy tradition began, so he has 12 of those clocks despite owning 15 total wins.