NASCAR: Winston Cup Series Goody's Headache Powder 500

04/18/96

Motorsport News International published NASCAR's fact sheet for next weekend's Winston Cup series race which will run on Sunday in Martinsville, Virginia. Here's the pertinent information:

WHAT:		41 st Annual GOODY'S HEADACHE POWDER 500,
                NASCAR WINSTON CUP RACE NO. 8
WHERE:		Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville, Virginia
                526 Mile Paved Speedway
WHEN:		Race starts at 1:00 p.m.(EDT), Sunday, April 21, 1996
DISTANCE:	500 Laps (263 Miles)
SANCTION:	National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing,
                Inc.  (NASCAR)
PROMOTER:	Martinsville Speedway, Inc.


TV:	ESPN (live). GOODY'S HEADACHE POWDER 500
        AIRTIME:  2:00 p.m.(EDT)
        Announcers: Bob Jenkins, Benny Parsons and Ned Jarrett.
        Pit Reporters: Jerry Punch, John Kernan and Bill Weber.

RADIO:	MRN Radio.  GOODY'S HEADACHE POWDER 500
        AIRTIME: 12:00 p m. (EDT) 
        Announcers: Barney Hall and Allen Bestwick

NOTES OF INTEREST: Rusty Wallace is the defending champion of the
Spring NASCAR Winston Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. Ted
Musgrave holds the NASCAR Winston Cup qualifying record of 94.129
mph set in September, 1994 at Martinsville. Cale Yarborough holds
the 263-mile race record of 79.336 mph set in September, 1978 at
Martinsville.