# How big is Martinsville Speedway?

A lap of Martinsville Speedway is 0.526 miles (0.847 km), the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series championship. The Xfinity 500 is 500 laps, 263 miles (423 km) in all.

- 0.526 miles a lap
- 0.847 km a lap
- 500 laps
- 263 miles race
- 4 corners
- 5,644 hamsters nose to tail

Interactive map, to drop it on any town at its true size: https://how-big-is.com/martinsville-speedway/

## Drop the lap on your town

Move the track onto your own streets with the map above and see how far one lap would reach.

## The Paperclip

Two long straights joined by tight turns banked at 12 degrees give it its nickname. It has held a Cup Series race every year since the series began in 1949, longer than any other track.

## How it compares

- 20% of a lap of [Talladega Superspeedway](https://how-big-is.com/talladega-superspeedway/), the longest

## Questions people ask

**How long is a lap of Martinsville Speedway?**
0.526 miles (0.847 km).

**How many laps is the Xfinity 500?**
500 laps, 263 miles (423 km).

**Is Martinsville the shortest NASCAR track?**
Of the Cup Series championship races, yes: at 0.526 miles it is the shortest. The Clash, which earns no points, is raced on the quarter-mile track at Bowman Gray Stadium.

## Where the numbers come from

Official figure: 0.526 miles (NASCAR). Track: © OpenStreetMap contributors, licence: ODbL 1.0.

Credit: Map: how-big-is.com. Outline: © OpenStreetMap contributors.