History means little at Martinsville

Jimmie Johnson has two career wins at Martinsville Speedway and an average finish of seventh place in 10 races, the best of any active driver at Martinsville.
Jeff Gordon, his teammate at Hendrick Motorsports, has seven wins and five poles in 28 races at Martinsville, the most of any active driver.
But the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers will be racing the Car of Tomorrow at Martinsville and past success might not mean a whole lot this time around.
"I know there are probably a handful of guys that were disappointed with the new car coming here," said Johnson, driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. "(Tony) Stewart has always had a great car coming here. Myself and the No. 24 (Gordon). I am a little bummed that we don't have the same package so we will just have to refine what we have. But it is the same for everyone. I hope that my knowledge of the track and the fact that I like this race track will help me out in the race."