Tiny Martinsville keeps 2 Cup races

Martinsville Speedway will again host two NASCAR Sprint Cup races in 2011, but both races will be a week later than in recent years.

NASCAR announced today that the Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 is scheduled for Sunday, April 3 while the TUMS Fast Relief 500 will be held on Sunday, October 30.

“There was quite a bit of shuffling in the schedule for next year and we are really pleased with the new dates NASCAR has for us," said Martinsville Speedway President W. Clay Campbell. “Our spring date is a little further into spring and our second date still falls at a very comfortable time in this part of Virginia. We think that both of our 2011 dates are great for our fans and should provide two great weekends."