Kaulig Racing Weekly Preview | Martinsville Speedway
April 12, 2023
NOCO 400 Martinsville Speedway NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) Sunday, April 16 at 3:00 p.m. EST on FS1
Kaulig Racing has made four starts at Martinsville Speedway in the NCS.
The team earned its third top-10 finish of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway, tying its season-best finish, after Justin Haley finished sixth in the Food City Dirt Race.
Derek Kraus will make his first start at Martinsville Speedway in the NXS this weekend and his second start in the series with Kaulig Racing.
Kraus has four previous starts at Martinsville Speedway in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) , earning one top-10 finish at the short track in 2020.
Kraus earned a top-10 finish in his first-ever NXS start with Kaulig Racing at Richmond Raceway in the ToyotaCare 250.
Daniel Hemric has earned two top fives, three top-10 finishes and has an average finish of 6.8 in his four starts at Martinsville Speedway.
Hemric has led 46 laps at Martinsville Speedway.
Chandler Smith, No. 16 Quick Tie Products ChevroletCamaro
Chandler Smith will make his first start at Martinsville Speedway in the NXS this weekend in the Call811.com Before You Dig. 250.
Smith earned a fourth place and sixth-place finish at Martinsville in the NCTS in 2021 and 2022 and led two laps in the 2022 Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200.