NASCAR at Martinsville 2015: STP 500 Time, Channel & Odds

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is looking for his first win of the season when the Sprint Cup comes to Martinsville Speedway in Virginia on Sunday. (Getty)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. is looking for his first win of the season when the Sprint Cup comes to Martinsville Speedway in Virginia on Sunday. (Getty)

The Sprint Cup Series returns to the East Coast with Sunday’s STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia.

The drivers finished up the NASCAR Goes West portion of the schedule in Fontana, California, last weekend with Brad Keselowski winning the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.

The last race was on a 2-mile track; Martinsville is a 1/2 mile. It’s always interesting on the short track.

Kurt Busch won last year’s STP 500, followed by Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Qualifying for the race is Friday at 4:45 p.m. Eastern and can be seen on FOX Sports 1.

Johnson is the favorite with 7/2 odds, per sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.

Here’s some important information to know about Sunday’s STP 500:


The Basics

What:

Sprint Cup STP 500

When:

Sunday

Where:

Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, Virginia

Time:

Race Green Flag: approximately 1:13 p.m. Eastern

Channel:

FOX Sports 1


STP 500 Odds

Kurt Busch takes the checked flag in last year's STP 500. (Getty)

Kurt Busch takes the checked flag in last year’s STP 500. (Getty)

Jimmie Johnson #48 … 7/2
Kevin Harvick #4 … 9/2
Jeff Gordon #24 … 11/2
Denny Hamlin #11 … 6/1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. #88 … 10/1
Kurt Busch #41 … 10/1
Brad Keselowski #2 … 11/1
Brendan Gaughan #62 … 12/1
Joey Logano #22 … 12/1
Clint Bowyer #15 … 16/1
Matt Kenseth #20 … 16/1
Carl Edwards #19 … 25/1
Kasey Kahne #5 … 25/1
Ryan Newman #31 … 28/1
Martin Truex Jr. #78 … 33/1
Jamie McMurray #1 … 40/1
Kyle Larson #42 … 40/1
Tony Stewart #14 … 40/1
Chase Elliott #25 … 50/1
David Ragan #18 … 66/1
Paul Menard #27 … 66/1
Greg Biffle #16 … 75/1
A.J. Allmendinger #47 … 100/1
Austin Dillon #3 … 100/1
Aric Almirola #43 … 200/1
Danica Patrick #10 … 200/1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #17 … 200/1
Justin Allgaier #51 … 300/1
Sam Hornish Jr. #9 … 300/1
Trevor Bayne #6 … 300/1
Brett Moffitt #55 … 500/1
Casey Mears #13 … 500/1
Ron Hornaday #30 … 500/1
Alex Bowman #7 … 1000/1
Alex Kennedy #33 … 1000/1
Chris Buescher #34 … 1000/1
Cole Whitt #35 … 1000/1
David Gilliland #38 … 1000/1
J.J Yeley #23 … 1000/1
Jeb Burton #26 … 1000/1
Josh Wise #98 … 1000/1
Landon Cassill #40 … 1000/1
Matt Dibenedetto #83 .. 1000/1
Michael Annett #46 … 1000/1
Mike Bliss #32 … 1000/1