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Background
### Background

**Martinsville Speedway** is an [NASCAR](/wiki/NASCAR "NASCAR")\-owned stock car racing track located in [Henry County](/wiki/Henry_County%2C_Virginia "Henry County, Virginia"), in [Ridgeway, Virginia](/wiki/Ridgeway%2C_Virginia "Ridgeway, Virginia"), just to the south of [Martinsville](/wiki/Martinsville%2C_Virginia "Martinsville, Virginia"). At  in length, it is the shortest track in the [NASCAR Xfinity Series](/wiki/NASCAR_Xfinity_Series "NASCAR Xfinity Series"). The track was also one of the first paved [oval tracks](/wiki/Oval_track_racing "Oval track racing") in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by [H. Clay Earles](/wiki/H._Clay_Earles "H. Clay Earles"). It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948\.


Where is Martinsville Speedway located?