Turn on the Lights: Martinsville Becomes Dangerous After Sun Sets
By Jared Turner If you watched Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway there was certainly much to applaud. The racing, particularly in the latter stages, was some of the fiercest and most intense NASCAR has seen all season. And the fact that Jeff Gordon ended a drought of more than a year and landed a place among the Championship 4 in the process made for a super-compelling storyline. About the only disappointment was that the final laps of the race were virtually run in the dark as the sun began to set. In the final few laps it became increasingly difficult for drivers…