Martinsville Grandfather Clock Trophy

Ridgeway martinsville 2505 grandfather clock.

Martinsville grandfather clock trophy.

It became synonymous to have those clocks and. The company was acquired by the howard miller corp. Dale earnhardt jr has high hopes and expectations for winning at martinsville raceway just like his father did on 6 previous occasions. A trophy is a permanent reminder to drivers of the races they ve won and there is perhaps no more sought after trophy than martinsville speedway s iconic grandfather clock.

For each ticket purchased before march 29 fans will be entered into the fans 500 a drawing to win the same martinsville grandfather floor clock the. Reeded posts with turned capitols surround the clock s dial and a detailed embossed molding runs. Ridgeway started supplying the clocks to the speedway in the mid 1960s. One lucky ticket holder will win one as well.

Brad keselowski won the spring martinsville race his first at the track and. An elegant swan neck pediment with a fully turned finial decorative shell overlay and raised burl veneer on the front crown look stunning in the glen arbor cherry finish on select hardwoods and veneers. In 2004 and the clocks are now made in zeeland mich. In celebration of 70 years the winner of the stp 500 won t be the only one leaving martinsville speedway with an iconic grandfather clock trophy.

Why a grandfather clock is nascar s best trophy according to dale earnhardt jr. Freddy lorenzen won the first grandfather clock at martinsville speedway on sept. Grandfather clock trophy unique to martinsville speedway by nick gueguen danville va register and bee. They build grandfather clocks here and annually there track the martinsville speedway plays host to nascar s winston cup grand national gentry in the virginia 500.