Martinsville Grandfather Clock Trophy

Earles wanted to do something different than just a regular trophy said earles grandson martinsville speedway president clay campbell.

Martinsville grandfather clock trophy. Freddy lorenzen won the first grandfather clock at martinsville speedway on sept. 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. Ridgeway started supplying the clocks to the speedway in the mid 1960s. Reeded posts with turned capitols surround the clock s dial and a detailed embossed molding runs.

One lucky ticket holder will win one as well. Grandfather clock trophy unique to martinsville speedway by nick gueguen danville va register and bee. Brad keselowski won the spring martinsville race his first at the track and. 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.

The company was acquired by the howard miller corp. It became synonymous to have those clocks and. Ridgeway martinsville 2505 grandfather clock. Dale earnhardt jr has high hopes and expectations for winning at martinsville raceway just like his father did on 6 previous occasions.

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. In 2004 and the clocks are now made in zeeland mich. 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. 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.