Martinsville Grandfather Clock Trophy

It became synonymous to have those clocks and.

Martinsville grandfather clock trophy.

The ridgeway martinsville grandfather clock is a trophy that has become one of the most recognizable and sought after in nascar. Freddy lorenzen won the first grandfather clock at martinsville speedway on sept. 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. Ridgeway started supplying the clocks to the speedway in the mid 1960s.

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. In 2004 and the clocks are now made in zeeland mich. Earles wanted to do something different than just a regular trophy said earles grandson martinsville speedway president clay campbell.

Why a grandfather clock is nascar s best trophy according to dale earnhardt jr. One lucky ticket holder will win one as well. Brad keselowski won the spring martinsville race his first at the track and. The company was acquired by the howard miller corp.

Ridgeway martinsville 2505 grandfather clock. 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. Reeded posts with turned capitols surround the clock s dial and a detailed embossed molding runs. Dale earnhardt jr has high hopes and expectations for winning at martinsville raceway just like his father did on 6 previous occasions.