UNOH Performance 200

The UNOH Performance 200 was an annual 200-lap NASCAR K&N Pro Series East stock car race held at the 0.526 mi Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. originally held from 1989-2010 as a standalone race.

Winners of the NASCAR Cup Series, Truck Series, and Whelen Modified events receive a as a trophy, a nod to Martinsville's famous furniture industry. This tradition started in 1964, when Earles decided he wanted to present a trophy that would reflect the Martinsville area. He chose clocks made by a local company, (now a subsidiary of Michigan-based Howard Miller). The clocks presented as trophies are currently (2009) valued at around $10,000.

History
The NASCAR K&N Pro Series East has migrated south from its New England roots in recent seasons as NASCAR's top developmental series has put down roots up and down the Eastern Seaboard. In 2010 the historic paperclip half mile at Martinsville has finally joined the schedule.

The race was 200 laps in total length, In its infancy, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East participated in many races in conjunction with the NASCAR Nationwide Series. This was the case on two occasions at Martinsville as combination races were held in March of 1989 and 1990. Current K&N Pro Series East car owners Dave Davis and Jeff Spraker were two of four East drivers that participated in the 1989 Miller High Life 500 Classic. Davis was the highest finisher of the four East drivers at 12th overall and Spraker was 27th in the race that was won by Tommy Ellis.

Spraker has been behind the wheel of various types of race cars at Martinsville and is excited for the upcoming UNOH Performance 200.

"That place is near and dear to me," said Spraker, owner of the No. 08 and 37 cars. "I worked on Modifieds there 30 years ago and its good to go back there now with young drivers and do what we're doing now."

While he can readily name off many of the top drivers from the Nationwide Series that he competed against at Martinsville in 1989 and 1990, Spraker believes that the current group of K&N Pro Series East teams will bring a high level of competition to the famed short track.

"To be able to go down there on our own, and for people to have an opportunity to see what kind of competition we have and the caliber of equipment and drivers we've got, is really a great thing for the series," Spraker said. "This is one of the greatest race tracks we've had an opportunity to go to, and being there in 2010 and having an opportunity to compete and win there is going to be huge for these guys.".