After an eventful day of practice and qualifying on Friday that saw the front row of Jeff Oakley and Deac McCaskill get disqualified for separate post-qualifying inspection violations, Jake Crum and Stacy Puryear will lead the field to the green flag for the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 at approximately 8 p.m.

Crum and Puryear will have to hold off the usual cast of characters at Martinsville that include former winners Philip Morris, Lee Pulliam and Tommy Lemons Jr. if they want to take home the grandfather clock and $25,000 at the end of the night, but Martinsville is no stranger to chaos, suspense and surprises. With one day of Martinsville action in the books, the staff at race22.com made their bold predictions on what they expect to happen as the night unfolds.

Mason Dunn:

1.     Winner: 22 Bobby McCarty will win after starting in the back of the top ten.
2.     Surprise: None
3.     Bold prediction: Someone will transfer in from the last chance race and finish in the top five.

Brandon White:

1.     Winner: 01 Philip Morris
2.     Surprise: 22 Grayson Cullather
3.     Bold prediction: One of the female drivers will finish in the Top 5.

Andy Marquis:

1.     Winner: 03 Brenden Queen
2.     Surprise: 14 Ryan Repko
3.     Bold prediction: Macy Causey makes the field, scores a Top 20.

Justin Mincey:

1.     Winner: 17 Stacy Puryear will win after a successful test session and an outside front row starting postion.
2.     Surprise: If he makes it through the heat, which he starts 4th in, 57 Eddie Johnson could be the one to watch for.
3.     Bold prediction: 2 Trevor Noles. If Noles stays in the podium positions, he’ll start in the Top 10 and he could be there at the end to contend for the win.

Kimberly Austin:

1.     Winner: 27 Tommy Lemons Jr.
2.     Surprise: 25 Derrick Lancaster
3.     Bold prediction: 18 Bobby Gillespie

Dinah M. Thompson:

1.     Winner: 01 Philip Morris
2.     Surprise: 14 Ryan Repko
3.     Bold prediction: 11 Jeff Oakley will redeem himself and have a Top 10 finish.

Langley Austin:

1.     Winner: 27 Tommy Lemons Jr.- He’s won every other year since 2013.
2.     Surprise: 05 Mason Bailey- He’ll make some noise and get a solid finish.
3.     Bold prediction: We’re going to have a fist fight at some point today.

The ValleyStar Credit Union 300 is NASCAR’s biggest, richest and most prestigious Late Model Stock Car race. Live Coverage all day at https://race22.online/live-valley-star-credit-union-300-raceday-at-martinsville-speedway/