MARTINSVILLE-It didn't take long for Martinsville Speedway to take advantage of its newest addition. After the announcement last week that new LED lights would be added to the track, people started asking when the first race under the lights would take place. On Sunday, Speedway President Clay Campbell gave the answer.

Campbell told the Late Model drivers Sunday they would be the first ones to race under the lights, as the 2017 edition of the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 will be at night.

“I’ve always said this was the greatest Saturday night race on a Sunday afternoon,” Martinsville Speedway President Clay Campbell said. “Now it truly will be the greatest Saturday night race! The drivers, teams, ValleyStar and, most importantly, the fans of this race deserve being the first to run under our new permanent LED lights.”

A specific date for next year's race hasn't been set. The announcement was made at the drivers' meeting for this year's race, which will take place later this afternoon. Mike Looney and the No. 87 Ford is on the pole for what is NASCAR's biggest Late Model Stock Car race. The purse for today's race totals more than $100,000. The winner gets $25,000, while the Sparks Oil Pole Award winner picks up $1,000. The leader at the halfway point gets the $2,000 Clarence’s Steakhouse Bonus.