Blaney gets second straight walk-off win at Martinsville to join Championship 4: He did it again. For the second straight year, defending series champion Ryan Blaney won the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway to advance to the Championship 4.[Read More]

#12-Ryan Blaney won the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 2nd at Martinsville and 13th career win.
#9-Chase Elliott finished 2nd followed by #5-Kyle Larson, #2-Austin Cindric, #11-Denny Hamlin, #24-William Byron, #3-Austin Dillon, #1-Ross Chastain, #6-Brad Keselowski, and #22-Joey Logano.
#12-Blaney ran up front much of the day, took the lead from #9-Chase Elliott with 14 laps to go, and pulled away to win by more than two seconds.
#9-Chase Elliott and #5-Kyle Larson each led late in the race as well.  Both needed to win to advance to the Championship race.
After the race NASCAR ruled that #20-Christopher Bell rode the wall on the final lap and was issued a safety violation. He did not make the champion race because of that.
Pole sitter #19-Martin Truex Jr. had a rough day with a spin and two speeding penalties and finished 24th.
Drivers advancing to the Championship race at Phoenix: #12-Ryan Blaney, #24-William Byron, #22-Joey Logano, #45-Tyler Reddick.
Drivers eliminated from the playoffs: #5-Kyle Larson, #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Denny Hamlin, #20-Chrissopher Bell.
Stage 1 was won by #9-Chase Elliott. Stage 2 was won by #6-Brad Keselowski.
There were 15 lead changes among 7 drivers and 6 cautions for 66 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 75.677mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Driver Points Standings Before Reset, Owner Points Standings, Owner Points Standings Before Reset, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Where the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers finished at Martinsville:
#12-Ryan Blaney, 1st
#9-Chase Elliott, 2nd
#5-Kyle Larson, 3rd
#11-Denny Hamlin, 5th
#24-William Byron, 6th
#22-Joey Logano, 10th
#20-Christopher Bell, 18th
#45-Tyler Reddick, 34th

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:
Ryan Blaney (P) won the XFINITY 500, his 13th victory in 341 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 18 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Chase Elliott (P) (second) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2024.
Kyle Larson (P) (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 20 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Josh Berry (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
William Byron (P) leads the point standings by 4 points over Christopher Bell (P).
(NASCAR)

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Martinsville:
After points reset
#12-Ryan Blaney, 5000
#22-Joey Logano, 5000
#24-William Byron, 5000
#45-Tyler Reddick, 5000
See the Reseeded Driver Points Standings and Reseeded Owner Points Standings.

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Martinsville:
Race 35 of 36 in the season
Race 9 of 10 in the Playoffs
Race 3 of 3 in the Round of 8
1) #12-Ryan Blaney, 4127, Win in Round of 8
2) #45-Tyler Reddick, 4101, Win in Round of 8
3) #22-Joey Logano, 4099, Win in Round of 8
4) #24-William Byron, 4156, -0
Below the Championship 4 cutoff
5) #20-Christopher Bell, 4152, -4
6) #5-Kyle Larson, 4149, -7
7) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4132, -24
8) #9-Chase Elliott, 4112, -44
See the Driver Points Standings Before Reset and Owner Points Standings Before Reset.

Race updates:
Checkered flag for #12-Blaney.  He locks himself into the championship at Phoenix and joins #22-Logano and #45-Reddick.
#20-Bell gets the final playoff spot by passing #23-Wallace on the final lap. UPDATE: NASCAR issued a safety violation to #20-Bell for riding the wall on the final lap. #24-Byron gets the final playoff spot.
White flag for #12-Blaney.
Lap 497 – Four to go. #12-Blaney in control of the race now.  #24-Byron trying to hold on to 6th place for a spot in the championship.
Lap 493 – Eight laps to go. #12-Blaney over #9-Elliott by 1.6 second.
Lap 489 – #11-Hamlin takes 5th place from #24-Byron.  Bryon is currently one point ahead of #20-Bell for a championship spot.
Lap 487 – #12-Blaney takes the lead from #9-Elliott.
Lap 483 – Eighteen laps to go. #9-Elliott leads #12-Blaney by .5 second. #5-Larson has fallen two seconds back.
Lap 480 – #12-Blaney and #5-Larson battling for second. #12-Blaney has the position now.
Lap 478 – #9-Elliott takes the lead with 23 laps to go.
Lap 476 – 25 to go. #5-Larson now just .3 second ahead of #9-Elliott and #6 second ahead of #12-Blaney.
Lap 471 – #5-Larson leads #24-Byron by .6 second. Third place #12-Blaney is now 1.3 second back.
Lap 465 – #45-Reddick goes to the garage with a mechanical issue. He lost his brakes and thinks there’s a fire under the hood.
Lap 463 – 38 laps remaining. #5-Larson still leads #9-Elliott by 1 second.
Lap 450 – #5-Larson’s lead over #9-Elliott has opened up to 1 second.
Lap 436 – 65 laps remaining. #5-Larson leads #9-Elliott by .8 second.  Then #24-Elliott, #2-Cindric, #12-Blaney and #11-Hamlin.
Lap 423 – #9-Elliott around #5-Larson for second.
Lap 420 – #9-Elliott moves to third.
Lap 414 – Green flag comes back out with 87 laps remaining. #5-Larson leads.
Lap 407 – Caution flag comes out just after the restart for a tire in turn three and four. It’s off the car of #8-Busch. #5-Larson will be the leader.
Lap 407 – Green flag with 94 laps to go: #24-Byron, #5-Larson, #41-Preece, #2-Cindric, #6-Keselowski, #11-Hamlin, #9-Elliott, #12-Blaney, #3-Dillon and #8-Busch.
Lap 401 – Pit road is open. A mix of strategies. #9-Elliott, #12-Blaney, #11-Hamlin pit.  #24-Byron, #5-Larson stay out.
Lap 398 – Caution is out for #77-Hocevar.
Lap 390 – #9-Elliott the leader over #24-Byron by 1.6 second. Third place #5-Keselowski is 3.2 seconds back, then #12-Blaney, #5-Larson, and #11-Hamlin.
Lap 383 – #9-Elliott, #24-Byron, #6-Keselowski, #12-Blaney, #5-Larson now up front. #9-Elliott has older tires.
Lap 381 – Pit stops have cycled through with #9-Elliott in the lead by pitting early.
Lap 374 – #6-Keselowski pits from the lead, as does #12-Blaney. Once again #19-Truex is too fast on pit road.
Lap 373 – #24-Byron pits.
Lap 372 – #6-Keselowski laps #20-Bell.  #11-Hamlin pits from fifth.
Lap 370 – #12-Blaney continues to work on #6-Keselowski.
Lap 360 – #12-Blaney is on the tail of #6-Keselowski for the lead.
Lap 353 – #9-Elliott pits to kick off some green flag stops.
Lap 347 – #12-Blaney to 2nd after he pushes #16-Van Gisbergen up a lane and into #24-Byron.
Lap 334 – #12-Blaney moves around #5-Larson to take third.
Lap 313- #6-Keselowski is maintaining a lead of about .3 second over #24-Byron.  No changes in the top 5.
Lap 294 – #12-Blaney has moved up to fourth place. Now it’s #6-Keselowski, #24-Byron, #5-Larson, #12-Blaney and #11-Hamlin.
Lap 271 – Back to green for the start of the final stage. 230 laps remaining.
Lap 265 – Pit stops complete. #6-Keselowski off first. Then #5-Larson, #24-Byron, #11-Hamlin, #48-Bowman, #12-Blaney, #3-Dillon, #41-Preece, #22-Logano, and #9-Elliott.
Lap 261 – Caution for the end of stage 2. #6-Keselowski holds on to win it. #12-Blaney second, then #11-Hamlin, #5-Larson, #24-Byron, #20-Bell, #3-Dillon, #48-Bowman, #10-Gragson, and #41-Preece.
Lap 251 – #5-Larson and #24-Byron get around #20-Bell.  Bell falls to 6th.
Lap 241 – Twenty laps left in stage 2. #6-Keselowski leads #12-Blaney by .3 second. #11-Hamlin remains third.
Lap 223 – #12-Blaney is working on #6-Keselowski for the lead. #11-Hamlin remains third, then #20-Bell and #5-Larson.
Lap 206 – #6-Keselowski to the lead.
Lap 203 – Back to green. 58 laps left in stage 2.
Lap 196 – Another caution flag. #38-Gilliland and #31-Hemric into the outside wall. #12-Blaney still leads. #6-Keselowski now second.
Lap 193 – Back to green flag. #12-Blaney, #11-Hamlin, #6-Keselowski, #20-Bell, #3-Dillon, #10-Gragson, #47-Stenhouse, #21-Burton, #43-Jones, and #7-Haley the top 10. #24-Byron, who was leading at the time of caution, restarts 12th.  #9-Elliot  restarts 26th.
Lap 187 – Most of the leaders come to pit road. #12-Blaney and #11-Hamlin stayed out and will restart out front. #9-Elliott had a slow pit stop.
Lap 184 – The fifth caution of the day is out.  #19-Truex spun in turn 4.
Lap 180 – #24-Bryon leads #9-Elliott by .7 second.  Then #14-Briscoe, #12-Blaney, and #5-Larson. #11-Hamlin is up to 10th.
Lap 165 – Back to green. #24-Byron still the leader.
Lap 158 – Caution for a spin by #21-Burton. #19-Truex is the free pass and back on the lead lap.
Lap 152 – Back to green with #24-Byron leading #9-Elliott, #14-Briscoe, and #12-Blaney.
Lap 145 – Caution now out for an accident involving #99-Suarez in turn 2.
Lap 143 – #24-Byron takes the lead.
Lap 142 – Green flag for the start of the second stage.  This stage ends after lap 260.
Lap 135 – Pit stops underway. Four tires and fuel for everyone. #9-Elliott off first, then #24-Byron, #14-Briscoe, #12-Blaney, #41-Preece.
Lap 131 – Caution out for the end of the first stage. #9-Elliott wins it. He’s followed by #24-Byron, #14-Briscoe, #41-Preece, #12-Blaney, #5-Larson, #48-Bowman, #3-Dillon, #22-Logano, #6-Keselowski.
Lap 124 – #45-Reddick has lost a second lap.  He’s in 35th place.
Lap 115 – #9-Elliott leads #24-Byron by 1.5 second. Sixteen laps remaining in stage 1.
Lap 86 – Back to green flag racing. #9-Elliott leads #24-Byron  #11-Hamlin is now 22nd, #20-Bell is 23rd.
Lap 81 – Leaders on pit road for service.  Off pit road: #9-Elliott, #24-Byron, #14-Briscoe, #41-Preece and #38-Gilliland.
Lap 78 – Caution is out. #20-Bell spins in turn 2 after making contact with #51-LaJoie.
Lap 69 – #19-Truex gets caught speeding on pit road.  It will be a pass through penalty.
Lap 67 – Some green flag pit stops are beginning.
Lap 59 – #24-Byron has moved to second. #14-Briscoe to third, and #19-Truex back to fourth.
Lap 51 – #45-Reddick, running 34th, goes a lap down.  #11-Hamlin is in 28th.
Lap 43 – #9-Elliott takes the lead from #19-Truex.
Lap 34 – #19-Truex is now starting to lap the back of the field.  He leads second pace #9-Elliott by .33 second.
Lap 25 – #19-Truex leads #9-Elliott, #24-Byron, #14-Briscoe, and #54-Gibbs. #11-Hamlin is up to 32nd.  The lowest running playoff driver is #45-Reddick in 34th.
Lap 11 – #19-Truex continues to lead.  #11-Hamlin has only moved up four spots, to 34th.
Lap 2 – #19-Truex leads the first lap.
• 2:05pm/et – Green flag at Martinsville. #19-Truex and #9-Elliott on the front row. First stage is 130 laps.
• 1:55pm/et – Engines have been fired.
• 1:46pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• To the rear for today’s race: #2-Cindric (unapproved adjustments), #11-Hamlin (unapproved adjustments), #51-LaJoie (unapproved adjustments)
• Good weather in store for today’s race: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning.

Race details:
Broadcast: NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 500 laps / 263 miles
Stages: 130 / 260 / 500
Average time of race: 3:32:16
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Caution car speed: 35 mph
Fuel Window: 156 laps

Timing (all times local & subject to change)

• Driver Introductions will begin promptly at 1:15 p.m.
  • Drivers will exit stage, then proceed to ride-around trucks.
  • Trucks will go race direction, then drop in Turn 4.

Invocation: 1:46:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 1:47:00 p.m.
Command: 1:54:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 2:03:00 p.m.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #2-Cindric (unapproved adjustments), #11-Hamlin (unapproved adjustments), #51-LaJoie (unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #19-Martin Truex Jr chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #9-Chase Elliott took the 15th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Martinsville Pit Stall page.

#19-Martin Truex Jr won the Busch pole for the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 96.190mph for his 1st pole of the year, 3rd at Martinsville and 24th of his career.
#9-Chase Elliott will start second followed by #24-William Byron, #14-Chase Briscoe, #54-Ty Gibb, #21-Harrison Burton, #48-Alex Bowman, #41-Ryan Preece, #5-Kyle Larson, and #3-Austin Dillon.
See the complete qualifying results and the Xfinity 500 Starting Lineup.

Where the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers start at Martinsville:
#9-Chase Elliott, 2nd
#24-William Byron, 3rd
#5-Kyle Larson, 9th
#22-Joey Logano, 12th
#12-Ryan Blaney, 14th
#20-Christopher Bell, 16th
#45-Tyler Reddick, 31st
#11-Denny Hamlin, 37th

Martinsville Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Martin Truex Jr. won the Pole Award for the XFINITY 500 with a lap of 19.686 seconds, 96.190 mph.
This is his 24th pole in 692 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and 16th top-10 start in 2024.
This is his third pole in 38 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Chase Elliott (P) (second) posted his 20th top-10 start of 2024 and his 13th in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway.
William Byron (P) (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 23rd in 35 races this season.
Josh Berry (11th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
(NASCAR)

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over. The results:
#19-Martin Truex Jr 95.069
#51-Corey LaJoie 94.988
#11-Denny Hamlin 94.884
#20-Christopher Bell 94.855
#9-Chase Elliott 94.836
Slowest: #66Josh Bilicki, 92.110mph
Most laps run: #12-Ryan Blaney and #5-Kyle Larson, 103 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 36 drivers): #19-Martin Truex Jr, 94.068mph
Notes: Practice was one 45 minute session for all drivers. #11-Denny Hamlin wrecked midway through the session when the throttle stuck.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Xfinity 500 Practice speeds page.

Pre-race inspection in the NASCAR Cup Series garage is complete. The No. 2 of Cindric failed twice (loss of pit selection; crew member ejection).

Clinch Scenarios for Playoff Elimination Race at Martinsville Speedway
This weekend, Martinsville Speedway offers one final opportunity in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8 for the six postseason competitors not locked-in to compete for the final two open positions in the Championship 4 Round.
Two of the coveted four spots are spoken for, thanks to Team Penke’s Joey Logano taking the victory at the Round of 8 opener in Las Vegas and 23XI Racing’s Tyler Reddick pocketing the victory at Homestead-Miami. That leaves just two spots open, and we know at least one of two spots will be claimed by a driver on points.

Already Clinched
The following two drivers have clinched a spot in the four-driver field of the next round: Tyler Reddick and Joey Logano.

Can Clinch Via Points
If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the third winless driver in the standings.  The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Christopher Bell or William Byron.
Christopher Bell: Would clinch with 26 points
William Byron: Would clinch with 49 points
Kyle Larson: Could only clinch with help
Denny Hamlin: Could only clinch with help
Ryan Blaney: Could only clinch with help
Chase Elliott: Could only clinch with help
If there is a new winner from Kyle Larson or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the second winless driver in the standings.
Christopher Bell: Would clinch with 34 points
William Byron: Could only clinch with help
Kyle Larson: Could only clinch with help
Denny Hamlin: Could only clinch with help

Can Clinch Via Win
The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Christopher Bell, William Byron, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some drivers: #15-Kaz Grala, #16-Shane Van Gisbergen, #66-Josh Bilicki.
See the full entry list on the Xfinity 500 Entry List page.

Goodyear Fast Facts — Martinsville Speedway

Race rules and information:

• Inspection Penalty Protocol
• Pit Road Penalties
• Pit Road Speeds
• Points Explanation
• Qualifying Procedures