William Byron leads Hendrick Motorsports’ podium sweep at Martinsville: William Byron has a penchant for milestones, and in Sunday’s Cook Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway, he got another. Last year Byron picked up the 300th NASCAR Cup Series victory for Hendrick Motorsports at Texas Motor Speedway. [Read More]
#24-William Byron won the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The win is his 3rd win of the year, 2nd at Martinsville and 13th career win.
Pole winner #5-Kyle Larson finished 2nd followed by #9-Chase Elliott, #23-Bubba Wallace, #12-Ryan Blaney, #22-Joey Logano, #45-Tyler Reddick, #48-Alex Bowman, #41-Ryan Preece, and #14-Chase Briscoe.
Byron got the lead for the final time by pitting first during the final green flag pit stops, and then taking the lead when they cycled through. He held the lead through a late caution that forced an overtime finish.
Stage 1 was won by #5-Kyle Larson. Stage 2 was won by #11-Denny Hamlin.
There were 13 lead changes among 8 drivers and 5 cautions for 51 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 76.096mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:
William Byron won the Cook Out 400, his 13th victory in 224 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his second victory and seventh top-10 finish in 13 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Kyle Larson (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2024.
Chase Elliott (third) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 18 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Carson Hocevar (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 14 points over Martin Truex Jr.
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Cup Series Playoff Standings after Martinsville:
Race 8 of 26 in the regular season
1) #24-William Byron [3 wins], 261
2) #11-Denny Hamlin [2 wins], 292
3) #5-Kyle Larson [1 win], 309 [points leader]
4) #20-Christopher Bell [1 win], 221
5) #99-Daniel Suarez [1 win], 178
6) #19-Martin Truex, Jr., 295, -14
7) #12-Ryan Blaney, 261, -48
8) #9-Chase Elliott, 258, -51
9) #54-Ty Gibbs, 254, -55
10) #1-Ross Chastain, 232, -77
11) #45-Tyler Reddick, 229, -80
12) #48-Alex Bowman, 227, -82
13) #23-Bubba Wallace, 216, -93
14) #17-Chris Buescher, 207, -102
15) #22-Joey Logano, 191, -118
16) #8-Kyle Busch, 189, -120
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for William Byron. Larson second, then Elliott, Wallace, and Blaney.
Lap 414 – White flag for Byron
Lap 413 – Green flag for the first overtime attempt. Byron, Elliott, Larson, Blaney and Wallace.
Lap 407 – Hamlin pits, the rest of the leaders stay out.
Lap 405 – Still under caution as NASCAR cleans pit road before going back to green.
Lap 398 – Caution is out for Nemechek into the wall in turn 4. Will be an Overtime finish.
Lap 396 – Five laps to go. Byron still in control.
Lap 386 – Just 15 laps remaining. Byron with a 1.8 second lead over Elliott.
Lap 276 – 25 to go. Byron in command.
Lap 373 – No changes up front, it’s Byron, Elliott, Larson, Hamlin, Blaney, and Wallace.
Lap 364 – Byron continues to expand his lead. He’s up by 3.2 seconds over Elliott.
Lap 355 – Byron’s lead over Elliott is now 2.1 seconds.
Lap 340 – Byron is ahead of Elliott by 1 second, Larson buy 1.7 second and Hamlin by 2.7 second.
Lap 330 – It’s now Byron, Elliot, Larson, Suarez, and Hamlin.
Lap 328 – #24-Byron takes the lead from #99-Suarez.
Lap 318 – Just #99-Suarez and #19-Truex have not pitted yet.
Lap 313 – Of those drivers that have pitted, it’s Byron, Elliott, Larson, Hamlin and Wallace.
Lap 303 – Elliott came out on track ahead of Hamlin. They are currently 11th and 12th for what could be the battle for the lead after pit stops cycle through.
Lap 299 – Hamlin pits from the lead.
Lap 298 – Green flag pit stops are beginning with Byron Elliott Wallace, and Larson on pit road.
Lap 275 – Hamlin’s lead over Elliott is 1.6 seconds. Wallace is still third, 2 seconds back.
Lap 259 – Now Hamlin back out front.
Lap 255 – #9-Elliott takes the lead back.
Lap 254 – #11-Hamlin retakes the lead from #9-Elliott.
Lap 251 – 150 laps to go. Everyone is now in their fuel window to make it the rest of the way.
Lap 245 – As he works through lap traffic, Elliott’s lead over Hamlin has shrunk to .5 second.
Lap 231 – Elliott has pulled out to a 2.2 second lead over Hamlin. Third place Wallace is 2.8 seconds back.
Lap 209 – Back to green. Elliott still leads Hamlin, Wallace, Larson and Bowman.
Lap 206 – Most drivers stay on track, but #19-Truex, #54-Gibbs, #8-Busch, #6-Keselowski, #31-Hemric, #99-Suarez and #3-Dillon pit.
Lap 203 – Caution for a spin by #20-Bell.
Lap 196 – #9-Elliott takes the lead for the first time today.
Lap 194 – Green flag for the start of the final stage
Lap 186 – Leaders all pit for service. #11-Hamlin off first, followed by #9-Elliott, #23-Wallace, #5-Larson, #48-Bowman, #14-Briscoe, #22-Logano, #12-Blaney, #24-Byron and #1-Chastain. #99-Suarez was too fast on pit road.
Lap 181 – Caution for the end of stage 2. #11-Hamlin wins it. #23-Wallace is second, then #5-Larson, #9-Elliott, #22-Logano, #48-Bowman, #14-Briscoe, #24-Byron, #1-Chastain, and #4-Berry.
Lap 175 – Wallace is around Logano for second.
Lap 171 – Hamlin gets around Logano for the lead with 10 laps left in stage 2.
Lap 164 – Hamlin gets around Wallace for second place. He’s .4 second off the lead.
Lap 151 – 30 laps remaining in stage 2. Logano, Wallace, Hamlin, Larson, Elliott, Bowman, Byron, Briscoe, Chastain, Berry the top 10.
Lap 136 – Even on just two new tires, Logano continues to lead the race. He’s up .5 second on Wallace with Hamlin remaining third.
Lap 120 – Back to green. Logano, Wallace, Hamlin, Larson, and Elliott the top 5.
Lap 113 – Caution is now out due to debris on the frontstretch from Bell.
Lap 111 – #20-Bell is slowing on track after contact with the wall. He’s got a tire down.
Lap 95 – Larson spun the tires on the restart and fell to third as Wallace got around him for second.
Lap 94 – Green for the start of the second stage. This stage ends after lap 180. Logano leads Larson.
Lap 86 – Lead cars all pit. Logano is off pit road first, due to only two tires. Then Larson Wallace Elliott Hamlin Gilliland and Truex. Gilliland has a wrench stuck in the car and will need to pit again. #9-Elliott made contact with #47-Stenhouse on pit road and spun him around. #12-Blaney had to pit twice due to a loose wheel.
Lap 81 – Caution is out for the end of stage 1. #5-Larson wins it. The rest of the top 10: #23-Wallace, #9-Elliott, #14-Briscoe, #19-Truex, #22-Logano, #11-Hamlin #24-Byron, #9-Berry, and #8-Busch. #17-Buescher, in 26th, is the free pass.
Lap 71 – 10 to go in stage 1. Larson ahead of Wallace by 2.4 seconds. Third place #9-Elliott is nearly 5 seconds back.
Lap 51 – 30 laps remaining in stage 1. Larson leads Wallace by 1.3 second. There are now 27 drivers on the lead lap.
Lap 31 – Kyle Larson has led every lap so far. He’s followed by #23-Wallace, #9-Elliott, #14-Briscoe, #19-Truex, #22-Logano, #4-Berry, #12-Blaney, #11-Hamlin and #8-Busch.
Lap 19 – Larson laps #66-David Starr. Wallace remains in second, .6 second off the lead.
Lap 6 – Larson leads Wallace by a half second.
3: 14pm/et – Green flag at Martinsville. #5-Larson and #23-Wallace on the front row. First stage is 80 laps.
3:03pm/et – Engines fired at Martinsville.
2:54pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
2:30pm/et – No cars to the rear today.
2:00pm/et – NASCAR RaceDay is now on FS1 as pre-race coverage has begun.
No weather issues today at Martinsville. The National Weather Service calls for sunny skies, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Race details:
Broadcast: FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 400 laps / 210.4 miles
Stages: 80 / 180 / 400
Average time of race: 3:08:30
Pit road speed: 30 mph
Caution car speed: 35 mph
Fuel Window: 175 laps
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: none
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #5-Kyle Larson chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #23-Bubba Wallace took the 6th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Martinsville Pit Stall page.
#5-Kyle Larson won the Busch pole for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway with a speed of 96.034mph for his 2nd pole of the year, 2nd at Martinsville and 18th of his career.
#23-Bubba Wallace will start second followed by #9-Chase Elliott, #19-Martin Truex, Jr., #14-Chase Briscoe , #22-Joey Logano, #4-Josh Berry, #11-Denny Hamlin, #12-Ryan Blaney, #48-Alex Bowman.
See the complete qualifying results and the Cook Out 400 Starting Lineup.
Martinsville Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Kyle Larson won the Pole Award for the Cook Out 400 with a lap of 19.718 seconds, 96.034 mph.
This is his 18th pole in 339 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2024.
This is his second pole in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Bubba Wallace (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2024 and his third in 13 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Chase Elliott (third) posted his 12th top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his sixth in eight races this season.
Josh Berry (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
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Qualifying Order
Practice for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is over. The results:
#7-Corey LaJoie 94.585
#23-Bubba Wallace 94.382
#41-Ryan Preece 94.265
#48-Alex Bowman 94.194
#19-Martin Truex, Jr. 94.180
Slowest: #66-David Starr 83.319
Most laps run: #20-Christopher Bell, 55 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 37 drivers): #41-Ryan Preece 93.781
Notes: The top 5 speeds were all set in Group A.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Cook Out 400 Practice speeds page.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Cook Out 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
See the full entry list on the Cook Out 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Martinsville Speedway
Race rules and information:
