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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 01: William Byron, driver of the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 01, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) | Getty Images
#24-William Byron won the Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. The win is his first win of the year, fourth at Martinsville and 17th career win.
#9-Chase Elliott finished 2nd followed by #54-Ty Gibbs, #21-Josh Berry, #97-Shane van Gisbergen, pole winner #11-Denny Hamlin, #3-Austin Dillon, #23-Bubba Wallace, points leader #5-Kyle Larson and #20-Christopher Bell.
Byron dominated the race, leading 362 of 500 laps and sweeping both stages on his way to a 2.049-second victory. His laps-led total established a new career high, surpassing the 304 laps he led at Martinsville last year. Only seven drivers finished on the lead lap, while Kyle Larson maintained his championship lead heading into the season finale at Homestead, where he holds a 67-point advantage over Christopher Bell.
Stages 1 & 2 were both won by #24-William Byron.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #24-William Byron.
There were 11 lead changes among 6 drivers and 6 cautions for 47 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 79.257mph.
Time of the race: 3 hours, 19 minutes, 6 seconds.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.

How the Chase drivers fared at Martinsville:
#24-William Byron – WON | Stage 1: WON | Stage 2: WON | Fastest lap | 362 laps led | Won by 2.049 seconds | Career-high laps led
#9-Chase Elliott – 2nd | Stage 1: 10th | Stage 2: 2nd
#54-Ty Gibbs – 3rd | Stage 1: 2nd | Stage 2: 3rd | 44 laps led
#11-Denny Hamlin – 6th | Started on pole | 40 laps led | Involved in Lap 216 incident
#23-Bubba Wallace – 8th | Stage 2: 6th
#5-Kyle Larson – 9th | Maintains 67-point championship lead
#20-Christopher Bell – 10th | Stage 1: 4th | Stage 2: 10th | Involved in Lap 216 incident
#45-Tyler Reddick – 12th | Stage 1: 9th | Stage 2: 9th
#19-Chase Briscoe – 14th
#22-Joey Logano – 18th | Stage 2: 5th | Involved in Lap 216 incident
#77-Carson Hocevar – 21st
#60-Ryan Preece – 23rd | Stage 1: 3rd | 41 laps led | Lost a wheel and received a two-lap penalty
#17-Chris Buescher – 24th
#7-Daniel Suarez – 28th
#12-Ryan Blaney – 35th | Finished 59 laps down after nose damage following contact with Josh Berry
#2-Austin Cindric – 36th | Stage 1: 7th | DNF — Accident following contact with Carson Hocevar

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For complete race information, check out the Martinsville race page.

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Homestead-Miami Speedway
Sunday, November 8, 3:00pm/et
TV: NBC
Radio: MRN, SiriusXM
Stage Laps: 80/165/267
Practice: Fri. Nov. 6, 5:30-6:20pm/et. TV: TruTV
Qualifying: Sat. Nov. 4, 2:30-2:30pm/et. TV: TruTV

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Points Standings
Driver Points / Chase Standings after Martinsville:
Race 9 of 10 in the Chase:
1) #5-Kyle Larson, 2469
2) #20-Christopher Bell, 2402, -67
3) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2399, -70
Drivers below have been eliminated
4) #19-Chase Briscoe, 2385, -84
5) #22-Joey Logano, 2366, -103
6) #45-Tyler Reddick, 2344, -125
7) #12-Ryan Blaney, 2336, -133
8) #54-Ty Gibbs, 2309, -160
9) #24-William Byron, 2303, -166
10) #9-Chase Elliott, 2268, -201
11) #2-Austin Cindric, 2263, -206
12) #77-Carson Hocevar, 2259, -210
13) #23-Bubba Wallace, 2257, -212
14) #60-Ryan Preece, 2214, -255
15) #7-Daniel Suarez, 2210, -259
16) #17-Chris Buescher, 2199, -270
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings

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