Byron was the first lead lap car to make a green flag pit stop – uncharacteristic on the short track – in the middle of the final stage and when the cycle of stops was completed, he emerged as the leader for the first time in the race.Byron soon builtContinue Reading
Sam Mayer led on the restart to overtime, but Sheldon Creed dived inside of Mayer to make the field three-wide as he tried to get him and Almirola. Instead, Creed nearly caused himself and Mayer to spin out.That allowed Almirola to pull away to the lead and his victory was securedContinue Reading
Aric Almirola prevails in NASCAR Overtime to claim his fifth Xfinity Series win and cash in with the $100,000 Dash 4 Cash check at Martinsville Speedway. SourceContinue Reading
NASCAR implemented some new aero rules for short tracks for the second consecutive season, which focuses on a simpler diffuser and a 3-inch spoiler.In the two races in which it’s been used so far – Phoenix and Richmond – there has been no visible improvement in the racing in generalContinue Reading
Larson, the last of 10 cars in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying, just nipped Bubba Wallace on his second lap to grab the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race.It was 40 years ago at the spring Martinsville race that Geoffrey Bodine won the first Cup race for team ownerContinue Reading
The top three average speeds in Saturday’s practice came from the first 20-minute session with LaJoie leading the way at 94.585 mph.In 12 career starts at the 0.526-mile short track, LaJoie has never started better than 14th or finished better than 18th (twice).Bubba Wallace was second overall (94.382 mph) andContinue Reading
Cam Waters’ debut night in the Truck Series goes up in smoke after running into the rear of Jake Garcia, who slowed for an incident involving Layne Riggs and Grant Enfinger. SourceContinue Reading
Christian Eckes dominates at Martinsville Speedway, leading 133 laps en route to becoming the first repeat winner in the Truck Series in 2024. SourceContinue Reading
Christian Eckes shares his thoughts after a dominant race win at Martinsville Speedway and the momentum the No. 19 team is building in 2024. SourceContinue Reading
Eckes led the first 100 of the 200-lap race – including collecting both Stage wins – but the one-stop pit strategy his team employed left him 19th when the final stage got under way.With 75 laps to go, Eckes had raced his way back into the top 10 but thenContinue Reading