Starting from 5th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota won the 71st Annual Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500, his 27th win, 104th Top 5 & 211th Top 10 in 524 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2020. This is his 2nd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 29 races at Martinsville Speedway. This is 9th time a driver of a Toyota has won in the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway. This is the 11th win for Joe Gibbs Racing at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford, started from pole posted his 5th Top 10 finish in 9 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2020. 3rd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski PPG Ford, started from 6th place posted his 15th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adam’s Polishes Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 7th place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, started from 19th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 15th place followed by 9th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 21st place. Tyler Reddick (16th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 7 Cautions for 52 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 6 for Debris from #3. 2nd Caution on lap 62 for Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 114 for #66 Stalled On Pit Road. 4th Caution on lap 132 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 262 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 327 for #20, 53 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 398 for #00 Crash in Turn 2.
The race had 14 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; R. Blaney 0; A. Almirola 1-19; J. Logano 20-62; C. Elliott 63; J. Logano 64-114; M. Truex Jr. 115; C. LaJoie 116-120; J. Logano 121-201; J. Johnson 202-271; R. Blaney 272-283; J. Logano 284-306; R. Blaney 307-328; J. Logano 329-364; B. Keselowski 365-369; M. Truex Jr. 370-500.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 14, 48, 19, 43, 9, 1, 4, 21, 24
Stage 2 Top 10: 48, 12, 22, 88, 4, 43, 24, 9, 1, 8
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 11
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 263. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. SiriusXM Toyota 500 Running |
| 2. 1. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford 500 Running |
| 3. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski PPG Ford 500 Running |
| 4. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running |
| 5. 11. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 6. 8. Car 88 Alex Bowman ChevyGoods.com/Adam’s Polishes Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 7. 19. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 500 Running |
| 8. 15. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 9. 9. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 10. 21. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 11. 23. Car 43 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 12. 16. Car 6 Ryan Newman Koch Industries Ford 500 Running |
| 13. 24. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 500 Running |
| 14. 29. Car 34 Michael McDowell The Pete Store Ford 500 Running |
| 15. 10. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 499 Running |
| 16. 14. Car 8 Tyler Reddick # Cat Fleet Monitoring Chevrolet 499 Running |
| 17. 4. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers Ford 499 Running |
| 18. 25. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Keen Parts Ford 499 Running |
| 19. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 499 Running |
| 20. 13. Car 20 Erik Jones Genuine Parts Toyota 497 Running |
| 21. 17. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 497 Running |
| 22. 30. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 497 Running |
| 23. 20. Car 42 Matt Kenseth Credit One Bank Chevrolet 497 Running |
| 24. 12. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 497 Running |
| 25. 18. Car 38 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services Ford 497 Running |
| 26. 28. Car 37 Ryan Preece Purina Chevrolet 496 Running |
| 27. 37. Car 96 * Daniel Suarez CommScope Toyota 494 Running |
| 28. 32. Car 95 Christopher Bell # Toyota Toyota 494 Running |
| 29. 27. Car 41 Cole Custer # HaasTooling.com/Jacob Co. Ford 494 Running |
| 30. 31. Car 15 Brennan Poole # Remember Everyone Deployed Chevrolet 494 Running |
| 31. 26. Car 27 JJ Yeley(i) Ford 493 Running |
| 32. 33. Car 53 David Starr(i) Heluva Ranch Chevrolet 479 Running |
| 33. 2. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 476 Running |
| 34. 34. Car 00 Quin Houff # Permatex Chevrolet 474 Running |
| 35. 36. Car 51 Joey Gase(i) Carolina SIM Works Chevrolet 464 Running |
| 36. 35. Car 77 Garrett Smithley(i) Formula One Imports Chevrolet 450 Running |
| 37. 22. Car 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 399 Accident |
| 38. 39. Car 7 * Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 295 Electrical |
| 39. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) James Carter Attorney At Law Toyota 105 Fuel Pump |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 51 (failed pre-race inspection five times). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 23 Mins, 56 Secs. Average Speed: 77.378 MPH. Margin of Victory: 4.705 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 52 laps. Lead Changes:14 among 8 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Joey Logano, #22. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Tyler Reddick, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: June 14, 2020 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
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