Starting from 14th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford won the XFINITY 500, his 13th win in 341 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 17th Top 10 finish in 2024. This is his 2nd win & 12th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Martinsville Speedway. For the 2nd 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. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 12th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2024. 3rd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 9th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Martinsville Speedway.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – NOVEMBER 03: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Discount Tire Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 03, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
4th Place Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford, started from 24th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx One Rate Toyota, started from 37th place. 6th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 7th place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet, started from 22nd place followed by 9th place Car 6 Brad Keselowski King’s Hawaiian Ford, started from 18th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, in 10th place, started from 12th place. Josh Berry (16th) was the highest finishing rookie. Car 20 Christopher Bell was penalized for a Safety violation on the last lap 500. He got loose & hit the wall, but kept going able to increase speed, like Car 1 Ross Chastain did years ago. William Byron (P) leads the point standings by 4 points over Christopher Bell (P). Ryan Blaney, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick & William Byron are in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway November 10, 2024.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – NOVEMBER 03: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Discount Tire Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 03, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
The race had 9 Cautions for 66 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 78 for #20, 51 Crash in turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 132 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 146 for #31, 99 Crash in turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 159 for #21, 3, 77 Crash in turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 185 for #42, 19, 31 Crash in turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 197 for #31, 77, 38 Crash in turn 1.7th Caution on lap 262 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 8th Caution on lap 399 for #48, 77 Crash in turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 408 for ?.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – NOVEMBER 03: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance/Thank You Martin Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 03, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; M. Truex Jr. 1-41; C. Elliott (P) 42-84; W. Byron (P) 85-86; C. Elliott (P) 87-140; W. Byron (P) 141-185; C. Elliott (P) 186; R. Blaney (P) 187-202; B. Keselowski 203-263; R. Blaney (P) 264; B. Keselowski 265-373; B. Wallace 374-379; C. Elliott (P) 380-401; W. Byron (P) 402-405; K. Larson (P) 406-476; C. Elliott (P) 477-485; R. Blaney (P) 486-500.
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – NOVEMBER 03: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 03, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 24, 14, 41, 12, 5, 48, 3, 22, 6
Stage 2 Top 10: 6, 12, 11, 5, 24, 20, 3, 48, 10, 41
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – NOVEMBER 03: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx One Rate Toyota, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Discount Tire Ford, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 03, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – NOVEMBER 03: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 King’s Hawaiian Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on November 03, 2024 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 35
Race Results for the XFINITY 500 – Sunday, November 3, 2024
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 263. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 11/3/2024 @ 06:13 PM Eastern
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 14. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Discount Tire Ford 500 Running
2. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 500 Running
3. 9. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 500 Running
4. 24. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford 500 Running
5. 37. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx One Rate Toyota 500 Running
6. 3. Car 24 William Byron (P) Liberty University Chevrolet 500 Running
7. 10. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 500 Running
8. 22. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 500 Running
9. 18. Car 6 Brad Keselowski King’s Hawaiian Ford 500 Running
10. 12. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running
11. 25. Car 10 Noah Gragson Bed Bath & Beyond Ford 500 Running
12. 29. Car 16 Shane Van Gisbergen(i) Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet 500 Running
13. 7. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 500 Running
14. 8. Car 41 Ryan Preece Mohawk Northeast Ford 500 Running
15. 4. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Mahindra Tractors Ford 500 Running
16. 11. Car 4 Josh Berry # SunnyD Ford 500 Running
17. 15. Car 31 Daniel Hemric High Point Paint Services Chevrolet 500 Running
18. 19. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Xfinity Toyota 499 Running
19. 21. Car 43 Erik Jones Family Dollar Toyota 499 Running
20. 28. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Colgate/Philadelphia Whipped Chevrolet 499 Running
21. 36. Car 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 499 Running
22. 16. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Mobil 1 Toyota 499 Running
23. 20. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Jockey Outdoors by Luke Bryan Chevrolet 498 Running
24. 1. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr Auto-Owners Insurance/Thank You Martin Toyota 498 Running
25. 27. Car 77 Carson Hocevar # Premier Security Chevrolet 498 Running
26. 13. Car 38 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Ford 498 Running
27. 33. Car 15 Kaz Grala # Meat N’ Bone Ford 497 Running
28. 23. Car 8 Kyle Busch Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 497 Running
29. 30. Car 7 Justin Haley Optic Gaming/Gainbridge Sport Chevrolet 497 Running
30. 26. Car 17 Chris Buescher BuildSubmarines.com Ford 497 Running
31. 32. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 496 Running
32. 5. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 495 Running
33. 17. Car 34 Michael McDowell Benebone Ford 490 Running
34. 31. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (P) Monster Energy Toyota 458 Brakes
35. 34. Car 51 Corey LaJoie Jacob Construction Ford 365 Oil Pressure
36. 6. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 347 Engine
37. 35. Car 66 * Josh Bilicki(i) 2ONE Pouches Ford 131 Brakes
Race Comments: Prior to green flag, the following cars dropped to the rear for the reasons indicated: Nos. 2, 51, 11 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 28 Mins, 31 Secs. Average Speed: 75.677 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.593 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 66 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: November 10, 2024 – Phoenix Raceway
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