William Byron won the Xfinity 500 for his ticket into the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4

Starting from pole Car 24 William Byron Cincinnati Chevrolet won the Xfinity 500, his 16th win in 287 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2025. This is his 3rd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 16 races at Martinsville Speedway. William Byron is the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 November 2 at Phoenix Raceway. 2nd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Discount Tire Ford, started from 31st place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 20 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2025. 3rd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott LLumar Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 21 races at Martinsville Speedway.

Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 26: William Byron, driver of the #24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

4th PLace Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 5th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 3rd place Kyle Larson is the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4 November 2 at Phoenix Raceway. 6th Place Car 60 Ryan Preece Castrol/TravelCenters of America Ford, started from 18th place followed by 7th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Coofandy Menswear Toyota, started from 12th place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 34 Todd Gilliland Grillo’s Pickles Ford, started from 16th Place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford, in 10th place, started from 27th place. Shane Van Gisbergen (14th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (P) leads the point standings by 7 points over Christopher Bell (P). The NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4: Car 11 Denny Hamlin King’s Hawaiian Toyota, Car 19 Chase Briscoe Bass Pro Shops Toyota, Car 24 William Byron Cincinnati Chevrolet & Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet.

Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 26: William Byron, driver of the #24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

The race had 10 Cautions for 78 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 29 for #99, 23, 38 Crash in turn 2. 2nd Caution on lap 132 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 217 for #77, 99 Crash in turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 237 for #41, 21 Crash in turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 243 for #51 spin turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 262 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 280 for #6, 21, 23 Crash in turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 379 for #43, 23 Crash in turn 4. 9th Caution on lap 399 for #77, 99 Crash in turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 484 for #77, 71 Crash in turn 4.

Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 26: William Byron, driver of the #24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

The race had 7 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; W. Byron (P) 1-30; M. McDowell 31-35; W. Byron (P) 36-265; *. Reddick 266-271; R. Blaney (P) 272-376; R. Chastain 377-384; R. Blaney (P) 385-456; W. Byron (P) 457-500.

Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 26: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Energy Toyota, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Coofandy Menswear Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 22, 5, 9, 54, 11, 12, 20, 34, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 24, 5, 20, 9, 34, 19, 60, 88, 45, 43

Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 26: William Byron, driver of the #24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Credit: MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 26: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images)

NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 35
Race Results for the Xfinity 500 – Sunday, October 26, 2025
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 263. Miles
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 10/26/2025 @ 06:00 PM Eastern

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 1. Car 24 William Byron (P) Cincinnati Chevrolet 500 Running

2. 31. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Discount Tire Ford 500 Running

3. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) LLumar Chevrolet 500 Running

4. 13. Car 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 500 Running

5. 3. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 500 Running

6. 18. Car 60 Ryan Preece Castrol/TravelCenters of America Ford 500 Running

7. 12. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Coofandy Menswear Toyota 500 Running

8. 4. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running

9. 16. Car 34 * Todd Gilliland Grillo’s Pickles Ford 500 Running

10. 27. Car 21 Josh Berry Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 500 Running

11. 14. Car 45 * Tyler Reddick Chumba Casino Toyota 500 Running

12. 2. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 500 Running

13. 7. Car 8 Kyle Busch BetMGM Chevrolet 500 Running

14. 22. Car 88 Shane Van Gisbergen # Safety Culture Chevrolet 500 Running

15. 10. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford 500 Running

16. 20. Car 3 Austin Dillon BPS/Winchester Waterfowl Chevrolet 500 Running

17. 6. Car 41 Cole Custer Texas A&M University Ford 500 Running

18. 21. Car 23 * Bubba Wallace Xfinity Mobile Toyota 500 Running

19. 34. Car 7 Justin Haley NationsGuard Chevrolet 499 Running

20. 19. Car 6 Brad Keselowski BuildSubmarines.com Ford 499 Running

21. 24. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 499 Running

22. 30. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevrolet 499 Running

23. 17. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 499 Running

24. 11. Car 71 Michael McDowell Gainbridge/WIMNA Chevrolet 499 Running

25. 23. Car 38 * Zane Smith Long John Silver’s Ford 498 Running

26. 26. Car 10 Ty Dillon Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet 498 Running

27. 32. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JackLinks Non-Vegan Chevrolet 498 Running

28. 33. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Black’s Tire Chevrolet 497 Running

29. 29. Car 17 Chris Buescher Kroger/Core Power Ford 497 Running

30. 35. Car 4 * Noah Gragson Farm Rich Ford 497 Running

31. 15. Car 77 Carson Hocevar Modo Casino Chevrolet 497 Running

32. 36. Car 51 Cody Ware Rexzilla/Kick.com Ford 488 Running

33. 37. Car 66 * Casey Mears(i) SI Yachts Ford 478 Electrical

34. 28. Car 43 Erik Jones Dollar Tree Toyota 406 Accident

35. 5. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) King’s Hawaiian Toyota 334 Engine

36. 25. Car 35 * Riley Herbst # Monster Energy Zero Sugar Toyota 323 Engine

37. 9. Car 19 Chase Briscoe (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 295 Engine

Race Comments: No cars dropped to the rear prior to the green flag to start the race. Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 33 Mins, 59 Secs. Average Speed: 73.744 MPH. Margin of Victory: .717 Seconds. Fastest Lap Bonus: # 24 lap 494/19.75. Caution Flags: 10 for 78 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 5 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: November 2, 2025 – Phoenix Raceway

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