NASCAR Martinsville Sunday, March 23, 2025
Only track to host a NASCAR Cup Series race every season
59 Different winners in 152 NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville races
27 NASCAR Hall of Fame drivers won Martinsville races
Driver starting first failed to win last 23 Martinsville races – Last to win from pole: Jimmie Johnson 4/13
Driver pitted in stall 1 winless last 23 Martinsville races
Ryan Blaney won Martinsville 11/24 from pit stall 4
Ryan Blaney
2 Wins last 3 Martinsville races
3 Wins last 8 short track races – 5 Top 10 finishes
William Byron: 2 Wins last 6 Martinsville races
Denny Hamlin
5 Martinsville wins – Winless last 19 Martinsville races
3 Wins last season – 2 Short track wins (Bristol March & Richmond March)
Chase Elliott passed for final lead change both Martinsville races last season
1 Short track win (Martinsville 11/20) – Finished 2nd in 6 short track races
Only driver to finish top 10 all 7 short track races last season – 5 Top 5 finishes
Kyle Larson
Finished 7th or better 8 of last 9 short track races – 6 Top 5 finishes
Finished 7th or better last 3 short track races – 2 Straight top 3 finishes
879 Short track laps led last season – Most (509 More than 2nd-most Denny Hamlin with 370)
Finished 2nd at Martinsville 4/24 – Pole, Stage 1 winner & finished 3rd in Stage 2, first 86 laps led, 53 points scored (most)
Finished 3rd at Martinsville 11/24 – Lap 373 near crash at pit it, lap 406 took lead for only time, 24 to go lost lead to Elliott
6 Martinsville top 5 finishes – 4 Top 3 finishes last 5 races
6 Martinsville top 5 finishes – 5 Top 5 finishes last 8 races
8 Martinsville top 10 finishes – Finished 6th or better last 5 races
Joey Logano
11 Straight Martinsville top 10 finishes – 5 Top 5 finishes last 10 Martinsville races
Hendrick Motorsports: 29 Martinsville wins – Most all-time by a team at a single track
Hendrick Motorsports won 29 Martinsville races with 9 different drivers
Hendrick Motorsports: 11,103 Laps led – Most all-time by a team at a single track
2 Rookie of the Year candidates won Martinsville – Earl Ross (9/74) & Morgan Shepherd (4/81)
Last Rookie of the Year contender to finish top 10 at Martinsville: Juan Pablo Montoya finished 8th 10/21/07
Martinsville pit road speeding penalties:
4/17: 9; 10/17: 5; 3/18: 8; 10/18: 4; 3/19: 6; 10/19: 7; 6/20: 6; 11/20: 10;
4/21 8; 10/21 11; 4/22 8; 10/22 2; 4/23 5; 10/23 8; 4/24 5; 11/24 6
Martinsville 4/24
William Byron
Martinsville 4/24 winner – Started 18th, finished 8th in Stage 1 & 2, first lead on lap 327, 88 laps led (most)
Winner pit stops: William Byron – 3 Stops 86, 185, 297 (G)
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson 2nd
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin 11th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: Kyle Larson 1st & 3rd, Bubba Wallace 2nd & 2nd, Chase Elliott 3rd & 4th
Most points scored: 53 Kyle Larson 2nd
Passed for final lead change: Chase Elliott 3rd
Winner final laps led: William Byron 2
Lead changes: 13
Cautions: 5
Failed to finish: 2 John Hunter Nemechek & David Starr
Longest green run: 189 Laps (Lap 210-398)
Best free pass finisher: Ross Chastain 14th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Daniel Suárez 22nd
Best starting rear of field finisher: None
Best Hendrick: William Byron 1st
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 11th
Best Stewart-Haas: Ryan Preece 9th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 5th
Hendrick Motorsports swept top 3 –
First time a team swept top 3 positions at Martinsville (238 of 415 laps led – 57%)
No Joe Gibbs Racing drivers finished top 10
Martinsville 11/24
Ryan Blaney
Martinsville 11/24 winner – Started 14th, finished top 5 in Stage 1 & 2, 32 laps led, final 15 laps led
Winner pit stops: Ryan Blaney – 5 Stops 80, 134, 264, 373 (G), 401
Stage 1 winner: Chase Elliott 2nd
Stage 2 winner: Brad Keselowski 9th
Top 5 Stage 1 & 2: William Byron 2nd & 5th, Ryan Blaney 5th, 2nd
Most points scored: Ryan Blaney 55
Passed for final lead change: Chase Elliott 2nd
Winner final laps led: Ryan Blaney 15
Lead changes: 15
Cautions: 9
Failed to finish: 4
Best free pass finisher: Shane van Gisbergen 12th
Best finisher with pit road speeding penalty: Austin Dillon 7th
Best starting rear of field finisher: Austin Cindric 4th
Longest green flag run: 128 Laps (271-398)
Best Hendrick: Chase Elliott 2nd
Best Gibbs: Denny Hamlin 5th
Best Stewart-Haas: Noah Gragson 11th
Best Penske: Ryan Blaney 1st