Martinsville Race Results: April 16, 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

NASCAR race results from Martinsville Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Martinsville, Virginia. The half-mile paperclip of Martinsville Speedway is set to host the NOCO 400.

View Martinsville race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.

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Chase Elliott suffered a broken leg several weeks ago. Today, the driver of the No. 9 makes his return to racing following the injury.

Ryan Preece and Daniel Suarez set the front row. 400 laps of stock car racing are up next…

Martinsville Race
Stage 1 – Report

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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 16: Ryan Preece, driver of the #41 HaasTooling.com Ford, leads the field to to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 16, 2023 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Laps: 80 (1-80 / 400)

Green flag, side by side for the lead into turn one. Preece clears Suarez in turn three.

Lap 10, Erik Jones, Justin Haley and Austin Cindric run three wide into turn three. Cindric gets shove, nearly spins but they all keep rolling.

Lap 68, Almirola leans on the bumper of Suarez for 2nd. They rub doors and Almirola completes the pass, Tyler Reddick following him through to take 3rd away.

Ryan Preece cruises to the stage one win at Martinsville Speedway!

Martinsville Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. Ryan Preece; 2. Aric Almirola; 3. Tyler Reddick; 4. Daniel Suarez; 5. Chase Briscoe; 6. Kevin Harvick; 7. Bubba Wallace; 8. Denny Hamlin; 9. Kyle Larson; 10. William Byron;

Martinsville Race
Stage 2 – Report

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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 16: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 16, 2023 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Laps: 100 (81-180 / 400)

Green flag on stage two, Preece leads off turn two as Suarez and Almirola run side by side for 2nd. Almirola wins the battle for 2nd via the inside lane.

Lap 133, Harrison Burton spins with help off the front bumper of Erik Jones, caution.

Most of the field heads for the pit lane. Ross Chastain is the only car to stay out.

Pit Penalties: Bubba Wallace, Martin Truex Jr and Ryan Preece are caught speeding and they’ll all drop to the rear.

Green, Chastain clears Suarez off turn two. Suarez throws a block on Almirola into turn three but Almirola forces his way in and takes 2nd away.

Suarez dives back inside of Almirola and pushes him up the track. As they both run wide, Todd Gilliland works under both of them, Gilliland to 2nd!

Lap 162, Kevin Harvick works inside of Gilliland to take 2nd away.

Lap 167, Harvick works inside of Chastain in the battle for the lead. With much fresher tires, Harvick takes over the race lead. Briscoe quickly moves to 2nd.

Kevin Harvick wins stage two at Martinsville Speedway!

Martinsville Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. Kevin Harvick; 2. Chase Briscoe; 3. Denny Hamlin; 4. Tyler Reddick; 5. Brad Keselowski; 6. Ross Chastain; 7. Todd Gilliland; 8. Daniel Suarez; 9. Aric Almirola; 10. Kyle Larson;

Martinsville Race
Stage 3 – Report

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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 16: A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 16, 2023 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Laps: 220 (181-400 / 400)

Harvick leads the field to the pit lane. Briscoe wins the race to the pit exit.

Green flag on stage three, Briscoe gets the jump and he’s clear into turn one. Harvick defends on Keselowski to hold 2nd.

Lap 250, Briscoe leads with Denny Hamlin all over his bumper.

Lap 253, Hamlin runs the outside lane into turn three. He builds momentum and crosses under Briscoe down the front stretch. After several side by side laps, Hamlin completes the pass via the inside lane.

Lap 275, Kyle Busch and Corey LaJoie are playing bumper tag. LaJoie turned left down the stretch. Busch then lined him up and pushed him through the corner. That’s a battle for 28th.

Pit Penalty: Allmendinger will serve a pass through penalty for speeding.

99 to go, Anthony Alfredo has lost a tire on the track following his pit stop and the caution is out!

Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace , Michael McDowell, Martin Truex Jr and Harrison Burton had yet to pit. 11 cars are on the lead lap. As they head for the pit lane, Chase Briscoe cycles to the race lead.

Green, Briscoe and Larson run side by side into turn one. Briscoe wins the battle off turn two. Larson throws a block on Reddick.

58 to go

58 to go, JJ Yeley is in the outside wall and the caution is out.

Kevin Harvick has a flat right front tire.

Briscoe leads the field to the pit lane. Larson takes just two tires and wins the race to the pit exit. Joey Logano, Aric Almirola and Denny Hamlin stays out.

Green, Logano is clear off turn two.

41 to go, Larson works inside of Hamlin and he takes 2nd away. Logano leads by 1 second.

37 to go, Larson has climbed to the bumper of Logano, battle for the race lead.

34 to go, Larson leans on the rear bumper of Logano but he doesn’t push him out of the groove.

32 to go, Larson enters high in turn three. He builds momentum and crosses under Logano off turn four. He drives it deep to the bottom in turn one, side by side for the lead.

29 to go, Larson doors Logano and finally clears him, Larson leads.

10 to go, Larson leads Logano by 3.5 seconds.

Kyle Larson wins at Martinsville Speedway!

Martinsville Speedway
Race Results
April 16, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Kyle Larson wins Martinsville Speedway - NASCAR Cup Series
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 16: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 16, 2023 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Pos | Driver

1. Kyle Larson

2. Joey Logano

3. Martin Truex Jr

4. Denny Hamlin

5. Chase Briscoe

6. Aric Almirola

7. Ryan Blaney

8. Ricky Stenhouse Jr

9. Bubba Wallace

10. Chase Elliott

11. Alex Bowman

12. Austin Dillon

13. Ross Chastain

14. Chris Buescher

15. Ryan Preece

16. Christopher Bell

17. Daniel Suarez

18. Ty Gibbs

19. Michael McDowell

20. Kevin Harvick

21. Kyle Busch

22. Tyler Reddick

23. William Byron

24. Brad Keselowski

25. Todd Gilliland

26. Corey LaJoie

27. AJ Allmendinger

28. Justin Haley

29. Harrison Burton

30. Noah Gragson

31. Erik Jones

32. Ty Dillon

33. Austin Cindric

34. Zane Smith

35. Anthony Alfredo

36. JJ Yeley

NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
Kyle Larson in victory lane at Martinsville Speedway - NASCAR Cup Series
MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – APRIL 16: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series NOCO 400 at Martinsville Speedway on April 16, 2023 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins

1. Christopher Bell
302 | 1 Win

2. Ross Chastain
297

3. Kevin Harvick
287

4. Kyle Larson
285 | 2 Wins

5. Martin Truex Jr
266

6. Tyler Reddick
265 | 1 Win

7. Joey Logano
258 | 1 Win

8. Kyle Busch
250 | 1 Win

9. Denny Hamlin
247

10. Ryan Blaney
241

11. Alex Bowman
237

12. Brad Keselowski
235

13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
223 | 1 Win

14. Chase Briscoe
210

15. William Byron
208 | 2 Wins

16. Chris Buescher
206

17. Daniel Suarez
200

18. Michael McDowell
200

19. Austin Cindric
197

20. Ty Gibbs
193

21. Austin Dillon
182

22. Bubba Wallace
175

23. Corey LaJoie
173

24. Todd Gilliland
162

25. AJ Allmendinger
144

26. Aric Almirola
143

27. Ryan Preece
140

28. Erik Jones
134

29. Harrison Burton
114

30. Noah Gragson
98

31. Chase Elliott
76

32. Justin Haley
70

33. Cody Ware
65

34. Ty Dillon
58

35. BJ McLeod
38

36. Travis Pastrana
26

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