NASCAR race results from Martinsville Speedway; Championship drivers set after final playoff elimination
NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers have unloaded in Martinsville, Virginia. The half-mile of Martinsville Speedway is set to host the final playoff elimination race and lock in the Championship 4.
View the Martinsville results for the NASCAR Xfinity Series below.
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Sammy Smith and Justin Allgaier set the front row. 250 laps of short track racing are up next…
Martinsville Xfinity
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 60 (1-60 / 250)
Green flag, Sammy Smith is clear before turn one. Allgaier holds 2nd off turn two.
Lap 6, Joe Graf Jr spins with a flat tire, caution.
Lap 41, Kyle Sieg breaks in the middle of the corner. He tags the wall and comes to a stop, caution.
Smith pits from the race lead as many stay out.
Green, Allgaier and Nemechek run side by side for the lead into turn one. Allgaier wins the battle off turn two. Custer puts the bumper to Nemechek for 2nd.
Justin Allgaier wins stage one at Martinsville Speedway!
Martinsville Results (Stage 1) : 1. Justin Allgaier; 2. Cole Custer; 3. John Hunter Nemechek; 4. Austin Hill; 5. Sammy Smith; 6. Anthony Alfredo; 7. Riley Herbst; 8. Myatt Snider; 9. Chandler Smith; 10. Josh Bilicki
Martinsville Xfinity
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 60 (61-120 / 250)
Allgaier heads for the pit lane. Custer wins the race to the pit exit. Sammy Smith stays out and cycles back to the lead.
Green flagh on stage two, Sammy Smith leads Myatt Snider off turn two.
Lap 73, Layne Riggs throws a huge block on Cole Custer for 19th. Custer has a narrow entry into the corner and clips him in the left rear. Riggs is around, caution.
Green, Sammy Smith leads Chandler Smith.
Lap 83, Josh Berry leans on the rear bumper of Chandler Smith. Berry works inside and takes 2nd away.
Lap 88, Ryan Sieg is around, caution.
Sammy Smith wins stage two at Martinsville Speedway!
Martinsville Results (Stage 2) : 1. Sammy Smith; 2. Josh Berry; 3. Myatt Snider; 4. Sheldon Creed; 5. Kaz Grala; 6. Parker Retzlaff; 7. Chandler Smith; 8. Cole Custer; 9. Brandon Jones; 10. Riley Herbst
Martinsville Xfinity
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 130 (121-250 / 250)
Sammy Smith leads most of the field to the pit lane. Layne Riggs and a few others stay out.
Green flag on stage three, Riggs is clear into turn one as Sammy Smith makes an aggressive three wide move on the inside.
Lap 131, Sammy Smith leans on the door of Sam Mayer and takes 2nd away.
Lap 134, Sammy Smith works inside of Riggs into turn one. Smith returns to the race lead.
Lap 153, Layne Riggs is around with help from Sam Mayer, caution.
88 to go, Akinori Ogata is around, caution.
75 to go, Parker Kligerman slows with a flat right front, caution.
Sammy Smith pits from the race lead with most of the field. John Hunter Nemechek and others stay out. Smith restarts in row 7.
Green, Nemechek leads Austin Hill off turn two. Justin Allgaier makes an aggressive three wide move on the inside to take 3rd away.
65 to go, Connor Mosack spins, caution.
Green, Nemechek and Hill run side by side for the lead off turn two. Hill pinches down on Nemechek off the corner, Hill takes the lead away.
51 to go
51 to go, Akinori Ogata spins, caution.
Green, Nemechek pinches down on Hill off turn four. Nemechek noses ahead.
43 to go, Ryan Ellis and JJ Yeley tangle, caution.
Green, Nemechek clears Hill off turn two.
31 to go, Kaz Grala spins, caution.
Green, Nemechek clears Hill off turn two.
24 to go, Sammy Smith puts the bumper of Sheldon Creed for 3rd.
19 to go, Sheldon Creed puts the bumper to Justin Allgauer for 4th!
14 to go, Anthony Alfredo is around, caution.
Green, Nemechek throws a block on Sammy Smith into turn one. Nemechek throws another block on Hill into turn three. Hill leans on his rear bumper and shoves him into the corner. Nemechek runs wide and Hill takes the lead away!
6 to go, 10+ cars tangle on the backstretch, caution.
Green, Hill clears Creed off turn two. Creed shoves Hill into turn three. Hill holds the lead!
1 to go, Hill blocks the inside into turn one. Creed shoves Hill into the corner. Creed works under him. Side by side for the lead off turn two.
Hill gets into the bumper of Creed into turn three. Creed chases it up the banking and Justin Allgaier works inside of Creed.
Creed and Allgaier are side by side off the final corner. They rub doors and bang to the line!
Allgaier wins by just a few feet!
Richard Childress Racing executive yells at Sheldon Creed (Video)
Martinsville Speedway
Race Results
October 28, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver
1. Justin Allgaier
2. Sheldon Creed
3. Sammy Smith
4. Riley Herbst
5. Josh Berry
6. Daniel Hemric
7. Parker Retzlaff
8. Anthony Alfredo
9. Jeb Burton
10. Parker Kligerman
11. Layne Riggs
12. Rajah Caruth
13. CJ McLaughlin
14. Josh Williams
15. Myatt Snider
16. Brandon Jones
17. Jeremy Clements
18. John Hunter Nemechek
19. Cole Custer
20. Brett Moffitt
21. Austin Hill
22. Blaine Perkins
23. Josh Bilicki
24. Ryan Ellis
25. Sam Mayer
26. Jeffrey Earnhardt
27. Chad Finchum
28. Kaz Grala
29. Joe Graf Jr
30. Chris Hacker
31. Connor Mosack
32. Brennan Poole
33. Akinori Ogata
34. JJ Yeley
35. Ryan Sieg
36. Chandler Smith
37. Devin Jones
38. Kyle Sieg
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Point Standings
Pos | Driver
1. Justin Allgaier
1 Win
2. Sam Mayer
1 Win
3. John Hunter Nemechek
Locked In
4. Cole Custer
+7
— Eliminated from Playoffs —
5. Austin Hill
-7
6. Sammy Smith
-29
7. Sheldon Creed
-53
8. Chander Smith
-72
