NASCAR race results from the final playoff elimination race at Martinsville Speedway; Championship 4 drivers set for next week’s finale
NASCAR Cup Series drivers are on the grid in Martinsville, Virginia. The half-mile of Martinsville Speedway is set for the finale playoff elimination race ahead of next week’s championship race.
View Martinsville race results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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William Byron and Ty Gibbs set the front row. 500 laps of stock car racing are up next…
Martinsville
Stage 1 – Report
Laps: 125 (1-125 / 500)
Green flag, Gibbs spins the tires and Byron is clear into turn one.
Lap 28, Daniel Suarez and Bubba Wallace tangle as they were three wide. The caution is out.
Byron leads the field to the pit lane. McDowell wins the race to the pit exit with just two tires.
Green, Byron clears McDowell and Byron reclaims the race lead.
William Byron drives off to win stage one at Martinsville Speedway!
Martinsville Race Results (Stage 1) : 1. William Byron; 2. Joey Logano; 3. Kyle Larson; 4. Chase Elliott; 5. Ty Gibbs; 6. Denny Hamlin; 7. Ryan Blaney; 8. Christopher Bell; 9. Todd Gilliland; 10. Austin Cindric
Martinsville
Stage 2 – Report
Laps: 125 (126-250 / 500)
Green flag on stage two, Byron clears Logano to hold the lead. Logano throws a huge block on Larson to hold 2nd.
Lap 216, Carson Hocevar is around with help from Daniel Suarez, caution.
Green, Larson lifts early and Byron holds the lead.
Lap 230, Josh Berry and Alex Bowman stack up on the inside lane. Berry is shoved into Cole Custer and Custer is around, caution.
Green, Byron leads as Blaney clears Larson for 2nd via the outside lane.
Lap 242, Cody Ware has lost a wheel and the caution is out.
Blaney and others head for the pit lane.
Green, Byron leads Larson.
William Byron drives away to win stage two at Martinsville Speedway!
Martinsville Race Results (Stage 2) : 1. William Byron; 2. Kyle Larson; 3. Christopher Bell; 4. Chase Elliott; 5. Todd Gilliland; 6. Chase Briscoe; 7. Ryan Preece; 8. Shane van Gisbergen; 9. Tyler Reddick; 10. Erik Jones
Martinsville
Stage 3 – Report
Laps: 250 (251-500 / 500)
Byron leads most of the field to the pit lane. Reddick, Blaney and others stay out.
Green flag on stage three, after several laps, Blaney clears Reddick via the outside lane.
Lap 279, Josh Berry spins as they ran three wide and ran out of room, caution.
Green, Blaney leads as Hamlin takes 2nd away.
Lap 296, Chase Briscoe has blown an engine, caution.
Lap 339, Denny Hamlin pulls to the garage under green with a blown engine. He joins teammate Chase Briscoe in the garage. Both playoff drivers are already locked into the championship with wins in this round.
Caution during pit cycle
Lap 378, Blaney is on the pit lane from the race lead as green flag stops are underway. Erik Jones spins after exiting the pits and the caution is out. Many have yet to pit.
Chastain and others head for the pit lane. Blaney cycles back to the race lead.
Green, Blaney leads Byron off turn two.
Lap 398, Carson Hocevar spins, caution.
Green, Blaney gets the jump on Byron into turn one.
56 to go, Blaney leads Byron by two car lengths. The leaders work heavy lap traffic.
44 to go
44 to go, Byron dives inside of Blaney as he takes him three wide through lap traffic. The bang doors! Blaney skates up the track and Byron takes the race lead.
18 to go, Carson Hocevar is around and the wall with help, caution.
Byron leads Blaney to the pit lane. Byron wins the race to the pit exit.
Green, Byron leads Blaney and Chastain off turn two.
4 to go, Byron leads Blaney by 3 car lengths.
William Byron wins at Martinsville Speedway!
Martinsville Speedway
Race Results
October 26, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. William Byron
2. Ryan Blaney
3. Chase Elliott
4. Ross Chastain
5. Kyle Larson
6. Ryan Preece
7. Christopher Bell
8. Joey Logano
9. Todd Gilliland
10. Josh Berry
11. Tyler Reddick
12. Ty Gibbs
13. Kyle Busch
14. Shane van Gisbergen
15. Austin Cindric
16. Austin Dillon
17. Cole Custer
18. Bubba Wallace
19. Justin Haley
20. Brad Keselowski
21. John Hunter Nemechek
22. Daniel Suarez
23. Alex Bowman
24. Michael McDowell
25. Zane Smith
26. Ty Dillon
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
28. AJ Allmendinger
29. Chris Buescher
30. Noah Gragson
31. Carson Hocevar
32. Cody Ware
33. Casey Mears
34. Erik Jones
35. Denny Hamlin
36. Riley Herbst
37. Chase Briscoe
NASCAR Cup Series
Point Standings
The top four will race for a championship at Phoenix Raceway
1. William Byron
1 Win
2. Chase Briscoe
1 Win
3. Denny Hamlin
1 Win
4. Kyle Larson
+7
— Championship Cutline —
5. Christopher Bell
-7
6. Joey Logano
-49
7. Ryan Blaney
-57
8. Chase Elliott
-63
— Eliminated after Round of 12 —
Ross Chastain
Tyler Reddick
Bubba Wallace
Austin Cindric
— Eliminated after Round of 16 —
Alex Bowman
Austin Dillon
Shane van Gisbergen
Josh Berry
