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A power steering failure in last weekend’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway knocked Hamlin out early and left him with a 17-point deficit heading into Sunday’s race at Martinsville.The weekend started well with Hamlin fastest in Saturday’s practice and he qualified fourth for the race. He won the first stage and finished second in Stage 2.Late in the race, Hamlin was among those drivers who ...Keep readingView the full article

The Playoff round of eight concluded at Martinsville with an unusual 168-lap green flag run following a spin by Michael McDowell.Playing it safe, Team Penske Ford driver Blaney and several other lead-lap cars waited to make their final pit stop well within their fuel window while Almirola (Stewart-Haas Ford) and Chase Elliott were among those who pitted earlier hoping for one or more late-race ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the full highlights from the Xfinity 500 from Martinsville Speedway. Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Aric Almirola and more battle it out in this Nascar Cup Series Playoff race. View the full article

Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell were already locked in, while both Ryan Blaney and William Byron held on to the two remaining transfer spots.While Byron narrowly escaped elimination, ending the day just a few points clear of Denny Hamlin, Blaney left nothing to chance as he captured the checkered flag.Martin Truex Jr., Tyler Reddick, and Chris Buescher were eliminated alongside Hamlin.Blaney took ...Keep readingView the full article

Playing it safe, Blaney and several other lead-lap cars waited to make their final pit stop well within their fuel window while Almirola and Chase Elliott were among that pit earlier hoping for one or more late-race cautions.Instead, the race ended with an unusual 168-lap green flag run and Blaney – on fresher tires – ran down Almirola with 22 of 500 laps to go, going to his outside and ...Keep readingView the full article

Ryan Blaney took the checkered flag at the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway and has secured his spot in the Nascar Cup Series Championship. View the full article

The NASCAR Cup Series' playoff schedule continues Sunday with the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville. Here are the top moments! View the full article

Austin Hill talked to Bob Pockrass and discussed his frustration with Sheldon Creed after the Martinsville NASCAR Xfinity Series finish. View the full article

Dale Earnhardt Jr. talked to Bob Pockrass and shared his thoughts on the finish of the Dead On Tools 250 from a driver and owner perspective. View the full article

Truex won the regular season championship and entered the postseason as a real favorite for the championship. However, just about everything that could go wrong has gone wrong for the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.Finishes of 18th, 36th, and 19th in the opening round nearly saw him among the first four eliminated. However, the bonus points he had obtained during the first 26 races saved his ...Keep readingView the full article

Sheldon Creed had to win the race in order to advance into the Championship 4. Austin Hill probably needed to win to do the same, depending on where Cole Custer finished.On the final restart, Hill pushed Creed up the track. Creed responded by bumping Hill at the other end of the track. The battled side-by-side while Justin Allgaier lurked just behind them.Into the final corner, Hill appeared to ...Keep readingView the full article

Denny Hamlin on whether he would have tried a "Hail Melon" move this weekend if it was needed and hadn’t been banned. And speaking of that move, would it be any different to get eliminated by that move as he was last year versus a mechanical failure as he had at Homestead? View the full article

Ross Chastain, standing beside the Hail Melon car and with a special helmet for the race this weekend, describes what he feels when he sees video of the move. View the full article

Sheldon Creed talked to Bob Pockrass and felt like he didn’t cross the line during the collision with Austin Hill on the final lap. View the full article

Sheldon Creed reacted to Austin Hill’s comments that he’s glad Creed won’t be at RCR next year. Creed is expected to go to Joe Gibbs Racing starting in 2024. View the full article

On the restart to a two-lap overtime following a multi-car wreck in the final laps, RCR team-mates Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed tangled side-by-side several times with Hill leading at the white flag lap.Heading into Turn 3 on the final of 256 laps, Creed got into Hill and shoved him up the track. The move also opened the door for Allgaier to dive inside of Creed and the two raced fender-to-fender ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the highlights from the Dead On Tools 250 from Martinsville Speedway. Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, Sammy Smith and more battle it out in this Nascar Xfinity Series Race. View the full article

Words can't properly describe the insanity that was the finish of Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity race at Martinsville. A red flag and an overtime restart set up an unbelievable two-lap dash to the checkered flag..Richard Childress Racing team-mates Austin Hill and Sheldon Creed slammed doors all around the half-mile short track in the battle for the win.After shoving Hill out of the way, Hill then spun ...Keep readingView the full article

For the second consecutive week, Truex beat all his competition and won the pole for a playoff race and will lead an all-Joe Gibbs Racing front row Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.Truex, the last to make a qualifying attempt in the final round of Saturday’s session, posted an average lap speed of 94.153 mph, just edging teammate Ty Gibbs (94.115 mph).The pole – his third of the season ...Keep readingView the full article

"I don't believe what I'm watching still when I see it," said Ross Chastain one year after his infamous Martinsville move in the Cup Series Playoffs. View the full article