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
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
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
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
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
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
