Max Verstappen kept his record-breaking season going with a stunning win for Oracle Red Bull Racing at the 2023 FORMULA 1 MEXICO CITY GRAND PRIX presented by Heineken at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Sunday.
The third-generation Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led 145 of 500 laps and beat runner-up Aric Almirola by nearly nine-tenths of a second to claim his third Cup Series victory of 2023 and secure his first Championship 4 berth.
Almirola earned his second top-five and his fifth top-10 of the season. This was his second top-five and ninth top-10 in 30 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Martinsville.
After a hard-fought race, William Byron and the No. 24 PODS Camaro ZL1 team took the checkered flag in the NASCAR Cup Series Round of Eight elimination race at Martinsville Speedway in the 13th position – clinching the team’s spot in the series’ Championship Four.
Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr. and Tyler Reddick’s Playoff runs ended in the Round of 8 as the trio of Toyota drivers just missed advancing to the Championship 4 on Sunday evening at Martinsville Speedway.
At the green flag in the Round of Eight elimination race at Martinsville Speedway, Chevrolet clinched the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturer Championship.