The NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) heads to Martinsville Speedway this weekend for the Xfinity 500 on Sunday, November 1, at 2 p.m. ET on USA, MRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Channel 90).
Last season, William Byron won the Busch Light Pole Award with a lap of 98.185 mph (19.286 seconds), and then Byron led 304 of 500 laps to win the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series Chase Point Standings after Talladega Superspeedway
| Rank | Driver | No | Points | Behind | Next | Race Wins | Stage Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Larson (C) | 5 | 2441 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin (C) | 11 | 2368 | -73 | 73 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell (C) | 20 | 2367 | -74 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Chase Briscoe (C) | 19 | 2362 | -79 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Joey Logano (C) | 22 | 2341 | -100 | 21 | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney (C) | 12 | 2334 | -107 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | Tyler Reddick (C) | 45 | 2315 | -126 | 19 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Austin Cindric (C) | 2 | 2258 | -183 | 57 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Ty Gibbs (C) | 54 | 2258 | -183 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Carson Hocevar (C) | 77 | 2243 | -198 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | William Byron (C) | 24 | 2227 | -214 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Chase Elliott (C) | 9 | 2223 | -218 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Bubba Wallace (C) | 23 | 2223 | -218 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Daniel Suárez (C) | 7 | 2201 | -240 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Ryan Preece (C) | 60 | 2192 | -249 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Chris Buescher (C) | 17 | 2186 | -255 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
Track & Race Information for the Xfinity 500
Season Race: No. 35 of 36 (November 1, 2026)
The Purse: $11,233,037
Track Size/Type: 0.526 Mile Asphalt Oval
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 12 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 12 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 0 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 0 degrees
Frontstretch Length: 800 feet
Backstretch Length: 800 feet
Race Schedule, Length, and Stages for the Xfinity 500
Race Length: 500 laps / 263 miles
Stage 1 & 2 Length: 130 laps (each)
Final Stage Length: 240 laps
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
12:30 PM – 1:20 PM: NCTS PRACTICE
1:35 PM – 2:30 PM: NCTS QUALIFYING (IMPOUND)
3:00 PM – 3:50 PM: NOAPS PRACTICE
4:05 PM – 5:00 PM: NOAPS QUALIFYING (IMPOUND)
5:40 PM: NCTS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
6:00 PM: NCTS RACE (STAGES 50/100/200 LAPS = 105.2 MILES ) ON FS1
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
1:00 PM – 1:50 PM: NCS PRACTICE (IMPOUND) (ALL ENTRIES)
2:05 PM – 3:00 PM: NCS QUALIFYING (IMPOUND)
3:45 PM: NOAPS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
4:00 PM: NOAPS RACE (STAGES 60/120/250 LAPS = 131.5 MILES) ON THE CW NETWORK
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
1:15 PM: NCS DRIVER INTRODUCTIONS
2:00 PM: NCS RACE (STAGES 130/260/500 LAPS = 263 MILES) ON NBC
*All times are Eastern. NASCAR Cup Series (NCS), NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series (NOAPS), NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS), ARCA Series (AMS)
Who and what should you look out for at Martinsville Speedway?
Denny Hamlin (2009, 2010) and Ryan Blaney (2023, 2024) lead all active NCS drivers in postseason wins at Martinsville with two victories each. Hamlin also leads all active drivers with five wins (2008, 2009, 2010 sweep, 2015). This weekend, 10 of the 59 NCS race winners are active.
| Active Martinsville Winners | Wins | Seasons |
| Denny Hamlin | 6 | 2025, ’15, ’10 sweep, ’09, ’08 |
| Ryan Blaney | 2 | 2024, ’23 |
| William Byron | 2 | 2024, ’22 |
| Brad Keselowski | 2 | 2019, ’17 |
| Kyle Busch | 2 | 2017, ’16 |
| Kyle Larson | 1 | 2023 |
| Christopher Bell | 1 | 2022 |
| Alex Bowman | 1 | 2021 |
| Chase Elliott | 1 | 2020 |
| Joey Logano | 1 | 2018 |
The first starting position is the most successful in the field, producing 22 wins, more than any other starting position, and the deepest start by an active race winner is 20th, by Christopher Bell in 2022.
| Stats | Winning % | Wins |
| Winning from the First Starting Position: | 14.19% | 22 |
| Winning from the Front Row: | 23.87% | 37 |
| Winning from a Top-Five Starting Position: | 50.32% | 78 |
| Winning from a Top-10 Starting Position: | 70.97% | 110 |
| Winning After Starting Outside the Top 20: | 4.52% | 7 |
In 2020, Chase Elliott won from the eighth starting position in the ninth race of the postseason and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. In 2023, Ryan Blaney won from the 11th starting position in the ninth race of the Playoffs and went on to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship.
The Driver Picks for the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway!
- Denny Hamlin has six wins, 22 top-fives, 28 top-10s, five poles, and an average finish of 10.244.
- Joey Logano has one win, 12 top-fives, 23 top-10s, five poles, and an average finish of 10.400.
- Chase Elliott has two wins, ten top-fives, 15 top-10s, one pole, and an average finish of 10.864.
- Kyle Larson has one win, eight top-fives, 11 top-10s, two poles, and an average finish of 14.783.
- Ryan Blaney has two wins, 11 top-fives, 14 top-10s, and the series-best average finish of 8.048.
