A suspension of two pit crew members for Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 Cup Series team and four Xfinity crew chiefs being fined for lug nut violations on their respective entries highlight this past weekend's NASCAR events at the Charlotte Roval.
Bowman's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet entry failed to meet the minimum weight specifications during the Charlotte Roval's post-race inspection process, which has resulted with Bowman being removed from the Playoff's Round of 8 field and moving Joey Logano back into Playoff contention.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 62 of 109-scheduled laps and muscled away from the field during a 26-lap dash to the finish to notch his sixth Cup victory of the 2024 season and race his way into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The 21-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, led 13 of 72 over-scheduled laps and overtook Parker Kligerman during an overtime shootout to notch his third Xfinity victory of 2024 and race his way into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The three-time SuperCars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, posted his best qualifying lap at 99.246 mph in 82.704 seconds, which was enough to claim his first Cup Series career pole at the Roval.
The three-time SuperCars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, notched the third Xfinity Series pole of his career and of the 2024 season with a pole-qualifying lap at 97.110 mph in 84.523 seconds.
Dave Elenz, who worked as Erik Jones' crew chief, has parted ways, which resulted with Ben Beshore shifting to Jones' No. 43 team while Brian Campe will work as a crew chief for John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 42 team on an interim role for the remainder of the 2024 season.
The 2023 Daytona 500 champion from Olive Branch, Mississippi, led 19 of 195 over-scheduled laps and edged Brad Keselowski by 0.006 seconds during an overtime shootout to snap a 65-race winless drought and record his fourth Cup career victory at 'Dega.
The two-time ARCA Menards East champion from Johnston, Iowa, led five of 98 over-scheduled laps and muscled away from the field on the final lap of an overtime shootout to score his second Xfinity career victory and transfer into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The 2021 Daytona 500 champion from Glendale, Arizona, notched his sixth Cup career pole and his fifth on superspeedway venues in 2024 with a pole-winning lap at 183.063 mph in 52.310 seconds.
Brandon Jones rallied from deep in the field yet again to lead Toyota with a fourth-place finish in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Martinsville Saturday evening.
AUSTIN CINDRIC, No. 2 Menards/Delta Ford Mustang Dark Horse – “I think this is a track where you definitely need a good qualifying run because of pit selection."
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, notched a pole-winning lap at 98.492 mph in 19.226 seconds for his sixth Cup pole of 2026, sixth at Martinsville and the 54th of his career.
RFK Racing drivers Chris Buescher and Ryan Preece stopped by the infield media center this morning at Martinsville Speedway to answer questions from the media. Here is a transcript of that session.
The 2012 Cup Series champion from Rochester Hills, Michigan, is free to pursue options for the 2027 season and will sell his 20% ownership stake of RFK Racing as a passive owner ahead of his departure following the 2026 season.
