The reigning Xfinity Series champion from Ladera Ranch, California, led a race-high 104 of 300 laps and rallied from falling off the pace with a cut tire to notch his second Xfinity victory of the 2024 season and claim his first regular-season title by three points.
The 31-year-old Bowman from Tucson, Arizona, posted a pole-winning lap at 126.720 mph in 15.142 seconds, which was enough to claim his fifth Cup Series pole position and first at Thunder Valley.
The 22-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, led the final 80 of 200-scheduled laps en route to becoming the first non-Playoff competitor to win the first two races of a Truck Series Playoffs with his second career victory at Thunder Valley.
The 30-year-old Wallace from Mobile, Alabama, will remain at 23XI Racing on a new multiyear basis as he is currently campaigning in his seventh consecutive season in the Cup Series division.
The 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion from Miami, Florida, joins Big Machine Racing for his first full-time Xfinity campaign in 2025 after spending two seasons in the Craftsman Truck Series with Rev Racing.
The 32-year-old Truex from Mayetta, New Jersey, is scheduled to achieve a milestone start in his ninth season with at least one start in the Xfinity Series division.
The 2015 Xfinity Series champion led 19 of 92 over-scheduled laps and bumped his way past van Gisbergen on the final lap during an overtime shootout to score his first Cup Series victory both of the 2024 season and his first on a road course venue at The Glen.
The reigning two-time IndyCar champion from Sant Antoni de Vilamjaor, Spain, became the 13th competitor overall to notch three championships in the IndyCar division in a season where he recorded two victories, six podiums, three poles, 263 laps led and an average-finishing result of 6.5, which was enough to clinch the title by 31 points.
The 18-year-old Zilisch from Charlotte, North Carolina, led a race-high 45 of 90 over-scheduled laps and stretched his fuel tank through two overtime shootouts to become the seventh competitor overall to win in an Xfinity Series debut.
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.
