On April 14, 2002, Bobby Labonte won his first short track title in dominating fashion during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Denny Hamlin’s promising start to the Auto Club 400 ended early on Sunday, as an engine failure in the #11 Toyota forced the FedEx Racing team to retire from the event after just 105 of 200 laps.
Ragan on racing at Martinsville Speedway: “Martinsville is one of my favorite tracks on the schedule. It’s such a unique track and it’s nice that it is pretty close to home."
The reigning Indy 500 champion and four-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, clocked in a four-lap average-qualifying session at 232.248 mph in 2:35.0066 to secure his second Indy 500 career pole position.
Cody Ware Results: "My team did a really good job. We were struggling and fighting with a lot of balance problems on corner entry in the first segment."
The three-time Daytona 500 champion from Chesterfield, Virginia, became a two-time All-Star Race champion in 2026 after he outdueled teammate Chase Briscoe in the final segment at Dover.
Strong Fourth-Place Effort for Austin Dillon and the No. 3 BREZTRI AEROSPHERE (budesonide, glycopyrrolate, and formoterol fumarate)® Chevrolet Team in the NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin started from the pole and had the lead when it counted as the Virginia native won his second All-Star Race, and his third consecutive Dover Cup Series win. Hamlin led 103 of 200 laps on his way to victory.
