While everyone focused on the battle for the win at Martinsville, there was a team that quietly finished 16th and continued their steady climb up the standings. They are Germain Racing with driver, Casey Mears who scored his 4th top 16 finish of the year at the historic short track.
It sure was not to see Denny Hamlin behind the wheel, who is out with a back injury until Talladega a month from now. However, not only does he need to win a couple of races in the first 16 events after his return to have a chance to make the Chase, but Hamlin has to be back into the Top 20 to make those wins count.
Jimmie Johnson won the 64th Annual STP Gas Booster 500 Sunday at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, VA. The Hendrick Motorsports driver started on the pole, and led 347 laps to capture his 8th victory at Martinsville.
Jimmie Johnson captured his 62nd career Sprint Cup Series victory on Sunday’s in the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Johnson led 346 laps in route to his eighth win and 20th top-10 finish in 23 races at Martinsville.
After getting the lead on a late race pit stop, Jimmie Johnson would hold on to the lead for the final 51 laps to pick up his eighth Martinsville Grandfather Clock.
Amidst rivalries, paybacks, and fierce competition that NASCAR teams know and love, one organization this week has taken efforts to shift the focus from the recent controversy on the track to highlighting the camaraderie and support provided by the relationship of a close-knit NASCAR family.
Driver of the No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, Jimmie Johnson, won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 64th Annual STP Gas Booster 500 in Martinsville, VA with a record lap of 19.244 seconds. This is Johnson’s 30th career pole, and his first pole this season.
GoDaddy.com driver, Danica Patrick, qualified 32nd for the STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Due to an engine swap, Danica will be starting at the rear of the field.
There is no doubt that Marcos Ambrose is one of the best road course racers in the world but as he enters his 5th full time year in the NSCS, he is still searching for that illusive oval track win. Marcos has been fast at the ovals throughout his career but in a sport where everything needs to go your way in order to win, luck has not been in the Aussie's favor.
The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, was awarded the pole position for Saturday's event at Martinsville due to rain canceling Friday's qualifying session.
As NHRA continues to celebrate its 75th anniversary season in 2026, the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series returns to zMAX Dragway for one of the most thrilling spectacles in all of motorsports with the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals on April 24-26.
Birmingham Stallions head coach A.J. McCarron will ride in the Fastest Seat in Sports at the Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix powered by AmFirst on Sunday, March 29
RAFA Racing Team heads into Sonoma Raceway facing one of its most demanding weekends of the season, fielding entries across multiple championships as its expanded 2026 program comes into full effect.
