NASCAR will hold a test session Thursday at Martinsville Speedway to look at the possibility of using rain tires on NASCAR's shorter ovals. They are not discussing racing in the rain but being able to race on a wet track which should shorten rain delays.
The 18-year-old grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Joe Gibbs will return for an additional 14 Xfinity Series races throughout the 2021 season.
For the first time in 13 years, the NASCAR Xfinity Series returned to Martinsville Speedway for race No. 32 of the 2020 season and the final race in the Round of 8 Playoffs.
Nine wins, earning the 2020 Regular Season Championship, capturing 20 top fives with 1531 laps led; it’s been an impressive season by any standard. But it was not enough for Kevin Harvick to advance to the Championship 4.
A late turn of events at Martinsville Speedway resulted with Chase Elliott racing his way into the Championship 4 finale by winning and Kevin Harvick eliminated from title contention by a narrow margin.
Grant Enfinger, who was in a must-win situation, held off his ThorSport teammate Ben Rhodes to claim his spot in the Championship 4 by winning the NASCAR Hall of Fame 200.
