The Xfinity 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series race held at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race is traditionally held in the fall and has been run in every NASCAR Cup Series season, starting with the sixth event in the inaugural 1949 season, making it the oldest NASCAR race on the schedule. It is currently the ninth race of ten in the Chase. William Byron is the defending winner of the event.
Prior to lights being installed, the race started at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, generally the earliest start time among the playoff races on the schedule, in an attempt to finish the race before darkness. Following a series of incidents involving both the October Late Model race and the NASCAR Cup races in the 2010s, most notably both fall 2015 races that ended in near-darkness, the track added lights for the 2017 season. The NASCAR Cup Series fall race now finishes at night, and the Late Model race is held at night. The Tums sponsorship returned in 2008, as their Goody's Powder brand sponsored the race from 1983 to 1995 and returned as a sponsor for the spring race in 2007. Tums and Goody's sponsored the fall race through 2016. As per Martinsville tradition, the winner of this race receives a custom-built grandfather clock.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1949 September 2522 Red Byron Raymond Parks Oldsmobile200100 (160.934) Report 1950 October 1592 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Plymouth200100 (160.934) Report 1951 October 147 Frank Mundy Ted Chester Oldsmobile200100 (160.934) Report 1952 October 1992 Herb Thomas Herb Thomas Hudson200100 (160.934)2:06:1047.556 Report 1953 October 1380 Jim Paschal George Hutchens Dodge200100 (160.934)1:47:0756.013 Report 1954 October 1742 Lee Petty Petty Enterprises Chrysler165*82.5 (132.770)1:51:0744.547 Report 1955 October 1630 Speedy Thompson Carl Kiekhaefer Chrysler200100 (160.934)1:40:40 Report 1956 October 28502 Jack Smith Carl Kiekhaefer Dodge400 200 (321.868)3:16:1761.136 Report 1957 October 649 Bob Welborn Bob Welborn Chevrolet500250 (402.336)3:58:0063.025 Report 1958 October 1222 Fireball Roberts Frank Strickland Chevrolet350*175 (281.635) 2:43:1164.344 Report 1959 September 274 Rex White Rex White Chevrolet500250 (402.336)4:07:5660.5 Report 1960 September 254 Rex White Rex White Chevrolet500250 (402.336)4:08:1160.439 Report 1961 September 248 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac500250 (402.336)3:59:4062.586 Report 1962 September 2329 Nelson Stacy Holman-Moody Ford500250 (402.336)3:44:1866.874 Report 1963 September 2228 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford500250 (402.336)3:42:1667.486 Report 1964 September 2728 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford500250 (402.336) 3:42:4967.32 Report 1965 September 2626 Junior Johnson Junior Johnson & Associates Ford500250 (402.336) 3:43:4167.056 Report 1966 September 2528 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford500250 (402.336)3:36:5069.177 Report 1967 September 2443 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth500250 (402.336) 3:35:3069.605 Report 1968 September 2243 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth500250 (402.336)3:47:5665.808 Report 1969 September 2843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Ford500250 (402.336) 3:57:3763.127 Report 1970 October 1843 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth500262.5 (422.452)3:38:1672.235 Report 1971 September 2671 Bobby Isaac Nord Krauskopf Dodge500262.5 (422.452)3:33:5973.681 Report 1972 September 2443 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth500262.5 (422.452)3:45:0269.989 Report 1973 September 3043 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Plymouth480*252 (405.554)3:48:5168.631 Report 1974 September 2952 Earl Ross Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:58:0366.232 Report 1975 September 2871 Dave Marcis Nord Krauskopf Dodge500262.5 (422.452)3:27:4775.819 Report 1976 September 2611 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet340*178.5 (287.267)2:22:1575.37 Report 1977 September 2511 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:34:4073.447 Report 1978 September 2411 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Oldsmobile500262.5 (422.452)3:18:5479.185 Report 1979 September 2328 Buddy Baker Ranier-Lundy Chevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:29:4075.119 Report 1980 September 282 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Racing Chevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:46:0769.654 Report 1981 September 2711 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick500262.5 (422.452)3:44:5770.089 Report 1982 October 1711 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick500262.5 (422.452) 3:41:05 71,315 Report 1983 September 253 Ricky Rudd Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:27:1676.134 Report 1984 September 2311 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:28:5575.532 Report 1985 September 223 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:43:1370.694 Report 1986 September 2127 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac500263 (423.257)3:35:3273.191 Report 1987 September 2717 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257) 3:26:31 76.41 Report 1988 September 2517 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:30:2674.988 Report 1989 September 2417 Darrell Waltrip Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257) 3:26:15 76,571 Report 1990 September 2311 Geoff Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford500263 (423.257) 3:26:35 76,386 Report 1991 September 2233 Harry Gant Leo Jackson Racing Oldsmobile500263 (423.257) 3:31:4274.535 Report 1992 September 2815 Geoff Bodine Bud Moore Engineering Ford500263 (423.257)3:29:1375.424 Report 1993 September 2628 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford500263 (423.257)3:32:57 74,102 Report 1994 September 252 Rusty Wallace Penske Racing Ford500263 (423.257)3:24:3477.139 Report 1995 September 243 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet500263 (423.257) 3:33:2473.946 Report 1996 September 2224 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:11:5482.223 Report 1997 September 2899 Jeff Burton Roush Racing Ford500263 (423.257) 3:35:5773.072 Report 1998 September 2710 Ricky Rudd Rudd Performance Motorsports Ford500263 (423.257)3:35:0873.35 Report 1999 October 324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257) 3:38:0772.347 Report 2000 October 120 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac500263 (423.257)3:33:3973.859 Report 2001 October 15*32 Ricky Craven PPI Motorsports Ford500263 (423.257) 3:28:1975.75 Report 2002 October 2097 Kurt Busch Roush Racing Ford500263 (423.257)3:31:23 74,651 Report 2003 October 1924 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:53:1467.658 Report 2004 October 2448 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:58:4366.103 Report 2005 October 2324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257) 3:46:2569.695 Report 2006 October 2248 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:44:0070.446 Report 2007 October 2148 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet506*266.156 (428.336)3:59:4566.608 Report 2008 October 1948 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet504*265.104 (426.643)3:29:2975.931 Report 2009 October 2511 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota501*263.526 (424.103)3:34:4473.633 Report 2010 October 2411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota500263 (423.257)3:40:2071.619 Report 2011 October 3014 Tony Stewart Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:49:5268.648 Report 2012 October 2848 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:23:0977.677 Report 2013 October 2724 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:44:2170.337 Report 2014 October 2688 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:43:0770.725 Report 2015 November 124 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:46:3569.643 Report 2016 October 3048 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:20:5578.54 Report 2017 October 2918 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota505*265.63 (427.49)3:32:4774.902 Report 2018 October 2822 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford500263 (423.257)3:29:3275.31 Report 2019 October 2719 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota500263 (423.257)3:29:0975.448 Report 2020 November 19 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:40:2771.581 Report 2021 October 3148 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet501*263.526 (424.103)3:42:4870.968 Report 2022 October 3020 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota500263 (423.257)3:24:1877.239 Report 2023 October 2912 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford500263 (423.257)3:29:4375.244 Report 2024 November 312 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford500263 (423.257)3:28:3175.677 Report 2025 October 2624 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet500263 (423.257)3:33:5973.744 Report 2026 November 1 Report
1954 & 1958: Race shortened due to darkness. 1967–1970: Richard Petty went on to win 4 consecutive Martinsville Fall Races in this time frame. He would become the first of only 2 drivers in the track's history, and the only driver in the history of the Fall Race, to win the same Martinsville event 4 years in a row. Rusty Wallace would accomplish this feat in the spring race from 1993–1996. 1973 & 1976: Race shortened due to rain. 2001: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain. 2007–2009, 2017, and 2021: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.
Track length notes 1949–1968: 0.5-mile course 1969, 1984–present: 0.526-mile course 1970–1983: 0.525-mile course
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 6 Richard Petty 1967–1970, 1972–1973 Darrell Waltrip 1981–1982, 1984, 1987–1989 Jeff Gordon 1996, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2015 Jimmie Johnson 2004, 2006–2008, 2012, 2016 3 Fred Lorenzen 1963–1964, 1966 Cale Yarborough 1976–1978 Dale Earnhardt 1980, 1985, 1995 2 Herb Thomas 1950, 1952 Rex White 1959–1960 Geoff Bodine 1990, 1992 Rusty Wallace 1986, 1994 Ricky Rudd 1983, 1998 Denny Hamlin 2009–2010 Tony Stewart 2000, 2011 Ryan Blaney 2023–2024
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 19 Hendrick Motorsports 1987–1989, 1996, 1999, 2003–2008, 2012–2016, 2020–2021, 2025 9 Junior Johnson & Associates 1965, 1974, 1976–1978, 1981–1982, 1984, 1990 7 Petty Enterprises 1954, 1967–1970, 1972–1973 6 Joe Gibbs Racing 2000, 2009–2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 4 Holman-Moody 1962–1964, 1966 Team Penske 1994, 2018, 2023, 2024 3 Richard Childress Racing 1983, 1985, 1995 2 Herb Thomas 1950, 1952 Carl Kiekhaefer 1955–1956 Rex White 1959–1960 Bud Moore Engineering 1961, 1992 Nord Krauskopf 1971, 1975 Roush Racing 1997, 2002
Multiple winners (manufacturers) # Wins Manufacturer Years won 33 Chevrolet 1957–1960, 1974, 1976–1977, 1979–1980, 1983–1985, 1987–1989, 1995–1996, 1999, 2003–2008, 2011–2016, 2020–2021, 2025 17 Ford 1962–1966, 1969, 1990, 1992–1994, 1997–1998, 2001–2002, 2018, 2023, 2024 6 Plymouth 1950, 1967–1968, 1970, 1972–1973 5 Toyota 2009–2010, 2017, 2019, 2022 4 Oldsmobile 1949, 1951, 1978, 1991 Dodge 1953, 1956, 1971, 1975 3 Pontiac 1961, 1986, 2000 2 Chrysler 1954–1955 Buick 1981–1982
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