The 2024 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 3, 2024, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526 mile (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the 35th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8. Ryan Blaney won the race. Chase Elliott finished 2nd, and Kyle Larson finished 3rd. Austin Cindric and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five, and William Byron, Austin Dillon, Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski, and Joey Logano rounded out the top ten.
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Background
Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track on the NASCAR circuit since its beginning in 1948.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (P) denotes playoff driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 19.918 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.918 95.070 2 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 19.935 94.989 3 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.957 94.884Official practice results
Qualifying Martin Truex Jr. scored the pole for the race with a time of 19.686 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.584 19.686 2 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.715 19.758 3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.633 19.735 4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 19.701 19.767 5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.674 19.743 6 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 19.739 19.807 7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.735 19.744 8 41 Ryan Preece Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 19.706 19.831 9 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 19.747 19.809 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.770 19.856 11 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 19.776 — 12 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 19.795 — 13 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.779 — 14 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 19.796 — 15 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 19.793 — 16 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19.801 — 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 19.809 — 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 19.803 — 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 19.830 — 20 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 19.805 — 21 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 19.831 — 22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 19.825 — 23 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 19.842 — 24 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 19.883 — 25 10 Noah Gragson Stewart–Haas Racing Ford 19.857 — 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19.925 — 27 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 19.866 — 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 19.926 — 29 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 19.895 — 30 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.000 — 31 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 19.902 — 32 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 20.069 — 33 15 Kaz Grala Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.094 — 34 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 20.110 — 35 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 20.296 — 36 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 20.156 — 37 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 130
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 75 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 66 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 210 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 130
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 102 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 93 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 84 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 48 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 210 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 240
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 14 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 500 552 2 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 453 9 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 464 24 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 500 335 37 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 500 406 3 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 467 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 500 378 22 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 500 299 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 500 3910 12 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 500 2911 25 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 2812 29 16 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 500 013 7 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 500 3114 8 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 3115 4 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 3016 11 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 500 2117 15 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 500 2018 19 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 499 1919 21 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 499 1820 28 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 499 1721 36 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 499 1622 16 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 499 2023 20 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 498 1424 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 498 1325 27 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 498 1226 13 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 498 1127 33 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 497 1028 23 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 497 929 30 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 497 830 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 497 731 32 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 496 632 5 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 495 533 17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 490 434 31 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 458 335 34 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 365 236 6 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 347 137 35 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 131 0Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 15 among 7 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 6 for 66 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 28 minutes, and 31 seconds Average speed:
Late-race controversy The ending to the race was shrouded in controversy, as Christopher Bell attempted to do a wall ride move, similar to a move Ross Chastain did in 2022's running. NASCAR however deemed the move was a safety violation (the move had been banned at the beginning of the 2023 season) and was removed from the Championship 4 in Phoenix; William Byron entered the Championship 4 as a result. The move was dubbed as "Fail Melon" by fans and media after the controversial move.
Further controversy surrounded allegations of intra-manufacturer team orders involving Austin Dillon and Chastain, both driving Chevrolets, on behalf of Byron. NASCAR would later announce that they would further investigate the actions of the No. 1, 3, and 23 teams. The investigation of the No. 23 team included the car being torn down in order to search for Wallace's car supposed late-race mechanical issues, as his car slowed down prior to Bell's wall ride.
NASCAR announced the penalties on November 5, with each driver (Dillon, Chastain, and Wallace) being fined, as well as a loss of driver points, each teams' team executives, crew chiefs and spotters being suspended from Phoenix. 2 members of RCR's team, Josh Sobecki and Michael Russell, were also suspended from next season's race at Bowman Gray.
Media
Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsKim CoonParker KligermanMarty Snider
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace had the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN when the field raced down the backstraightway into turn 3. MRN Lead Pit Reporter Steve Post, Jacklyn Drake, and Chris Wilner covered the action for MRN from pit lane.
MRN Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Mike BagleyAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Dave Moody Steve PostJacklyn DrakeChris Wilner
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 5 1 Ryan Blaney 5,000 5 2 Joey Logano 5,000 (–0) 1 3 Tyler Reddick 5,000 (–0) 2 4 William Byron 5,000 (–0) 4 5 Christopher Bell 2,363 (–2,637) 3 6 Kyle Larson 2,339 (–2,661) 1 7 Chase Elliott 2,304 (–2,696) 1 8 Alex Bowman 2,295 (–2,705) 4 9 Denny Hamlin 2,293 (–2,707) 10 Martin Truex Jr. 2,226 (–2,774) 11 Austin Cindric 2,222 (–2,778) 12 Daniel Suárez 2,199 (–2,801) 1 13 Brad Keselowski 2,186 (–2,814) 1 14 Chase Briscoe 2,176 (–2,824) 2 15 Ty Gibbs 2,168 (–2,832) 16 Harrison Burton 2,101 (–2,899)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,275 2 Ford 1,235 (–40) 3 Toyota 1,226 (–49)