Date: 10-29-2023.

Name of the race: Xfinity 500.

Track: Martinsville Speedway.

Laps: 500.

Pole Winner: Martin Truex Jr.

Outside Pole: Ty Gibbs.

Stage 1 winner: Denny Hamlin.

Stage 2 winner: Ryan Blaney.

Stage 3 winner (won the race): Ryan Blaney.

Top 5: Ryan Blaney, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, and Joey Logano.

Fun fact about Ryan Blaney: In 2010 Blaney won the championship in the Southern Six Pack Series which was in the Champion Racing Association. 

Fun fact about Martinsville Speedway: The track was previously independently owned before NASCAR bought it which helps its case as to why the track still remains on the schedule today. 

Fun fact about Virginia: It is the tenth smallest state in the United States by its land area. 

Next Race: Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon (11-5-2023) for the final race of the 2023 season and to determine who will be the Cup Series champion too.