
Martinsville Race Review
Date: 4-7-2024.
Name of the race: Cook Out 400.
Track: Martinsville Speedway.
Laps: 415 (originally supposed to be 400 but there was one overtime finish).
Pole Winner: Kyle Larson.
Outside Pole: Bubba Wallace.
Stage 1 winner: Kyle Larson.
Stage 2 winner: Denny Hamlin.
Stage 3 winner (won the race): William Byron.
Top 5: William Byron, Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, and Ryan Blaney.
Fun fact about William Byron: William's first official NASCAR race when he was younger was attending a race at Martinsville watching in the stands.
Fun fact about Martinsville Speedway: This track is the only one on the entire schedule that has hosted NASCAR's top three series every single year since the track opened in 1949.
Fun fact about Virginia: The tourist slogan when in this state "Virginia Is for Lovers" is one of the most well-known campaigns and was created by David N Martin and George Woltz when they won the Virginia State Travel account in the year 1968.
Next Race: Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday afternoon (4-14-2024).