Date: 11-3-2024.

Name of the race: Xfinity 500.

Track: Martinsville Speedway.

Laps: 500.

Pole Winner: Martin Truex Jr.

Outside Pole Winner: Chase Elliott.

Stage 1 winner: Chase Elliott.

Stage 2 winner: Brad Keselowski.

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

Top 5: Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Austin Cindric, and Denny Hamlin.

Fun fact about Ryan Blaney: Though Ryan may be from High Point Carolina, and you would think he is a fan of the Panthers, but that is not the case since he is an avid fan of the Pittsburg Steelers and can be spotted representing their merchandise and attending games when he can. 

Fun fact about Martinsville Speedway: When the track opened in 1948 until 1999 the track just like Bristol consisted of two pit roads one at each side of the track. The backstretch was known to be avoided because if a team had to pit under caution on that part of pit road, any car that was pitting on the front stretch had the upper hand of being able to come in first along with not having to abide by pace car speed when exiting pit road. 

Fun fact about Virginia: The state of Virginia and Tennessee share a common city name of Bristol which means they share a state line that goes down State Street making the nickname "Twin Cities." 

Next Race: Phoenix Raceway on Sunday afternoon (11-10-2024) for the final race of the season that will determine who will be the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion.