The 2025 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway
Welcome to the beautiful Virginia countryside, a place we get to visit in the spring and the fall. (Most Importantally the fall.) But you know what makes that countryside even more beautiful? Build a 0.5 mile arena of concrete and asphalt in the middle of it and stick 40 stock cars on it. Not a bad idea right? Enough of that, this race decides who makes the championship 4, and our current contenders are:
- Denny Hamlin (Adv.)
- Chase Briscoe (Adv.)
- Christopher Bell (+37)
- Kyle Larson (+36)
- William Byron (-36)
- Joey Logano (-38)
- Ryan Blaney (-47)
- Chase Elliott (-62)
So yeah, basically everybody who is below the cutline needs a win to advance. So, lets see who those next two will be.
The first caution was on lap 28 when Bubba Wallace almost spun Daniel Suarez, but he managed to save it. It didn't matter, though, because NASCAR officials already called a caution. This would trigger pit stops and after taking two tires, Michael Mcdowell would resume the race on point.
On lap 242, the no. 51 of Cody Ware spun in turns three and four when he had a loose wheel, and the wheel eventually came off. Ware made it back to pit road without any damages to the car, and he was able to resume racing. The yellow flag did fly, though, so he would have to wait a couple laps before we could finally get underway.
Erik Jones spun his Toyota on lap 377 after locking his front tires in turn three, which resulted in contact with the no. 23 of Bubba Wallace. This incident occurred right in front of the leaders Ryan Blaney and William Byron who, if you look back at the intro, are both drivers who must win to be one of the final four. The question is, who will it be?
William Byron was able to clear Ryan Blaney before that caution came out, so it was going to be a battle to the finish. Byron got the early lead, and never stopped until he was burning down those Goodyears.
So now are championship four field is set. With Byron winning, he secured a spot, and his HMS teammate Kyle Larson did too. So, who will come out on top? Well, we'll just have to wait and see. Good luck with your championship hopes, guys.
