Hamlin holds off Truex in overtime to win at Richmond Raceway
Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service
Richmond, Virginia (March 31, 2024) – Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing team gave him a clutch pit stop to emerge with the lead out of the pits and then he was able to hold the advantage on a two-lap overtime shootout to claim the Toyota Owners 400 victory Saturday night at his … Read more
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Chandler Smith wins second Xfinity race of the season at Richmond
Chandler Smith wins second Xfinity race of the season at Richmond
Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service
Richmond, Virginia (March 30, 2024) – Chandler Smith led a Joe Gibbs Racing sweep at Richmond (Va.) Raceway Saturday afternoon cruising to a 4.495-seconds victory over teammates Aric Almirola and Tanner Gray in the ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
It marks back-to-back wins in this race for Smith – answering his first career … Read more
Kyle Larson Gambles to Victory at Martinsville
Kyle Larson Claims First Victory at Martinsville Speedway
Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 16, 2023) – Kyle Larson’s Hendrick Motorsports team gambled on a late race two-tire pit stop to give him a fighting chance for the victory, and he took the opportunity and drove away to a commanding 4.142-second win in Sunday’s NOCO 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.
It was the 2021 … Read more
John Hunter Burns It Down at Martinsville
John Hunter Nemechek Wins with Dominating Performance in Martinsville
Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 15, 2023) – John Hunter Nemechek led a dominating 198 of 250 laps to win Saturday night’s Call811.com Before You Dig 250 – besting his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Sammy Smith by 1.518-seconds to earn his second NASCAR Xfinity Series victory of the 2023 season and first win in his first series-start at … Read more
Rain Shortened and Rain Tires at Martinsville
Corey Heim’s Time in Martinsville
Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 15th, 2023) – Corey Heim prevailed at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway late Friday night to earn his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of the season after persevering through both rain and dry conditions, two red flag periods for weather and multiple charges by the highly-motivated veteran Kyle Busch.
The 20-year old Georgia-native, Heim, led his first laps … Read more
Smith Gets First Xfinity Win at Richmond
Chandler Smith Grabs First NASCAR Xfinity Series Victory at Richmond Raceway
Holly Cain
NASCAR Wire Service
Richmond, Virginia (April 1, 2023) – Rookie Chandler Smith earned his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday afternoon at Richmond (Va.) Raceway holding off John Hunter Nemechek on a final race restart with six laps remaining to hoist the ToyotaCare 250 trophy.
Smith’s No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet led a race best 83 … Read more
Chandler Smith at Richmond
Chandler Smith Dominates NASCAR Truck Series Playoff Race at Richmond
Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service
RICHMOND, Va. (August 13, 2022) — The first truck off pit road controlled the race.
That was the story of Chandler Smith’s dominating victory in Saturday night’s Worldwide Express 250 at Richmond Raceway.
Smith took charge of the second event in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoff when he won the race off pit … Read more
Byron is First Cup Series Repeat Winner
William Byron is NASCAR Cup’s First Double Winner with Victory at Martinsville
NASCAR Wire Service
Reid Spencer MARTINSVILLE, Va. (April 9, 2022) – The first night race for the NASCAR Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway was a cakewalk for Hendrick Motorsports—until a late caution sent the race to overtime, that is.
But William Byron survived a final restart and a mistake on the white-flag lap to win Saturday night’s Blue-Emu … Read more
Brandon Jones Snatches Victory from Ty Gibbs in Martinsville Brawl
Brandon Jones Snatches Victory from Ty Gibbs in Martinsville Brawl
NASCAR Wire Service
Reid Spencer, MARTINSVILE, Va. (April 8, 2022) — On older tires, Brandon Jones stole an Xfinity Series win from the scion of the owner of his race team on Saturday night at Martinsville Speedway.
Jones dived to the inside of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs as the Call 811 Before You Dig 250 went to a … Read more
William Byron Proved He Hadn’t Forgotten How to Drive a Truck
William Byron Takes Decisive Win in Return to NASCAR Trucks at Martinsville
NASCAR Wire Service
Reid Spencer, Martinsville, Virginia (April 7, 2022) — William Byron proved emphatically Thursday night that he hadn’t forgotten how to drive a truck.
Making only his second start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2016—after a blown engine knocked him out of last year’s Nashville race—Byron parlayed perfect pit strategy into a decisive … Read more