Lat week the Cup Series ran at the longest track on the circuit; this week they will take on the shortest with the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Thiry-seven teams have brought cars for 40 starting spots.

The drivers get a full 50 minute practice session before making a qualifying run to set the field.  The teams have two sets of tires for practice.

Ross Chastain has a major mechanical issue and has to take the car to the garage.

The crews will be allowed to change brake pads and rotors after practice.

With a wrapped left wrist after the hard crash at Talladega, Riley Herbst is in the car and plans to run the race.  Harrison Burton is on hand should he be needed to finish the race for Herbst.  Herbst said that there is no bone damage just some ligament damage.  He reported that the car had no brakes.

Kyle Larson reports that his car saying, “it sucks”.

Ryan Preece topped the leaderboard in fast lap practice with a time of 19.600 seconds around the half mile track.

Several of the drivers reported ill handling cars.

Ryan Preece reports that tire saving is the issue of the day.

Ross Chastain reported that he had a throttle issue that was quicky repaired.

Cody Ware will not be making a qualifying run after damage to his car from contact with Ross Chastain during practice.

The first driver on the track to make a qualifying run is John Hunter Nemechek who posted a time of 19.726 seconds.

With a time of 19.226 seconds Denny Hamlin put hi number eleven car on the pole with teammate Ty Gibbs alongside on the front row.  This is Hamlin’s sixth pole for Hamlin this season.

The starting lineup for the Xfinity 500:
Denny Hamlin
Ty Gibbs
Kyle Larson
Autin Cindric
Joey Logano
Ryan Preece
Alex Bowman
William Byron
Chase Elliott
Josh Berry
Chae Elliott
Tyler Reddick
Ryan Blaney
Christopher Bell
Bubba Wallace
Ross Chastain
Austin Hill
Chris Buescher
Connor Zilisch
Austin Dillon
Cole Custer
Todd Gilliland
Brad Keselowski
Daniel Suarez
Carson Hocevar
Michael McDowell
Riley Herbst
Ty Dillon
Shane van Gisbergen
Erik Jones
Noah Gragson
AJ Allmendinger
Zane Smith
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
John Hunter Nemechek
Josh Bilicki
Cody Ware

Stages one and two are 130 laps each with stage three lasting 240 laps for a total of 500 laps around the half mile paperclip shaped track.

Denny Hamlin brings the field down for the start of the race before a full house on a cloudy Sunday afternoon with teammate Ty Gibbs alongside.  Hamlin takes the lead on turn one.

Lap two, the top five are Denny Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, Ryan Preece, Austin Cindric, and Kyle Larson.

Lap three, Ty Gibbs passes Denny Hamlin for the lead.

Kyle Larson passes Austin Cindric for fourth.

Teammates Joey Logano and Austin Cindric battle for fifth.

Tire wear will be an issue in today’s race.

When the green flag dropped, Chris Buescher had made race start number 400!

Lap eleven, Ty Gibbs has a half second lead on Denny Hamlin; Ryan Preece, Kyle Larson, and Joey Logano round out the top five.

Lap 19, leaders are on the same straightaway as the last car in the field – Josh Bilicki.

Lap 29, leader Ty Gibbs passes Josh Bilicki to put him a lap down as the leaders are among slower traffic.

Lap 31, the top five are Ty Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Preece, Kyle Larson, and Joey Logano.

Lap 33, the drivers have lost about half a second of speed due to tire wear.

Lap 44, Ty Gibbs continues to hold on to the lead but Denny Hamlin has closed the gap to a quarter of a second; Ryan Preece Kyle Larson, and Joey Logano round out the top five with 33 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 46, Denny Hamlin passes Ty Gibbs for the lead.

Lap 57, Denny Hamlin has a lead of over half a second on Ty Gibbs as he continues to lap slower traffic; there are now 31 cars on the lead lap.

The top five are Denny Hamlin, Ryan Preece, Ty Gibbss, and Kyle Larson, and Joey Logano.

Kyle Larson and Joey Logano battle for fourth.

Lap 62, Christopher Bell comes down pit road for fresh tires.

Lap 64, there are now 27 cars on the lead lap.

Lpa 65, Ryan Blaney comes down pit road for service as green flag stops begin.

Connor Zilisch was caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.  Pit road speed is just 30mph.

Lap 67, Ryan Preece has caught leader Denny Hamlin and begins to challenge for the lead.

Lap 71, there are just 12 cars on the lead lap as green flag pit stops continue.

Joey Logano has gotten around Kyle Larson and is now in third place after Ty Gibbs made a pit stop.

Lap 84, all but the top six drivers have made a pit stop.

Lap 85, Ryan Preece passes Denny Hamlin for the lead.

Lap 82, Ryan Preece has a lead of over two and a half seconds on Denny Hamlin; Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, and Chase Briscoe round out the top five.

Lap 85, Ryan Preece has extended his lead on Denny Hamlin to four seconds.

Lap 108, on fresher tires, William Byron has moved up to second with Joey Logano in third; Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs round out the top five.  Ryan Preece has a lead of over seven seconds.

With 15 laps remaining in stage one, Ryan Preece has a four second lead on William Byron; Ty Gibbs, Joey Logano, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have fallen out of the top 10 and will not earn any stage points for stage one.

With six laps remaining in stage one, William Byron passes Ryan Preece for the lead.

William Byron wins stage one.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
William Byron
Ty Gibbs
Ryan Preece
Christopher Bell
Josh Berry
Alex Bowman
Austin Cindric
Ross Chastan
Tyler Reddick
Chase Elliott

Kyle Larson was lapped on stage one and did not get the “lucky dog”; that went to Daniel Suarez.

The drivers come down pit road for service with William Byron winning the race off of stage one.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Ty Gibbs alongside on lap 142.  William Byron takes the lead.

The top five are William Byron, Ty Gibbs, Christopoher Bell, Ryan Preece, and Austin Cindric.

Lap 152, there are 23 cars on the lead lap with Kyle Larson in the “lucky dog” spot.

Josh Bilicki is in the garage and out of the race.

Christopher Bell has passed Ty Gibbs for second and is half a second behind leader William Byron.

Lap 169, William Byron has a near one second lead on Christopher Bell.

Cole Custer was caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a passthrough penalty.

Lap 177, William Byron has increased his lead on Christopher Bell to a second and a half; Ty Gibbs, Ryan Preece, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.

Lap 192, Denny Hamlin comes down pit road for service to begin a cycle of green flag stops.

Carson Hocevar brings out the first caution flag for an on track incident when he spins out in a single car incident.

Ty Gibbs is the “lucky dog”.

Christopher Bell was caught speeding on pit road and will have to restart the race from the back of the longest line.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag restart with Ryan Preece alongside on lap 207.  Byron holds on to the lead with Ryan Preece and Chase Elliott in a battle for second.

There are just 14 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 211, William Byron has just a third of a second on Chase Elliott; Ryan Preece, Ross Chastain, and Todd Gilliland round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out on lap 215 when teammates Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin make contact and spin out after contact from Joey Logano.

Kyle Larson is the “lucky dog”.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Ross Chastain winning the race off of pit road.

Carson Hocevar will have to restart the race from the back of the field after his crew came over the wall too soon.  Cole Custer has also been charged with a penalty.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag restart with teammate Chase Elliott alongside on lap 223.  Byron gets out in front for the lead.

The top five are William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, Rayn Preece, and Ty Gibbs.

The caution flag come out on lap 225 for Chris Buescher.  He spins out with a tire coming off.  The tire carcass is still in the wheel well but the wheel is rolling down the track.  Buescher will have to sit on pit road for two laps as a penalty for the missing wheel.

Austin Cindric takes his number two car to the garage. 

Cole Custer was charged with crew coming over the wall too soon and Chris Buescher was charged with pitting while pit road was closed.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Elliott alongside on lap 233.

Byron takes the lead as drivers get aggressive back in the field.

Lap 234, the top five are William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Ross Chastain, and Joey Logano.  Back on the lead lap, Kyle Larson is in 12th place with Chrisotpher Bell in 13th, and Denny Hamlin in 14th.

There are just 15 cars on the lead lap.

Just 12 laps remain in stage two, William Byron has a near half second lead on Chase Elliott; Ty Gibbs, Ross Chastian, and Joey Logano round out the top five.

The caution flag comes out with eight laps remaining in stage two when Ryan Blaney spins out with a smoking car.  That will end stage two.

William Byron wins stage two.

The top 10 at the end of stage two to sweep the stages:
William Byron
Chase Elliott
Ty Gibbs
Ross Chastain
Joey Logano
Bubba Wallace
Josh Berry
Todd Gilliland
Tyler Reddick
Christopher Bell

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson failed to earn any stage points in stage two.

Drivers come down pit road for service.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Chase Elliott alongside on lap 263.  Byron takes the lead.  Joey Logano and Chase Elliott battle for second.

Cody Ware spins out to bring out the caution flag on lap 264.

William Byron brings the field down for the green flag restart with Chase Elliott alongside on lap 270.  Byron holds on to the lead.

The top five are William Byron, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Ty Gibbss, and Bubba Wallace.

Lap 277, William Byron has just a quarter of a second lead on Chase Elliott; Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs, and Ross Chastain round out the top five.

Kyle Larson gets into the wall but the track stays green.

There are 21 cars on the lead lap with two cars out of the race.

Lap 285, William Byron has a near half second lead on Chase Elliott; Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs, and Ross Chastain round out the top five.

Lap 298, William Byron has led 173 laps so far and has a lead of over half a second on teammate Chase Elliott; Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs, and Ross Chastain round out the top five.

Ryan Blaney returns to the race 57 laps down.

Lap 314, William Byron has a lead of nearly a second on Chase Elliott; Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs, and Ross Chastain round out the top five.

Lap 324, William Byron is on the bumper of Riley Herbst who is two laps down.

Lap 329, there are just 20 cars on the lead lap.

Pit crews are getting geared up for green flag pit stops.

William Byron passes Daniel Suarez to put him a lap down; there are now 19 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 337, Tyler Reddick is the first car on pit road for a cycle of green flag pit stops.

Lap 343, leader William Byron makes his green flag pit stop and gives the lead over to the Melon Man Ross Chastain.

Joey Logano had to make a second trip down pit road for a loose wheel.

Lap 347, Ross Chastain makes his green flag pit stop and gives the lead over to Chase Briscoe.

Lap 355, William Byron and Chase Elliott pass Chase Briscoe who has yet to make a pit stop.  Byron retakes the lead.

Lap 360, Chase Briscoe makes his pit stop to finish out the cycle of green flag pit stops.

Lap 361, the top five are William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace, and Christopher Bell with just 15 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 371, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson have made it back into the top 10 with Hamin in ninth and Larson in tenth.

Just 115 laps remain in the race with William Byron dominating the race; Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Ross Chastain, and Bubba Wallace round out the top five.

Broadcaster Jeff Burton noted that now that Daylight Savings Time is over, it gets dark earlier and they can start to see the brake rotors glow.

Lap 396, William Byron has a second and a half lead on Chase Elliott; ty Gibbs, Ross Chastain, and Bubba Walace round out the top five.

Lap 400, William Byron has lapped all the way up to just 12 cars on the lead lap and is stalking Tyler Reddick to put him a lap down.

Josh Berry passes Bubba Wallace for fifth.

With 86 laps remaining in the race, the lights are on at the track.

There are now just eleven cars on the lead lap. 

Christopher Bell is the first driver to come down pit road for green flag pit stops with 85 laps remaining in the race.

Chase Elliott is now five seconds behind leader William Byron.

The top five are William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Ross Chastain, and Shane van Gisbergen.

William Byron comes down pit road with 79 laps to go and gives the lead over to Ty Gibbs.

Ty Gibbs makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Ross Chastian.

Ross Chastain comes down pit road and gives the lead over the Chase Briscoe.

As green flag pit stops cycle through, William Byron retakes the lead.

Kyle Larson is right in front of leader William Byron.

With 71 laps remaining in the race the top five are William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry, and Bubba Wallace with 14 cars on the lead lap with eleven cars on the lead lap.

Just 61 laps to go, William Byron has a near two second lead on Chase Elliott; Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry, and Bubba Wallace round out the top five.

With William Byron putting Tyler Reddick one lap down, there are now just 10 cars on the lead lap!  Kyle Larson is the last car on the lead lap.

Fifty to go!  William Byron has just a one second lead on Chase Elliott; Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry, and Bubba Wallace rounding out the top five.

With 46 to go, leader William Byron has put Kyle Larson one lap down.

Forty to go, the top five are William Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry, Shane van Gisbergen.

Just 30 laps remain in the race; William Byron is lapping cars with every lap; there are now just eight cars on the lead lap.

The top five are Willaim Byron, Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry, and Shane van Gisbergen.

With 22 laps to go, William Byron has a near one second lead on Chase Elliott.

William Byron has led nearly twice as many laps today has he has all season!

Just 17 laps to go, William Byron has a near two second lead on Chase Elliott.

Just 12 laps to go, William Byron has dominated the race with just seven cars on the lead lap and a two and a half second lead on Chase Elliott.

Five to go with William Byron over two seconds in front of Chase Elliott and seven cars on the lead lap.

William Byron takes the white flag.

William Byron wins the race in dominant fashion!

The unofficial results of the Xfinity 500:
William Byron
Chase Elliott
Ty Gibbs
Josh Berry
Shane van Gisbergen
Denny Hamlin
Austin Dillon
Bubba Wallace
Kyle Larson
Charistopher Bell
Ross Chastain
Tyler Reddick
Alex Bowman
Chase Briscoe
Todd Gilliland
Michael McDowell
Connor Zilisch
Joey Logano
Zane Smith
Austin Hill
Carson Hocevar
Ty Dillon
Ryan Preece
Chris Buescher
AJ Allmendinger
Noah Gragson
Brad Keselowski
Daniel Suarez
Erik Jones
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
John Hunter Nemechek
Riley Herbst
Cody Ware
Cole Custer
Ryan Blaney
Austin Cindric
Josh Bilicki