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Oct 26, 2025; Martinsville, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney (12) leads during stage three of the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Oct 26, 2025; Martinsville, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Ryan Blaney (12) leads during stage three of the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Team Penske will not extend its streak to four straight NASCAR Cup Series championships, but Ryan Blaney went down swinging with a second-place run at Martinsville.

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Ryan Blaney, who starts 31st in Sunday's Xfinity 500, has won this race in each of the last two seasons. He'll need to rally to win if he wants to compete for a championship next week.

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Oct 25, 2025; Martinsville, Virginia, USA; NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Taylor Gray (54) wins the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff Race at Martinsville Speedway.

William Byron will lead the field to green in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville, but he's not getting ahead of himself, he knows more work is ahead if he is going to win.

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Harrison Burton will move to Sam Hunt Racing full-time in 2026 as the organization expands to two full-time entries.

Corey Heim smoked the competition as he took his 11th win of the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season in Friday's Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

Jesse Love will look to assert himself as a dominant force in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026 as he's set to return to Richard Childress Racing's No. 2 car.