MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Feb. 22, 2024) – JR Motorsports announced today that two-time and defending zMAX CARS Tour Late Model Stock Car champion Carson Kvapil will make his NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the famed Martinsville Speedway on April 6 behind the wheel of the team’s No. 88 Chevrolet. As a product of JRM’s vaunted Late Model organization, Kvapil becomes the fifth driver from the program to make his NXS debut for the organization, joining Richard Boswell, Josh Berry, William Byron and Sam Mayer.
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2024 NASCAR Cup Series Schedule
It’s never too early to start mapping out the 2024 racing season. Here’s a look at the NASCAR Cup Series for 2024. Note that the Cup Series Playoffs begin with the Round of 12 at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 29.
Read MorePreece Wins Whelen Modified Tour at Martinsville
Fifteen years ago, Ryan Preece had his first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win at Martinsville Speedway.
Read MoreResults For New-England-Connected Competitors At NASCAR’s Martinsville Races
Justin Allgier won the Xfinity race …
Read MoreRyan Blaney Masters Martinsville
And then there were four. Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and William Byron. No Denny Hamlin or Martin Truex, Jr. No Kevin Harvick, who is heading to the broadcast booth in 2024. No Chase Elliott, Joey Logano or Kyle Busch.
Read MoreRon Silk Avoids Trouble and Captures Second NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (Oct. 27, 2022) – A season-long battle between two veteran champions came down to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season finale and Ron Silk held on to secure his second career Tour championship with a sixth-place finish in the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway. NASCAR Cup Series regular Ryan Preece took home the Grandfather clock, winning in a sentimental car he prepared at his home shop.
Read MoreDecision Time: Martinsville Speedway Ready To Set The NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4
Time has come to decide who will make the Championship 4 Round, and the historic 0.526-mile Martinsville Speedway will once again play host to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 elimination race, the Xfinity 500 on Sunday, October 29 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Read MoreThe NASCAR Xfinity Series Heads Back to the ‘Paperclip’ of Short Tracks
As the series winds down the 2023 season, the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers will now be heading to Martinsville Speedway for the penultimate race – the Dead On Tools 250 on Saturday, October 28 at 3:30 p.m. ET (USA Network, NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR radio).
Read MoreNASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Announces 2024 Schedule
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2023) – A week before crowning the 2023 champion at Martinsville Speedway, the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour plans to carry on a new schedule tradition by opening mere miles from the birthplace of NASCAR and finishing at one of its most historic tracks as the 16 race dates on the 2024 schedule was announced today.
Read MoreVirginia Late Model Triple Crown Celebrates 10th Season
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 22, 2023) – As NASCAR commemorates its 75th Anniversary season, it’s going back to its roots with the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series to celebrate the most prestigious series of races in Late Model Stock Car racing as the 10th season of the Virginia Late Model Triple Crown opens up Saturday, July 1, at South Boston Speedway.
Read MoreRichard Childress Racing Fan Day to Kick Off Martinsville Race Weekend This October
WELCOME, N.C. (June 16, 2023) – Race fans are encouraged to make a “pit stop” to Richard Childress Racing’s campus in Welcome, North Carolina prior to this Fall’s NASCAR race weekend at Martinsville Speedway for the race team’s 2023 RCR Fan Day celebration.
Read MoreNASCAR Cup Series – Fast Start To 2023: Next Gen Is Once Again Setting Records In On-Track Action
In its sophomore season, the NASCAR Cup Series’ Next Gen car is again producing some record setting statistical superlatives in on-track action. Below are just a few of the statistical highlights of the Next Gen’s performance this season.
Read MoreNASCAR Xfinity Series – Joe Gibbs Racing Coming In Hot
Joe Gibbs Racing’s John Hunter Nemechek completely dominated in his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start at Martinsville Speedway last weekend as he led 198 of the 250 laps, swept all the stages, and put up a Perfect Driver Rating (150.0) leading him to his second win of the season. Nemechek has had a hot start to his first full-time season in the Xfinity Series since 2019, posting a top-five or top-10 finish in all but one race. His success on the track thus far has him out front in the…
Read MoreNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series – The Clock Strikes Heim Time
Corey Heim triumphed at Martinsville Speedway late Friday night to earn his first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory of the season. The rain-shortened Truck race was Heim’s third win of his career, winning twice while running a partial schedule last season. The driver of the No. 11 TRICON Garage Toyota is the tenth different winner in the last ten races at Martinsville, marking it the longest active streak in the Truck Series.
Read MoreLogano: ‘I’m Usually Mad About Second’ After Rough Martinsville Run
Martinsville, Va. – A runner-up finish wasn’t something Joey Logano was upset over after a rough Martinsville Speedway race.
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