The next NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway is the Xfinity 500 on Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM ET, broadcast on NBC.

Martinsville Speedway opened in 1947 as the oldest continuously operating venue on the Cup Series schedule. The 0.526-mile flat oval in Martinsville, Virginia, is also the shortest track in the Cup Series and produces the slowest average speeds: typical Cup races at Martinsville run laps in the low-20-second range. The track's tight turns and minimal banking force drivers to brake heavily into each corner, producing a unique style of stock-car racing where contact, fender-rubbing, and short-track tempers regularly decide the outcome. Martinsville traditionally awards a grandfather clock to its race winners, a tradition unique to the venue, and the spring and fall Cup races often serve as critical playoff cutoff events. Martinsville is one of NASCAR's last truly old-school short tracks.
Race winners at Martinsville traditionally take home a grandfather clock, a tradition unique to the venue and one of the most distinctive trophies in motorsports.
| Rank | Driver | Starts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Avg Fin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 21 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 41 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 10.2 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 35 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 22 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 10.8 |
| 5 | William Byron | 17 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 42 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 13.6 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 33 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 14.0 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 13 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14.2 |
| 9 | Chase Briscoe | 11 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14.6 |
| 10 | Kyle Larson | 23 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 14.8 |
Martinsville is one of 7 short tracks on the 2026 Cup schedule. Historically, Ryan Blaney leads all Cup drivers at this venue with a 8.0 average finish across 21 starts. Drivers who excel on short tracks tend to carry that form here. Check their track type stats in S-EDGE™.
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