With a heroic, gloves-off drive on Sunday in the crucible that is Martinsville Speedway, William Byron earned a shot at the NASCAR Cup Series title and simultaneously saved the rest of the Championship 4 field from its worst nightmare.Byron led three times for 304 laps – a career best for...

William Byron earned the first small victory of the weekend at Martinsville Speedway by grabbing the pole for Sunday’s elimination race.Byron, approaching the race as a must-win situation, put down a lap of 98.185mph (19.286s). Although he is a two-time winner at Martinsville, it was Byron’s first pole win at...

Ryan Blaney hopes championship lightning strikes twice after going back-to-back in the NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at Martinsville Speedway.Blaney used his 2023 win to propel him to last year's finale, where he earned his first Cup Series championship. On Sunday night, the Team Penske driver rose to the occasion...

No matter how many twists and turns the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs seem to take, we always end up here.Same place, same time of year with the typical players above the cutline. The four others, the outsiders, needing to deliver a knockout punch in the final round. There are no...