William Byron will lead the field to green in Sunday's Xfinity 500 at Martinsville, but he isn't allowing himself to celebrate, yet. He has a race to win.

Half of the remaining field in the Cup Series playoffs is facing essentially a must-win situation at Martinsville Speedway, where NASCAR weathered a race manipulation scandal in last year's third-round finale.

NASCAR’s return to Martinsville Speedway this weekend is expected to generate millions in economic impact for the region, with local businesses already seeing an uptick in customer traffic.

NASCAR today revealed the 2026 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour schedule, a 16-race slate that blends tradition, competition, and fan-favorite venues. The new season marks the highly anticipated return of Stafford Speedway and Oxford Plains Speedway,

This week on Trackside Northeast, host Joe Cortese breaks down Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway with interviews from Chris Buescher and Austin Hill. He also looks ahead to cut-off weekend at Martinsville Speedway, where the Championship 4 will be decided.

If you’ve caught what’s been going on at the Martinsville late race the last two seasons, you’ll know that Ryan Blaney is going for the fall-three-peat after taking the checkered flag in both 2023 and 2024 to advance to the Championship Four.

Penultimate Race of the Season Begins Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock; Pre-Race Coverage on NBC and Peacock Begins at 1:30 p.m. ET with Countdown to Green

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