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Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. are leading the NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway. Hamlin has been consistently leading throughout the race, with Blaney and Briscoe also in the top positions. The race has seen multiple pit stops and stage endings, with Hamlin and Truex Jr. maintaining their lead off pit road. The race is currently in the final stage with 230 laps to go.
Blaney has gotten by both Hamlin and Buescher over the last handful of laps.
Leaders pit. Off pit road: Almirola Larson Briscoe Buescher Stenhouse. Elliott stays out
Hamlin gets by Wallace for second. Blaney has a 2-second lead. ... 180 laps to go.
Hamlin takes second back from Wallace
Denny Hamlin takes second back from Bubba Walllace. #NASCAR
Wallace gets by his boss Hamlin for P2 on the restart and now is riding behind his bff Blaney in the lead. Penske still 1-4-5. SHR is 6-9-10-11.
Wallace gets by Hamlin for second.
Back to green with 190 laps to go. Blaney still leads Hamlin Wallace Logano and Cindric
200 laps to go at Martinsville. #NASCAR
Blaney holds serve on the restart to begin Stage 3. @Team_Penske running 1-4-5. Hamlin P2 and his @23XIRacing employee runs 3rd: @BubbaWallace (nice rebound after a pit road penalty). #NASCAR
Back to green. 284 complete. Blaney leads Hamlin Logano Cindric and Wallace.
Green flag for the start of the final stage. 270 laps complete. 230 to go. Blaney Hamlin Logano Gibbs Cindric Larson Reddick Wallace Preece Almirola the top 10.
Martinsville Cup Stage 2 Ryan Blaney (P) Denny Hamlin (P) Chase Briscoe Joey Logano Brad Keselowski Ty Gibbs Ryan Preece Todd Gilliland Kevin Harvick Christopher Bell (P) -- Aric Almirola Austin Cindric Daniel Suarez Chris Buescher (P) Chase Elliott (P)
Stage 2 Results - Cup Martinsville 1-Blaney 2-Hamlin 3-Briscoe 4-Logano 5-Keselowski 6-Gibbs 7-Preece 8-Gilliland 9-Harvick 10-Bell #NASCAR
Caution out for the end of stage 2. Blaney wins it. He's followed by Hamlin Briscoe Logano Keselowski Gibbs Preece Gilliland Harvick Bell.
Top-10 in second stage: Blaney Hamlin Briscoe Logano Keselowski Gibbs Preece Gilliland Harvick Bell .. 14-Buescher 17-Larson 20-Byron 21-Reddick 22-Truex
10 lap to go in stage 2. Blaney leads Hamlin Briscoe Logano Keselowski.
245/500 Ryan Blaney (P) Denny Hamlin (P) Chase Briscoe Joey Logano Brad Keselowski Ty Gibbs Ryan Preece Todd Gilliland Kevin Harvick Christopher Bell (P) Aric Almirola Austin Cindric Daniel Suarez Chris Buescher (P) Chase Elliott (P)
Blaney takes the lead from Hamlin. 30 laps left in stage 2.
Back to green with 35 laps to go in Stage 2...Blaney being aggressive with Hamlin for the lead.
Back to green Hamlin Blaney Briscoe Gilliland Logano 225 laps complete.
Denny Hamlin wins the race off pit road as Blaney edges out Truex for P2. Briscoe, Gilliland (no tires), Logano, Gibbs, Harvick, Keselowski, Preece the top 10. #NASCAR
Leaders all pit. Off pit road: Hamlin Truex Blaney Briscoe Gilliland HOWEVER Truex too fast on pit road
Hamlin-Truex-Blaney off pit road.
Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. beat Ryan Blaney off pit road
210/500 Ryan Blaney (P) Denny Hamlin (P) Martin Truex Jr. (P) Ty Gibbs # Chase Briscoe Christopher Bell (P) Ryan Preece Joey Logano Kevin Harvick Brad Keselowski Chase Elliott (P) Aric Almirola Todd Gilliland Austin Cindric Chris Buescher (P)
50 laps to go in Stage 2 🙂 @Erik_Jones: P23 @CarsonHocevar: P34 https://t.co/mVFc95jtjt
50 laps left in stage 2: Blaney Hamlin Truex Gibbs Briscoe Bell Preece Logano Harvick Keselowski .. 15-Buescher 18-Larson 22-Byron 25-Reddick
75 laps remaining in stage 2. Hamlin continues to lead Blaney. Then Truex Gibbs and Briscoe. Lowest running playoff driver is Reddick, in 25th.
Green flag for the start of the second stage. 140 laps complete. Stage 2 ends after 260 laps. Hamlin leads Blaney Truex Briscoe and Bell
130 laps complete at the 📎 @Erik_Jones: P26 @CarsonHocevar: P33 https://t.co/SkoVLUbxxg
Stage 1 Results - Cup Martinsville 1-Hamlin 2-Blaney 3-Truex 4-Briscoe 5-Keselowski 6-Bell 7-Gibbs 8-Preece 9-Logano 10-Harvick #NASCAR
Stage 1 top-10: Hamlin Blaney Truex Briscoe Keselowski Bell Gibbs Preece Logano Harvick ... 11-Larson 12-Byron 17-Buescher 19-Reddick
Hamlin retains the lead. Blaney is second. Truex is third.
Hamlin and Truex lead off pit road Blaney up to fourth with the choose Stenhouse speeding on pit road 20 left in the stage
First pit stops underway. Race off pit road: Hamlin, Truex, Briscoe, Blaney (+2!), Bell. Those are BIG spots gained for Blaney as this stage winds down.
Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. on and off pit road first and second. Chase Briscoe comes off pit road third
Leaders pit. Off pit road: Hamlin Truex Briscoe Blaney Bell.
Hamlin and Truex lead everyone off pit road.
First pit stops underway. Race off pit road: Hamlin, Truex, Briscoe, Blaney (+2!), Bell. Those are BIG spots gained for Bell as this stage winds down.
40 laps left in stage 1. Hamlin leads Truex by 1.25 second.
Lap 80/500: 50 laps to go in Stage 1. Truex led the opening 47 laps and Hamlin has led the 33 since. Tyler Reddick started furthest back of the #NASCARPlayoffs drivers in 19th and is up two spots since the green flag. #NASCAR
Hamlin takes the lead from Truex. Lap 48.
20 laps complete. Truex with a 1 second lead over Hamlin
26 laps to go at @MartinsvilleSwy P1 @JHNemechek P4 @sammysmithSS P13 @MyattSnider https://t.co/LsKJTWbuxe