In 32 career starts, he has two checkered flags and finishes among the top-5 drivers 50 percent of the time. Elliott is great at Martinsville and has finished in the top five in four of the last five races there, including winning this playoff race last year on his way to his first title.
Elliott and Hamlin only need 20 and 23 points barring a Kyle Busch win, respectively, which translates to a 17th for Elliott and a 14th for Hamlin. Ryan Blaney: In his last seven races at Martinsville, Blaney has five top-5s, two second place finishes, and has led laps.
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Peru has struggled throughout this …. Please enter an email address. Something went wrong. More FTW. Note: The drivers locked in are listed first. If a repeat race winner or a driver who cannot advance to the Playoffs takes the checkered flag Saturday night, Reddick or Dillon could clinch by being ahead of the fourth winless driver in the standings.
In that case, Reddick would clinch with 31 points earned at Daytona. Dillon could only clinch with help. Kyle Larson Locked In 25 12 15 2, 2. Denny Hamlin Locked In 0 5 10 2, 3. Kyle Busch Locked In 10 5 8 2, 4. William Byron Locked In 5 3 7 2, 5.
Chase Elliott Locked In 10 2 6 2, 6. Martin Truex Jr. Ryan Blaney Locked In 10 4 4 2, 8. Joey Logano Locked In 5 4 3 2, 9. Kevin Harvick Locked In 0 0 2 2, Brad Keselowski Locked In 5 2 1 2, Alex Bowman Locked In 15 0 0 2, Kurt Busch Locked In 5 3 0 2, Christopher Bell Locked In 5 0 0 2, Michael McDowell Locked In 5 0 0 2, Aric Almirola Locked In 5 0 0 2, Austin Dillon 0 0 0 — — Matt DiBenedetto 0 1 0 — — Chris Buescher 0 1 0 — — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ross Chastain 0 0 0 — — Bubba Wallace 0 1 0 — — Chase Briscoe 0 0 0 — — Hamlin dropped to second after the incident and eventually finished 24th on the day, but he had enough of a cushion in points that it didn't affect his place in the standings.
It did, however, affect him personally; Hamlin voiced his displeasure with Bowman after the race, calling him "a hack," among other choice words. Truex had a far less controversial race, though his car did sustain serious damage.
Notably, the car overheated early on and a front tire rub developed after the car went hard into the wall late.
He was able overcome all that to finish three points above the playoff cut line. Kyle Larson had already clinched a spot in the Championship 4 before Sunday. Sunday's results also set up a Joe Gibbs Racing-Hendrick Motorsports battle in the final race of the season as Elliott looks to defend his title. Sporting News tracked live updates and highlights from the Xfinity at Martinsville.
Hamlin and Bowman go at it a bit after the white flag and tensions are clearly boiling over. Bowman spins him out and retakes the lead. Chris Gabehart tells Denny Hamlin: "There was no way he wasn't going to wreck you. That's just the mentality these days. Alex Bowman gets into him and a restart is coming! Busch is closing in in third and has a one-point lead for the final spot. Truex down to 11th with 27 to go. Caution for Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Rack 'em up again. Gets spun out by Keselowski. Chase Elliott spins! He had some help from Brad Keselowski. Big damage to the No. He's run a perfect points race, but everything is in jeopardy with a tire rub! He's currently in fourth behind Chase Elliott with 50 laps to go. Here's the setup to the finish: Larson and Elliott have clinched spots. Hamlin is the leader and has a sizable cushion. KyBusch Keselowski Blaney and Logano have to win at this point.
Hamlin-Bowman-Elliott-Truex-Keselowski are top five. Austin Dillon goes into the wall with 65 laps to go for the sixth place driver.
Some discussion among Penske drivers about ability to pass others in the field. Logano said if Keselowski had given him a chance to pass Dillon, they could have both passed him. Truex in third followed by Dillon, Logano and Elliott. It's his second such penalty on the day.
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