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Xfinity 500

Auto race held in the fall at Martinsville Speedway, United States

Summary

Auto race held in the fall at Martinsville Speedway, United States

FieldValue
Race titleXfinity 500
LogoFile:Xfinity 500 logo 2022.png
Track mapMartinsville Speedway 2024.svg
Series longNASCAR Cup Series
VenueMartinsville Speedway
LocationRidgeway, Virginia, United States
SponsorXfinity
First race1949
Distance263 mi
Laps500
Stages 1/2: 130 each
Final stage: 240
Previous namesUnnamed/Unknown (1949–1955)
Old Dominion 400 (1956)
Sweepstakes 500 (1957)
Old Dominion 500 (1958–1982, 2001–2002)
Goody's 500 (1983–1995)
Hanes 500 (1996–1997)
NAPA Autocare 500 (1998–2000)
Subway 500 (2003–2007)
Tums QuikPak 500 (2008)
Tums Fast Relief 500 (2009–2012)
Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 (2013–2015)
Goody's Fast Relief 500 (2016)
First Data 500 (2017–2019)
Most wins driverJeff Gordon
Richard Petty
Darrell Waltrip
Jimmie Johnson (6)
Most wins teamHendrick Motorsports (19)
Most wins manufacturerChevrolet (33)
SurfaceAsphalt
Concrete (turns)
Length mi0.526
Turns4

Stages 1/2: 130 each Final stage: 240 Old Dominion 400 (1956) Sweepstakes 500 (1957) Old Dominion 500 (1958–1982, 2001–2002) Goody's 500 (1983–1995) Hanes 500 (1996–1997) NAPA Autocare 500 (1998–2000) Subway 500 (2003–2007) Tums QuikPak 500 (2008) Tums Fast Relief 500 (2009–2012) Goody's Headache Relief Shot 500 (2013–2015) Goody's Fast Relief 500 (2016) First Data 500 (2017–2019) Richard Petty Darrell Waltrip Jimmie Johnson (6) Concrete (turns) The Xfinity 500 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. The race is traditionally held in the fall and has been run in every NASCAR Cup Series season, starting with the sixth event in the inaugural 1949 season, making it the oldest NASCAR race on the schedule. It is currently the ninth race of ten in the Chase. William Byron is the defending winner of the event.

Prior to lights being installed, the race started at 1:30 p.m. Eastern, generally the earliest start time among the playoff races on the schedule, in an attempt to finish the race before darkness. Following a series of incidents involving both the October Late Model race and the NASCAR Cup races in the 2010s, most notably both fall 2015 races that ended in near-darkness, the track added lights for the 2017 season. The NASCAR Cup Series fall race now finishes at night, and the Late Model race is held at night. The Tums sponsorship returned in 2008, as their Goody's Powder brand sponsored the race from 1983 to 1995 and returned as a sponsor for the spring race in 2007. Tums and Goody's sponsored the fall race through 2016. As per Martinsville tradition, the winner of this race receives a custom-built grandfather clock.

Past winners

YearDateNo.DriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)ReportRefLapsMiles (km)
1949September 2522Red ByronRaymond ParksOldsmobile200100 (160.934)Report
1950October 1592Herb ThomasHerb ThomasPlymouth200100 (160.934)Report
1951October 147Frank MundyTed ChesterOldsmobile200100 (160.934)Report
1952October 1992Herb ThomasHerb ThomasHudson200100 (160.934)2:06:1047.556Report
1953October 1380Jim PaschalGeorge HutchensDodge200100 (160.934)1:47:0756.013Report
1954October 1742Lee PettyPetty EnterprisesChrysler165*82.5 (132.770)1:51:0744.547Report
1955October 1630Speedy ThompsonCarl KiekhaeferChrysler200100 (160.934)1:40:40Report
1956October 28502Jack SmithCarl KiekhaeferDodge400200 (321.868)3:16:1761.136Report
1957October 649Bob WelbornBob WelbornChevrolet500250 (402.336)3:58:0063.025Report
1958October 1222Fireball RobertsFrank StricklandChevrolet350*175 (281.635)2:43:1164.344Report
1959September 274Rex WhiteRex WhiteChevrolet500250 (402.336)4:07:5660.5Report
1960September 254Rex WhiteRex WhiteChevrolet500250 (402.336)4:08:1160.439Report
1961September 248Joe WeatherlyBud Moore EngineeringPontiac500250 (402.336)3:59:4062.586Report
1962September 2329Nelson StacyHolman-MoodyFord500250 (402.336)3:44:1866.874Report
1963September 2228Fred LorenzenHolman-MoodyFord500250 (402.336)3:42:1667.486Report
1964September 2728Fred LorenzenHolman-MoodyFord500250 (402.336)3:42:4967.32Report
1965September 2626Junior JohnsonJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord500250 (402.336)3:43:4167.056Report
1966September 2528Fred LorenzenHolman-MoodyFord500250 (402.336)3:36:5069.177Report
1967September 2443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500250 (402.336)3:35:3069.605Report
1968September 2243Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500250 (402.336)3:47:5665.808Report
1969September 2843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesFord500250 (402.336)3:57:3763.127Report
1970October 1843Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500262.5 (422.452)3:38:1672.235Report
1971September 2671Bobby IsaacNord KrauskopfDodge500262.5 (422.452)3:33:5973.681Report
1972September 2443Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth500262.5 (422.452)3:45:0269.989Report
1973September 3043Richard PettyPetty EnterprisesPlymouth480*252 (405.554)3:48:5168.631Report
1974September 2952Earl RossJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:58:0366.232Report
1975September 2871Dave MarcisNord KrauskopfDodge500262.5 (422.452)3:27:4775.819Report
1976September 2611Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet340*178.5 (287.267)2:22:1575.37Report
1977September 2511Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:34:4073.447Report
1978September 2411Cale YarboroughJunior Johnson & AssociatesOldsmobile500262.5 (422.452)3:18:5479.185Report
1979September 2328Buddy BakerRanier-LundyChevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:29:4075.119Report
1980September 282Dale EarnhardtRod Osterlund RacingChevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:46:0769.654Report
1981September 2711Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesBuick500262.5 (422.452)3:44:5770.089Report
1982October 1711Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesBuick500262.5 (422.452)3:41:0571,315Report
1983September 253Ricky RuddRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500262.5 (422.452)3:27:1676.134Report
1984September 2311Darrell WaltripJunior Johnson & AssociatesChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:28:5575.532Report
1985September 223Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:43:1370.694Report
1986September 2127Rusty WallaceBlue Max RacingPontiac500263 (423.257)3:35:3273.191Report
1987September 2717Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:26:3176.41Report
1988September 2517Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:30:2674.988Report
1989September 2417Darrell WaltripHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:26:1576,571Report
1990September 2311Geoffrey BodineJunior Johnson & AssociatesFord500263 (423.257)3:26:3576,386Report
1991September 2233Harry GantLeo Jackson RacingOldsmobile500263 (423.257)3:31:4274.535Report
1992September 2815Geoffrey BodineBud Moore EngineeringFord500263 (423.257)3:29:1375.424Report
1993September 2628Ernie IrvanRobert Yates RacingFord500263 (423.257)3:32:5774,102Report
1994September 252Rusty WallacePenske RacingFord500263 (423.257)3:24:3477.139Report
1995September 243Dale EarnhardtRichard Childress RacingChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:33:2473.946Report
1996September 2224Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:11:5482.223Report
1997September 2899Jeff BurtonRoush RacingFord500263 (423.257)3:35:5773.072Report
1998September 2710Ricky RuddRudd Performance MotorsportsFord500263 (423.257)3:35:0873.35Report
1999October 324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:38:0772.347Report
2000October 120Tony StewartJoe Gibbs RacingPontiac500263 (423.257)3:33:3973.859Report
2001October 15*32Ricky CravenPPI MotorsportsFord500263 (423.257)3:28:1975.75Report
2002October 2097Kurt BuschRoush RacingFord500263 (423.257)3:31:2374,651Report
2003October 1924Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:53:1467.658Report
2004October 2448Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:58:4366.103Report
2005October 2324Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:46:2569.695Report
2006October 2248Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:44:0070.446Report
2007October 2148Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet506*266.156 (428.336)3:59:4566.608Report
2008October 1948Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet504*265.104 (426.643)3:29:2975.931Report
2009October 2511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota501*263.526 (424.103)3:34:4473.633Report
2010October 2411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota500263 (423.257)3:40:2071.619Report
2011October 3014Tony StewartStewart–Haas RacingChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:49:5268.648Report
2012October 2848Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:23:0977.677Report
2013October 2724Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:44:2170.337Report
2014October 2688Dale Earnhardt Jr.Hendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:43:0770.725Report
2015November 124Jeff GordonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:46:3569.643Report
2016October 3048Jimmie JohnsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:20:5578.54Report
2017October 2918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota505*265.63 (427.49)3:32:4774.902Report
2018October 2822Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord500263 (423.257)3:29:3275.31Report
2019October 2719Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota500263 (423.257)3:29:0975.448Report
2020November 19Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:40:2771.581Report
2021October 3148Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet501*263.526 (424.103)3:42:4870.968Report
2022October 3020Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota500263 (423.257)3:24:1877.239Report
2023October 2912Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord500263 (423.257)3:29:4375.244Report
2024November 312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord500263 (423.257)3:28:3175.677Report
2025October 2624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet500263 (423.257)3:33:5973.744Report
2026November 1Report
  • 1954 & 1958: Race shortened due to darkness.
  • 1967–1970: Richard Petty went on to win 4 consecutive Martinsville Fall Races in this time frame. He would become the first of only 2 drivers in the track's history, and the only driver in the history of the Fall Race, to win the same Martinsville event 4 years in a row. Rusty Wallace would accomplish this feat in the spring race from 1993–1996.
  • 1973 & 1976: Race shortened due to rain.
  • 2001: Race postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain.
  • 2007–2009, 2015, 2017, and 2021: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.

Track length notes

  • 1949–1968: 0.5-mile course
  • 1969, 1984–present: 0.526-mile course
  • 1970–1983: 0.525-mile course

Multiple winners (drivers)

# WinsDriverYears won632
Richard Petty1967–1970, 1972–1973
Darrell Waltrip1981–1982, 1984, 1987–1989
Jeff Gordon1996, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2013, 2015
Jimmie Johnson2004, 2006–2008, 2012, 2016
Fred Lorenzen1963–1964, 1966
Cale Yarborough1976–1978
Dale Earnhardt1980, 1985, 1995
Herb Thomas1950, 1952
Rex White1959–1960
Geoffrey Bodine1990, 1992
Rusty Wallace1986, 1994
Ricky Rudd1983, 1998
Denny Hamlin2009–2010
Tony Stewart2000, 2011
Ryan Blaney2023–2024

Multiple winners (teams)

# WinsTeamYears won19976432
Hendrick Motorsports1987–1989, 1996, 1999, 2003–2008, 2012–2016, 2020–2021, 2025
Junior Johnson & Associates1965, 1974, 1976–1978, 1981–1982, 1984, 1990
Petty Enterprises1954, 1967–1970, 1972–1973
Joe Gibbs Racing2000, 2009–2010, 2017, 2019, 2022
Holman-Moody1962–1964, 1966
Team Penske1994, 2018, 2023, 2024
Richard Childress Racing1983, 1985, 1995
Herb Thomas1950, 1952
Carl Kiekhaefer1955–1956
Rex White1959–1960
Bud Moore Engineering1961, 1992
Nord Krauskopf1971, 1975
Roush Racing1997, 2002

Multiple winners (manufacturers)

# WinsManufacturerYears won331765432
Chevrolet1957–1960, 1974, 1976–1977, 1979–1980, 1983–1985, 1987–1989, 1995–1996, 1999, 2003–2008, 2011–2016, 2020–2021, 2025
Ford1962–1966, 1969, 1990, 1992–1994, 1997–1998, 2001–2002, 2018, 2023, 2024
Plymouth1950, 1967–1968, 1970, 1972–1973
Toyota2009–2010, 2017, 2019, 2022
Oldsmobile1949, 1951, 1978, 1991
Dodge1953, 1956, 1971, 1975
Pontiac1961, 1986, 2000
Chrysler1954–1955
Buick1981–1982

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