Starting Lineup for NASCAR Xfinity Race at Martinsville
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NASCAR championship implications in the Cup and Xfinity series will be the dominant storyline Saturday at Martinsville Speedway with cars on track for about nine hours.
Taylor Gray had been in this position before: leading a NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway on the final lap with Sammy Smith behind him.
Chase Elliott led practice for the NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at Martinsville Speedway, which he goes into needing to win to advance.Elliott (P) put down a lap of 95.796mph (19.767s). The Hendrick Motorsports driver does have one prior win at Martinsville Speedway – the 2020 elimination race.
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.
Logano and Blaney, teammates at Team Penske, both are trying to win their way to the title race. Blaney has won the past two Martinsville playoff races but to do so again will be a challenge after he qualified 31st. Logano will start fourth and seeks to advance to have a chance to win a fourth Cup crown.
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.
On elimination night in Martinsville for the Round of 8 that will set the Championship 4 next week at Phoenix Raceway, Layne Riggs, who is in an almost must win situation powered to the pole with a time of 19.