William Byron finally put to bed a wave of frustration as he scored his first win of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season in Sunday’s Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Byron, who dominated the race by leading 362 laps in the 500-lap contest, held off Chase Elliott, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, by two seconds to secure the victory.
Ty Gibbs, Josh Berry, and Shane van Gisbergen rounded out the top-five finishers in the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville.
Xfinity 500 Race Results
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 24 | William Byron (C) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | --- | Running | 76 |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott (C) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 500 | 2.049 | Running | 45 |
| 3 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 13.102 | Running | 51 |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 500 | 14.088 | Running | 43 |
| 5 | 29 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 16.265 | Running | 32 |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 500 | 19.185 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 500 | 21.181 | Running | 30 |
| 8 | 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (C) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 34 |
| 9 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson (C) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 35 |
| 11 | 16 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 36 |
| 12 | 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (C) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 29 |
| 13 | 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 29 |
| 14 | 11 | 19 | Chase Briscoe (C) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 23 |
| 15 | 22 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 25 |
| 16 | 26 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 19 | 88 | Connor Zilisch # | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano (C) | Team Penske | Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 25 |
| 19 | 33 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | 33 | Austin Hill(i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 0 |
| 21 | 25 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (C) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 28 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 6 | 60 | Ryan Preece (C) | RFK Racing | Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 22 |
| 24 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher (C) | RFK Racing | Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 32 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 31 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 24 | 7 | Daniel Suarez (C) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota | 496 | 4 laps | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 27 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 495 | 5 laps | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 494 | 6 laps | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 21 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 487 | 13 laps | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (C) | Team Penske | Ford | 441 | 59 laps | Running | 2 |
| 36 | 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric (C) | Team Penske | Ford | 222 | 278 laps | Accident | 5 |
| 37 | 36 | 66 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | Garage 66 | Ford | 105 | 395 laps | Clutch | 0 |
