William Byron is heading to Phoenix to battle for his first NASCAR Cup Series Championship. The 27-year-old driver went to Victory Lane in Sunday’s XFINITY 500 at Martinsville Speedway, his 16th victory at NASCAR’s top level.
The driver of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet led more than 300 laps en route to the victory, the most laps he’s ever led in a NASCAR Cup Series event.
Ryan Blaney finished runner-up in the No. 12 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, meaning that the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion won’t have the opportunity to compete for the championship this year, having been in a must-win situation.
Chase Elliott (also in a must-win situation) finished in third, with Ross Chastain in fourth and Kyle Larson rounding out the top-five. Ryan Preece, Christopher Bell, Joey Logano, Todd Gilliland, and Josh Berry rounded out the top-10.
William Byron, Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, and Denny Hamlin will battle for the NASCAR Cup Series title at Phoenix Raceway next weekend, on November 2 at 3:00 PM ET on NBC.
XFINITY 500 Race Results:
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Cincinnati Chevrolet | 500 | Running | 60 | |
| 2 | 31 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 500 | 0.717 | Running | 39 |
| 3 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Llumar Window Film Chevrolet | 500 | 1.738 | Running | 48 |
| 4 | 13 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Moose Fraternity Chevrolet | 500 | 2.511 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 500 | 3.418 | Running | 49 |
| 6 | 18 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Castrol / TA Centers of America Ford | 500 | 3.716 | Running | 35 |
| 7 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Coofandy Toyota | 500 | 4.326 | Running | 41 |
| 8 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 500 | 4.538 | Running | 38 |
| 9 | 16 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Grillo's Pickles Ford | 500 | 4.892 | Running | 36 |
| 10 | 27 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 500 | 5.874 | Running | 27 |
| 11 | 14 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Chumba Casino Toyota | 500 | 6.005 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 500 | 6.428 | Running | 31 |
| 13 | 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing BetMGM Chevrolet | 500 | 6.605 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 22 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing Safety Culture Chevrolet | 500 | 7.05 | Running | 26 |
| 15 | 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 500 | 7.351 | Running | 23 |
| 16 | 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops / Winchester Chevrolet | 500 | 7.523 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 6 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Texas A&M University Ford | 500 | 15,795 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing XFINITY Mobile Toyota | 500 | 16.27 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 34 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports NationsGuard Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 19 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 24 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 11 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Women in Motorsports / Gainbridge Chevrolet | 499 | 1 lap | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 23 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 26 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet | 498 | 2 laps | Running | 10 |
| 28 | 33 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Black's Tire Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Kroger / Core Power Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 35 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Farm Rich Ford | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet | 497 | 3 laps | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Rexzilla / Kick.com Ford | 488 | 12 laps | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 37 | 66 | Casey Mears | Garage 66 S.I. Yachts Ford | 478 | 22 laps | Mechanical | 4 |
| 34 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 406 | 94 laps | Mechanical | 4 |
| 35 | 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing King's Hawaiian Toyota | 334 | 166 laps | Mechanical | 7 |
| 36 | 25 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 323 | 177 laps | Mechanical | 1 |
| 37 | 9 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 295 | 205 laps | Mechanical | 6 |
