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.

WFXR Sports Director Jermaine Ferrell joins morning anchors Hazelmarie Anderson, Sydney Jaxtheimer, and Brandon VanSickel live from the Martinsville Speedway to preview the race weekend at the track.

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. The action will begin at 1 p.m.

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.

Team Penske teammates Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney believe Sunday’s elimination race at Martinsville Speedway will be quite the battle to settle who competes for the championship.“You get to this round of the playoffs and everybody is good,

The Craftsman Truck Series will practice, qualify and race Friday at Martinsville Speedway, setting its Championship 4 field. Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval winner Corey Heim, who leads the series with 10 victories, is the only driver to have locked into racing for the title in the Oct. 31 season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

Taylor Gray came back to take what was rightfully his, a new grandfather clock from Martinsville Speedway. The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs have come to this moment, and now, the Championship 4 has been decided.