Which NASCAR driver and team has the most wins at Martinsville Speedway?

The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series heads to the Martinsville Speedway for the Xfinity 500. The excitement is high, as it’s the elimination race of the final round of the playoffs season at the shortest track on the schedule.

The Martinsville Speedway is in Ridgeway, Virginia. The 0.5-mile track features 12 degrees of banking in turns and zero degrees of banking in straightaways. It hosted its first NASCAR Cup Series race in 1949, where Red Byron emerged victorious in the #22 Oldsmobile for Raymond Parks.

Since the inaugural Xfinity 500, some of the biggest stars and teams have reached victory lane at Martinsville Speedway. A total of 59 different drivers have taken the checkered flag in 150 Cup races at Homestead-Miami.

With 15 victories, NASCAR legend Richard Petty is the most successful driver at the Martinsville Speedway in Cup Series history. Stewart took his first checkered flag at the event in 1960, while his last win came in 1979.

Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., William Byron and Kyle Busch are the only active drivers with multiple wins at Martinsville.

Hendrick Motorsports’ 29 Cup wins at 0.526-mile track are the most among all teams. They came in 1984, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2022–2024, 1987–1989, 1996, 1999, 2003–2008, 2012–2016 and 2020–2021. Meanwhile, Petty Enterprises has won 19 times.

Eleven manufacturers have won at this track, led Chevrolet with 61 wins. They are followed by Ford (31), Plymouth (12), Toyota (11), Dodge (10), Pontiac (eight), Oldsmobile (eight), Buick (three), Chrysler (three), Hudson (two) and Mercury (two).

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Active NASCAR Cup Series winners at Martinsville

The Xfinity 500 kicks off at the Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, and 11 of the 59 Cup Series winners at Martinsville have entered the race.

Here’s a quick look at the active winners at Martinsville Speedway:

Drivers, wins and seasons

1. Denny Hamlin – 5 – (2015, 2010 sweep, 2009, 2008)
2. Martin Truex Jr – 3 – (2021, 2020, 2019)
3. Brad Keselowski – 2 – (2019, 2017)
4. Kyle Busch – 2 – (2017, 2016)
5. Ryan Blaney – (2023)
6. Kyle Larson – 1 – (2023)
7. Christopher Bell – 1 – (2022)
8. William Byron – 2 – (2022, 2024)
9. Alex Bowman – 1 – (2021)
10. Chase Elliott – 1 – (2020)
11. Joey Logano – 1 – (2018)

Ryan Blaney, the driver of #12 Ford for Team Penske, is the defending winner of the event and will look to win back-to-back Xfinity 500 to qualify for the championship 4 race.

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Catch NASCAR teams and drivers in action at the Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, November 3, at 2 p.m. ET on NBC Sports.