By Dominic Aragon and Jonathan Fjeld
Photo: Ryan Bille/TRE
This weekend, all three NASCAR national series will take on the half-mile paper clip, Martinsville Speedway.
This is the final race for a playoff-eligible driver in the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity or Craftsman Truck Series to lock into the Championship 4 and race for a title at Phoenix Raceway.
NASCAR Cup Series’ Xfinity 500 race
Sunday, Oct. 26
2 p.m. (all times Eastern)
500 laps
Stages end on laps 130, 260, 500
NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Ryan Blaney
Photo: Ryan Bille/TRE
With 37 drivers entered for the race, the Cup Series will feature a full field.
The lone part-time entry is Casey Mears in the No. 66 Ford for Garage 66.
Odds for the NASCAR Cup Series Martinsville Race
Ryan Blaney, winner of the last two fall Martinsville races, is the opening odds-on favorite to win Sunday, per the Caesar Sportsbook as of Tues., Oct. 21.
Ryan Blaney +375
Denny Hamlin +500
Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson +600
William Byron +750
Joey Logano +800
Chase Briscoe +1600
Bubba Wallace +2500
Josh Berry +3000
Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain +3500
Brad Keselowski +4000
Ty Gibbs, Tyler Reddick +4500
Ryan Preece +6500
Chris Buescher +7000
Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric +7500
Carson Hocevar +8000
Austin Dillon +15000
A.J. Allmendinger, Todd Gilliland, Noah Gragson, Daniel Suarez +25000
Michael McDowell, Erik Jones, Zane Smith +35000
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +50000
Cole Custer +75000
John Hunter Nemechek, Shane Van Gisbergen +10000
Justin Haley +12500
Ty Dillon, Riley Herbst +15000
Casey Mears, Cody Ware +25000
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ IAA and Richie Bros. 250 race
Saturday, Oct. 25
250 laps
Stages end on laps 60, 120, 250
CW, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Aric Almirola
Photo: Dominic Aragon/The Racing Experts
One driver will miss the field with 39 drivers entered for the 38 spots.
Notable entries include:
Brad Perez: No. 07 SS-Green Light Racing
Brendan Queen: No. 11 Kaulig Racing
Garrett Smithley: No. 14 SS-Green Light Racing
Corey Day: No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports
Aric Almirola: No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
Patrick Staropoli: No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing
Austin Green: No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing
Takuma Koga: No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports
Josh Williams: No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing
Mason Maggio: No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports
Thomas Annunziata: No. 70 Cope Family Racing
TBA: No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing
TBD: No. 91 DGM Racing x JIM
Connor Mosack: No. 99 Viking Motorsports
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Slim Jim 200 race
Friday, Oct. 24
200 laps
Stages end on laps 50, 100, 200
FS1, NRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Christian Eckes
Photo: Jonathan Fjeld/TRE
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will also feature a a 35-driver field.
Notable entries include:
Brent Crews: No. 1 TRICON Garage
Norm Benning: No. 6 Norm Benning Racing
Brendan Queen: No. 7 Hendrick Motorsports
Kris Wright: No. 16 McAnally Hilgemann Racing
TBA: No. 20 Youngs Motorsports
Alan Waller: No. 22 Reaume Brothers Racing
Frankie Muniz: No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing
Connor Jones: No. 41 Niece Motorsports
Timmy Hill: No. 56 Hill Motorsports
Casey Mears: No. 69 MBM Motorsports
Caleb Costner: No. 74 Mike Harmon Racing
Corey LaJoie: No. 77 Spire Motorsports
Patrick Staropoli: No. 84 Cook Racing Technologies
Justin Carroll: No. 90 Terry Carroll Motorsports