Who won the NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville? Winner is Ryan Blaney and full results

Ryan Blaney took a flawless victory in Martinsville NASCAR race Sunday.

Blaney, the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series champion, will race for a championship after advancing to Championship 4 for next weekend at Phoenix Raceway. Blaney led 31 laps to win the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

The No. 12 Team Penske Ford driver got ahead of Chase Elliott with 13 laps to go and headed for the checkered flag.

Christopher Bell made a move at Turn 4 to pass Bubba Wallacesimilar to the decision Ross Chastain made in 2022. He was eliminated from the playoffs after a safety violation penalty for what was called a wall ride. William Byron secured the final playoff spot after Bell’s penalty.

Bell was moved from 18th to 22nd, the last car a lap ahead and officially out of the playoffs.

Here are the complete results from Sunday’s Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Martinsville Speedway.

HOW IT HAPPENED: Recap: Ryan Blaney wins Martinsville NASCAR race and advances to Championship 4 again

Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup Series race results at Martinsville Speedway

Unofficial results from Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Martinsville Speedway

1. Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford No. 12

2. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

3. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

4. Austin Cindric, No. 2 of the Penske Ford team

5. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

6. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

7. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

8. Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing’s No. 1 Chevrolet

9. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Keselowski Racing Ford Roush Fenway

10. Joey Logano, #22 Team Penske Ford

11. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

12. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

13. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

14. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

15. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

16. Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

17. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

18. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

19. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

21. Zane Smith, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

22. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

23. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

24. Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota No. 19

25. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

26. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Motorsport Ford in front row

27. Kaz Grala, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

28. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

29. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

30. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

31. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota

32. Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota #54

33. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Motorsport Ford in front row

34. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota 23XI Racing

35. Corey Lajoie, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

36. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

37. Josh Bilicki, Ford Source Energy No. 66

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