did not have one of the best automotive in Martinsville for the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400. However he had one of the best automotive when it mattered probably the most.
Elliott received the Prepare dinner Out 400 on March 29 forward of Denny Hamlin. It was the within the 2026 NASCAR Cup season and the primary win by a Chevrolet driver.
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Elliott led simply 84 laps. Nonetheless, he stopped twice in the course of the remaining stage to maintain his tires contemporary sufficient to remain forward of Hamlin, who had the dominant automotive all day.
Listed here are the winners and losers from the NASCAR Martinsville race.
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Bob’s Low cost Furnishings Toyota, leads the sector to the inexperienced flag to start out the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Bob’s Low cost Furnishings Toyota, leads the sector to the inexperienced flag to start out the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Bob’s Low cost Furnishings Toyota, and William Byron, driver of the #24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, lead the sector on a tempo lap previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Bob’s Low cost Furnishings Toyota, and William Byron, driver of the #24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, lead the sector on a tempo lap previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Bob’s Low cost Furnishings Toyota, and William Byron, driver of the #24 Cincinnati Chevrolet, lead the sector on a tempo lap previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Clay Campbell, Martinsville Speedway President speaks in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Professional Retailers Toyota, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 Group 1001 Chevrolet, (C) speaks to Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Kroger/Thomas’ Excessive Protein Ford, (L) in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Hardee’s Toyota, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Bob’s Low cost Furnishings Toyota, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 UniFirst Chevrolet, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 DEWALT Toyota, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Chris Buescher, driver of the #17 Kroger/Thomas’ Excessive Protein Ford, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Chili’s Trip The ‘Dente Chevrolet, indicators autographs for NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Selection Privileges Chevrolet, greets NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Chili’s Trip The ‘Dente Chevrolet, signsgreets NASCAR followers in the course of the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: NASCAR Cup Sequence driver, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. on the LEGO Metropolis NASCAR Child Zone previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Pictures)
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – MARCH 29: NASCAR Cup Sequence driver, Noah Gragson on the LEGO Metropolis NASCAR Child Zone previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Prepare dinner Out 400 at Martinsville Speedway on March 29, 2026 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photograph by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Pictures)
WinnerChase Elliott
How unhealthy did Hendrick Motorsports want a win after being shut out the primary six Cup races of the season? Group proprietor Rick Hendrick, who did not journey to Martinsville, known as crew chief Alan Gustafson the morning of the race. Name it a pep discuss.
Gustafson made the gutsy name to have Elliott pit twice in the course of the remaining stage. Nonetheless, it was the one means Elliott may put himself in place to win, the way in which his tires had been carrying on the finish of stage runs.
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It is his second win at Martinsville for his second grandfather clock trophy.
MARTINSVILLE RESULTS:
WinnerDenny Hamlin
He did not win, however Hamlin had the dominant automotive this weekend. He sat on the pole. He received the primary and second phases. He completed second and should have received the race had it been one other 5 laps. He simply ran out of time and was in an excessive amount of site visitors to get previous Elliott.
LoserBubba Wallace
78 laps down. after he brought about a 12-car accident on a Lap 325 restart when he slammed twice into the again finish of Carson Hocevar’s automotive. He hit him flush in his again finish to push him to the pack in entrance of him. However then he hit him a second time on the correct rear, which compelled him to lose management.
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The boneheaded transfer took Wallace out for the day and led to his worst end of the season.
LoserRyan Blaney
Blaney had a automotive price contending for the win. In any case, he was eyeing a top-three end. However a late-race miscue by Hamlin, the place he misplaced his automotive and ran it up towards the highest of the monitor pinched Blaney’s Ford and pushed him again to round tenth. He fought again to a sixth-place end. However his automotive, which led two laps, was ok to push each Elliott and Hamlin for the win.
