SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks for NASCAR at Martinsville Speedway, where Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and William Byron are favorites

Kyle Larson hit back at a veteran NASCAR broadcaster's claim that Martinsville hasn't been a fruitful track for the 2021 Cup Series champion.

Alex Bowman, William Byron, and Chase Elliott all dealt with one or more pit road miscues at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday.

Sam Mayer isn’t backing down from the controversy surrounding his late-race incident with Kyle Larson at Homestead-Miami last weekend. With many fans and analysts questioning whether Mayer cost Larson a historic weekend,

Kyle Larson has started the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season off strong through the first half-dozen races, recording three top fives, including his first win of the year on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he passed his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman in the final laps at the 1.5-mile track to score the victory.

It was a mixed bag of results for Hendrick Motorsports at Martinsville Speedway, a place it has been known to dominate.

Denny Hamlin ended a 19-race winless streak at his home-state track, fending off a furious challenge by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to win at Martinsville Speedway.

SportsLine's model has simulated the 2025 Cook Out 400 10,000 times and released its NASCAR at Martinsville best bets for this week

Here's the updated NASCAR Cup Series points standings: 1. William Byron — 259 points (1 win, 6 playoff points) 2. Kyle Larson — -17 behind leader (1 win, 7 playoff points) 4. Christopher Bell — -35 (3 wins, 16 playoff points) 6. Denny Hamlin — -42 (1 win, 7 playoff points) 8. Bubba Wallace — -51 (1 playoff point)