Xfinity 500

Martinsville Speedway, October 26, 2025

William Byron
Winner
500
Laps
37
Entries
5
Leaders

William Byron won the 2025 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025, leading 304 of 500 laps. Ryan Blaney finished second; Chase Elliott rounded out the podium. The race featured 5 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Season
2025
Winner
Leaders
5 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 1 William Byron
2 31 +29 Ryan Blaney
3 8 +5 Chase Elliott
4 13 +9 Ross Chastain
5 3 -2 Kyle Larson
6 18 +12 Ryan Preece
7 12 +5 Christopher Bell
8 4 -4 Joey Logano
9 16 +7 Todd Gilliland
10 27 +17 Josh Berry
11 14 +3 Tyler Reddick
12 2 -10 Ty Gibbs
13 7 -6 Kyle Busch
14 22 +8 Shane van Gisbergen
15 10 -5 Austin Cindric
16 20 +4 Austin Dillon
17 6 -11 Cole Custer
18 21 +3 Bubba Wallace
19 34 +15 Justin Haley
20 19 -1 Brad Keselowski
21 24 +3 John Hunter Nemechek
22 30 +8 Daniel Suarez
23 17 -6 Alex Bowman
24 11 -13 Michael McDowell
25 23 -2 Zane Smith
26 26 Ty Dillon
27 32 +5 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28 33 +5 A.J. Allmendinger
29 29 Chris Buescher
30 35 +5 Noah Gragson
31 15 -16 Carson Hocevar
32 36 +4 Cody Ware
33 37 +4 Casey Mears
34 28 -6 Erik Jones
35 5 -30 Denny Hamlin
36 25 -11 Riley Herbst
37 9 -28 Chase Briscoe
Stage Results
Driver Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage Pts
William Byron 1 1 20
Kyle Larson 3 2 17
Chase Elliott 4 4 14
Christopher Bell 8 3 11
Joey Logano 2 9
Todd Gilliland 9 5 8
Ty Gibbs 5 6
Denny Hamlin 6 5
Chase Briscoe 6 5
Ryan Blaney 7 4
Ryan Preece 7 4
Shane van Gisbergen 8 3
Tyler Reddick 9 2
Austin Cindric 10 1
Erik Jones 10 1
Ross Chastain
Josh Berry
Kyle Busch
Austin Dillon
Cole Custer
Bubba Wallace
Justin Haley
Brad Keselowski
John Hunter Nemechek
Daniel Suarez
Alex Bowman
Michael McDowell
Zane Smith
Ty Dillon
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
A.J. Allmendinger
Chris Buescher
Noah Gragson
Carson Hocevar
Cody Ware
Casey Mears
Riley Herbst
Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 36 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.0 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos Driver Predicted Actual Delta
1 William Byron 10.8 1 +9.8
2 Ryan Blaney 6.8 2 +4.8
3 Chase Elliott 9.9 3 +6.9
4 Ross Chastain 12.6 4 +8.6
5 Kyle Larson 10.3 5 +5.3
6 Ryan Preece 12.6 6 +6.6
7 Christopher Bell 8.3 7 +1.3
8 Joey Logano 10.3 8 +2.3
9 Todd Gilliland 17.7 9 +8.7
10 Josh Berry 19.0 10 +9.0
11 Tyler Reddick 12.0 11 +1.0
12 Ty Gibbs 8.6 12 -3.4
14 Shane van Gisbergen 17.0 14 +3.0
15 Austin Cindric 14.0 15 -1.0
16 Austin Dillon 17.7 16 +1.7
17 Cole Custer 22.1 17 +5.1
18 Bubba Wallace 12.6 18 -5.4
19 Justin Haley 21.2 19 +2.2
20 Brad Keselowski 13.8 20 -6.2
21 John Hunter Nemechek 19.0 21 -2.0

(showing top 20 finishers)

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

  • William Byron: has 21 career starts at Martinsville Speedway with a 11.4 avg finish (4 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
  • Ryan Blaney: was the model’s top pick based on 26 career starts at Martinsville Speedway with a 8.0 avg finish (2 wins), finishing P2 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2025 Xfinity 500?
William Byron won the 2025 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway driving for Hendrick Motorsports.
Where was the 2025 Xfinity 500 held?
The 2025 Xfinity 500 was held at Martinsville Speedway on October 26, 2025.