Xfinity 500

Martinsville Speedway — October 26, 2025

William Byron
Winner
500
Laps
32
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 29 +18 Chris Buescher
12 19 +7 Brad Keselowski
13 22 +9 Shane van Gisbergen
14 17 +3 Alex Bowman
15 11 -4 Michael McDowell
16 15 -1 Carson Hocevar
17 2 -15 Ty Gibbs
18 30 +12 Daniel Suarez
19 7 -12 Kyle Busch
20 14 -6 Tyler Reddick
21 24 +3 John Hunter Nemechek
25 23 -2 Zane Smith
26 26 Ty Dillon
27 32 +5 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28 33 +5 A.J. Allmendinger
30 35 +5 Noah Gragson
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 2 9
Todd Gilliland 9 5 8
Ty Gibbs 5 5 6
Ryan Blaney 7 7 4
Ryan Preece 7 4
Shane van Gisbergen 8 3
Tyler Reddick 9 2
Ross Chastain
Josh Berry
Chris Buescher
Brad Keselowski
Alex Bowman
Michael McDowell
Carson Hocevar
Daniel Suarez
Kyle Busch
John Hunter Nemechek
Zane Smith
Ty Dillon
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
A.J. Allmendinger
Noah Gragson
Cody Ware
Casey Mears
Erik Jones
Denny Hamlin
Riley Herbst
Chase Briscoe
Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 32 matched drivers, the model averaged 6.8 positions off — better than the season average of 8.5. Good

Pos Driver Predicted Actual Delta
1 William Byron 10.3 1 +9.3
2 Ryan Blaney 6.8 2 +4.8
3 Chase Elliott 8.3 3 +5.3
4 Ross Chastain 13.8 4 +9.8
5 Kyle Larson 8.6 5 +3.6
6 Ryan Preece 10.8 6 +4.8
7 Christopher Bell 8.6 7 +1.6
8 Joey Logano 12.1 8 +4.1
9 Todd Gilliland 17.1 9 +8.1
10 Josh Berry 19.0 10 +9.0
11 Chris Buescher 10.3 11 -0.7
12 Brad Keselowski 12.0 12 0.0
13 Shane van Gisbergen 18.3 13 +5.3
14 Alex Bowman 14.0 14 0.0
15 Michael McDowell 15.0 15 0.0
16 Carson Hocevar 14.7 16 -1.3
17 Ty Gibbs 12.6 17 -4.4
18 Daniel Suarez 15.6 18 -2.4
19 Kyle Busch 15.6 19 -3.4
20 Tyler Reddick 9.9 20 -10.1

(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 19 career starts at Martinsville Speedway with a 9.8 avg finish (4 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
  • Ryan Blaney: was the model’s top pick based on 30 career starts at Martinsville Speedway with a 11.7 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.