The NASCAR Cup Series build to the Championship 4 finished Sunday afternoon at Martinsville in the Xfinity 500.
Chase Elliott enjoyed the race of his life to win and clinch a spot in the finals at Phoenix. Kevin Harvick was stunned and eliminated.
Here's the 2020 Championship 4:
- Joey Logano
- Denny Hamlin
- Brad Keselowski
- Chase Elliott
Sporting News tracked live updates and lap-by-lap highlights from Sunday's NASCAR race at Martinsville. Follow below for complete results from the Xfinity 500.
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NASCAR at Martinsville results, highlights from 2020 playoff race
5:55 p.m.: Elliott wins at Martinsville! And Harvick is eliminated. Harvick made a desperate move at the end and spun out.
CHECKERED FLAG: Chase Elliott wins at Martinsville and wins his way into the Championship 4. Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin BOTH get in by ONE POINT.
Kevin Harvick misses it barely.
— Davey Segal (@DaveyCenter) November 1, 2020
5:54 p.m.: Five laps to go.
5:53 p.m.: Keselowski gains a spot on Harvick. Harvick on the brink of elimination.
5:52 p.m.: Elliott is pulling away. He's up more than five seconds on the field with 10 laps to go.
5:51 p.m.: Hamlin not happy with Erik Jones.
Hamlin just yelled about someone getting into him. Guess it was Jones. Hamlin furious.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) November 1, 2020
5:50 p.m.: Hamlin, Harvick and Keselowski are separated by three points. Any one of them could be eliminated.
5:50 p.m.: 16 laps to go.
5:48 p.m.: Elliott leads by more than four seconds. A win and he's in. Harvick, meanwhile, is OUT by one point as it stands.
5:46 p.m.: Truex Jr. pits because of his loose wheel. There goes his season.
Truex says it might be the left front, he can’t tell which tire it is. “Coming to you. We’re f**ked" | #NASCAR
— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) November 1, 2020
5:46 p.m.: Alex Bowman has snuck into the top five.
5:44 p.m.: Truex Jr. is in trouble.
5:41 p.m.: LaJoie takes a penalty and Elliott takes the lead soon after.
5:38 p.m.: Because he was out of fresh tires anyway, Corey LaJoie is the only driver to stay out. He takes the lead and his social media team is having fun with it.
5:30 p.m.: Caution for Byron.
5:30 p.m.: Tiebreaker belongs to Harvick if he needs it against Keselowski.
#NASCAR ... If Harvick and Keselowski tie for points, Harvick would win the tiebreaker
Tiebreaker is best finish in this round
Harvick's best finish in this round is 2nd at Kansas
Keselowski's best finish in this round is 4th at Kansas
— Dustin Long (@dustinlong) November 1, 2020
5:28 p.m.: Elliott to third place. 65 laps remaining.
5:25 p.m.: Keselowski is making moves. He's now just two points behind Harvick.
5:22 p.m.: Harvick is now ahead of Keselowski following Keselowski's speeding violation. That's big because now a win by Truex Jr. would eliminate Keselowski, not Harvick.
5:20 p.m.: Truex Jr. to the lead!
5:17 p.m.: Keselowski is penalized for speeding on pit road. Elliott's crew is failing him.
Chase Elliott had a miserable pit stop and Brad Keselowski was hit for speeding. No shortage of playoff implications in the final 100 laps here at Martinsville.
— Matt Mayer (@MatthewMayerCBS) November 1, 2020
5:16 p.m.: Logano is first off pit road.
5:12 p.m.: Caution. Harvick is the free pass.
The caution comes out with 102 laps to go for the stalled car of James Davison.
Kevin Harvick, in 22nd, will return to the lead lap.#NASCAR
— Daniel McFadin (@danielmcfadin) November 1, 2020
5:11 p.m.: Ryan Blaney, who is not a playoff contender, is in first place. There are 100 laps remaining.
5:06 p.m.: Harvick is back IN as things stand.
4:56 p.m.: And now NASCAR rescinds the penalty! The crew member apparently re-established position behind the wall in time.
4:55 p.m.: WOW. Elliott to the rear for a pit violation. Crew member over the wall too soon.
4:54 p.m.: Elliott loses his lead with a subpar pit stop. Logano and Truex Jr. move ahead of him.
4:52 p.m.: Caution with 150 to go.
4:44 p.m.: Kurt Busch is in fifth place. The finish here should be wild.
4:41 p.m.: Truex Jr. is fighting Elliott for the lead but hasn't caught him yet.
4:36 p.m.: Elliott is stepping up when it matters most.
4:32 p.m.: Harvick can't catch a break. He loses his free pass position after Elliott laps Timmy Hill.
4:30 p.m.: Elliott still leads. Harvick is still OUT as things stand.
4:22 p.m.: Hamlin now has to make an unexpected pit for loose lug nuts. This race is going off the rails.
Back to green. Hamlin is P29. Harvick is P30. Are you serious?
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) November 1, 2020
4:19 p.m.: Elliott wins Stage 2.
After two stages, points as they run:
Logano (win), Elliott (leader), Hamlin, Keselowski in.
Harvick (-19), Bowman, Truex, KuBusch out.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) November 1, 2020
4:09 p.m.: Elliott back to first place with 20 laps remaining in Stage 2. He's run a fantastic race so far.
4:05 p.m.: Hamlin leads.
4 p.m.: Caution for Corey LaJoie. Kevin Harvick is not the free pass, meaning he'll stay a lap down.
3:58 p.m.: With Elliott in the lead an likely to pick up stage points (with Harvick almost certainly missing the top 10 for Stage 2), it would likely be Harvick OUT entering the final stage. Crazy.
3:44 p.m.: As it stands, Harvick is actually right on the edge of elimination based on points, regardless of who wins. He held a 42-point advantage above the cutoff entering this race.
With @KevinHarvick's season on the line, the No. 4 radio is calm, cool and collected. Harvick has responded "10-4" multiple times when told of his scenario and is focused on providing feedback to @RodneyChilders4 to improve the car.
In the free pass spot (P31) right now.
— Davey Segal (@DaveyCenter) November 1, 2020
3:43 p.m.: And now Harvick is forced to pit road with a flat tire. He's two laps down. Depending on who wins today, he could be in trouble.
Holy crap...Harvick is in serious trouble, folks. This is unbelievable.
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) November 1, 2020
3:40 p.m.: Kevin Harvick is stuck in 24th place.
3:35 p.m.: Kurt Busch held a brief lead, but Elliott has now taken over.
3:12 p.m.: Denny Hamlin wins Stage 1.
2:53 p.m.: Elliott takes the lead at the restart.
2:45 p.m.: Caution. Clint Bowyer involved.
.@ClintBowyer spins after a tire rub. @Aric_Almirola made contact.
"I didn't spin out because I was loose, I spun out because my f*cking teammate hit me in the left rear quarter panel [...] 74 laps into a 500 mile race. That's real nice," he says with a chuckle.
— Davey Segal (@DaveyCenter) November 1, 2020
2:36 p.m.: Elliott is up to second.
2:30 p.m.: Chase Elliott knows he likely needs a win today.
2:24 p.m.: Truex Jr. continues to lead through 25 laps. There are 130 laps in Stage 1.
2:16 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr. makes an early pass of Brad Keselowski at the front.
2:15 p.m.: GREEN FLAG.
2:04 p.m.: Engines are fired.
NASCAR start time today
The last of three Round of 8 races is scheduled for Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. It comes just four days after NASCAR completed its postponed Texas race. The short turnaround is one of several main storylines expected to be discussed at length on the afternoon Martinsville broadcast.
Most of NASCAR's recent playoff races have taken place around the same time, but several have been delayed or postponed because of inclement weather. There is a threat of rain in the Sunday forecast for Martinsville. The track has lights, meaning a night race would be in play if the track needs time to dry.
The race is 500 laps spread over three stages and will become official after 250. The distance of the race is 263 miles.
Martin Truex Jr, who desperately needs a win to secure a Championship 4 place at Phoenix, has swooped to victory lane in back-to-back outings at Martinsville.
MORE: NASCAR championship scenarios for Martinsville
NASCAR at Martinsville starting lineup
The starting lineup for Sunday's race at Martinsville was determined by NASCAR's new formula for setting lineups in races without qualifying. The same procedure will be used through the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
The formula produced this starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR race at Martinsville:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Team |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Team Penske |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 3 | Alex Bowman (P) | 88 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 7 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Team Penske |
| 8 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 11 | Christopher Bell | 95 | Leavine Family Racing |
| 12 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 13 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 15 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 17 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 19 | Erik Jones | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 21 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 22 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 23 | John Hunter Nemechek | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 24 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Germain Racing |
| 26 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | GoFas Racing |
| 27 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 28 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 29 | Daniel Suarez | 96 | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 30 | Brennan Poole | 15 | Premium Motorsports |
| 31 | Matt Kenseth | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 32 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 33 | Josh Bilicki | 7 | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
| 34 | Timmy Hill | 66 | Motorsports Business Management |
| 35 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing |
| 36 | Garrett Smithley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 37 | James Davison | 53 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 38 | JJ Yeley | 27 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 39 | Joey Gase | 51 | Petty Ware Racing |
(P) Playoff driver.
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