Chase Elliott wins NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville in March 2026
Chase Elliott wins Sunday evening's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Check out the full NASCAR results from Martinsville!
The NASCAR Cup Series competed at Martinsville Speedway and Denny Hamlin was the dominant driver. Hamlin won the first two stages and led 292 of the 400 laps; however, he didn't enter victory lane. Instead, it was a Hendrick Motorsports driver who had the perfect strategy at Martinsville.
Chase Elliott and the No. 9 team for Hendrick Motorsports won the Cook Out 400 at Martinsville, earning their first victory of the 2026 Cup Series season. Elliott's crew chief, Alan Gustafson, called the perfect strategy to put the No.
9 car in the front of the field. Before the call, Elliott was running around 10th place. CHASE ELLIOTT WINS AT MARTINSVILLE!
pic. twitter. com/LDwiuX18aD ā FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) March 29, 2026 Despite Elliott not having a better car than Hamlin the entire race, he was able to hold off the No.