• William Byron won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway to secure a spot in the NASCAR championship race. • The championship race will feature William Byron, Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe and Kyle Larson at Phoenix Raceway.

William Byron shoved his way into the NASCAR title race.

With 44 laps to go in the Round of 8 finale, the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway , Byron got inside of leader Ryan Blaney and pushed him up the track, swapping positions. Both needed a victory to crack the final four.

Byron got it.

The driver of Hendrick Motorsports’ No. 24 Chevrolet led the last 44 laps Sunday, Oct. 26, capping a career day in which he began on the pole, captured the first two stages and fronted the pack for 304 go-arounds. He even held off Blaney on a restart with 11 to go.

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