Grab your favorite Pepsi Co drink and $2 hot dog to settle in for short track racing. NASCAR’s Cup and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series head to the paper clip this week to tackle the first short track of the season. A race of beating and banging fenders, Martinsville will test the limits of the drivers and their equipment. Recently, the O’Reilly Series has used Martinsville as a showcase of their worst habits. Will that continue this week? Meanwhile, the Cup Series can thank Goodyear for improving the racing at Martinsville with their tire. While it does not live up to the old-style of Martinsville, the recent Cup races have been vastly superior to their initial offerings. Will the first short track of the season see wild predictions this week? Check out the Pit Pass Network 2026 Predictions for Martinsville.
The standings are starting to get tight at the top, as Cash’s lead has been cut down a bit after Darlington. Check out the full leaderboard below:
| Rank | PPN Person | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cash James | 592 |
| 2 | Robert Hill Jr | 555 |
| 3 | Andy Coffey | 535 |
| 4 | Terra Jones | 531 |
| T5 | Tiffany Faw | 514 |
| T5 | Mark Matthews | 514 |
| 7 | Zach Adams | 502 |
| 8 | Jane Waldrop | 473 |
| 9 | Robert Cwick | 469 |
| 10 | Daniel Smith | 468 |
| 11 | Griffin Fuller | 450 |
| 12 | Gregory Latham | 403 |
Cook Out 400
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Drivers: Riley Herbst, John Hunter Nemechek, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Josh Berry, & Cody Ware
Zach Adams: Josh Berry
Andy Coffey: Josh Berry
Robert Cwick: Josh Berry
Tiffany Faw: Josh Berry
Griffin Fuller: Josh Berry
Robert Hill Jr: Josh Berry
Cash James: Josh Berry
Terra Jones: Josh Berry
Gregory Latham: Josh Berry
Mark Matthews: John Hunter Nemechek
Daniel Smith: Josh Berry
Jane Waldrop: Josh Berry
NFPA 250
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Drivers: Anthony Alfredo, Joey Gase, Austin Green, Parker Retzlaff, & Dean Thompson
Zach Adams: Anthony Alfredo
Andy Coffey: Parker Retzlaff
Robert Cwick: Parker Retzlaff
Tiffany Faw: Parker Retzlaff
Griffin Fuller: Parker Retzlaff
Robert Hill Jr: Parker Retzlaff
Cash James: Parker Retzlaff
Terra Jones: Parker Retzlaff
Gregory Latham: Parker Retzlaff
Mark Matthews: Parker Retzlaff
Daniel Smith: Parker Retzlaff
Jane Waldrop: Dean Thompson