NASCAR at Martinsville 2022 Results: William Byron Earns 2nd Win of Season

Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron won the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia, in overtime for his second win of the 2022 season. 

Byron is now the first multi-race winner of the year. 

The race went to overtime after Todd Gilliland lost a tire and hit the outside wall and brought out the caution flag with six laps remaining. Before the caution came out, Byron had led for much of the race after taking over the lead from Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott after 185 laps. 

Here's a look at the final results:

1. William Byron
2. Joey Logano
3. Austin Dillon
4. Ryan Blaney
5. Ross Chastain
6. Kurt Busch
7. Kyle Busch
8. Aric Almirola 
9. Chase Briscoe 
10. Chase Elliott

Full results available at NASCAR.com

Byron was able to capture the lead from Elliott, who won both Stage 1 and Stage 2, by winning the race off pit road between the second and third stages. He then led for practically the entire race and easily beat Joey Logano and Austin Dillon after deciding not to pit ahead of the restart. 

Saturday's race had just four total cautions. Only two weren't stage cautions. It was the least number of cautions at Martinsville since 1997. The first caution came out when Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota stalled with less than 100 laps left. The second came when Gilliland hit the wall with six laps remaining. 

It was an incredible race for Byron, who led a race-high 212 laps, but it just wasn't competitive. There wasn't a single pass for the lead on the track on Saturday night, and it brought out some questions about the Next Gen car on short tracks. 

Byron's other win came in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March. This is the first multi-win season of his career. 

Other winners this season include Austin Cindric, Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, Chase Briscoe, Ross Chastain and Denny Hamlin.

The Cup Series will hit the dirt next weekend for the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. After that comes the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.