Rick Hendrick picked up the phone, delivered a simple message, and by Sunday evening Chase Elliott delivered Chevrolet’s first win of the season—with interest.
Chase Elliott didn’t dominate Martinsville—he just made the one pit call that mattered.
NASCAR TV THIS WEEK
Friday, April 3 11 a.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Practice and Qualifying at Rockingham Speedway, FS2
1:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: Practice and Qualifying at Rockingham Speedway, The CW App
4:30 p.m., NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Black’s Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway, FS1 Saturday, April 4 11:30 a.m., ARCA Menards Series East: Rockingham Speedway, The NASCAR Channel/FloRacing
1:30 p.m., NASCAR Countdown Live, The CW
2:30 p.m., NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series: North Carolina Education Lottery 250 Presented by Black’s Tire, The CW Sunday, April 5 1 p.m., NASCAR Cup Series: 2026 Daytona 500 (re-air), FS1
Winner: Chase Elliott Average Speed of Race Winner: 75.457 MPH Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 47 Mins, 18 Secs. Margin of Victory: .565 Seconds Caution Flags: 5 for 54 laps Lead Changes: 8 among 6 drivers Stage 1 Top 10: 11,24,21,54,2,97,22,12,45,60 Stage 2 Top 10: 1,54,22,12,24,2,45,97,5,21 Fastest Lap: #11 lap 3/19.788
