Xfinity 500 Driver Grades: How Every Driver Scored at Martinsville Speedway

November 01, 2026

Nov 01, 2026 · 2 min read·

Every driver from the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, graded on what the scoring loops actually recorded: where they started, where they finished, how many laps they led, and whether they were still running at the end. William Byron grades out best with a A+.

How the grades are calculated

The grade is a formula, not an opinion. Each driver starts from their finishing position, gains credit for passing cars and for leading laps, and loses credit for not finishing:

Finish: the single biggest factor, scaled from the win down through the field.
Positions gained: starting position minus finishing position, capped so a deep starting spot cannot buy a top grade on its own.
Laps led: share of the race led, worth up to a full letter grade.
Did not finish: a fixed penalty if they were not running at the checkered flag.

Driver grades

Grade	Driver	Car	Start	Finish	Laps led	Points
A+	William Byron	24	8	1	362	76
A+	Chase Elliott	9	9	2		45
A+	Shane Van Gisbergen	97	29	5		32
A+	Josh Berry	21	10	4		43
A+	Austin Dillon	3	20	7		30
A	Ty Gibbs	54	2	3	44	51
A	Bubba Wallace	23	15	8		34
A-	Denny Hamlin	11	1	6	40	31
A-	Christopher Bell	20	14	10		35
A-	Ross Chastain	1	16	11	7	36
B+	Kyle Larson	5	3	9		28
B+	Tyler Reddick	45	12	12		29
B+	Michael McDowell	71	26	16		21
B+	Todd Gilliland	34	22	15		25
B	Zane Smith	38	33	19		18
B	Chase Briscoe	19	11	14	6	23
B	Alex Bowman	48	7	13		29
B-	Connor Zilisch	88	19	17		20
C+	Carson Hocevar	77	25	21		16
C+	Ty Dillon	10	28	22		15
C+	Austin Hill	33	17	20		0
C+	AJ Allmendinger	16	32	25		12
C	Joey Logano	22	5	18		25
C	Noah Gragson	4	31	26		11
C-	Chris Buescher	17	18	24		13
C-	Ryan Preece	60	6	23	41	22
C-	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	47	34	30		7
C-	Brad Keselowski	6	23	27		10
C-	Erik Jones	43	30	29		8
D	John H. Nemechek	42	35	31		6
D	Daniel Suárez	7	24	28		9
D	Cody Ware	51	37	33		4
D	Riley Herbst	35	27	32		5
F	Cole Custer	41	21	34		3
F	Ryan Blaney	12	13	35		2
F	Josh Bilicki (Clutch)	66	36	37		0
F	Austin Cindric (Accident)	2	4	36		5