Since the inception of the Chase for the Nextel Cup in 2004, the Martinsville Speedway has been a staple of playoff racing in NASCAR. As the NASCAR Cup Series prepares to set its Championship Four lineup at the conclusion of Sunday's contest at Martinsville, here are the most memorable playoff races in the track's illustrious history. 2021: Denny Hamlin vs.
"a hack" Rather than a championship hopeful, it was an eliminated driver in Alex Bowman who won the 2021 Xfinity 500 in controversial fashion. With cut line chaos happening all around him — namely a battle between Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski — Bowman was fighting for the win with Denny Hamlin.
With seven laps to go, Bowman spun Hamlin in turn four, sending the Martinsville crowd into a frenzy. Bowman went on to win the race, but an enraged Hamlin visited Bowman while he was doing his burnout on the front-stretch. Once out of his car, Hamlin famously called Bowman a "hack" — an insult Bowman responded to by making T-shirts with the word printed on them, with proceeds going to charity.
"[Alex Bowman]'s just a hack ...
He's [expletive] terrible."- A frustrated Denny Hamlin after Martinsville pic.twitter.
com/Q3JNk83NU0 Denny Hamlin was NOT HAVING IT. Watch as he drives toward Martinsville winner Alex Bowman's car! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.
com/mZvEVOaH2V 2018: A "war" breaks out between Joey Logano and Martin Truex Jr. The final 10 laps of the 2018 First Data 500 can be described as nothing less th.
