Chevrolet driver William Byron became the NASCAR Cup Series' first repeat winner of 2022 by capturing the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Saturday.
After seven different drivers notched wins in the first seven races, Byron took the lead from polesitter Chase Elliott after the end of Stage 2 following service on pit road.
Byron, 24, led three times for 212 laps. Elliott led once for 185 laps. Byron's margin of victory was 0.303 seconds. He also took the checkered flag at Atlanta on March 20. However, after Byron took the lead and Logano passed Elliott, too, Elliott slipped back to fifth with 115 laps to go and was losing distance to Byron. By the time green-flag pit stops had cycled around with 92 laps left, Byron had regained the lead with Logano and Dillon each more than 3.5 seconds in arrears.