Denny Hamlin ended a 19-race winless streak at his home-state track, fending off a furious challenge by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell to win at Martinsville Speedway.

Denny Hamlin ended an agonizing 10-year winless streak at Martinsville Speedway, holding off teammate Christopher Bell in his home state to secure a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

TeaSunday at Martinsville Speedway was the race to end all races as Denny Hamlin finally slashed his 31-race winless streak. He notched his 55th career win after leading for 274 of 400 laps, including three over-time restarts.

Sammy Smith was issued a 50-point penalty and fined $25,000 for his on-track actions in Saturday's Xfinity Series race at Martinsville.

The heftiest penalty was toward JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith, who has been docked 50 points in the NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers standings and fined $25,000, following the end of Saturday’s (March 29) Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Sammy Smith has been penalized by NASCAR for clashing with Taylor Gray during the Xfinity Series race at Martinsville.