Joey Logano earns the Martinsville win, punching his ticket to the Championship 4; Denny Hamlin won Stage 1, while Logano took Stage 2.
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00:00 >> A driver still running down a dream in the 2018 season.
00:04 It's the NASCAR monster energy cup series first day to 500 here at the short track.
00:11 This is the first opportunity for any one of those drivers that are still in the playoffs
00:16 to lock themselves in to the championship.
00:19 >> Drivers, start your engines!
00:23 >> Fire it up.
00:32 >> Racing at the paper clip, martinsville speedway short track racing underway.
00:37 Denny Hamlin coming in for the final time.
00:40 He will see the green and white checkered flag winning stage one in martinsville.
00:44 A half a car length separating the top two.
00:47 >> They are wheel to wheel now.
00:48 >> Hamlin on the inside.
00:49 It's going to go to Logano.
00:50 Martinsville is in the lead.
00:51 It's going to go to Logano.
00:54 Martin Truex Jr. has the advantage as they come up the turn.
00:58 He'll see the white flag one more time around.
01:03 The 2017 champion, will he get the bumper?
01:05 Yes, he does.
01:06 Here comes Logano.
01:07 Logano on the inside.
01:08 A drag race.
01:09 They're sideways.
01:10 And it's going to be Logano getting the win.
01:13 Joey Logano fighting back.
01:17 Logano has secured a spot in the championship four.
01:21 And the first thing you heard on the radio, Miami, baby.
01:24 It was Joey Logano who was able to fight all the way to the finish line and get the win.
01:31 (upbeat music)