Elliott outduels Hamlin at Martinsville Early pit stop gamble pays off for Gustafson NATE RYAN Associated Press Mar 31, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 0 1 of 2 Chase Elliott celebrates in Victory Lane after winning a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Raceway on Sunday in Martinsville, Va. CHUCK BURTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS Drivers race through Turn 1 and Turn 2 during a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday in Martinsville, Va. CHUCK BURTON, ASSOCIATED PRESS Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save NATE RYAN Associated Press Martinsville, Va. — The strategy calls don't always work out for Chase Elliott in the Cup Series.kAm$@ H96? E96 A=2? 4@>6D E@86E96C — 2D :E 5:5 :? 2 G:4E@CJ $F?52J 2E |2CE:?DG:==6 $A665H2J – :EVD 6DA64:2==J DH66E 7@C }p$rp#VD 6:89E\E:>6 >@DE A@AF=2C 5C:G6C 2?5 9:D =68:@?D @7 25@C:?8 72?D]k^AmkAmQxEVD C62==J 4@@= H96? E9:D DEF77 H@C<D @FE[ 2?5 E@ H:? E96D6 C246D :D D@ E@F89[Q t==:@EE D2:5 H9:=6 46=63C2E:?8 @? 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