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In an effort to stay on the lead lap, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. made contact with leader Kyle Busch, sending his No. 18 Toyota high on the final lap of Stage 2 and allowing Chase Elliott to sneak ahead for the lead and Stage 2 win in Sunday's STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway. Busch had been at the front of the field for 108 laps until the contact with Stenhouse Jr.
Elliott earned 10 races points and a playoff point with the stage victory. Busch came up second, while Brad Keselowski ended Stage 2 in third.
Fighting off the powerful cars of Denny Hamlin and Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr. held on to the top spot to win Stage 1 of the STP 500 on Sunday afternoon at Martinsville Speedway. The No. 78 Furniture Row Racing driver led 42 laps en route to the stage win, earning a playoff bonus point as well as 10 race points. Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Hamlin and Kyle Busch rounded out the top three, respectively.
The top 10 finishers in Stages 1 and 2 also received race points, as distributed in the table below. The race winner will receive 40 points and five playoff points at the conclusion of the Final Stage.