Prize money for NFPA 250 at Martinsville Speedway

The 2026 NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series season heads to Martinsville Speedway to kick off NFPA 250, the seventh event of the season.

NFPA 250 is expected to be exciting, as all 38 O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers taking the grid will be racing to win the seventh race of the season on Saturday (March 28) at the 0.526-mile-short oval track.

NFPA 250 can be enjoyed live on CW, and radio coverage will be available on MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. It will be telecast on Saturday at 3:30 pm ET.

Along with the win, there will be monetary incentives for the NFPA 250 winner. In 2026, the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Martinsville boasts a prize pool of $1,651,939.

On X (formerly Twitter), FOX Sports’ motorsports journalist Bob Pockrass announced the prize money that is up for grabs at the Martinsville O’Reilly Auto Parts race.

“Purses for Martinsville weekend including all payouts for all positions, charter payouts, contingency awards, etc.: Cup: : $11,233,037 O’Reilly: $1,651,939”

On Friday, March 27, the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series action at Martinsville started with a practice session at 4:20 pm ET, followed by a qualifying session at 5:25 pm ET. It will be followed by the 131.5-mile main event. The practice and qualifying sessions will go live on CW.

List of NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series NFPA 250 at Martinsville winners

Sam Ard and Jimmy Hensley are the most successful drivers at the NFPA 250 at Martinsville, with two wins each.

1. 1982 – Sam Ard
2. 1983 – Sam Ard
3. 1984 – Jack Ingram
4. 1985 – Brett Bodine
5. 1986 – Morgan Shepherd
6. 1987 – Brad Teague
7. 1988 – Jimmy Hensley
8. 1989 – Tommy Ellis
9. 1990 – Tommy Houston
10. 1991 – Jimmy Hensley
11. 1992 – Kenny Wallace
12. 1993 – Ward Burton
13. 1994 – Terry Labonte
14. 2021 – Josh Berry
15. 2022 – Brandon Jones
16. 2023 – John Hunter Nemechek
17. 2024 – Aric Almirola
18. 2025 – Austin Hill

Who is in the top 5 in the Xfinity Series points table ahead of NFPA 250?

After winning last week’s race at Darlington, Justin Allgaier moved to the top spot in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series points table with 306 points.

Richard Childress Racing driver Austin Hill stands second with 254 points, followed by Carson Kvapil with 222 points, Sheldon Creed with 218 points, and Austin Hill with 210 points to complete the top five.

Edited by Yash Soni