The IAA & Ritchie Bros. 250 to act as final race before the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (October 16, 2025) – IAA and Ritchie Bros. have joined the excitement of the upcoming NASCAR Playoffs race weekend at Martinville Speedway, serving as entitlement partner for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.
The IAA and Ritchie Bros. 250 will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25, as part of an action-packed weekend of racing at the famed short track.
“There’s truly no better welcome to NASCAR for IAA and Ritchie Bros. than the fall Playoffs race weekend here at Martinsville Speedway,” said Clay Campbell, President, Martinsville Speedway. “There are few other tracks on the schedule where you can physically feel the energy from the stands and the intensity in the atmosphere, and that’s exactly what our partners, competitors and fans will experience throughout the entire weekend.”
IAA and Ritchie Bros., both RB Global, Inc. companies, provide value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. IAA is a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, and Ritchie Bros. is the world’s largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding.
This is IAA’s and Ritchie Bros.’ first joint collaboration with Martinsville Speedway and NASCAR.
“We’re proud to see our brands, IAA and Ritchie Bros., come together as entitlement sponsor for the Martinsville Speedway race,” said Brent Bradshaw, Vice President, Global Real Estate and Environmental Health, Safety & Security for RB Global. “We greatly value our partnership with NASCAR and our shared commitment to performance, teamwork and community – values that drive our organization on and off the track.”
Fans can witness an entire weekend of intense competition and entertainment in the upcoming NASCAR race weekend at Martinsville Speedway.
The weekend kicks off on Thursday night, Oct. 23, with the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 300 doubleheader event featuring the return of the Mazda MX-5 Cup, followed by the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Championship.
The weekend continues with three NASCAR Playoffs races, starting on Friday evening, Oct. 24, with the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Slim Jim 200, followed by the Xfinity Series IAA & Ritchie Bros. 250 on Saturday, Oct. 25.
The weekend concludes on Sunday afternoon when drivers in the Cup Series will compete in the Xfinity 500, closing out the penultimate race weekend of the 2025 NASCAR season and deciding the Championship Four in all three NASCAR national series.
For more details or to purchase tickets to the triple-header spring race weekend at Martinsville Speedway, please visit www.martinsvillespeedway.com. Tickets are also available for purchase via phone at 877-RACE-TIX.
About Martinsville Speedway
Founded by H. Clay Earles in 1947, Martinsville Speedway is the only NASCAR track to host NASCAR Cup Series races every year since its inception in 1949. At .526 miles in length, the track annually hosts two NASCAR race weekends featuring all three national series (NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series), along with the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship race in the fall. Martinsville Speedway also annually hosts the ValleyStar Credit Union 300, the nation’s biggest, richest and most prestigious NASCAR Late Model Stock Car race. For more information about Martinsville Speedway, visit martinsvillespeedway.com.
About RB Global
RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace and trusted provider of value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Through its global network of auction sites and digital platform, RB Global serves customers worldwide across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, construction, commercial transportation, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture. The company’s end-to-end marketplace solutions include Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding; and IAA, a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. RB Global’s portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services, SmartEquip and VeriTread. For more information about RB Global, visit www.rbglobal.com.
About NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 14 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Series, NASCAR Canada Series, NASCAR Euro Series, NASCAR Mexico Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in five cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 11 countries and more than 30 U.S. states.
For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, X and Facebook.
Source: Martinsville Speedway | NASCAR Communications