| Type: | CUST |
| Details Ref: | [1] |
| Description: | Race 29 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season |
| Fulldate: | October 9, 2021 |
| Race Name: | Drive for the Cure 250 |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Location: | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina |
| Course Mi: | 2.28 |
| Course Km: | 3.67 |
| Distance Laps: | 67 |
| Distance Mi: | 152.76 |
| Distance Km: | 245.84 |
| Avg: | 74.396 |
| Pole Driver: | Austin Cindric |
| Pole Team: | Team Penske |
| Grid From Prev Perf: | yes |
| Most Driver: | Austin Cindric |
| Most Team: | Team Penske |
| Most Laps: | 22 |
| Car: | 16 |
| First Driver: | A. J. Allmendinger |
| First Team: | Kaulig Racing |
| Network: | NBCSN |
| Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
The 2021 Drive for the Cure 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on October 9, 2021, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 68- extended from 67 laps due to an overtime finish—laps on the 2.28miles road course, it was the 29th race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 12.
Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, .
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.
If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.
Austin Cindric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Timmy Hill did not have enough points to qualify for the race.
Stage OneLaps: 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 | |
| 2 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | |
| 5 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | |
| 7 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 | |
| 8 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | |
| 9 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage TwoLaps: 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 | |
| 2 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 | |
| 4 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | |
| 5 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | |
| 7 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 | |
| 9 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | |
| 10 | 8 | Sam Mayer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Laps: 27
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 49 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 68 | 35 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 68 | 54 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 48 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 68 | 48 | Running |
| 6 | 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 42 | Running |
| 7 | 37 | 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 30 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 37 | Running |
| 9 | 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 28 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | 8 | Sam Mayer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 28 | Running |
| 11 | 17 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 26 | Running |
| 12 | 11 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 32 | Running |
| 13 | 7 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 28 | Running |
| 14 | 20 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 23 | Running |
| 15 | 8 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 68 | 29 | Running |
| 16 | 19 | 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 68 | 21 | Running |
| 17 | 35 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 40 | 61 | Austin Hill (i) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 68 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 23 | 99 | J. J. Yeley | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 18 | Running |
| 20 | 32 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 12 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 68 | 26 | Running |
| 22 | 16 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 15 | Running |
| 23 | 24 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 14 | Running |
| 24 | 36 | 78 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 13 | Running |
| 25 | 28 | 31 | Sage Karam | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 68 | 12 | Running |
| 26 | 25 | 23 | Ty Dillon | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 11 | Running |
| 27 | 4 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 68 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | 17 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 9 | Running |
| 29 | 29 | 26 | Will Rodgers | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 67 | 8 | Running |
| 30 | 26 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 67 | 7 | Running |
| 31 | 33 | 52 | Spencer Boyd (i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 66 | 5 | Running |
| 33 | 21 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 63 | 4 | Accident |
| 34 | 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 61 | 7 | Suspension |
| 35 | 34 | 66 | Loris Hezemans | MBM Motorsports | Ford | 59 | 2 | Electrical |
| 36 | 27 | 6 | Ryan Vargas | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 47 | 1 | Axle |
| 37 | 22 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 1 | Accident |
| 38 | 31 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 1 | Accident |
| 39 | 38 | 15 | Kris Wright (i) | JD Motorsports/Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 19 | 0 | Suspension |
| 40 | 39 | 74 | Gray Gaulding | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 1 | Rear gear |
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