Type: | CUST |
Description: | Race 35 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series |
Race Name: | Xfinity 500 |
Details Ref: | [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
Year: | 2021 |
Location: | Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia |
Course Mi: | .526 |
Course Km: | .847 |
Distance Laps: | 501 |
Distance Mi: | 263.526 |
Distance Km: | 424.103 |
Scheduled Laps: | 500 |
Scheduled Mi: | 263 |
Scheduled Km: | 423.5 |
Avg: | 70.968mph |
Pole Driver: | Kyle Larson |
Pole Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Grid From Prev Perf: | yes |
Most Driver: | Chase Elliott |
Most Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Most Laps: | 289 |
Car: | 48 |
First Driver: | Alex Bowman |
First Team: | Hendrick Motorsports |
Network: | NBC |
Announcers: | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Radio: | MRN |
Booth Ann: | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace |
Turn Ann: | Dave Moody (Backstretch) |
The 2021 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 31, 2021, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 501 laps -- extended from 500 laps due to an overtime finish, on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 35th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8. Alex Bowman moved Denny Hamlin during the closing laps to earn his fourth win in 2021, as well as his sixth overall.
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526miles in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.
Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||
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00 | Chevrolet | |||
1 | Chevrolet | |||
2 | Ford | |||
3 | Chevrolet | |||
4 | Ford | |||
5 | Chevrolet | |||
6 | Ford | |||
7 | Chevrolet | |||
8 | Chevrolet | |||
9 | Chevrolet | |||
10 | Ford | |||
11 | Toyota | |||
12 | Ford | |||
14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Ford | ||
15 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Chevrolet | ||
17 | Ford | |||
18 | Toyota | |||
19 | Toyota | |||
20 | Toyota | |||
21 | Ford | |||
22 | Ford | |||
23 | Toyota | |||
24 | Chevrolet | |||
34 | Ford | |||
37 | Chevrolet | |||
38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Ford | ||
41 | Ford | |||
42 | Chevrolet | |||
43 | Chevrolet | |||
47 | Chevrolet | |||
48 | Chevrolet | |||
51 | Cody Ware (i) | Chevrolet | ||
52 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Ford | ||
53 | Joey Gase (i) | Chevrolet | ||
66 | Timmy Hill (i) | Toyota | ||
77 | Justin Haley (i) | Chevrolet | ||
78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Ford | ||
99 | Chevrolet | |||
Official entry list |
Kyle Larson was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. This was the final round that it was scheduled, but NASCAR made a change at Bristol in March when the formula was used when rain cancelled qualifying.
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||
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1 | 5 | Chevrolet | |||||
2 | 9 | Chevrolet | |||||
3 | 11 | Toyota | |||||
4 | 19 | Toyota | |||||
5 | 22 | Ford | |||||
6 | 2 | Ford | |||||
7 | 18 | Toyota | |||||
8 | 12 | Ford | |||||
9 | 4 | Ford | |||||
10 | 1 | Chevrolet | |||||
11 | 24 | Chevrolet | |||||
12 | 20 | Toyota | |||||
13 | 48 | Chevrolet | |||||
14 | 3 | Chevrolet | |||||
15 | 17 | Ford | |||||
16 | 42 | Chevrolet | |||||
17 | 23 | Toyota | |||||
18 | 8 | Chevrolet | |||||
19 | 34 | Ford | |||||
20 | 99 | Chevrolet | |||||
21 | 21 | Ford | |||||
22 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Ford | ||||
23 | 10 | Ford | |||||
24 | 41 | Ford | |||||
25 | 47 | Chevrolet | |||||
26 | 37 | Chevrolet | |||||
27 | 6 | Ford | |||||
28 | 43 | Chevrolet | |||||
29 | 7 | Chevrolet | |||||
30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Ford | ||||
31 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Chevrolet | ||||
32 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Ford | ||||
33 | 52 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Ford | ||||
34 | 53 | Joey Gase (i) | Chevrolet | ||||
35 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Chevrolet | ||||
36 | 00 | Chevrolet | |||||
37 | 15 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Chevrolet | ||||
38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | Toyota | ||||
Official starting lineup |
Stage OneLaps: 130
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
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1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 | |
4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 | |
5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 6 | |
6 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 | |
7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | |
8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | |
9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 | |
10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 | |
Official stage one results |
Stage TwoLaps: 130
Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | ||
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1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 | |
2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 | |
3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 | |
4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 | |
5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 | |
6 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 5 | |
7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 | |
8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 3 | |
9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | |
10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | |
Official stage two results |
Stage ThreeLaps: 240
Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | ||
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1 | 13 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 501 | 52 | |
2 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 501 | 42 | |
3 | 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 501 | 43 | |
4 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 501 | 48 | |
5 | 11 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 501 | 47 | |
6 | 23 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 501 | 37 | |
7 | 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 501 | 31 | |
8 | 28 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 501 | 29 | |
9 | 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 501 | 28 | |
10 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 501 | 29 | |
11 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 501 | 26 | |
12 | 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 501 | 25 | |
13 | 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 501 | 28 | |
14 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 501 | 32 | |
15 | 21 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 501 | 22 | |
16 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 501 | 41 | |
17 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 501 | 24 | |
18 | 18 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 501 | 19 | |
19 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 501 | 18 | |
20 | 32 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 501 | 17 | |
21 | 29 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 501 | 16 | |
22 | 22 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 501 | 15 | |
23 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 501 | 14 | |
24 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 501 | 19 | |
25 | 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 501 | 12 | |
26 | 19 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 499 | 11 | |
27 | 16 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 498 | 10 | |
28 | 20 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 498 | 9 | |
29 | 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 496 | 0 | |
30 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 495 | 0 | |
31 | 35 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 492 | 0 | |
32 | 27 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 491 | 5 | |
33 | 37 | 15 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 490 | 0 | |
34 | 36 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 483 | 3 | |
35 | 33 | 52 | Josh Bilicki (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 483 | 0 | |
36 | 26 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 414 | 1 | |
37 | 38 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 206 | 0 | |
38 | 34 | 53 | Joey Gase (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | |
Official race results |
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 1997 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2014 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood handled the features from the track.
MRN covered the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and 7 time Martinsville winner Rusty Wallace had the call for MRN when the field raced down the front straightaway. Dave Moody covered the action for MRN when the field raced down the backstraightway into turn 3. Steve Post and Kim Coon covered the action for MRN from pit lane.
Pos | Driver | Points | |||||||
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1 | Kyle Larson | 5,000 | |||||||
2 | Chase Elliott | 5,000 (–0) | |||||||
3 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 5,000 (–0) | ||||||
1 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 5,000 (–0) | ||||||
2 | 5 | Brad Keselowski | 2,323 (–2,677) | ||||||
3 | 6 | Kevin Harvick | 2,318 (–2,682) | ||||||
2 | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 2,308 (–2,692) | ||||||
8 | Joey Logano | 2,308 (–2,692) | |||||||
5 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 2,285 (–2,715) | ||||||
1 | 10 | William Byron | 2,280 (–2,720) | ||||||
1 | 11 | Kurt Busch | 2,274 (–2,726) | ||||||
12 | Christopher Bell | 2,251 (–2,749) | |||||||
13 | Tyler Reddick | 2,232 (–2,768) | |||||||
14 | Alex Bowman | 2,221 (–2,779) | |||||||
15 | Aric Almirola | 2,184 (–2,816) | |||||||
16 | Michael McDowell | 2,139 (–2,861) | |||||||
Official driver's standings |
Pos | Manufacturer | Points | |
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1 | Chevrolet | 1,296 | |
2 | Toyota | 1,204 (–92) | |
3 | Ford | 1,203 (–93) | |