2021_Xfinity_500

2021 Xfinity 500

2021 Xfinity 500

NASCAR Cup Series race


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 dumped Denny Hamlin during the closing laps to earn his fourth win in 2021, as well as his sixth overall.

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Background

Martinsville Speedway, the track where the race was held.
The 2021 Xfinity 500 program cover.

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 0.526 miles (0.847 km) 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.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
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Qualifying

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.[4]

Starting Lineup

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Race

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 130

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Stage Two Laps: 130

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 240

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 15 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 15 for 91
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 42 minutes and 48 seconds
  • Average speed: 70.968 miles per hour (114.212 km/h)

Media

Television

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.

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Radio

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.

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  2. "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. "Xfinity 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  6. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
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