Starting from 13th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet won the 73rd Annual Xfinity 500, his sixth victory in 224 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 4th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 12 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Halloween Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 20th Top 10 finish in 33 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 21st Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Dent Wizard Ford, started from 6th place posted his 17th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/IHOP Ford, started from 23rd place followed by 7th place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 8th Place Car 43 Erik Jones Goody’s Cool Orange Chevrole, started from 28th place followed by 9th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, started from 15th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, in 10th place, started from 5th place. Anthony Alfredo (20th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. have all advanced to the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Championship 4 Round.
The race had 15 Cautions for 91 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 62 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 73 for #6, 34, 99 Crash in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 132 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 198 for #3 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 262 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 311 for #7, 34, 52 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 324 for #00, 52 Crash in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 340 for #6, 41, 42 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 359 for #3, 41 ICrash in Turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 379 for #99 Spin Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 437 for #3 Crash in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 456 for #2, 9 Crash in Turn 3. 13th Caution on lap 462 for #5, 47 Crash in Turn 4. 14th Caution on lap 473 for #37 Crash in Turn 2. 15th Caution on lap 495 for #11, 48 Crash in Turn 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota was pissed off with Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet for spinning him to take the lead of the race.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; K. Larson (P) 1-55; C. Elliott (P) 56-62; K. Larson (P) 63-84; C. Elliott (P) 85-199; M. Truex Jr. (P) 200-204; C. Elliott (P) 205-341; J. Logano (P) 342-350; C. Elliott (P) 351-380; A. Dillon 381-385; M. Truex Jr. (P) 386-388; D. Hamlin (P) 389-437; M. Truex Jr. (P) 438; D. Hamlin (P) 439-477; A. Bowman 478; D. Hamlin (P) 479-493; A. Bowman 494-501.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 5, 19, 24, 2, 18, 3, 48, 22, 10
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 48, 24, 19, 11, 10, 20, 2, 18, 1
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 35
Race Results for the 73rd Annual Xfinity 500 – Sunday, October 31, 2021
Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 501 Laps – 263.526 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 13. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 2. 7. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Halloween Toyota 501 Running |
| 3. 6. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Dent Wizard Ford 501 Running |
| 4. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 501 Running |
| 5. 11. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 6. 23. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/IHOP Ford 501 Running |
| 7. 10. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 8. 28. Car 43 Erik Jones Goody’s Cool Orange Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 9. 15. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 501 Running |
| 10. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 501 Running |
| 11. 8. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 501 Running |
| 12. 9. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Unibet Ford 501 Running |
| 13. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Cowboy Channel Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 14. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 15. 21. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 501 Running |
| 16. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 17. 12. Car 20 Christopher Bell STANLEY Toyota 501 Running |
| 18. 18. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 19. 25. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 20. 32. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Dude Wipes Ford 501 Running |
| 21. 29. Car 7 Corey LaJoie ARK.io Chevrolet 501 Running |
| 22. 22. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Rush Truck Centers Ford 501 Running |
| 23. 24. Car 41 Cole Custer Dixie Vodka Peach Cocktail Ford 501 Running |
| 24. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Ground Toyota 501 Running |
| 25. 17. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Toyota 501 Running |
| 26. 19. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 499 Running |
| 27. 16. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 498 Running |
| 28. 20. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Good Sam Chevrolet 498 Running |
| 29. 30. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Keen Parts Ford 496 Running |
| 30. 31. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 495 Running |
| 31. 35. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Spire + Chevrolet 492 Running |
| 32. 27. Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 491 Running |
| 33. 37. Car 15 Garrett Smithley(i) Boom Mobile Chevrolet 490 Running |
| 34. 36. Car 00 Quin Houff Sim Seats Chevrolet 483 Running |
| 35. 33. Car 52 Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Ford 483 Running |
| 36. 26. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Thomas’/Kroger Chevrolet 414 Brakes |
| 37. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) American Dream Leasing Toyota 206 Engine |
| 38. 34. Car 53 Joey Gase(i) ADKINS Chevrolet 10 Electrical |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: No. 11 (Multiple Inspection Failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 42 Mins, 48 Secs. Average Speed: 70.968 MPH. Margin of Victory: .472 Seconds. Caution Flags: 15 for 91 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 7 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #5. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Anthony Alfredo, #38.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: November 7, 2021 – Phoenix Raceway
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