Starting from 7th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota won the 72nd Annual Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500, his 29th win in 558 Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 15th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 3rd win & 14th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 7th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 4th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEd Office Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 22nd Top 10 finish in 32 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 19th place. 6th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from pole followed by 7th place Car 20 Christopher Bell Toyota Toyota, started from 23rd place. 8th place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Childress Vineyards Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch NA Ford, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Peanut Brownie Toyota, in 10th place, started from 12th place. Anthony Alfredo (26th) was the highest finishing rookie. Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 76 points over Martin Truex Jr..
The race had 15 Cautions for 102 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 38 for #37 Spin in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 52 for #1 and 43 Crash in Turn 4 [Red Flag: 18:20:44]. 3rd Caution on lap 132 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 242 for #51 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 252 for #6, 10 and 21 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 262 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 278 for #77 Spin in Turn 3. 8th Caution on lap 290 for #51 Spin in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 322 for #18 Spin in Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 331 for #38 Spin in Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 341 for #2 and 99 Crash in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 350 for #6 Spin in Crash 2. 13th Caution on lap 372 for #2, 42 and 43 Crash in Turn 2. 14th Caution on lap 387 for #1, 2, 17, 18, 21, 37, 38, 43, 48, 51, 77, 99 Big Crash in Turn 2 [Red Flag: 21:47]. 15th Caution on lap 453 for #14 Spin in Turn 3.
The race had 18 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; J. Logano 0; J. Logano 1-3; D. Hamlin 4-38; J. Logano 39; D. Hamlin 40-74; R. Blaney 75-140; D. Hamlin 141-174; R. Blaney 175-264; D. Hamlin 265-290; J. Logano 291; B. Wallace 292-314; W. Byron 315-323; D. Hamlin 324-372; J. Logano 373; C. Bell 374-382; D. Hamlin 383-453; R. Blaney 454; M. Truex Jr. 455-458; D. Hamlin 459-484; M. Truex Jr. 485-500.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 12, 11, 19, 9, 5, 24, 48, 2, 22, 20
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 11, 19, 9, 48, 2, 24, 8, 18, 1
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 8
Race Results for the 72nd Annual Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 – Saturday, April 10, 2021. Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 500 Laps – 263. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 7. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota 500 Running |
| 2. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 3. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEd Office Toyota 500 Running |
| 4. 3. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 5. 19. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 6. 1. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 Running |
| 7. 23. Car 20 Christopher Bell Toyota Toyota 500 Running |
| 8. 13. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 9. 9. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch NA Ford 500 Running |
| 10. 12. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Peanut Brownie Toyota 500 Running |
| 11. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford 500 Running |
| 12. 22. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford 500 Running |
| 13. 15. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 500 Running |
| 14. 18. Car 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 15. 6. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Crest Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 16. 25. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 500 Running |
| 17. 27. Car 42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 500 Running |
| 18. 26. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 500 Running |
| 19. 8. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 499 Running |
| 20. 31. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Anytime Favorites Ford 499 Running |
| 21. 21. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 498 Running |
| 22. 37. Car 15 James Davison Jacob Companies Chevrolet 494 Running |
| 23. 33. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Ford 493 Running |
| 24. 29. Car 00 Quin Houff Gardner Marsh Chevrolet 493 Running |
| 25. 28. Car 53 JJ Yeley(i) Fatboy Ice Cream Chevrolet 492 |
| 26. 35. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # iRacing Ford 492 Running |
| 27. 24. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Rush Truck Centers Ford 491 Running |
| 28. 32. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 490 Running |
| 29. 36. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) CorvetteParts.net Ford 478 Running |
| 30. 16. Car 43 Erik Jones Petty’s Garage Chevrolet 403 Rear Gear |
| 31. 14. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions Ford 387 Accident |
| 32. 11. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Camping World Chevrolet 386 Accident |
| 33. 10. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford 385 Accident |
| 34. 20. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 384 Accident |
| 35. 30. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 383 Accident |
| 36. 17. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 382 Accident |
| 37. 34. Car 7 Corey LaJoie ARK.io Chevrolet 374 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following car dropped to the rear for the reason indicated: No. 8 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 54 Mins, 25 Secs. Average Speed: 67.316 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.972 Seconds. Caution Flags: 15 for 102 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 7 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: April 18, 2021 – Richmond Raceway
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