Starting from 9th place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber BRCC Chevrolet won the 2nd Annual Dead On Tools 250, his 5th win in 101 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 3rd win & 20th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Martinsville Speedway. 2nd Place Car 22 Austin Cindric Carquest Auto Parts Ford, started from pole posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 25th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 18 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Toyota, started from 7th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Martinsville Speedway.
4th Place Car 8 Sam Mayer Big Machine/John5 Chevrolet, started from 11th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Hellmann’s Fridge Hunters Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 6th place Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Dupont Air Filtration Toyota, started from 8th place. 7th Place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Hyperice Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 8th Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe rousseau/Prolon/Globocam Chevrolet, started from 25th place. 9th Place Car 51 Jeremy Clements Spartan Waste/Fox Sports Chevrolet, started from 18th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, in 10th place, started from 16th place. Austin Cindric, AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson have advanced to the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 Round.
The race had 13 Cautions for 75 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 16 for #90 Spin Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for Competition. 3rd Caution on lap 49 for Possible Fluid On Track. 4th Caution on lap 62 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 122 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 151 for Debris Turn 2. 7th Caution on lap 180 for #99 Spin Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 187 for #2, 39 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 194 for #52, 1, 98, 10, 02 Crash in Turn 2 [Red Flag: 00:10:47]. 10th Caution on lap 202 for #9, 54, 20, 22 Crash in Turn 4. 11th Caution on lap 219 for Debris Backstretch. 12th Caution on lap 245 for #11 Spin Turn 4. 13th Caution on lap 251 for #31, 98 Crash in Turn 4.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; A. Cindric (P) 1-64; N. Gragson (P) 65-124; H. Burton (P) 125; N. Gragson (P) 126-130; H. Burton (P) 131; N. Gragson (P) 132-179; T. Gibbs # 180; S. Boyd(i) 181-184; T. Gibbs # 185-191; N. Gragson (P) 192; T. Gibbs # 193-200; N. Gragson (P) 201-231; D. Hemric (P) 232-249; N. Gragson (P) 250-257.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 22, 18, 7, 16, 31, 39, 9, 1, 17, 02
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 20, 54, 10, 22, 18, 16, 98, 51, 2
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 32
Race Results for the 2nd Annual Dead On Tools 250 – Saturday, October 30, 2021. Martinsville Speedway – Martinsville, VA – 0.526 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 257 Laps – 135.182 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 9. Car 9 Noah Gragson (P) Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber BRCC Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 2. 1. Car 22 Austin Cindric (P) Carquest Auto Parts Ford 257 Running |
| 3. 7. Car 18 Daniel Hemric (P) Poppy Bank Toyota 257 Running |
| 4. 11. Car 8 Sam Mayer # Big Machine/John5 Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 5. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Hellmann’s Fridge Hunters Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 6. 8. Car 19 Brandon Jones (P) Menards/Dupont Air Filtration Toyota 257 Running |
| 7. 3. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger (P) Hyperice Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 8. 25. Car 36 Alex Labbe rousseau/Prolon/Globocam Chevrolet 257 Running – Canadian |
| 9. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Spartan Waste/Fox Sports Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 10. 16. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 257 Running |
| 11. 22. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy/Sleep Well/StarTron Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 12. 23. Car 4 Landon Cassill Voyager Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 13. 12. Car 2 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 14. 30. Car 26 Colin Garrett Veterans Grow America Toyota 257 Running |
| 15. 32. Car 07 Joe Graf Jr. CoverSeal Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 16. 28. Car 17 JJ Yeley Alcova Mortgage Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 17. 31. Car 48 Jade Buford # Big Machine Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 18. 38. Car 90 Preston Pardus Danus Utilities Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 19. 13. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Dead On Tools Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 20. 10. Car 20 Harrison Burton (P) DEX Imaging Toyota 257 Running |
| 21. 37. Car 61 Stephen Leicht Janiking The King of Clean Toyota 257 Running |
| 22. 27. Car 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Combat Waterfowl Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 23. 34. Car 99 Ryan Ellis Keen Parts Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 24. 36. Car 66 David Starr BrettBaier.com/Books Toyota 257 Running |
| 25. 26. Car 23 Natalie Decker The Manson Brothers Chevrolet 257 Running |
| 26. 33. Car 78 Akinori Ogata(i) Pneumatic Tools Toyota 257 Running |
| 27. 2. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Smile Coin Toyota 257 Running |
| 28. 29. Car 31 Josh Berry # Bommarito.com/Solid Rock Carriers Chevrolet 256 Running |
| 29. 35. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 255 Running |
| 30. 39. Car 52 Spencer Boyd(i) Sparrow Dynamics Chevrolet 254 Running |
| 31. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMR Construction and Roofing/A-Game Ford 253 Running |
| 32. 21. Car 6 Ryan Vargas # Swann Communications Chevrolet 249 Running |
| 33. 4. Car 11 Justin Haley (P) LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 222 Brakes |
| 34. 24. Car 47 Kyle Weatherman DaaBin Chevrolet 221 Running |
| 35. 20. Car 15 Bayley Currey(i) TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 212 Running |
| 36. 17. Car 68 Brandon Brown Larry’s Lemonade Chevrolet 204 Accident |
| 37. 15. Car 10 Jeb Burton Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 194 Accident |
| 38. 6. Car 1 Michael Annett PFJ Veterans Salute Chevrolet 192 Accident |
| 39. 40. Car 74 Mike Harmon FindlayCadillac/Lerner&RoweAttorneys Chev 38 Overheating |
| 40. 19. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Gilreath Farms Red Angus Chevrolet 36 Rear Gear |
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. 07, 61 (Unapproved Adjustments), #74 (Driver Change). Failed to Qualify: (1) 13 Timmy Hill(i). Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 10 Mins, 48 Secs. Average Speed: 62.01 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.064 Seconds. Caution Flags: 13 for 75 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Noah Gragson, #9. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Sam Mayer, #8.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: November 6, 2021 – Phoenix Raceway
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