Race Results Martinsville Speedway Xfinity 500 NASCAR Cup

Martinsville, VA, 10/31/2021, Ed Turner, RIS

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

Fin Str Car Driver Team Laps Stage 1 Pos Stage 2 Pos Pts Status Tms Laps Playoff Pts
1 13 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 501 8 2 52 Running 2 9 5
2 7 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M's Halloween Toyota 501 6 9 42 Running
3 6 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Dent Wizard Ford 501 5 8 43 Running
4 4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 501 3 4 48 Running 3 9
5 11 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 501 4 3 47 Running
6 23 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/IHOP Ford 501 10 6 37 Running
7 10 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 501 10 31 Running
8 28 43 Erik Jones Goody's Cool Orange Chevrolet 501 29 Running
9 15 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 501 28 Running
10 5 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 501 9 29 Running 1 9
11 8 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Richmond Ford 501 26 Running
12 9 4 Kevin Harvick Unibet Ford 501 25 Running
13 14 3 Austin Dillon Cowboy Channel Chevrolet 501 7 28 Running 1 5
14 1 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 501 2 32 Running 2 77
15 21 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 501 22 Running
16 2 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 501 1 1 41 Running 4 289 2
17 12 20 Christopher Bell STANLEY Toyota 501 7 24 Running
18 18 8 Tyler Reddick Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 501 19 Running
19 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 501 18 Running
20 32 38 Anthony Alfredo # Dude Wipes Ford 501 17 Running
21 29 7 Corey LaJoie ARK.io Chevrolet 501 16 Running
22 22 14 Chase Briscoe # Rush Truck Centers Ford 501 15 Running
23 24 41 Cole Custer Dixie Vodka Peach Cocktail Ford 501 14 Running
24 3 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Ground Toyota 501 5 19 Running 3 103
25 17 23 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Toyota 501 12 Running
26 19 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops Ford 499 11 Running
27 16 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 498 10 Running
28 20 99 Daniel Suarez Good Sam Chevrolet 498 9 Running
29 30 78 BJ McLeod(i) Keen Parts Ford 496 0 Running
30 31 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 495 0 Running
31 35 77 Justin Haley(i) Spire + Chevrolet 492 0 Running
32 27 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 491 5 Running
33 37 15 Garrett Smithley(i) Boom Mobile Chevrolet 490 0 Running
34 36 00 Quin Houff Sim Seats Chevrolet 483 3 Running
35 33 52 Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Ford 483 0 Running
36 26 37 * Ryan Preece Thomas'/Kroger Chevrolet 414 1 Brakes
37 38 66 * Timmy Hill(i) American Dream Leasing Toyota 206 0 Engine
38 34 53 Joey Gase(i) ADKINS Chevrolet 10 0 Electrical
Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 42 Mins, 48 Secs. Average Speed: 70.968 MPH Margin of Victory: .472 Seconds
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
Race Comments: Alex Bowman has won the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway, his sixth career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series. 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.
Caution Flags: 15 for 91 laps; Laps: 62-67 (Competition [37]); 73-76 (#6, 34, 99 Incident Turn 4 [41]); 132-140 (Stage 1 Conclusion [41]); 198-203 (#3 Incident Turn 2 [14]); 262-269 (Stage 2 Conclusion [8]); 311-319 (#7, 34, 52 Incident Turn 3 [3]); 324-329 (#00, 52 Incident Turn 3 [41]); 340-345 (#6, 41, 42 Incident Turn 2 [None]); 359-362 (#3, 41 Incident Turn 4 [21]); 379-384 (#99 Spin Turn 2 [38]); 437-443 (#3 Incident Turn 2 [8]); 456-460 (#2, 9 Incident Turn 3 [41]); 462-466 (#5, 47 Incident Turn 4 [None]); 473-477 (#37 Incident Turn 2 [7]); 495-499 (#11, 48 Incident Turn 3 [23]).
Lead Changes: 15 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.
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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Ed Turner

Staff Writer and editor for RIS since 2001. Been attending NASCAR and stock car races since my dad starting taking me in 1960 at the age of 5.

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