The 2021 Drive for the Cure 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on October 9, 2021, at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 68- extended from 67 laps due to an overtime finish—laps on the road course, it was the 29th race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 12.
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Background Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, .
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.
If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota6Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Josh Bilicki (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota15Kris Wright (i)JD Motorsports/Sam Hunt RacingToyota16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Ty DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota31Sage KaramJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Spencer Boyd (i)Means RacingChevrolet54Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota61Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Loris HezemansMBM MotorsportsFord68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99J. J. YeleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevyOfficial entry list
Qualifying Austin Cindric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Timmy Hill did not have enough points to qualify for the race.
Starting Lineups PosDriverTeamManufacturer122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota41Michael Annett JR MotorsportsChevy511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevy619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota710Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet820Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord109Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1254Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota132Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevy158Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1792Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1948Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet2036Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2144Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet2202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2399J. J. YeleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2447Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2523Ty DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet265Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota276Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2831Sage KaramJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2926Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota3017Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3107Josh Bilicki (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet320Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet3352Spencer Boyd (i)Jimmy Means RacingChevrolet3466Loris HezemansMBM MotorsportsFord354Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet3678Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3790Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet3815Kris Wright (i)JD Motorsports/Sam Hunt RacingToyota3974Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet4061Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 20
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints118Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet939Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet8454Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5798Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4820Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3910Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet21051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1
Stage Two Laps: 20
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints118Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet932Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet849Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet7551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet6619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5720Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4854Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota3910Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet2108Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 27
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus11416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet6849Running2122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6835Running3318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6854Running4511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6848Running5619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6848Running6109Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6842Running73790Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet6830Running8132Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6837Running927Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6828Running10158Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet6828Running111792Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet6826Running121151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet6832Running13710Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet6828Running142036Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet6823Running15820Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6829Running161948Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet6821Running17354Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet6820Running184061Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota680Running192399J. J. YeleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6818Running20320Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet6817Running211254Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota6826Running221668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet6815Running232447Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet6814Running243678Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6813Running252831Sage KaramJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet6812Running262523Ty DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet6811Running2741Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6810Running283017Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet679Running292926Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota678Running30265Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota677Running313352Spencer Boyd (i)DGM RacingChevrolet670Running321839Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord665Running332144Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet634Accident34998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord617Suspension353466Loris HezemansMBM MotorsportsFord592Electrical36276Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet471Axle372202Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet301Accident383107Josh BilickiSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet281Accident393815Kris Wright (i)JD Motorsports/Sam Hunt RacingToyota190Suspension403974Gray GauldingMike Harmon RacingChevrolet101Rear gear Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 13 Time of race: 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 14 seconds Average speed:
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