The 2021 Dead On Tools 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on October 30, 2021, at the Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Virginia. Contested over 250 laps on the oval, it was the 32nd race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the sixth race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 8. JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson, in a must-win situation to advance to the Round of 4, collected his third win of the season.
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Background Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael Annett JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota15Bayley Currey (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingToyota18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Colin Garrett Sam Hunt RacingToyota31Josh Berry (R) Jordan 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 RacingToyota61Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66David Starr MBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Mike Harmon Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Akinori Ogata (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Preston Pardus DGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Ryan EllisB. 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 PenskeFord254Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota316A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig RacingChevrolet411Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevrolet57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet61Michael Annett JR MotorsportsChevrolet718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota99Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1020Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs RacingToyota118Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet122Myatt Snider Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1302Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1439Ryan Sieg RSS RacingFord1510Jeb Burton Kaulig RacingChevrolet1698Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1944Tommy Joe Martins Martins MotorsportsChevrolet2015Bayley Currey (i) JD MotorsportsChevrolet216Ryan Vargas (R) JD MotorsportsChevrolet2292Josh Williams DGM RacingChevrolet234Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet2447Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet2536Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2623Natalie Decker Our MotorsportsChevrolet270Jeffrey Earnhardt JD MotorsportsChevrolet2817J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingToyota2931Josh Berry (R) JR MotorsportsChevrolet3026Colin Garrett Sam Hunt RacingToyota3148Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet3207Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3378Akinori Ogata (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3499Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet355Matt Mills B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3666David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota3761Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3890Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet3952Spencer Boyd (i) Means MotorsportsChevrolet4074Mike Harmon Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 60
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord10218Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet7531Josh Berry (R)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet6639Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord579Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet481Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet3917J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet21002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage Two Laps: 60
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10220Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9354Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota8410Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet7522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6618Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet4898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord3951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet2102Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 130
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus199Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet25754Running2122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord25751Running3718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25748Running4118Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet25733Running557Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet25740Running6819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25731Running7316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet25741Running82536Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet25729Running91851Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements RacingChevrolet25730Running101698Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord25730Running112292Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet25726Running12234Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet25725Running13122Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet25725Running143026Colin GarrettSam Hunt RacingToyota25723Running153207Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet25722Running162817J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet25723Running173148Jade Buford (i)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet25720Running183890Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet25719Running191302Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet25719Running201020Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota25726Running213761Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota25716Running22270Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet25715Running233499Ryan EllisB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet25714Running243666David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota25713Running252623Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevrolet25712Running263378Akinori Ogata (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota2570Running27254Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota25718Running282931Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet25615Running29355Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2558Running303952Spencer Boyd (i)Means MotorsportsChevrolet2540Running311439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord25311Running32216Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2495Running33411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet2224Brakes342447Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2213Running352015Bayley Currey (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2120Running361768Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2041Accident371510Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet1948Accident3861Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1924Accident394074Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet381Overheating401944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet361Rear Gear Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 13 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 13 for 75 Time of race: 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 48 seconds Average speed:
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