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Dead On Tools 250

Saturday, October 30th, 2021

Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 10 Toyota
  • 3 Ford

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • Dead On Tools 250
  • Pole Winner: Austin Cindric
  • Age: 23
  • Team: No. 22 - Carquest Auto Parts Ford
  • Owner: Team Penske
  • Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Austin Cindric won the Pole Award for the Dead On Tools 250 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Saturday, October 30th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Noah Gragson snags Championship 4 spot with dramatic Martinsville victory

To get to the Championship 4, you have to drive like a champion.

That's what Noah Gragson did on Saturday night in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoff race Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

Faced with the necessity of winning the race to keep his NASCAR Xfinity Series title hopes alive, Gragson did just that, pulling off a dramatic pass of Daniel Hemric from the outside lane in the first attempt at overtime and holding off series leader Austin Cindric in the second extra period.

With Cindric's Ford to his inside, Gragson won a drag race off Turn 4 to the finish line by .064 seconds, the closest Xfinity Series finish ever at Martinsville Speedway.

Gragson, who led a race-high 153 of 207 laps, got the lead after a restart on Lap 201, when he spun then-race-leader Ty Gibbs in a chain-reaction collision in Turn 4. After surrendering the top spot to Hemric on Lap 232, Gragson took advantage of a Lap 243 caution to regain the lead on the first overtime restart.

"This team, this Bass Pro Shops team," said Gragson, who won for the third time this season and the fifth time in his career. "It's been a rough, rough season. We had a couple of wins there, at Darlington and Richmond. After that deal last weekend (crashing out in 35th place at Kansas), I was pretty fired up. I told my guys we still have an opportunity. We're still in it.

"I'm just so thankful. It's just such an awesome opportunity. My second win here at Martinsville (his first came in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series). Get to take home another clock…This team is unbelievable. How about these badass fans out here?

"After the contact with the 54 (Gibbs) - I didn't mean to get into him, I got hit in the back by the 22 (Cindric) - it was just a bad deal."

Gragson's victory was bittersweet for JR Motorsports. Though Gragson clinched a spot in next Saturday's Championship 4 race at Phoenix, his victory simultaneously eliminated teammate Justin Allgaier, ending a string of three straight appearances in the final four.

"We played the safe strategy," said Allgaier, who finished fifth and would have advanced if Cindric or Hemric had won the race. "We talked about it before the race and thought that was the smart strategy… Hats off to the 9 guys—same shop—so at least we've got one car going to the Playoff."

Hemric came home third to earn the final Championship 4 berth by six points over Allgaier. Regular Season Champion AJ Allmendinger ran seventh, qualified on points and will race against defending series champion Cindric, Gragson and Hemric for the title.

Eliminated from the Playoff along with Allgaier were Brandon Jones (sixth), Harrison Burton (who suffered damage in a wreck with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Gibbs and finished 20th), and Justin Haley (who fell out of the race with brake problems after completing 222 laps).

Burton's waterloo came in the same Lap 201 incident when Gragson inadvertently turned Gibbs. With no way to avoid his teammate, Burton ran into Gibbs's Toyota and severely damaged the nose and front-left quarter panel of his Supra.

"We had a winning car today," Burton said. "Just so many things have to go right in racing to win that it makes it challenging to do on the drop of a dime. We just had a couple things go wrong. It's just a bummer deal that we didn't get to show our speed at the end.

"Wish we could have won this thing. I felt like we were definitely capable of it. Our times were better than the 9 (Gragson) and he won. We just needed to show it."

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 250
  • Laps Actual: 257 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.064 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 10 Minutes 48 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 62.010
  • Cautions: 13 for 75 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,453 (8.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Martinsville Speedway
  • 2nd Annual Dead On Tools 250
  • Race Winner: Noah Gragson
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 9 - Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber BRCC Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: David Elenz
  • Noah Gragson won the 2nd Annual Dead On Tools 250, his fifth victory in 101 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 25th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
  • Sam Mayer (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Cindric, AJ Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric and Noah Gragson have advanced to the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 Round.
Josh Berry celebrates after winning
Martinsville, Virginia - April 11, 2021 : Josh Berry, driver of the #8 Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 at Martinsville Speedway on April 11, 2021 in Martinsville, Virginia.
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Dead On Tools 250 at Martinsville Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 42 Chevrolet Hyperice Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
2 17 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 48 Toyota Alcova Mortgage SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
3 61 Stephen Leicht Asheville, NC Jan 9, 1987 37 Toyota Jani-King Hattori Racing Enterprises Michael Contarino
4 104 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 35 Chevrolet Voyager JD Motorsports Tommy Machek
5 66 David Starr Houston, TX Nov 11, 1967 56 Toyota BretBaier.com / Books Motorsports Business Management Johnny Roten
6 13 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 31 Toyota Unsponsored Motorsports Business Management Sebastian Laforge
7 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 38 Chevrolet Hellman's Fridge Hunters JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
8 1 Michael Annett Des Moines, IA Jun 23, 1986 38 Chevrolet PFJ Veterans Salute JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
9 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 32 Chevrolet Dead On Tools Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
10 10 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 32 Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
11 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 35 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Paul Clapprood
12 199 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 34 Chevrolet Keen Parts BJ McLeod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
13 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 37 Ford CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game RSS Racing Kevin Starland
14 47 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 27 Chevrolet Daa Bin Mike Harmon Racing Mike Tyska
15 18 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 33 Toyota Poppy Bank Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
16 15 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 27 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
17 11 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 25 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
18 52 Spencer Boyd Creve Coeur, MO Jun 26, 1995 29 Chevrolet Sparrow Dynamics Means Motorsports Tim Brown
19 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 31 Chevrolet Rousseau / Prolon Controls / Globocam DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
20 22 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 26 Ford Carquest Auto Parts Team Penske Brian Wilson
21 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 31 Chevrolet Larry's Lemonade Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
22 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 27 Toyota Menards / Dupont Air Filtration Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
23 26 Colin Garrett Paces, VA Jul 6, 2000 24 Toyota Veterans Grow America Sam Hunt Racing Andrew Abbott
24 20 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 24 Toyota DEX Imaging Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
25 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 39 Chevrolet Spartan Waste / FOX Sports Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
26 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 26 Chevrolet CoverSeal SS Green Light Racing Joe Williams
27 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 31 Chevrolet Alloy / Sleep Well / StarTron DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
28 105 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 27 Chevrolet JF Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
29 2 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 29 Chevrolet TaxSlayer Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
30 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 26 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC JR Motorsports Dave Elenz
31 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 25 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
32 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 37 Chevrolet AAN Adjusters Martins Motorsports Dan Stillman
33 48 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 36 Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
34 90 Preston Pardus New Smyrna Beach, FL Feb 15, 1997 27 Chevrolet Danus Utilities DGM Racing Tony Furr
35 106 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 24 Chevrolet Swann Communications JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
36 31 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 33 Chevrolet Bommarito.com / Solid Rock Carriers Jordan Anderson Racing Arthur Haire
37 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 22 Toyota Smile Coin Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
38 23 Natalie Decker Eagle River, WI Jun 25, 1997 27 Chevrolet The Manson Brothers Our Motorsports Ronnie Osmer
39 8 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 21 Chevrolet Big Machine John 5 Sinner JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
40 178 Akinori Ogata Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan Aug 14, 1973 51 Toyota Pneumatic Tools BJ McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks