2021 Xfinity 500

2021 Xfinity 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 35 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)
Location Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia
Course Permanent racing facility
.526 mi (.847 km)
Distance 501 laps, 263.526 mi (424.103 km)
Scheduled Distance 500 laps, 263 mi (423.5 km)
Average speed 70.968 miles per hour (114.212 km/h)
Pole position
Driver
Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 289
Winner
No. 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The 2021 Xfinity 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 31, 2021, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 501 laps -- extended from 500 laps due to an overtime finish, on the .526 mile (.847 km) short track, it was the 35th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the ninth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 8. Alex Bowman moved Denny Hamlin during the closing laps to earn his fourth win in 2021, as well as his sixth overall.

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  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 31, 2021. Retrieved October 31, 2021.