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2021 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500
NASCAR Cup Series race From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 2021 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 10 and 11th, 2021, at Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia. Contested over 500 laps on the 0.526 miles (0.847 km) paperclip-shaped short track, it was the eighth race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series 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 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup 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 are ineligible for series driver points.
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Qualifying
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Joey Logano was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]
Starting Lineup
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Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 130
Stage Two Laps: 130
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 240
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 18 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 15 for 102
- Red flags: 2 for 18 hours, 42 minutes and 31 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 54 minutes and 25 seconds
- Average speed: 67.316 miles per hour (108.335 km/h)
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Media
Television
Fox Sports covered their 21st race at the Martinsville Speedway. Mike Joy, nine-time Martinsville winner Jeff Gordon and 2018 Martinsville winner Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth as the cars raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from atop the turn 3 stands as the field raced down the backstretch. Pit lane was manned by Steve Post and Kim Coon.
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Standings after the race
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References
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