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2021 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500

2021 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500

NASCAR Cup Series race


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 mi (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, the track where the race was held.
The 2021 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 program cover.

Martinsville Speedway is an 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

Joey Logano was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]

Starting Lineup

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Race

Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole. The race was postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to rain. Hamlin dominated and won both stages. Kurt Busch got into the wall after contact with Erik Jones while Aric Almirola spun into the wall after contact with Matt DiBenedetto. Brad Keselowski got into the wall along with Daniel Suárez, whose car caught fire. Keselowski again got into the wall along with Jones and Ross Chastain. Chris Buescher got turned and caused a huge stack up that collected Keselowski, DiBenedetto, Ryan Preece, Anthony Alfredo, Alex Bowman, and others. Martin Truex Jr. would outduel the dominant Hamlin and hold off Chase Elliott for his second win of the season.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 130

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Stage Two Laps: 130

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 240

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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)

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.

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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

  1. "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. "Martinsville Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  4. "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  5. "Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  6. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  7. "Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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