2020 Draft Top 250


The 2020 Draft Top 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on October 31, 2020. It was contested over 250 laps on the oval. It was the thirty-second race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the sixth race of the playoffs, and the final race in the Round of 8. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Harrison Burton collected his fourth win of the season.

Report

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.
The race marked the return of second-tier NASCAR racing to the track, which have been absent since 1994, apart from a one-off race in 2006.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Austin Cindric was awarded the pole based on competition based formula.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 70
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
220Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8
410Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet7
511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6
616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5
719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
87Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3
91Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord1

Stage Two
Laps: 70
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
110Ross ChastainKaulig RacingChevrolet10
29Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet8
47Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet7
522Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord6
619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
702Brett Moffitt 'Our MotorsportsChevrolet0
816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3
920Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1013Timmy Hill 'MBM MotorsportsToyota0

Final Stage Results

Laps: 110

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 11 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 10 for 63
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 7 minutes, and 56 seconds
  • Average speed: