2021 Cook Out 250


The 2021 Cook Out 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on April 9, 2021. It was contested over 250 laps on the oval. It was the seventh race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. JR Motorsports driver Josh Berry, running part-time, collected his first career Xfinity series win.

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.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

Harrison Burton was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Jordan Anderson, Ronnie Bassett Jr., and Andy Lally did not have enough points to qualify for the race.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 60
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
19Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10
222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord9
311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet8
454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
568Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsporsChevrolet6
62Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
751Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet4
817J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3
90Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2
1074Bayley CurreyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 60
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
118Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
29Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet8
41Michael AnnettJR MotorsporsChevrolet7
551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet6
644Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet5
799Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota4
817J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing With Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3
990George Gorham Jr.DGM RacingChevrolet2
108Josh Berry JR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 130

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 13 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 12 for 75
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 12 minutes, and 2 seconds
  • Average speed: