2021 Nascar - Playoff Race 9, Martinsville

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Today we start the final chop. Trucks and X-Men eliminate 4 playoff drivers each and cut down to the final 4 eligible to race for the championship next weekend.

Tomorrow is the final cut race for Cup, so expect some fast and furious racin' and wreckin'. Trucks and X-Men will do the same today. Here's the schedule;

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News and Notes
  • Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott will start from the front row.
  • Martin Truex Jr. the Favorite to Win at Martinsville, followed by Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott.
  • Dale Jr. will do his annual Martinsville race next spring with a fan voted paint scheme.
  • Penalties
    • Cup - Joey and Almirola each had one loose lugnnut. Bell had 2 loose and his crew chief is suspended this week.
    • X-Men - 2 cars had 1 loose nut. The #23 car lost ballast on the track, resulting in crew suspensions of 4 races to be completed next year.
  • TV ratings - Kansas had a 1.3 rating and 2.11 million viewers on NBCSN last Sunday, the lowest for the fall edition of the race since at least 2000 and 2001, respectively. Ratings and viewership fell 16% from last year (1.5, 2.51M) and 37% and 36% respectively from 2019 (2.0, 3.30M), when the race aired on broadcast. The race was the final scheduled Cup Series race on NBCSN, which is shutting down at the end of the year.


iBoats Fantasy Live
  • justkiddin 5 is our latest iFL winner. He has 6 wins and 1 tie. The mantle is creaking! Congrats JK5. 🏆
  • iFK overall leader is still FlaCowboy, but his lead is down to 17 points ahead of justkiddin 5. JK5 pulled in 94 points at Martinsville.
  • Rosters lock at 2:10 tomorrow.

Good luck;

Humpty
 

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Motors are fired and Trucks are warming up on track.
 

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Lap 46. 4 to go in heat #1 and Roper spins to bring out the yellow.
 

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Gilliland holds the lead on the restart.

Jack wood spins to bring out the yellow on lap 65.
 

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Debris caution! 16 to go in heat #2.
 
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Green flag for less than a lap on the restart.

Gilliland wins heat #2.
 

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Heat 3 flags of with in front until Cobb spins a few laps later.
 

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Nemechek into the wall and can't get his truck moving. Yellow with 60 to go.
 

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After a couple of cautions, Smith is leading with 30 to go.
 

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Gilliland passes Smith for the lead. Sauter hits the wall after payback from Kligerman. Yellow with 14 to go.
 

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They are bashin' and wreckin'. 2 laps to go, so OT finish coming up.
 

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Zane Smith wins. 13 caution. I think I heard the announcers say that's a new record.

Smith, Crafton, Rhodes and Nemechek will race for the crown at Phoenix.
 

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They started already!

Lap 14 and Cindric has led all of them.
 

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3rd caution for the 54 and 8. The 8 of Mayer got the bad end of the stick.
 
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