Aric Almirola sweeps Xfinity Series races at Martinsville in 2024: Tickets punched and punches thrown—it was Martinsville after all, and in Saturday’s National Debt Relief 250, Aric Almirola made Martinsville Speedway his personal playground.(Read more)(11-2-2024)

In commanding fashion, #20-Aric Almirola swept all three stages of the National Debt Relief 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville victory to clinch a spot into the Championship 4 on the owners side for the No. 20 team. Almirola swept the Martinsville races in 2024, leading a combined 298 of 501 laps between the two races/ It’s his third triumph of the season.
#8-Sammy Smith finished runner-up, missing out on the Championship 4. #81-Chandler Smith placed third, also missing out on a spot into Phoenix. Finishes of fourth and fifth by #00-Cole Custer and #7-Justin Allgaier were good enough to lock into Phoenix. After the race, Smith took a swing at Custer.
#18-Sheldon Creed, #5-Anthony Alfredo, #48-Parker Kligerman, #27-Jeb Burton and #91-Myatt Snider completed the top 10.
There were 12 lead changes among seven drivers and 13 cautions for 84 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 60.000 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Driver Points Before Reset, Owner Points Standings, Owner Points Standings Before Reset, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Martinsville Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Martinsville:
Aric Almirola (P) won the National Debt Relief 250, his seventh victory in 117 Xfinity Series races.
This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his second victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
Sammy Smith (P) (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2024.
Chandler Smith (P) (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Martinsville Speedway.
Jesse Love (P) (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Justin Allgaier (P) leads the point standings by 7 points over Cole Custer (P).

Xfinity Series Standings after Martinsville (Race 32 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill 4,000
2)#16-AJ Allmendinger 4,000
3)#00-Cole Custer 4,000
4)#7-Justin Allgaier 4,000
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 250: #20-Almirola hangs on for the win. #8-Smith, #81-Smith, #00-Custer and #7-Allgaier round out the top five.
Lap 240: #20-Almirola leads #8-Smith by a half-second. #81-Smith is 1.3 seconds back.
Lap 236: #81-Smith passes #7-Allgaier to take third position.
Lap 226: #00-Custer moves #81-Smith up the track on the restart. #1-Mayer gets damage to the front end after a stack-up on the restart and has gone to the garage. #28-Sieg spins to bring out the caution.
Lap 219: #81-Smith bumps #00-Custer out of the way to take second position. #18-Creed spins #9-Jones for 13th position.
Lap 205: JR Motorsports teammates #1-Mayer and #8-Smith make contact while battling for sixth position.
Lap 196: #18-Creed dives into Turn 1 under #29-Perkins who collects #11-Williams.
Lap 183: #92-Cram spins to bring out the caution on the restart.
Lap 177: The field pits to put their last set of fresh tires on. #20-Almirola wins the race off pit road, followed by #18-Creed, #00-Custer, #7-Allgaier and #98-Herbst. #81-Smith dropped two spots to sixth. Creed is caught with a speeding penalty on pit road in Section 2.
Lap 173: #50-Pardus spins with contact from #39-Sieg to bring out the caution.
Lap 164: #74-Bearden pits with the right-front brake rotor on fire.
Lap 153: #20-Almirola runs #18-Creed up the track and takes the lead back with 97 laps remaining.
Lap 151: #26-Pollard is off the pace with a voltage issue.
Lap 140: #18-reed takes the lead from #20-Almirola from the outside line on the restart.
Lap 136: #2-Love pits to make a chassis adjustment and will restart 32nd.
Lap 133: #5-Alfredo locks up the tires and spins #19-Sawalich on the entry of Turn 1. Sawalich backs into the outside wall.
Lap 131: #20-Almirola keeps the lead on the restart. #00-Custer races inside the top five. #8-Smith drops two spots sixth.
Lap 120: #20-Almirola wins Stage 2, his sixth stage victory of the season. #28-Sieg, #18-Creed, #8-Smith, #7-Allgaier, #81-Smith, #00-Custer, #98-Herbst, #19-Sawalich and #44-Poole score stage points.
Lap 118: #20-Almirola passes #28-Sieg for the lead.
Lap 105: The majority of the field pits. #20-Almirola wins the race off pit road. #81-Smith dropped three spots while #00-Custer gained three. #28-Sieg stayed out and is the leader. #91-Sieg, #44-Poole and #45-Smithley all stayed out.
Lap 102: #53-Maggio spins in front of the leaders to bring out the caution.
Lap 100: #8-Smith takes second position from #81-Smith and is closing in on #20-Almirola for the race lead.
Lap 92: #20-Almirola passes #81-Smith back to take the lead. #8-Smith is closing in from third position.
Lap 81: #81-Smith passes #20-Almirola for the lead. #2-Love moves #98-Herbst out of the way in Turn 1, so Herbst repays the favor entering Turn 3.
Lap 70: #20-Almirola hangs on to the lead on the restart, ahead of #81-Smith.
Lap 65: #00-Custer pits for the first time in the race. #11-Williams also pits from a top 10 position.
Lap 61: After further review, NASCAR deemed #20-Almirola as being ahead of #00-Custer at the end of Stage 1. It’s his fifth stage victory of the season.
Lap 60: #00-Custer wins Stage 1 by inches over #20-Almirola. #7-Allgaier, #81-Smith, #2-Love, #98-Herbst, #11-Williams, #8-Smith, #18-Creed and #27-Burton earn stage points.
Lap 53: #1-Mayer gets into the rear of #31-Retzlaff entering Turn 1 on the restart and shoves Retzlaff into the wall to bring out the caution.
Lap 47: #29-Perkins makes contact and spins #42-Honeyman to bring out the caution.
Lap 42: #00-Custer takes the lead from the outside lane on #31-Retzlaff.
Lap 38: Race leader #81-Smith leads the majority of the field down pit road. #20-Almirola, #2-Love, #7-Allgaier, #18-Creed, #98-Herbst, #27-Burton, #5-Alfredo, #21-Hill and #8-Smith are the top 10 leaving the pits. #31-Retzlaff takes over the race lead.
Lap 35: #91-Snider spun in Turn 3 after contact with #28-Sieg.
Lap 28: #20-Almirola takes third position from #7-Allgaier. #81-Smith leads #31-Retzlaff by three-quarters of a second.
Lap 18: #81-Smith takes the lead from #31-Retzlaff using the outside lane on the restart.
Lap 11: #16-Allmendinger is racing hard with #00-Custer and cut right-front tire and clobbered the outside wall.
Lap 9: #20-Almirola cracks the top five after qualifying ninth.
Lap 1: #31-Retzlaff leads the opening lap from the pole. #8-Smith gets put in the middle and is dropping positions.

Cars to the rear: #19-William Sawalich, #28-Ryan Sieg, #48-Parker Kligerman (unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections

Non-Playoff driver #31-Parker Retzlaff won the pole for the National Debt Relief 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway (95.151 mph). It is his second pole of his career, both coming on short tracks (Richmond 2024).
#5-Anthony Alfredo earned his best starting position of the season in second (95.094 mph). #81-Chandler Smith led the Playoff drivers in third (95.075 mph), with #2-Jesse Love (95.051 mph) and #7-Justin Allgaier (94.993 mph) rounding out the top five.
Homestead winner #21-Austin Hill, #8-Sammy Smith, #18-Sheldon Creed, #20-Aric Almirola and #00-Cole Custer complete the top 10.
The only Playoff drivers to qualifying outside the top 10 are #16-AJ Allmendinger (11th) and #1-Sam Mayer (12th).
All 38 cars qualified the race.
See the complete Martinsville Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Martinsville
Parker Retzlaff won the Pole Award for the National Debt Relief 250 with a lap of 19.901 seconds, 95.151 mph.
This is his second pole in 74 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in five races at Martinsville Speedway.
Anthony Alfredo (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2024 and his third in six races at Martinsville Speedway.
Chandler Smith (P) (third) posted his second top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his 26th in 32 races this season.
Jesse Love (P) (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the National Debt Relief 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#2-Jesse Love 92.578 mph
#38-Matt DiBenedetto 92.528 mph
#19-William Sawalich 92.497 mph
#00-Cole Custer 92.468 mph
#18-Sheldon Creed 92.420 mph
Slowest: #35-Carson Ware 88.481 mph
Most laps run: #20-Aric Almirola, #5-Anthony Alfredo, 38
Notes: There were no issues in the session. #1-Mayer got wide in Turns 1 and 2 and brought his car to pit road. #7-Allgaier complained of an ill-handling racecar.
See full Martinsville Practice Results.

Clinch Scenarios for Playoff Elimination Race at Martinsville Speedway

Already Clinched
The following two drivers have clinched a spot in the four-driver field of the next round: Austin Hill and A.J. Allmendinger.

Can Clinch Via Points
If there is a repeat winner or a win by a driver who cannot advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the third winless driver in the standings.  The same point requirements listed below would hold true if a new win comes from among Justin Allgaier or Cole Custer.
Justin Allgaier: Would clinch with 21 points
Cole Custer: Would clinch with 28 points
Chandler Smith: Could only clinch with help
Jesse Love: Could only clinch with help
Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help
If there is a new winner from Chandler Smith or another winless driver lower in the standings but still eligible to advance to the next round, the following drivers could clinch by being ahead of the second winless driver in the standings.
Justin Allgaier: Would clinch with 49 points
Cole Custer: Could only clinch with help
Chandler Smith: Could only clinch with help
Jesse Love: Could only clinch with help
Sam Mayer: Could only clinch with help

Can Clinch Via Win
The following drivers would clinch on their win alone: Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer, Chandler Smith, Jesse Love, Sam Mayer, Sammy Smith.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 38 drivers/teams on the entry list for the National Debt Relief 250 Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Every car will make the race.
Notables: #07-Patrick Emerling, #14-Greg Van Alst, #15-Dylan Lupton, #19-William Sawalich, #20-Aric Almirola, #26-Bubba Pollard, #35-Carson Ware, #45-Garrett Smithley, #50-Preston Pardus, #53-Mason Maggio, #74-Logan Bearden, #91-Myatt Snider, #92-Dawson Cram.
See the full Martinsville Entry List.

Martinsville At-Track Schedule