One of the most crucial NASCAR Cup Series races of the season has arrived and it will all transpire at one of the most iconic and brutal tracks on the circuit: Martinsville Speedway. The half-mile short track hosts the final opportunity for NASCAR playoff Round of 8 drivers to keep their aspirations of a championship alive.
Thirty-eight cars will take the green for the 500-lap race, barring any updates to the entry list.
Garrett Smithley returns to Rick Ware Racing in their No. 15 Chevrolet. Joey Gase will pilot the team’s No. 53 Chevrolet.
Timmy Hill will drive the No. 66 Crash Claims R Us Toyota for MBM Motorsports. It will mark Hill’s twelfth start on the 2021 campaign.
Tyler Allen is listed as Christopher Bell’s crew chief this week. There were two unsecured lug nuts on Bell’s No. 20 after Kansas Speedway, so Adam Stevens is expected to be suspended for this race.
Drivers will take off in the penultimate race of 2021 on Oct. 31 at 2 p.m. ET on NBC.
Luken Glover joined the Frontstretch team in 2020 as a news writer before elevating to a columnist, where he served as the longtime writer for The Underdog House. Currently, he is an editor for the site and conducts feature interviews. Glover has covered several forms of racing for the site including NASCAR, CARS Tour, and SRX events.
A 2023 graduate of the University of the Cumberlands, Glover is a promotional writer, elementary athletic director, and basketball coach. He is passionate about serving in his church, playing/coaching a wide variety of sports, and researching motorsports history.
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