Cup - 2021 - Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500
Date: 2021-04-10 | Track: Martinsville Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr (#19) | Denny Hamlin (#11) | Denny Hamlin (#11) |
| Finish | P1 | P3 | P3 |
| TLS points | 16903 | 18122 | 18122 |
| ARP | 4.26 | 1.83 | 1.83 |
| Laps led | 20 | 276 | 276 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Martin Truex Jr (#19): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 20 laps with 4.26 average running position and 16,903 TLS points.
TLS leader — Denny Hamlin (#11): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (18,122 points). Finished P3 with 276 laps led and 1.83 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (1.83). The official winner ran a worse average position (4.26).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 7 | 20 | 4.26 | 16903 |
| 2 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 6.26 | 15902 |
| 3 | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 276 | 1.83 | 18122 |
| 4 | 5 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 9 | 6.75 | 15656 |
| 5 | 7 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 19 | 0 | 8.30 | 14878 |
| 6 | 6 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 1 | 6 | 7.85 | 15103 |
| 7 | 8 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 23 | 9 | 10.86 | 13599 |
| 8 | 13 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 13 | 0 | 14.57 | 11738 |
| 9 | 10 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 | 0 | 13.32 | 12365 |
| 10 | 9 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 0 | 11.67 | 13190 |
| 11 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 4 | 157 | 4.12 | 16974 |
| 12 | 19 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 22 | 0 | 17.11 | 10466 |
| 13 | 15 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 15 | 0 | 15.71 | 11165 |
| 14 | 12 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 18 | 0 | 14.34 | 11854 |
| 15 | 20 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 6 | 0 | 18.65 | 9695 |
| 16 | 16 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 25 | 23 | 16.25 | 10896 |
| 17 | 23 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 27 | 0 | 24.02 | 7005 |
| 18 | 25 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 26 | 0 | 24.26 | 6882 |
| 19 | 11 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 8 | 0 | 13.63 | 12183 |
| 20 | 21 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 31 | 0 | 21.04 | 8481 |
| 21 | 17 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 21 | 0 | 16.70 | 10627 |
| 22 | 33 | James Davison | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | 32.68 | 2634 |
| 23 | 31 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | 31.29 | 3316 |
| 24 | 32 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 29 | 0 | 31.38 | 3269 |
| 25 | 34 | JJ Yeley(i) | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 35 | 0 | 27.57 | 5143 |
| 27 | 24 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 24 | 0 | 23.95 | 6911 |
| 28 | 34 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 29 | 34 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 30 | 22 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 18.93 | 7706 |
| 31 | 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 24.48 | 5245 |
| 32 | 26 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 11 | 0 | 22.61 | 5954 |
| 33 | 18 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 10 | 0 | 10.74 | 10522 |
| 34 | 14 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 8.74 | 11264 |
| 35 | 34 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 17 | 0 | 23.42 | 5586 |
| 37 | 28 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 23.11 | 5583 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 75345 | 5.38 | 487 | 18122 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 69655 | 8.49 | 253 | 16903 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 22 | 68075 | 7.99 | 265 | 15103 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 66884 | 9.37 | 379 | 14878 |
| 5 | William Byron | 24 | 66875 | 10.16 | 138 | 15656 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 63286 | 10.39 | 218 | 16974 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 61646 | 9.72 | 73 | 15902 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 58703 | 11.66 | 93 | 10522 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 58691 | 11.92 | 17 | 12365 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 58094 | 13.55 | 7 | 13190 |
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 54683 | 14.13 | 7 | 11854 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 53503 | 10.89 | 1 | 11264 |
| 13 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 53115 | 11.53 | 46 | 13599 |
| 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 53059 | 15.54 | 1 | 9695 |
| 15 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 48555 | 15.65 | 57 | 11165 |
| 16 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 48271 | 13.87 | 3 | 10627 |
| 17 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 47690 | 17.30 | 0 | 10466 |
| 18 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 46596 | 18.71 | 30 | 10896 |
| 19 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 46543 | 15.61 | 0 | 12183 |
| 20 | Cole Custer | 41 | 43452 | 18.18 | 1 | 6882 |
| 21 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 42580 | 20.36 | 7 | 11738 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 40687 | 19.33 | 10 | 5245 |
| 23 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 39006 | 17.69 | 74 | 5954 |
| 24 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | 38177 | 19.98 | 0 | 5586 |
| 25 | Erik Jones | 43 | 37479 | 19.97 | 0 | 7706 |
| 26 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 37317 | 18.67 | 0 | 7005 |
| 27 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 35035 | 23.06 | 0 | 6911 |
| 28 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 33738 | 17.98 | 0 | 8481 |
| 29 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 25297 | 25.06 | 12 | 5583 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 18371 | 28.30 | 1 | 5143 |
| 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | 13668 | 31.66 | 0 | 3269 |
| 32 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 13138 | 32.58 | 0 | 3316 |
| 33 | James Davison | 15 | 7819 | 32.06 | 0 | 2634 |
| 34 | Joey Gase | 53 | 6196 | 30.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Jamie McMurray | 77 | 4907 | 16.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | 3643 | 22.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | * Kaz Grala | 16 | 2583 | 18.73 | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | * Mike Marlar | 66 | 2450 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 482 | 37.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 474 | 34.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | * David Ragan | 36 | 372 | 14.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 54 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 |