{"id":8980,"date":"2021-04-12T19:55:25","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T23:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=8980"},"modified":"2021-04-12T19:55:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T23:55:25","slug":"nascar-xfinity-series-team-reports-cook-out-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2021\/04\/12\/nascar-xfinity-series-team-reports-cook-out-250\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Xfinity Series: Team reports from the Cook Out 250"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway was dominated by two race shops. It was clear from the beginning that the winner of the Cook Out 250 would either come from Jr. Motorsports or Joe Gibbs Racing.<\/p>\n<p>Both camps have four cars in their <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Xfinity Series<\/a> programs, and all eight cars finished in the top-10. Though they weren&#8217;t the only teams who will be satisfied by their performances at Martinsville. Here&#8217;s how Sunday went down for the Xfinity Series&#8217; top teams.<\/p>\n<h2>Jr. Motorsports<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>First &#8211; Josh Berry<\/li>\n<li>Second &#8211; Noah Gragson<\/li>\n<li>Ninth &#8211; Justin Allgaier<\/li>\n<li>10th &#8211; Michael Annett<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8993\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8993 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311985579.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311985579.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311985579-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311985579-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MARTINSVILLE, Va. &#8211; APRIL 11: Josh Berry, driver of the #8 Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 at Martinsville Speedway on April 11, 2021, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo: Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Josh_Berry\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Berry&#8217;s<\/a> first career Xfinity Series win was the icing on the cake for what was an amazing day for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/owner\/JR_Motorsports\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jr. Motorsports<\/a>. Berry put his Martinsville experience to good use against an Xfinity Series field that had only raced at the paperclip once before this weekend. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Noah_Gragson\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Noah Gragson<\/a> held off rival Daniel Hemric to finish in second.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Justin_Allgaier\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Justin Allgaier<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Michael_Annett\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Annett<\/a> had quiet days but still finished in the top-10.<\/p>\n<h2>Joe Gibbs Racing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Third &#8211; Daniel Hemric<\/li>\n<li>Fourth &#8211; Ty Gibbs<\/li>\n<li>Fifth &#8211; Brandon Jones<\/li>\n<li>Seventh &#8211; Harrison Burton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8972\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8972\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8972 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311969588.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311969588.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311969588-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311969588-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8972\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MARTINSVILLE, Va. &#8211; APRIL 11: Daniel Hemric, driver of the #18 Poppy Bank Toyota, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 at Martinsville Speedway on April 11, 2021, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo: James Gilbert\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jr. Motorsports bookended the top-10, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/owner\/Joe_Gibbs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Gibbs Racing<\/a> dominated the middle. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Daniel_Hemric\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Hemric<\/a> appeared to have the fastest car during the final stage as he fought his way up to third after restarting near the midfield on Lap 211. But he was unable to overtake Gragson during the final laps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Ty_Gibbs\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ty Gibbs<\/a> continues to impress. He led 28 laps, all in the last stage, and he remained in the top-five after losing the lead. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Brandon_Jones\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Jones<\/a> returned to form after two bad races at Atlanta and Phoenix. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/Harrison_Burton\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harrison Burton<\/a> is still JGR&#8217;s second-most consistent driver.<\/p>\n<h2>Kaulig Racing<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Eighth &#8211; Justin Haley<\/li>\n<li>11th &#8211; Jeb Burton<\/li>\n<li>13th &#8211; AJ Allmendinger<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8994\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8994 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311966874.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311966874.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311966874-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311966874-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MARTINSVILLE, Va. &#8211; APRIL 11: Harrison Burton, driver of the #20 DEX Imaging Toyota, and Jeb Burton, driver of the #10 PurYear Tank Lines Chevrolet, talk on the grid prior to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 at Martinsville Speedway on April 11, 2021, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo: Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Another solid day for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/owner\/Matt_Kaulig\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Kaulig&#8217;s<\/a> team. They didn&#8217;t quite have enough to hang with the JRM and JGR teams, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/drivdet\/haleyj.01\/2021\/B\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Haley<\/a> earned another top-10, his fifth of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/drivdet\/burtoje02\/2021\/B\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jeb Burton<\/a> is quietly one of the most consistent driver in the Xfinity Series this year. He didn&#8217;t earn a top-10, but he finished 11th for his sixth top-15 of the season. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/driver\/A_J_Allmendinger\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AJ Allmendinger&#8217;s<\/a> streak of three-consecutive top-5s ended at Martinsville, but he finished 13th.<\/p>\n<h2>Team Penske<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sixth &#8211; Austin Cindric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8995\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8995\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8995 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311970746.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311970746.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311970746-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/GettyImages-1311970746-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8995\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MARTINSVILLE, Va. &#8211; APRIL 11: Riley Herbst, driver of the #98 Monster Energy Ford, drives during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Cook Out 250 at Martinsville Speedway on April 11, 2021, in Martinsville, Virginia. Photo: Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/owner\/Roger_Penske\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Team Penske<\/a> brought a fast race car to Martinsville. Although <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racing-reference.info\/drivdet\/cindrau01\/2021\/B\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Austin Cindric<\/a> never led a lap in it, he kept it clean and in the top-10 all day. Cindric remains the points leader and is one of only two drivers with six top-10 finishes this year, the other is Hemric.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOP IMAGE: James Gilbert\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville Speedway was dominated by two race shops. It was clear from the beginning that the winner of the Cook Out 250 would either come from Jr. Motorsports or Joe Gibbs Racing. Both camps have four cars in their Xfinity Series programs, and all eight cars finished in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":901,"featured_media":8991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"1","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[1476,1475,859,14,1434,126],"class_list":["post-8980","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-nascar","tag-cook-out-250","tag-dash-4-cash","tag-martinsville-speedway","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-2021","tag-nascar-xfinity-series"],"modified_by":"Tucker White","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/901"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8980"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8980\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8980"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8980"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}