2024 Dead On Tools 250

The 2024 Dead On Tools 250 will be the 32nd stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, the final race of the Round of 8, and the 5th iteration of the event. The race will be held on Saturday, November 2, 2024, in Ridgeway, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 mi permanent paper-clip shaped racetrack. The race is scheduled to be contested over 250 laps to compete.

Background
Martinsville Speedway is an International Speedway Corporation-owned NASCAR stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 mi in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track is also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948. Along with this, Martinsville is the only NASCAR oval track on the entire NASCAR track circuit to have asphalt surfaces on the straightaways, then concrete to cover the turns.

Practice
For practice, drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions will be 15 minutes long, and will be held on Friday, November 1, at 3:35 PM EST.

Qualifying
Qualifying will be held on Friday, November 1, at 4:10 PM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway is an short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. In that round, whoever sets the fastest time will win the pole.

Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 60 Stage 2 Laps: 60

Stage 3 Laps: 136