With taking the checkered flag his only option to make the Championship 4, Gragson grabbed the lead just ahead of the final caution and survived an overtime challenge from Austin Cindric to win the Dead On Tools 250.
“I want to cry right now,” Gragson said after the race. “It’s been a rough season, we got a couple wins there at Darlington and Richmond but it wasn’t looking good last weekend. I told my guys that we got an opportunity and we’re still in it. I’m so thankful.”
“I love my mom, my dad, my sister, my whole family,” Gragson said as he fought back tears. “I’m getting a little choked up right now, and I know I’m going on and on, but this is Martinsville, baby! We’re going to the final four!”
Gragson will be joined by Cindric, A.J. Allmendinger and Daniel Hemric in racing for the title next week in Phoenix.
Final Results:
Noah Gragson
Austin Cindric
Daniel Hemric
Sam Mayer
Justin Allgaier
Brandon Jones
AJ Allmendinger
Alex Labbe
Jeremy Clements
Riley Herbst
Josh Williams
Landon Cassill
Myatt Snider
Colin Garrett
Joe Graf Jr.
JJ Yeley
Jade Buford
Preston Pardus
Brett Moffitt
Harrison Burton
Stephen Leicht
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Ryan Ellis
David Starr
Natalie Decker
Akinori Ogata
Ty Gibbs
Josh Berry
Matt Mills
Spencer Boyd
Ryan Sieg
Ryan Vargas
Justin Haley
Kyle Weatherman
Bayley Currey
Brandon Brown
Jeb Burton
Michael Annett
Mike Harmon
Tommy Joe Martins
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