Dead On Tools 250

The Dead On Tools 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series stock car race at Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia,  which was originally a Late Model race when it began in 1970, it joined the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman touring series in 1982 (the original year), and remained a part of the series through 1984. Following the 1994 season, both of Martinsville's races, the Miller 500 and the Advance Auto 500, were switched to Late Model Only formats with the ValleyStar Credit Union 300. The Advance Auto 500 served as the final race of the season for the series for ten years, from 1982 through 1991. The series returned to Martinsville for one year for one race in 2006, where it was known as the Goody's 250, before being removed from the schedule again in 2007. The track was given a date on the Xfinity Series schedule again starting in 2020.

History
The first edition of the race was held on October 31, 1982 as the Cardinal 250 and covered a race distance of 250 laps or 131.2 miles. Butch Lindley was the first driver to enter the list of winners. In the 1983 season, Sam Ard crossed the finish line first, having previously won the Miller Time 250 and the Autumn 150 that season at this circuit - it was his fifth victory in the six Busch Series races held in Martinsville to date. In 1984 Ard could not build on this success and Morgan Shepherd won the race. For the 1985 season, the Cardinal 250 was renamed the Winn-Dixie 500 and the race distance was shortened to 200 laps or 105.2 miles. The first winner under this new name was Tommy Ellis, in the 1986 season Brett Bodine won. From the 1987 season, the event took place under the name Winston Classic, but the race distance did not change. The winner that year was Jimmy Hensley, a year later Harry Gant won the race and in 1989 L. D. Ottinger. After Steve Grissom won the Winston Classic in 1990, Harry Gant won for the second time in 1991. The last winner of the race under this name was Bobby Labonte in 1992. For the 1993 season, the race was renamed the Advance Auto Parts 500 and extended to 300 laps or 157.8 miles. The winner of the first edition was Chuck Bown. The race was held for the last time on October 16, 1994, and the last winner was Kenny Wallace.

The race changed distances several times in its history. From its inception until 1984, the twin feature races was 250 laps for each division, covering 131.2 mi. When both the Modified and Late Model Sportsman cars had both become touring format races, the local Late Model feature reduced the Modified and Busch features in 1985 to 200 laps, 105.2 mi. After Modifieds were dropped in 1993 in light of early 1990s safety issues, the distance was increased to 300 laps, 157.8 mi, while the Late Model race increased to 200 laps, when it changed in 1994 to 300 laps. When the 1st revival occurred the race was changed to 250 laps & now for the 2nd revival it will go remain to 250 laps.

As was the tradition at Martinsville, the two non-Cup race weekends featured two or three races that totaled 500 laps, a tradition still in place today by the now-Late Model only race, with qualifying races totaling 100 laps and a 200-lap feature.

In 2006, the race returned at Martinsville and was only held once, as a standalone event during the summer. It had been speculated the race would be held at night, under a temporary lighting system to be installed at the track, but it was held in the afternoon instead. The Goody's 250 replaced the ITT Industries & Goulds Pumps Salute to the Troops 250 at Pikes Peak International Raceway on the Busch Series schedule. The race was replaced in 2007 by the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in, Quebec, Canada. The race was the final start in NASCAR for Darrell Waltrip and Ricky Craven.

The Xfinity Series returned to Martinsville in 2020 for a night race at the track in the fall as part of a triple-header with the NASCAR Truck Series and NASCAR Cup Series. It was the second-to-last race of the season. Draft Top was the title sponsor of the 250 lap race. Dead On Tools will be the title sponsor of the race in 2021.

Past winners (NASCAR Xfinity Series only)

 * 2021: Race extended due to NASCAR overtime.