Starting from 16th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet won the 52nd Annual Drydene 400, his 4th win in 202 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 5th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Dover International Speedway. This is Hendrick Motorsport’s 267th NASCAR Cup Series victory. Hendrick Motorsports becomes the third organization in NASCAR Cup Series history to finish first, second, third and fourth in a single event; joining Peter DePaolo Racing (Dec. 30, 1956 at Titusville, April 7, 1957 at North Wilkesboro) and Roush Fenway Racing (Nov. 20, 2005 at Homestead-Miami). Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the NASCAR Cup Series with 21 victories among seven drivers: Jimmie Johnson (11), Jeff Gordon (five), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one), Ricky Rudd (one), Chase Elliott (one) and Alex Bowman (one). 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson NationsGuard Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 10th Top 10 finish in 13 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 8th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 11 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2021.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 9th place. 6th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 5th place followed by 7th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cat Linkage Parts Chevrolet, started from 12th place followed by 9th place Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet, started from 24th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford, in 10th place, started from 30th place. Anthony Alfredo (28th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 7 Cautions for 41 Laps: 1st Caution on Lap 37 for Competition. 2nd Caution on Lap 121 for Debris Turn 1 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on Lap 172 for #77 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on Lap 242 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on Lap 303 for #10 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on Lap 315 for #2, 38, 47 Crash in Turn 2. 7th Caution on Lap 326 for Debris On Fronstretch.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; M. Truex Jr. 1-15; W. Byron 16-36; M. Truex Jr. 37; K. Larson 38-122; D. Hamlin 123; K. Larson 124-172; D. Hamlin 173; K. Larson 174-243; A. Bowman 244; K. Larson 245-303; A. Bowman 304-400.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 11, 12, 9, 4, 24, 22, 48, 17, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 9, 48, 24, 11, 4, 1, 2, 3, 8
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 13
Race Results for the 52nd Annual Drydene 400 – Sunday, May 16, 2021
Dover International Speedway – Dover, DE – 1. – Mile Concrete
Total Race Length – 400 Laps – 400. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 16. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 2. 4. Car 5 Kyle Larson NationsGuard Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 3. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 4. 3. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 5. 9. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 400 Running |
| 6. 5. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 400 Running |
| 7. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 400 Running |
| 8. 12. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cat Linkage Parts Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 9. 24. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 10. 30. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 400 Running |
| 11. 22. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald’s Toyota 400 Running |
| 12. 7. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford 400 Running |
| 13. 28. Car 1 Kurt Busch Yorktel/Caregility Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 14. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Huk Performance Fishing Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 15. 19. Car 42 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 400 Running |
| 16. 15. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth/UTI Ford 400 Running |
| 17. 10. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 400 Running |
| 18. 25. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Thomas’ Chevrolet 399 Running |
| 19. 1. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota 399 Running |
| 20. 20. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Bush’s Beans Chevrolet 399 Running |
| 21. 11. Car 20 Christopher Bell STANLEY Toyota 396 Running |
| 22. 23. Car 43 Erik Jones Medallion Bank Chevrolet 396 Running |
| 23. 13. Car 6 Ryan Newman Guaranteed Rate Ford 396 Running |
| 24. 18. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 395 Running |
| 25. 21. Car 34 Michael McDowell Revolve Finance Ford 395 Running |
| 26. 26. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Drydene Performance Products Chevrolet 393 Running |
| 27. 6. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Mix Toyota 393 Running |
| 28. 27. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Speedy Cash Ford 392 Running |
| 29. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff Reliant/Verkada Chevrolet 388 Running |
| 30. 29. Car 77 Josh Berry(i) Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 388 Running |
| 31. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 387 Running |
| 32. 36. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) RichMar Florists Chevrolet 383 Running |
| 33. 33. Car 15 James Davison Smart Sanitizer Chevrolet 382 Running |
| 34. 37. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Bullshooter.com Ford 381 Running |
| 35. 17. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Racing School Ford 335 Running |
| 36. 31. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Surface Sunscreen/Koolbox ICE Ford 334 Engine |
| 37. 32. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Weis Markets Ford 300 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: No. 6 (unapproved adjustments), No. 77 (driver change) and No. 9 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 19 Mins, 55 Secs. Average Speed: 120.05 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.017 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 41 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 5 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Martin Truex Jr., #19 Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Anthony Alfredo, #38.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 23, 2021 – Circuit of The Americas
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