Starting from 8th place Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet won the 52nd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 33rd win in 741 Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 7th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 4th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 31 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. This win is a sweep for the Busch brothers at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Gummies Toyota, started from 2nd posted his 11th Top 10finish in 24 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 14th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, started from 5th place posted his 12th Top 10 finish in 24 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed by 5th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 15th place. 6th Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Okuma Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Adrenaline Shoc Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell CRAFTSMAN Racing for a Miracle Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 2 Brad Keselowski MoneyLion Ford, in 10th place, started from 14th place. Chase Briscoe (15th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 4 Cautions for 21 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for #47, 99, 51 Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion/Track Repair Frontstretch [Red Flag: 19:04].
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; C. Elliott 1-13; K. Busch 14-27; D. Hamlin 28-29; K. Busch 30-83; K. Busch 84-121; C. Custer 122; A. Almirola 123-130; *. Preece 131; K. Busch 132-212; K. Busch 213-235; K. Busch 236-260.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 1, 11, 48, 8, 5, 22, 24, 19, 4
Stage 2 Top 10: 1, 18, 48, 5, 11, 8, 12, 2, 3, 19
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 21
Race Results for the 52nd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart – Sunday, July 11, 2021 Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 260 Laps – 400.4 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 8. Car 1 Kurt Busch GEARWRENCH Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Gummies Toyota 260 Running |
| 3. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 260 Running |
| 4. 17. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 5. 15. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 260 Running |
| 6. 7. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Okuma Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 7. 1. Car 9 Chase Elliott Adrenaline Shoc Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 8. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell CRAFTSMAN Racing for a Miracle Toyota 260 Running |
| 9. 12. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Quaker State Ford 260 Running |
| 10. 14. Car 2 Brad Keselowski MoneyLion Ford 260 Running |
| 11. 21. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Summer Road Trip Ford 260 Running |
| 12. 13. Car 3 Austin Dillon BREZTRI Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 13. 3. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Offerpad Awesome Different Toyota 260 Running |
| 14. 24. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Toyota 260 Running |
| 15. 11. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # One Cure Ford 260 Running |
| 16. 18. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 260 Running |
| 17. 23. Car 41 Cole Custer Code 3 Associates Ford 260 Running |
| 18. 6. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 260 Running |
| 19. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 259 Running |
| 20. 19. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 259 Running |
| 21. 9. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 259 Running |
| 22. 26. Car 7 Corey LaJoie The Boss Baby: Family Business Chevrolet 258 Running |
| 23. 20. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 258 Running |
| 24. 22. Car 43 Erik Jones Petty’s Garage Chevrolet 258 Running |
| 25. 34. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Kroger/Scott Brand Chevrolet 258 Running |
| 26. 32. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Georgia Peanuts Ford 257 Running |
| 27. 25. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions Ford 256 Running |
| 28. 29. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Ford 256 Running |
| 29. 28. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet 255 Running |
| 30. 36. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Superior Logistics Services Ford 254 Running |
| 31. 37. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) SEED Token Chevrolet 253 Running |
| 32. 33. Car 15 Bayley Currey(i) Fort Worth Screen Printing Chevrolet 253 Running |
| 33. 31. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 253 Running |
| 34. 30. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Junction Fuels Ford 248 Running |
| 35. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey Chevrolet 248 Running |
| 36. 27. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Good Sam – Autism Awareness Chevrolet 243 Running |
| 37. 16. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 178 Suspension |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: No. 19 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 50 Mins, 8 Secs. Average Speed: 141.207 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.237 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 21 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 7 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 18, 2021 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway
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