Starting from pole Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the 17th Annual Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500, his 14th win in 257 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 8th win & 24th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 5th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Texas Motor Speedway. Larson secures spot in Championship Four after Texas win. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet, started from 12th place posted his 3rd Top 10 finish in 8 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 11th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, started from 7th place followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, started from 24th place. 6th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 3rd place followed by 9th place Car 8 Tyler Reddick CC Ready Mix Chevrolet, started from 9th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 19th place. Chase Briscoe (15th) was the highest finishing rookie. Kyle Larson (P) leads the point standings by 51 points over Ryan Blaney (P).
The race had 11 Cautions 11 for 55 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 32 for #42, 47, 48, 37, 23, 53, 51, 77, 6, 10, 34, 41 Big Crash on the Backstretch. 3rd Caution on lap 107 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 166 for Debris on Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 212 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 276 for Debris on Backstretch. 7th Caution on lap 300 for Fluid on Track. 8th Caution on lap 306 for #38 Crash in Turn 2 [Red: 11:09]. 9th Caution on lap 315 for #11 Spin Backstretch. 10th Caution on lap 321 for #19, 99 Crash in Turn 3. 11th Caution on lap 329 #17, 11, 14 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 8 Lead Changes among 5 drivers; K. Larson (P) 1-27; W. Byron 28-39; M. Truex Jr. (P) 40; W. Byron 41-82; K. Larson (P) 83-93; W. Byron 94; D. Hamlin (P) 95-96; K. Busch (P) 97-116; K. Larson (P) 117-334.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 12, 5, 1, 24, 14, 11, 9, 8, 2
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 24, 12, 4, 2, 1, 11, 14, 8, 18
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 33
Race Results for the 17th Annual Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 – Sunday, October 17, 2021. Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 334 Laps – 501. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 334 Running |
| 2. 12. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 334 Running |
| 3. 11. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 334 Running |
| 4. 7. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Discount Tire Ford 334 Running |
| 5. 24. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 334 Running |
| 6. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) DEX Imaging Ford 334 Running |
| 7. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet 334 Running |
| 8. 3. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) Interstate Batteries Toyota 334 Running |
| 9. 9. Car 8 Tyler Reddick CC Ready Mix Chevrolet 334 Running |
| 10. 19. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Freeway Insurance Chevrolet 334 Running |
| 11. 2. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Craftsman Toyota 334 Running |
| 12. 21. Car 43 Erik Jones Medallion Bank Chevrolet 334 Running |
| 13. 13. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Atlas/Mohawk Ford 334 Running |
| 14. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 334 Running |
| 15. 26. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 334 Running |
| 16. 17. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 332 Running |
| 17. 16. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 332 Running |
| 18. 22. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Walk-On’s Ford 331 Running |
| 19. 20. Car 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 330 Running |
| 20. 29. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 329 Running |
| 21. 10. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 327 Accident |
| 22. 35. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) NASCAR 21 Ignition Ford 324 Running |
| 23. 38. Car 66 * David Starr(i) Conectus/Kyocera Ford 323 Running |
| 24. 36. Car 15 Garrett Smithley(i) Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 321 Running |
| 25. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 320 Accident |
| 26. 33. Car 52 Josh Bilicki(i) Junction Fuels Ford 319 Running |
| 27. 39. Car 13 * Timmy Hill(i) CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 317 Running |
| 28. 25. Car 42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 311 Running |
| 29. 28. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Speedy Cash Ford 299 Accident |
| 30. 5. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) AAA Insurance Ford 298 Engine |
| 31. 30. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey Chevrolet 59 Suspension |
| 32. 18. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Toyota 38 Accident |
| 33. 14. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 36 Accident |
| 34. 27. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Healthy Choice Chevrolet 31 Accident |
| 35. 31. Car 6 Ryan Newman Violet Defense Ford 31 Accident |
| 36. 23. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Little Hug Chevrolet 30 Accident |
| 37. 32. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Alloy/Shavelogic Chevrolet 30 Accident |
| 38. 34. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 30 Accident |
| 39. 37. Car 53 Joey Gase(i) Explore Branson Chevrolet 29 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: #7, #9, #14, #15, #66 (multiple inspection failures), #48, #77 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 42 Mins, 54 Secs. Average Speed: 134.859 MPH. Margin of Victory: .459 Seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 55 laps. Lead Changes: 8 among 5 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #5 0 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 24, 2021 – Kansas Speedway
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