Starting from pole Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the 34th Annual NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, his 16th win in 259 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 10th win & 26th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 9th Top 10 finish in 15 races at Phoenix Raceway. Kyle Larson and Hendrick Motorsports have won the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Driver/Owner Championships. Chevrolet has won the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Manufacturers Championship. 2nd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 12th place posted his 14th Top 10 finish in 32 races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 20th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from 6th place posted his 20th Top 10 finish in 33 races at Phoenix Raceway.
4th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Jack Links Ford, started from 4th place followed by 5th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 6th Place Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford, started from 18th place followed by 7th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, started from 13th place. 8th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #BuschPitBoss Ford, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota, started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford, in 10th place, started from 11th place.
The race had 9 Cautions for 51 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 8 for #7, 23 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 16 for #7, 47 Crash in Turn 3. 3rd Caution on lap 77 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 130 for #00 Crash in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 141 for #47 Crash in Turn 3. 6th Caution on lap 156 for #14, 18 Crash in Turn 3. 7th Caution on lap 192 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 8th Caution on lap 249 for #38 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 283 for Debris in Turn 3.
The race had 18 Lead Changes among 7 drivers; K. Larson (P) 1; C. Elliott (P) 2-16; R. Blaney 17-48; K. Harvick 49; R. Blaney 50; M. Truex Jr. (P) 51-78; K. Larson (P) 79; C. Elliott (P) 80-119; M. Truex Jr. (P) 120-130; K. Larson (P) 131; C. Elliott (P) 132-155; K. Larson (P) 156; T. Reddick 157-160; K. Busch 161; K. Larson (P) 162-235; C. Elliott (P) 236-250; K. Larson (P) 251; M. Truex Jr. (P) 252-284; K. Larson (P) 285-312.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 4, 9, 11, 5, 24, 41, 12, 1, 21
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 9, 11, 19, 12, 4, 2, 18, 22, 24
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 36
Race Results for the 34th Annual NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race – Sunday, November 7, 2021. Phoenix Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1. – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 312 Laps – 312. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 1. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 312 Running |
2. 12. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 312 Running |
3. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Express Toyota 312 Running |
4. 4. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Jack Links Ford 312 Running |
5. 2. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 312 Running |
6. 18. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 312 Running |
7. 13. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 312 Running |
8. 9. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light #BuschPitBoss Ford 312 Running |
9. 8. Car 20 Christopher Bell DEWALT Toyota 312 Running |
10. 11. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 312 Running |
11. 10. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 312 Running |
12. 15. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 312 Running |
13. 7. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 312 Running |
14. 16. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 312 Running |
15. 23. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Coatings Chevrolet 312 Running |
16. 5. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 312 Running |
17. 3. Car 24 William Byron Raptor Chevrolet 312 Running |
18. 14. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 312 Running |
19. 20. Car 8 Tyler Reddick BetMGM Chevrolet 312 Running |
20. 31. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Kroger Chevrolet 312 Running |
21. 17. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Good Sam Chevrolet 312 Running |
22. 27. Car 43 Erik Jones Rellevate Chevrolet 312 Running |
23. 19. Car 6 Ryan Newman Castrol GTX Full Synthetic Ford 312 Running |
24. 28. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 312 Running |
25. 26. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 311 Running |
26. 29. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Peacock – Streaming Now Chevrolet 310 Running |
27. 32. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Pala Casino Ford 309 Running |
28. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 306 Running |
29. 34. Car 53 Joey Gase(i) DonateLife Chevrolet 303 Running |
30. 37. Car 52 Josh Bilicki(i) Boom Ford 303 Running |
31. 38. Car 15 Garrett Smithley(i) Carpets of Arizona Chevrolet 301 Running |
32. 24. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 281 Running |
33. 36. Car 13 * David Starr(i) Bob Menery Ripper Magoo Toyota 273 Brakes |
34. 30. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Boot Barn Ford 242 Accident |
35. 22. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com Ford 153 Accident |
36. 21. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Honey Nut Cheerios Chevrolet 140 Accident |
37. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff CREEK Enterprises Inc. Chevrolet 122 Accident |
38. 39. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Coble Enterprises/Darn Transport Toyota 57 Handling |
39. 25. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Toyota 5 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason indicated: Nos. 52, 66 (Uapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 6 Mins, 33 Secs. Average Speed: 100.348 MPH. Margin of Victory: .398 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 51 laps. Lead Changes: 18 among 7 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Kyle Larson, #5 137.847 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Anthony Alfredo, #38.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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