Starting from 4th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota won the 2nd Annual Goodyear 400, his 30th win in 561 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 2nd win & 9th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Throwback Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 6th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, started from 3rd place posted his 13th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Darlington Raceway.
4th Place Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Throwback Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota, started from 7th place. 6th Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Throwback Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 7th place Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Throwback Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 8th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 16th place followed by 9th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, started from 11th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford, in 10th place, started from 20th place. Chase Briscoe (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 6 Cautions for 36 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 7 for #10 Crash on the Backstretch. 2nd Caution on lap 23 for #18 Crash in Turn 4/Competition Caution. 3rd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 100 for #41, 38 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 108 for #1, 23 ICrash on the Frontstretch. 6th Caution on lap 187 for Stage 2 Conclusion.
The race had 19 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; B. Keselowski 1-4; K. Harvick 5-13; K. Busch 14-21; M. Truex Jr. 22-24; T. Reddick 25; C. Ware(i) 26; M. Truex Jr. 27-60; T. Reddick 61; R. Chastain 62-71; M. Truex Jr. 72-92; D. Hamlin 93; M. Truex Jr. 94-110; D. Hamlin 111-114; M. Truex Jr. 115-144; C. Buescher 145; K. Harvick 146; C. Bell 147-149; M. Truex Jr. 150-187; K. Busch 188; M. Truex Jr. 189-293.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 19, 11, 8, 5, 4, 22, 12, 9, 24, 48
Stage 2 Top 10: 19, 18, 24, 11, 5, 20, 22, 8, 12, 17
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 12
Race Results for the 2nd Annual Goodyear 400 – Sunday, May 9, 2021
Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 293 Laps – 400.238 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 4. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 293 Running |
| 2. 14. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Throwback Chevrolet 293 Running |
| 3. 3. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 293 Running |
| 4. 5. Car 24 William Byron Valvoline Throwback Chevrolet 293 Running |
| 5. 7. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota 293 Running |
| 6. 2. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Throwback Ford 293 Running |
| 7. 6. Car 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Throwback Chevrolet 293 Running |
| 8. 16. Car 12 Ryan Blaney Advance Auto Parts Ford 293 Running |
| 9. 11. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 293 Running |
| 10. 20. Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 292 Running |
| 11. 22. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com Throwback Ford 292 Running |
| 12. 10. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Quartz Hill Records Chevrolet 292 Running |
| 13. 12. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 292 Running |
| 14. 21. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 292 Running |
| 15. 18. Car 42 Ross Chastain McDonald’s Chevrolet 291 Running |
| 16. 9. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 291 Running |
| 17. 19. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Throwback Chevrolet 291 Running |
| 18. 26. Car 43 Erik Jones STP Chevrolet 291 Running |
| 19. 8. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 290 Running |
| 20. 28. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Tide Chevrolet 290 Running |
| 21. 23. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Root Insurance Toyota 290 Running |
| 22. 30. Car 7 Corey LaJoie In Memory of Alan Kulwicki Chevrolet 290 Running |
| 23. 15. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Camping World Throwback Chevrolet 290 Running |
| 24. 1. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Freightliner Ford 290 Running |
| 25. 29. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Velveeta Chevrolet 290 Running |
| 26. 25. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # We Care Ford 289 Running |
| 27. 13. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8 Auctions Ford 288 Running |
| 28. 31. Car 77 Justin Haley(I) FOE Mother’s Day Chevrolet 288 Running |
| 29. 34. Car 53 JJ Yeley(i) FatBoy Ice Cream Chevrolet 286 Running |
| 30. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff Bos Klein/RCA Chevrolet 286 Running |
| 31. 36. Car 15 James Davison HOPEGIVERS Throwback Chevrolet 286 Running |
| 32. 32. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) CorvetteParts.net/Keen Parts Ford 285 Running |
| 33. 37. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Throwback Ford 245 Running |
| 34. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) NURTEC ODT Throwback Chevrolet 188 Driveshaft |
| 35. 17. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 106 Accident |
| 36. 24. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Mother’s Day Ford 97 Accident |
| 37. 27. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Winn-Dixie Ford 5 Accident |
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: Nos. 9 (unapproved adjustments), 10 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 14 Mins, 21 Secs. Average Speed: 123.562 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.571 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 36 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 10 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: May 16, 2021 – Dover International Speedway
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