Starting from 10th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford won the 63rd Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, his 5th win in 204 Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 6 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 5th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 14th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 6 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
4th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota, started from pole followed by 5th place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Messages Toyota, started from 19th place. 6th Place Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 7th place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 17th place. 8th Place Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota, started from 2nd place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford, in 10th place, started from 7th place. Chase Briscoe (23rd) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 5 Cautions for 25 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 107 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 114 for #1, 11 Crash in Turn 1. 4th Caution on lap 212 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 221 for Fluid on Track.
The race had 11 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; D. Hamlin 1-27; K. Larson 28-63; K. Busch 64; W. Byron 65-66; K. Larson 67-118; R. Blaney 119; K. Larson 120-160; D. Suarez 161; K. Larson 162-221; R. Blaney 222-236; K. Larson 237-316; R. Blaney 317-325.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 5, 18, 12, 1, 11, 48, 19, 9, 17, 24
Stage 2 Top 10: 5, 12, 48, 18, 24, 21, 3, 17, 11, 99
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 6
Race Results for the 63rd Annual Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 – Sunday, March 21, 2021. Atlanta Motor Speedway – Hampton, GA – 1.54 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 325 Laps – 500.5 Miles
Finish Start Truck Team Laps Status
| 1. 10. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 325 Running |
| 2. 6. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 3. 14. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 4. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 325 Running |
| 5. 19. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Messages Toyota 325 Running |
| 6. 13. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 7. 17. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 325 Running |
| 8. 9. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 9. 2. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota 325 Running |
| 10. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford 325 Running |
| 11. 20. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Maytag Ford 325 Running |
| 12. 12. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 13. 28. Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 325 Running |
| 14. 21. Car 42 Ross Chastain Tubi TV Chevrolet 325 Running |
| 15. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 324 Running |
| 16. 15. Car 23 Bubba Wallace McDonalds Toyota 324 Running |
| 17. 25. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 324 Running |
| 18. 27. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 324 Running |
| 19. 18. Car 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions Ford 324 Running |
| 20. 16. Car 10 Aric Almirola Pit Boss Grills Ford 324 Running |
| 21. 8. Car 20 Christopher Bell Sirius XM Toyota 323 Running |
| 22. 39. Car 33 * Austin Cindric(i) Pirtek Ford 323 Running |
| 23. 24. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # HighPoint.com/Co-Op Financial Ford 323 Running |
| 24. 22. Car 43 Erik Jones Petty’s Garage Chevrolet 323 Running |
| 25. 23. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Planters Chevrolet 323 Running |
| 26. 29. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet 323 Running |
| 27. 32. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Georgia Peanuts Ford 322 Running |
| 28. 4. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Autotrader Ford 321 Running |
| 29. 30. Car 7 Corey LaJoie NFL Alumni/Folds of Honor Chevrolet 319 Running |
| 30. 26. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 319 Running |
| 31. 33. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 316 Running |
| 32. 34. Car 15 James Davison Smart Sanitizer Chevrolet 316 Running |
| 33. 35. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey Chevrolet 314 Running |
| 34. 31. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Surface Sunscreen Ford 313 Running |
| 35. 36. Car 53 Joey Gase Donate Life Georgia Chevrolet 308 Running |
| 36. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) SUPREME TRANSPORTATION GROUP Ford 305 Running |
| 37. 37. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Insurance King Ford 285 Running |
| 38. 5. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 220 Engine |
| 39. 11. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 113 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, 66 (multiple inspection failures), 00 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 27 Mins, 41 Secs. Average Speed: 144.595 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.083 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 25 laps. Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 28, 2021 – Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt
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