Starting from 31st place Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet won the 23rd Annual Dixie Vodka 400, his 2nd win in 112 Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 5 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Byron – 23 years 2 months 30 days – is the youngest winner in Homestead-Miami Speedway history. 2nd Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, started from 35th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota, started from 9th place posted his 11th Top 10 finish in 18 races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
4th place Car 5 Kyle Larson NationsGuard Chevrolet, started from 17th place followed by 5th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from 4th place. 6th Place Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford, started from 6th place followed by 7th place Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs Ford, started from 23rd place. 8th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 9th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 13th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota, in 10th place, started from 24th place. Chase Briscoe (18th) was the highest finishing rookie. Denny Hamlin leads the point standings by 20 points over Kevin Harvick.
The race had 6 Cautions for 36 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 65 for Fluid on the Backstretch from #15. 3rd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 155 for Fluid on the Backstretch from #7. 5th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 201 for #10 and 12 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 20 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; D. Hamlin 0; J. Logano 1-12; B. Keselowski 13-52; C. Buescher 53-67; W. Byron 68; C. Buescher 69-72; B. Keselowski 73-78; C. Buescher 79-82; B. Keselowski 83; C. Buescher 84-88; C. Elliott 89-92; C. Buescher 93-121; D. Suarez 122; B. Wallace 123-124; M. Truex Jr. 125-155; W. Byron 156; M. Truex Jr. 157-159; W. Byron 160-201; K. Larson 202-206; M. Truex Jr. 207-209; W. Byron 210-267.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 17, 2, 19, 24, 48, 5, 22, 9, 1, 3
Stage 2 Top 10: 24, 11, 1, 19, 5, 17, 4, 12, 48, 2
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 3
Race Results for the 23rd Annual Dixie Vodka 400 – Sunday, February 28, 2021. Homestead-Miami Speedway – Homestead, FL – 1.5 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 267 Laps – 400.5 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 31. Car 24 William Byron Axalta Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 2. 35. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 3. 9. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota 267 Running |
| 4. 17. Car 5 Kyle Larson NationsGuard Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 5. 4. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 267 Running |
| 6. 6. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 267 Running |
| 7. 23. Car 6 Ryan Newman Oscar Mayer Hot Dogs Ford 267 Running |
| 8. 5. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 9. 13. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 10. 24. Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Fudge Brownie Toyota 267 Running |
| 11. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin Small Business Grant Constest Toyota 267 Running |
| 12. 22. Car 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Off Road Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 13. 15. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Tide Power Pods Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 14. 11. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 15. 21. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Camping World Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 16. 7. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Dent Wizard Ford 267 Running |
| 17. 32. Car 42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Accessories Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 18. 30. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Racing School Ford 267 Running |
| 19. 12. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 267 Running |
| 20. 3. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 267 Running |
| 21. 8. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Slim Jim Chevrolet 267 Running |
| 22. 19. Car 23 Bubba Wallace DoorDash Toyota 267 Running |
| 23. 10. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 267 Running |
| 24. 27. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Dude Wipes Ford 267 Running |
| 25. 2. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 Running |
| 26. 20. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 27. 18. Car 43 Erik Jones Armor All Chevrolet 266 Running |
| 28. 37. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Moen Ford 266 Running |
| 29. 14. Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford 266 Running |
| 30. 16. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 264 Running |
| 31. 28. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) KSDT CPA Chevrolet 263 Running |
| 32. 26. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) NURTEC ODT Chevrolet 261 Running |
| 33. 36. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Jacob Companies Ford 259 Running |
| 34. 34. Car 78 BJ McLeod(i) Traxion.gg/Motorsport Games Ford 258 Running |
| 35. 38. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Whiskey Chevrolet 258 Running |
| 36. 25. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Marwin Sports Apparel Chevrolet 151 Engine |
| 37. 29. Car 15 James Davison Chevrolet 61 Engine |
| 38. 33. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Toyota 21 Electrical |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: #15 (two inspection failures), 7, 11 and 48 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 12 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 124.669 MPH. Margin of Victory: 2.777 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 36 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 9 drivers. Sunoco Rookie of the Race : Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 7, 2021 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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