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NASCAR Cup Series race number 31 of 36
Monday, October 4, 2021 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
188 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (500.080 miles)

Time of race: 2:23:24
Average speed: 130.218 mph
Pole speed: metric qualifying 		Cautions: 5 for 27 laps
Margin of victory: under caution
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 35
Green flag passes: 8,852 (98.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary    2021 NASCAR Cup Series results   /   2021 standings

Chase drivers are highlighted in green in the qualifying and race results.

Qualifying results for this race:
RankDriverNbrCarTimeSpeed 
1   Denny Hamlin11Toyota    
2   Kyle Busch18Toyota    
3   Chase Elliott9Chevrolet    
4   Ryan Blaney12Ford    
5   Kyle Larson5Chevrolet    
6   Martin Truex Jr19Toyota    
7   Brad Keselowski2Ford    
8   Joey Logano22Ford    
9   Kevin Harvick4Ford    
10   William Byron24Chevrolet    
11   Alex Bowman48Chevrolet    
12   Christopher Bell20Toyota    
13   Tyler Reddick8Chevrolet    
14   Kurt Busch1Chevrolet    
15   Matt DiBenedetto21Ford    
16   Austin Dillon3Chevrolet    
17   Chase Briscoe14Ford    
18   Daniel Suarez99Chevrolet    
19   Bubba Wallace23Toyota    
20   Aric Almirola10Ford    
21   Ricky Stenhouse Jr47Chevrolet    
22   Michael McDowell34Ford    
23   Ross Chastain42Chevrolet    
24   Chris Buescher17Ford    
25   Ryan Newman6Ford    
26   Erik Jones43Chevrolet    
27   Ryan Preece37Chevrolet    
28   Cole Custer41Ford    
29   Corey LaJoie7Chevrolet    
30   Anthony Alfredo38Ford    
31   Cody Ware51Chevrolet    
32   B.J. McLeod78Ford    
33   Justin Allgaier77Chevrolet    
34   Josh Bilicki52Ford    
35   Quin Houff00Chevrolet    
36   Joey Gase53Ford    
37   Garrett Smithley15Chevrolet    
38   Justin Haley16Chevrolet    
39   James Davison66Ford    
40   Landon Cassill96Toyota    

OP: qualified via owners points
PC: qualified as past champion
PR: provisional
QR: via qualifying race
* - had to qualify on time

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:   David Starr (#66-DC)