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2021 Drydene 400

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NASCAR Cup Series race number 13 of 22
Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
400 laps on a 1.000 mile paved track (400.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:19:55 Average speed: 120.05 mph Pole speed: metric qualifying	Cautions: 7 for 41 laps Margin of victory: 2.017 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 10
Green flag passes: 659 (1.8 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2021 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2021 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	16	48	Alex Bowman	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	running	98	51	5
2	4	5	Kyle Larson	Nations Guard (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	running	263	55	2
3	8	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	running	0	50	0
4	3	24	William Byron	Axalta (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	running	21	45	0
5	9	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	running	0	36	0
6	5	4	Kevin Harvick	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	400	running	0	42	0
7	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Office (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	400	running	2	45	0
8	12	8	Tyler Reddick	CAT Linkage Parts (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	running	0	30	0
9	24	99	Daniel Suarez	CommScope (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	400	running	0	28	0
10	30	41	Cole Custer	HaasTooling.com (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	400	running	0	27	0
11	22	23	Bubba Wallace	McDonald's (23XI Racing)	Toyota	400	running	0	26	0
12	7	12	Ryan Blaney	Menards / Cardell Cabinetry (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	running	0	33	0
13	28	1	Kurt Busch	Yorktel / Caregility (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	400	running	0	28	0
14	14	3	Austin Dillon	Huk Performance Fishing (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	400	running	0	25	0
15	19	42	Ross Chastain	Moose Fraternity (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	400	running	0	22	0
16	15	2	Brad Keselowski	Wurth / UTI (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	running	0	25	0
17	10	17	Chris Buescher	Fastenal (Jack Roush)	Ford	400	running	0	22	0
18	25	37	Ryan Preece	Thomas' English Muffins (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	399	running	0	19	0
19	1	19	Martin Truex, Jr.	Reser's Fine Foods (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	399	running	16	18	0
20	20	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	Bush's Beans (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	399	running	0	17	0
21	11	20	Christopher Bell	Stanley Tools (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	396	running	0	16	0
22	23	43	Erik Jones	Medallion Bank (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	396	running	0	15	0
23	13	6	Ryan Newman	Guaranteed Rate (Jack Roush)	Ford	396	running	0	14	0
24	18	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Motorcraft / Quick Lane (Wood Brothers)	Ford	395	running	0	13	0
25	21	34	Michael McDowell	Resolve Finance (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	395	running	0	12	0
26	26	7	Corey LaJoie	Drydene Performance Products (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	393	running	0	11	0
27	6	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's Mix (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	393	running	0	10	0
28	27	38	Anthony Alfredo	Speedy Cash (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	392	running	0	9	0
29	35	00	Quin Houff	Reliant / Verkada (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	388	running	0	8	0
30	29	77	Josh Berry	Diamond Creek Water (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	388	running	0	0	0
31	34	51	Cody Ware	Nurtec ODT (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	387	running	0	0	0
32	36	53	Garrett Smithley	RichMar Florists (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	383	running	0	0	0
33	33	15	James Davison	Smart Sanitizer (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	382	running	0	4	0
34	37	52	Josh Bilicki	Bullshooter.com (Rick Ware)	Ford	381	running	0	3	0
35	17	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford Performance Racing School (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	335	running	0	2	0
36	31	78	B.J. McLeod	Surface Sunscreen / Koolbox Ice (B.J. McLeod)	Ford	334	engine	0	0	0
37	32	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield / Weis Markets (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	300	crash	0	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #5, 11, 12, 9, 4, 24, 22, 48, 17, 2
Top 10 in Stage 2: #5, 9, 48, 24, 11, 4, 1, 2, 3, 8

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Ryan Newman	6	unapproved adjustments
Chase Elliott	9	multiple inspection failures
Josh Berry	77	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Justin Haley	77	Diamond Creek Water	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	36	36
	37	40	4	competition	#7
	41	120	80
	121	129	9	debris turn 1	#10
	130	171	42
	172	176	5	#77 accident turn 2	#41
	177	241	65
	242	248	7	end of stage 2	#37
	249	302	54
	303	308	6	#10 accident turn 4	#37
	309	314	6
	315	319	5	#2,38,47 accident turn 2	#37
	320	325	6
	326	330	5	debris	#47
	331	400	70
Percent of race run under caution: 10.3% Average green flag run: 44.9 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Martin Truex, Jr.	1	15	15
William Byron	16	36	21
Martin Truex, Jr.	37	37	1
Kyle Larson	38	122	85
Denny Hamlin	123	123	1
Kyle Larson	124	172	49
Denny Hamlin	173	173	1
Kyle Larson	174	243	70
Alex Bowman	244	244	1
Kyle Larson	245	303	59
Alex Bowman	304	400	97

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Denny Hamlin	574
2	William Byron	473	-101
3	Martin Truex, Jr.	472	-102
4	Joey Logano	442	-132
5	Kyle Larson	440	-134
6	Ryan Blaney	438	-136
7	Chase Elliott	432	-142
8	Kevin Harvick	427	-147
9	Brad Keselowski	404	-170
10	Kyle Busch	383	-191
11	Austin Dillon	341	-233
12	Christopher Bell	336	-238
13	Alex Bowman	332	-242
14	Chris Buescher	309	-265
15	Tyler Reddick	298	-276
16	Michael McDowell	290	-284
17	Matt DiBenedetto	281	-293
18	Kurt Busch	268	-306
19	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	266	-308
20	Ryan Newman	260	-314

Rank	Driver	Wins	Points
Playoff standings after this race:
1	Martin Truex, Jr.	3	472
2	Alex Bowman	2	332
3	William Byron	1	473
4	Joey Logano	1	442
5	Kyle Larson	1	440
6	Ryan Blaney	1	438
7	Brad Keselowski	1	404
8	Kyle Busch	1	383
9	Christopher Bell	1	336
10	Michael McDowell	1	290
11	Denny Hamlin	0	574
12	Chase Elliott	0	432
13	Kevin Harvick	0	427
14	Austin Dillon	0	341
15	Chris Buescher	0	309
16	Tyler Reddick	0	298