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NASCAR Cup Series race number 28 of 36
Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
400 laps on a 0.750 mile paved track (300.000 miles)

Time of race: 3:03:06 Average speed: 98.307 mph Pole speed: metric qualifying	Cautions: 5 for 30 laps Margin of victory: 1.417 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 21
Green flag passes: 2,768 (7.5 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2021 NASCAR Cup Series results / 2021 standings

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

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
1	3	19	Martin Truex Jr	Bass Pro Shops Red White & Blue (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	400	running	80	51	5
2	2	11	Denny Hamlin	FedEx Ground (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	400	running	197	55	2
3	10	20	Christopher Bell	DeWalt Salutes First Responders (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	400	running	10	39	0
4	13	9	Chase Elliott	Kelley Blue Book (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	running	58	42	0
5	6	22	Joey Logano	Shell / Pennzoil (Roger Penske)	Ford	400	running	0	46	0
6	1	5	Kyle Larson	HendrickCars.com (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	400	running	8	45	0
7	17	42	Ross Chastain	Moose Fraternity (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	400	running	4	39	0
8	5	4	Kevin Harvick	Hunt Brothers Pizza (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	400	running	0	32	0
9	15	18	Kyle Busch	M&M's (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	400	running	39	37	0
10	8	12	Ryan Blaney	Advance Auto Parts (Roger Penske)	Ford	399	running	0	33	0
11	19	3	Austin Dillon	Roland (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	399	running	0	26	0
12	12	48	Alex Bowman	Ally (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	399	running	0	27	0
13	7	2	Brad Keselowski	Western Star (Roger Penske)	Ford	399	running	0	28	0
14	9	10	Aric Almirola	Smithfield / Tuesday's Children (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	399	running	0	27	0
15	11	8	Tyler Reddick	Childress Vineyards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	398	running	0	22	0
16	26	14	Chase Briscoe	Cummins / Rush Truck Centers (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	398	running	0	21	0
17	22	99	Daniel Suarez	Good Sam (Trackhouse Racing)	Chevrolet	398	running	0	20	0
18	28	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Menards / Dutch Boy (Wood Brothers)	Ford	398	running	0	19	0
19	14	24	William Byron	Liberty University (Rick Hendrick)	Chevrolet	398	running	0	18	0
20	24	6	Ryan Newman	Oscar Mayer Bacon (Jack Roush)	Ford	398	running	0	17	0
21	31	43	Erik Jones	Petty's Garage (Richard Petty Motorsports)	Chevrolet	398	running	0	16	0
22	21	41	Cole Custer	HaasTooling.com Demo Day (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	397	running	0	15	0
23	23	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	NOS Energy Drink (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	397	running	0	14	0
24	18	17	Chris Buescher	Fastenal (Jack Roush)	Ford	396	running	0	13	0
25	20	37	Ryan Preece	Kroger / Crest (JTG-Daugherty Racing)	Chevrolet	396	running	0	12	0
26	30	38	Anthony Alfredo	GoldenNuggetSports.com (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	396	running	0	11	0
27	29	77	Justin Haley	Shavelogic (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	396	running	0	0	0
28	16	34	Michael McDowell	Love's Travel Stops (Bob Jenkins)	Ford	395	running	0	9	0
29	25	7	Corey LaJoie	Shavelogic (Spire Motorsports)	Chevrolet	395	running	0	8	0
30	32	78	B.J. McLeod	Keen Parts (B.J. McLeod)	Ford	393	running	0	0	0
31	36	51	Garrett Smithley	9/11 Scheme (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	389	running	0	0	0
32	27	23	Bubba Wallace	Door Dash (23XI Racing)	Toyota	388	running	0	5	0
33	34	15	Joey Gase	Donate Life VA (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	387	running	0	0	0
34	37	53	J.J. Yeley	Fat Boy (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	386	running	0	0	0
35	35	00	Quin Houff	Trucker Appreciation (StarCom Racing)	Chevrolet	386	running	0	2	0
36	33	52	Josh Bilicki	Firetruck Scheme (Rick Ware)	Ford	385	running	0	1	0
37	4	1	Kurt Busch	Monster Energy (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	40	crash	4	1	0

Top 10 in Stage 1: #11, 9, 22, 5, 12, 42, 2, 19, 4, 10
Top 10 in Stage 2: #11, 18, 19, 5, 22, 20, 42, 10, 48, 4

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Kyle Larson	5	multiple inspection failures
Cole Custer	41	multiple inspection failures
Garrett Smithley	51	driver change

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
DC	Cody Ware	51	9/11 Scheme	Rick Ware	Chevrolet

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	31	31
	32	36	5	competition	#53
	37	41	5
	42	47	6	#1 accident turn 1	#78
	48	81	34
	82	88	7	end of stage 1	#53
	89	236	148
	237	244	8	end of stage 2	#9
	245	250	6
	251	254	4	#23 accident turn 1	#3
	255	400	146
Percent of race run under caution: 7.5% Average green flag run: 61.7 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Denny Hamlin	1	32	32
Kurt Busch	33	36	4
Denny Hamlin	37	90	54
Chase Elliott	91	131	41
Martin Truex, Jr.	132	132	1
Kyle Larson	133	134	2
Christopher Bell	135	137	3
Denny Hamlin	138	161	24
Chase Elliott	162	177	16
Denny Hamlin	178	179	2
Chase Elliott	180	180	1
Kyle Larson	181	184	4
Christopher Bell	185	186	2
Denny Hamlin	187	268	82
Martin Truex, Jr.	269	296	28
Christopher Bell	297	301	5
Ross Chastain	302	305	4
Kyle Busch	306	344	39
Denny Hamlin	345	347	3
Kyle Larson	348	349	2
Martin Truex, Jr.	350	400	51

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Kyle Larson	2151
2	Denny Hamlin	2127	-24
3	Martin Truex Jr	2113	-38
4	Joey Logano	2093	-58
5	Ryan Blaney	2081	-70
6	Kevin Harvick	2078	-73
7	Chase Elliott	2072	-79
8	Christopher Bell	2070	-81
9	Brad Keselowski	2066	-85
10	Kyle Busch	2061	-90
11	Aric Almirola	2056	-95
12	Alex Bowman	2053	-98
12	Kurt Busch	2053	-98
14	Tyler Reddick	2048	-103
15	William Byron	2035	-116
16	Michael McDowell	2015	-136
17	Austin Dillon	739	-1412
18	Matt DiBenedetto	602	-1549
19	Ross Chastain	601	-1550
20	Chris Buescher	584	-1567
21	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	557	-1594

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Kyle Larson	1126
2	Denny Hamlin	1121	-5
3	Chase Elliott	920	-206
4	Martin Truex Jr	892	-234
5	Kyle Busch	891	-235
6	Ryan Blaney	889	-237
7	Joey Logano	879	-247
8	William Byron	863	-263
9	Kevin Harvick	854	-272
10	Brad Keselowski	791	-335
11	Tyler Reddick	761	-365
12	Alex Bowman	742	-384
13	Austin Dillon	739	-387
14	Kurt Busch	713	-413
15	Christopher Bell	677	-449
16	Matt DiBenedetto	602	-524
17	Ross Chastain	601	-525
18	Chris Buescher	584	-542
19	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	557	-569
20	Bubba Wallace	540	-586