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2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track     Post NASCAR Cup Series race number 2 of 36 Sunday, February 21, 2021 at Daytona Intl. Speedway Road Course, Daytona Beach, FL 70 laps on a 3.610 mile road course (252.700 miles) Time of race: 2:59:32 Average speed: 84.452 mph Pole speed: metric qualifying Cautions: 8 for 12 laps Margin of victory: 2.119 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 12 Green flag passes: 2,877 (49.6 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 12 20   Christopher Bell Rheem   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 70 running 5 47 5 2 11 22   Joey Logano Shell / Pennzoil   (Roger Penske) Ford 70 running 10 52 0 3 4 11   Denny Hamlin FedEx Express   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 70 running 5 52 1 4 17 1   Kurt Busch Monster Energy   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 70 running 2 48 0 5 15 2   Brad Keselowski Discount Tire   (Roger Penske) Ford 70 running 0 39 0 6 5 4   Kevin Harvick Mobil 1   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 70 running 0 33 0 7 34 16   A.J. Allmendinger Hyperice   (Matthew Kaulig) Chevrolet 70 running 2 0 0 8 2 34   Michael McDowell Fr8 Auctions   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 70 running 0 29 0 9 6 37   Ryan Preece Kroger / Coca-Cola   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 70 running 0 28 0 10 36 48   Alex Bowman Ally   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 70 running 0 27 0 11 30 17   Chris Buescher Fastenal / MCR Safety   (Jack Roush) Ford 70 running 0 27 0 12 19 19   Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats & ATVs   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 70 running 0 35 0 13 13 41   Cole Custer Dixie Vodka   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 70 running 0 27 0 14 37 43   Erik Jones Petty's Garage   (Richard Petty Motorsports) Chevrolet 70 running 0 23 0 15 27 12   Ryan Blaney Menards / Libman   (Roger Penske) Ford 70 running 0 22 0 16 35 99   Daniel Suarez iFly   (Trackhouse Racing) Chevrolet 70 running 2 21 0 17 26 10   Aric Almirola Smithfield   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 70 running 0 20 0 18 16 47   Ricky Stenhouse Jr Cottonelle   (JTG-Daugherty Racing) Chevrolet 70 running 0 19 0 19 38 96   Ty Dillon Toyota Certified Used Vehicles   (Gaunt Brothers) Toyota 70 running 0 0 0 20 33 6   Ryan Newman Castrol Carbon Neutral   (Jack Roush) Ford 70 running 0 17 0 21 1 9   Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 70 running 44 31 1 22 31 38   Anthony Alfredo The Pete Store   (Bob Jenkins) Ford 70 running 0 15 0 23 39 15   James Davison Signing Day Sports   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 70 running 0 14 0 24 20 77   Justin Haley AirMed Care Network   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 70 running 0 0 0 25 21 51   Cody Ware Nurtec ODT   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 70 running 0 0 0 26 10 23   Bubba Wallace Door Dash   (23XI Racing) Toyota 70 running 0 11 0 27 25 53   Garrett Smithley Clix Wipers   (Rick Ware) Chevrolet 70 running 0 0 0 28 28 78   Scott Heckert Motorsport Games   (B.J. McLeod) Ford 70 running 0 9 0 29 40 66   Timmy Hill CrashClaimsR.us   (Carl Long) Toyota 70 running 0 0 0 30 8 5   Kyle Larson Nations Guard   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 70 running 0 12 0 31 7 7   Corey LaJoie Netflix / The Crew   (Spire Motorsports) Chevrolet 70 running 0 6 0 32 18 14   Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Racing School   (Stewart Haas Racing) Ford 70 running 0 5 0 33 22 24   William Byron Axalta   (Rick Hendrick) Chevrolet 69 running 0 8 0 34 3 3   Austin Dillon Dow Mobility Science   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 69 running 0 6 0 35 14 18   Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries   (Joe Gibbs) Toyota 69 running 0 3 0 36 23 52   Josh Bilicki Jacob Companies   (Rick Ware) Ford 68 brakes 0 1 0 37 32 21   Matt DiBenedetto Motorcraft / Quick Lane   (Wood Brothers) Ford 65 running 0 1 0 38 24 8   Tyler Reddick CAT Rental Store   (Richard Childress) Chevrolet 58 crash 0 1 0 39 9 42   Ross Chastain McDonald's   (Chip Ganassi) Chevrolet 26 crash 0 1 0 40 29 00   Quin Houff Mane 'N Tail   (StarCom Racing) Chevrolet 3 engine 0 1 0 Top 10 in Stage 1: #9, 22, 11, 2, 1, 5, 19, 3, 4, 17 Top 10 in Stage 2: #11, 1, 22, 20, 19, 9, 24, 41, 16, 18

To the back: Name Nbr Reason Erik Jones 43 engine change (from the Daytona 500) Garrett Smithley 53 unapproved adjustments Justin Haley 77 multiple inspection failures Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car DC Joey Gase 53 Rick Ware Ford DC B.J. McLeod 78 B.J. McLeod Ford Caution flag breakdown: Condition From Lap To Lap # Of Laps Reason Free Pass 1 2 2     3 3 1   debris backstretch none 4 12 9     13 13 1   debris turn 1 none 14 17 4     18 19 2   end of stage 1 none 20 27 8     28 29 2   #12,42 accident turn 6 none 30 35 6     36 37 2   end of stage 2 none 38 56 19     57 58 2   rain #66 59 59 1     60 60 1   #8 accident turn 3 #38 61 61 1     62 62 1   #7,9 accident turn 5 #78 63 70 8       Percent of race run under caution: 17.1%             Average green flag run: 6.4 laps 'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com. Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Chase Elliott 1 12 12   Christopher Bell 13 13 1   Chase Elliott 14 28 15   A.J. Allmendinger 29 30 2   Denny Hamlin 31 35 5   Daniel Suarez 36 37 2   Kurt Busch 38 38 1   Christopher Bell 39 40 2   Chase Elliott 41 57 17   Joey Logano 58 61 4   Kurt Busch 62 62 1   Joey Logano 63 68 6   Christopher Bell 69 70 2 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Denny Hamlin 104     2   Joey Logano 92   -12   3   Kevin Harvick 83   -21   4   Christopher Bell 82   -22   5   Chase Elliott 79   -25   6   Michael McDowell 75   -29   7   Ryan Preece 74   -30   8   Kurt Busch 65   -39   9   Austin Dillon 64   -40   9   Brad Keselowski 64   -40   11   Cole Custer 54   -50   12   Kyle Larson 53   -51   13   Bubba Wallace 52   -52   14   Martin Truex Jr 47   -57   15   Corey LaJoie 38   -66   15   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 38   -66   17   Kyle Busch 35   -69   18   Chris Buescher 34   -70   18   Ryan Blaney 34   -70   20   Ross Chastain 33   -71   20   Aric Almirola 33   -71   Playoff standings after this race: Rank Driver Wins Points 1   Christopher Bell 1   82   2   Michael McDowell 1   75   3   Denny Hamlin 0   104   4   Joey Logano 0   92   5   Kevin Harvick 0   83   6   Chase Elliott 0   79   7   Ryan Preece 0   74   8   Kurt Busch 0   65   9   Austin Dillon 0   64   9   Brad Keselowski 0   64   11   Cole Custer 0   54   12   Kyle Larson 0   53   13   Bubba Wallace 0   52   14   Martin Truex Jr 0   47   15   Corey LaJoie 0   38   15   Ricky Stenhouse Jr 0   38