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NASCAR Xfinity Series race number 28 of 33
Saturday, October 2, 2021 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
113 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (300.580 miles)

Time of race: 2:04:55 Average speed: 128.486 mph Pole speed: metric qualifying	Cautions: 5 for 21 laps Margin of victory: under caution Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 33
Green flag passes: 5,834 (67.8 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2021 NASCAR Xfinity 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	19	68	Brandon Brown	Original Larry's Hard Lemonade (Jerry Brown)	Chevrolet	107	running	8	40	5
2	7	19	Brandon Jones	Menards / Little Hugs (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	107	running	12	38	0
3	1	7	Justin Allgaier	Brandt (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	107	running	7	44	0
4	6	18	Daniel Hemric	Poppy Bank (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	107	running	0	34	0
5	29	31	Jordan Anderson	Bommarito Automotive Group (Jordan Anderson)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	0	0
6	8	11	Justin Haley	Leaf Filter Gutter Protection (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	34	0
7	14	10	Jeb Burton	Nutrien Ag Solutions (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	107	running	7	44	0
8	2	22	Austin Cindric	Carquest Auto Parts (Roger Penske)	Ford	107	running	10	38	0
9	3	1	Josh Berry	TMC Transportation (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	107	running	3	28	0
10	40	07	Joe Graf Jr	G Coin (Bobby Dotter)	Chevrolet	107	running	1	27	0
11	17	39	Ryan Sieg	CMR Construction & Roofing / A-Game (Rod Sieg)	Ford	107	running	0	26	0
12	26	48	Jade Buford	Big Machine Spiked Coolers (Scott Borchetta)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	25	0
13	23	23	Blaine Perkins	Circle B Diecast (Chris Our)	Chevrolet	107	running	2	36	1
14	24	92	Josh Williams	Star Brite / Star Tron (Mario Gosselin)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	23	0
15	39	52	Joey Gase	Sparks Energy / Cross Eyed Owl (Jimmy Means)	Ford	107	running	0	22	0
16	38	99	J.J. Yeley	Figgers Wireless (B.J. McLeod)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	21	0
17	33	26	Santino Ferrucci	Hy-Vee (Sam Hunt)	Toyota	107	running	0	20	0
18	18	44	Tommy Joe Martins	AAN Adjusters (Tommy Joe Martins)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	19	0
19	35	17	Garrett Smithley	Black Draft Farm (Rick Ware)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	18	0
20	25	47	Kyle Weatherman	BowhuntersUnited.com (Mike Harmon)	Chevrolet	107	running	0	17	0
21	32	36	Alex Labbe	Can-Am (Mario Gosselin)	Chevrolet	107	running	1	16	0
22	11	54	John H. Nemechek	Sport Clips Haircuts (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	107	running	8	0	0
23	30	5	Matt Mills	J.F. Electric (B.J. McLeod)	Toyota	106	running	0	14	0
24	15	51	Jeremy Clements	All South Electric (Jeremy Clements)	Chevrolet	104	running	0	13	0
25	9	20	Harrison Burton	Dex Imaging (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	101	crash	2	22	0
26	16	02	Brett Moffitt	Fr8 Auctions (Chris Our)	Chevrolet	101	crash	3	20	0
27	13	98	Riley Herbst	Monster Energy (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	101	crash	26	25	0
28	34	66	Jason White	CMR Construction & Roofing / A-Game (Carl Long)	Ford	101	crash	0	9	0
29	31	0	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Absaroka (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	93	crash	0	8	0
30	4	9	Noah Gragson	Bass Pro Shops / True Timber / BRCC (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	88	crash	8	8	0
31	10	2	Myatt Snider	Tax Slayer (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	88	crash	0	11	0
32	37	90	Caesar Bacarella	AP Regimen / AP Primebites (Mario Gosselin)	Chevrolet	88	crash	0	5	0
33	22	6	Ryan Vargas	MaintenX (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	88	crash	0	4	0
34	36	74	C.J. McLaughlin	Integrated Recycling Tech (Mike Harmon)	Chevrolet	88	crash	0	3	0
35	27	78	Mason Massey	Gerber Collision & Glass (B.J. McLeod)	Toyota	88	crash	4	2	0
36	20	15	Bayley Currey	JD Motorsports (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	73	driveshaft	2	0	0
37	21	4	Landon Cassill	Voyager (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	50	engine	0	1	0
38	12	8	Sam Mayer	QPS Employment Group (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	24	crash	0	1	0
39	5	16	A.J. Allmendinger	Gold Fish Casino Slots (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	24	crash	3	1	0
40	28	61	David Starr	Whataburger (Shigeaki Hattori)	Toyota	20	engine	0	1	0

* Race shortened to 107 laps due to darkness.

Top 10 in Stage 1: #54, 10, 98, 22, 20, 2, 7, 19, 23, 18
Top 10 in Stage 2: #23, 02, 54, 98, 7, 10, 20, 11, 22, 9

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Justin Haley	11	inspection violation

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
41	Timmy Hill	13		Carl Long	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	25	25
	26	30	5	#8,16 accident turn 3	#11
	31	51	21
	52	54	3	end of stage 2	none
	55	75	21
	76	79	4	#15 stalled on track	none
	80	89	10
	90	93	4	#02,2,9,10,19,26,90 accident turn 3	#5
	94	102	9
	103	107	5	#02,20,31,36,54,92,98 spun turn 4	none
Percent of race run under caution: 19.6% Average green flag run: 17.2 laps

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Austin Cindric	1	2	2
Josh Berry	3	3	1
Austin Cindric	4	6	3
Josh Berry	7	8	2
Austin Cindric	9	9	1
A.J. Allmendinger	10	12	3
Brandon Jones	13	16	4
Harrison Burton	17	18	2
Brandon Jones	19	19	1
John Hunter Nemechek	20	26	7
Bayley Currey	27	27	1
Riley Herbst	28	31	4
John Hunter Nemechek	32	32	1
Riley Herbst	33	49	17
Blaine Perkins	50	51	2
Joe Graf, Jr.	52	52	1
Riley Herbst	53	54	2
Justin Allgaier	55	55	1
Austin Cindric	56	57	2
Justin Allgaier	58	63	6
Brett Moffitt	64	64	1
Jeb Burton	65	65	1
Austin Cindric	66	67	2
Jeb Burton	68	70	3
Alex Labbe	71	71	1
Bayley Currey	72	72	1
Mason Massey	73	76	4
Riley Herbst	77	79	3
Noah Gragson	80	87	8
Brett Moffitt	88	89	2
Jeb Burton	90	92	3
Brandon Jones	93	99	7
Brandon Brown	100	107	8

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Austin Cindric	2131
2	Justin Allgaier	2109	-22
3	Daniel Hemric	2095	-36
4	A.J. Allmendinger	2087	-44
5	Justin Haley	2078	-53
6	Brandon Jones	2075	-56
7	Noah Gragson	2072	-59
8	Harrison Burton	2062	-69
9	Jeb Burton	2054	-77
10	Myatt Snider	2038	-93
11	Riley Herbst	2030	-101
12	Jeremy Clements	2014	-117
13	Ty Gibbs	563	-1568
14	Brandon Brown	559	-1572
15	Ryan Sieg	552	-1579
16	Josh Berry	525	-1606
17	Michael Annett	524	-1607
18	Tommy Joe Martins	446	-1685
19	Josh Williams	445	-1686
20	Alex Labbe	426	-1705
21	Landon Cassill	401	-1730

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Non-playoff standings after this race:
1	Austin Cindric	1120
2	A.J. Allmendinger	1086	-34
3	Justin Allgaier	1013	-107
4	Daniel Hemric	976	-144
5	Justin Haley	927	-193
6	Harrison Burton	925	-195
7	Noah Gragson	918	-202
8	Jeb Burton	834	-286
9	Brandon Jones	701	-419
10	Riley Herbst	653	-467
11	Jeremy Clements	636	-484
12	Myatt Snider	620	-500
13	Ty Gibbs	563	-557
14	Brandon Brown	559	-561
15	Ryan Sieg	552	-568
16	Josh Berry	525	-595
17	Michael Annett	524	-596
18	Tommy Joe Martins	446	-674
19	Josh Williams	445	-675
20	Alex Labbe	426	-694