| 2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona NASCAR Cup Series Race 2 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Feb 21, 2021 | Daytona International Speedway Road Course | |
| Margin of Victory: | 2.119 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 59Min 32Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 Among / 7 Drivers | Average Speed: | 84.452 MPH | 3.56 Mile 12 TurnRoad Course | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 8 For 12 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Christopher Bell C. Bell | Driver: | Chase Elliott C. Elliott | Toyota: | 40 | |||
| Car No.: | #20 Toyota | Car No.: | #9 Chevrolet | Ford: | 35 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet: | 33 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Adam Stevens | Crew Chief: | Alan Gustafson | |||||
| Laps Led: | 5 of 70 | Pole Speed: | Starting Lineup Set by Competition–Based Performance Metrics | |||||
| Official 2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem | Running |  | 47 | 70 | 5 |
| 2 | 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running |  | 52 | 70 | 10 |
| 3 | 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 52 | 70 | 5 |
| 4 | 17 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy | Running |  | 48 | 70 | 2 |
| 5 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Running | | 39 | 70 | 0 |
| 6 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 | Running | | 33 | 70 | 0 |
| 7 | 34 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger (I) | Hyperice | Running | | 0 | 70 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | 34 | Michael McDowell | FR8 Auctions | Running | | 29 | 70 | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Kroger/Coca-Cola | Running | | 28 | 70 | 0 |
| 10 | 36 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Running | | 27 | 70 | 0 |
| 11 | 30 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal | Running | | 27 | 70 | 0 |
| 12 | 19 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 35 | 70 | 0 |
| 13 | 13 | 41 | Cole Custer | Dixie Vodka | Running | | 27 | 70 | 0 |
| 14 | 37 | 43 | Erik Jones | Petty's Garage | Running | | 23 | 70 | 0 |
| 15 | 27 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Libman | Running | | 22 | 70 | 0 |
| 16 | 35 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | iFly | Running | | 21 | 70 | 2 |
| 17 | 26 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 20 | 70 | 0 |
| 18 | 16 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Cottonelle | Running | | 19 | 70 | 0 |
| 19 | 38 | 96 | Ty Dillon (I) | Certified Used Vehicles | Running | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 20 | 33 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Castrol | Running | | 17 | 70 | 0 |
| 21 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 31 | 70 | 44 |
| 22 | 31 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | The Pete Store | Running | | 15 | 70 | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | 15 | James Davison | Signing Day Sports | Running | | 14 | 70 | 0 |
| 24 | 20 | 77 | Justin Haley (I) | AirMedCare Network | Running | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 51 | Cody Ware (I) | Nurtec ODT | Running | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash | Running | | 11 | 70 | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (I) | Clix Wipers | Running | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 28 | 28 | 78 | Scott Heckert | MotorsportGames.com | Running | | 9 | 70 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill (I) | CRASHClaimsR.US | Running | | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| 30 | 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Nations Guard | Running | | 12 | 70 | 0 |
| 31 | 7 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Netflix | Running | | 6 | 70 | 0 |
| 32 | 18 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Performance Racing School | Running | | 5 | 70 | 0 |
| 33 | 22 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta | Running | | 8 | 69 | 0 |
| 34 | 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Dow Mobility Service | Running | | 6 | 69 | 0 |
| 35 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 3 | 69 | 0 |
| 36 | 23 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Jacob Companies | Throttle Linkage | | 1 | 68 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Motorcraft/Quick Lane | Running | | 1 | 65 | 0 |
| 38 | 24 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | CatRentalStore.com | Accident | | 1 | 58 | 0 |
| 39 | 9 | 42 | Ross Chastain | McDonald's | Accident | | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 40 | 29 | 00 | Quin Houff | Mane 'n Tail | Engine | | 1 | 3 | 0 |
