| 2021 Instacart 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 5 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Mar 14, 2021 | Phoenix Raceway | |
| Margin of Victory: | 1.698 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 0Min 20Sec. | Avondale, Arizona | |
| Lead Changes: | 22 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 103.888 MPH | 1 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 38 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 45 Laps | phoenixraceway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Martin Truex, Jr. M. Truex, Jr. | Driver: | Brad Keselowski B. Keselowski | Toyota: | 40 | |||
| Car No.: | #19 Toyota | Car No.: | #2 Ford | Ford: | 35 | |||
| Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Team: | Team Penske | Chevrolet: | 32 | |||
| Crew Chief: | James Small | Crew Chief: | Jeremy Bullins | |||||
| Laps Led: | 64 of 312 | Pole Speed: | Starting Lineup Set by Competition–Based Performance Metrics | |||||
| Official 2021 Instacart 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro | Running |  | 49 | 312 | 64 |
| 2 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running |  | 54 | 312 | 143 |
| 3 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Offerpad | Running | | 49 | 312 | 33 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Wurth | Running | | 48 | 312 | 19 |
| 5 | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | UniFirst | Running |  | 40 | 312 | 0 |
| 6 | 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Jimmy John's | Running | | 40 | 312 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Running | | 32 | 312 | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta | Running | | 36 | 312 | 0 |
| 9 | 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem | Running | | 29 | 312 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Richmond Water Heaters | Running | | 43 | 312 | 35 |
| 11 | 32 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Pit Boss Grills | Running | | 29 | 312 | 0 |
| 12 | 11 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Kroger/Energizer | Running | | 25 | 312 | 1 |
| 13 | 21 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally / Best Friends | Running | | 24 | 312 | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Motorcraft / Quick Lane | Running | | 24 | 312 | 0 |
| 15 | 12 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Gearwrench | Running | | 22 | 312 | 0 |
| 16 | 25 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonalds | Running | | 21 | 312 | 4 |
| 17 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops /Tracker Off Road | Running | | 20 | 312 | 0 |
| 18 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Performance | Running | | 19 | 312 | 0 |
| 19 | 22 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Ford Accessories | Running | | 18 | 312 | 0 |
| 20 | 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | Medallion Bank | Running | | 17 | 312 | 0 |
| 21 | 27 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | CommScope | Running | | 16 | 312 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | HighPoint.com | Running | | 15 | 312 | 0 |
| 23 | 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 14 | 312 | 0 |
| 24 | 29 | 77 | Justin Haley (I) | Mutoh / General Formulations | Running | | 0 | 312 | 0 |
| 25 | 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Stanley | Running | | 17 | 311 | 0 |
| 26 | 15 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Soctt Brand | Running | | 11 | 311 | 0 |
| 27 | 33 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Youtheory | Running | | 10 | 311 | 12 |
| 28 | 19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Guaranteed Rate | Running | | 9 | 311 | 0 |
| 29 | 23 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Quartz Hill Records | Running | | 8 | 310 | 0 |
| 30 | 30 | 78 | B.J. McLeod (I) | Surface Sunscreen | Running | | 0 | 309 | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com | Running | | 6 | 308 | 0 |
| 32 | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | Mount-N-Lock | Running | | 5 | 305 | 0 |
| 33 | 38 | 15 | James Davison | Smart Sanitizer | Running | | 4 | 303 | 0 |
| 34 | 34 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (I) | Turf Sellers | Running | | 0 | 300 | 0 |
| 35 | 36 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Junction Fuels | | 2 | 258 | 0 | |
| 36 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT | Accident | | 0 | 101 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | MDS | Accident | | 1 | 87 | 0 |
| 38 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | LasVegas.net / Diamondback Surveying | Engine | | 0 | 15 | 0 |
