| 2021 GEICO 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 10 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Apr 25, 2021 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .302 Seconds | Race Duration: | 3Hr 25Min 30Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 35 Among / 17 Drivers | Average Speed: | 147.520 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 7 For 34 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Brad Keselowski B. Keselowski | Driver: | Denny Hamlin D. Hamlin | Ford: | 40 | |||
| Car No.: | #2 Ford | Car No.: | #11 Toyota | Chevrolet: | 35 | |||
| Team: | Team Penske | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota: | 20 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Jeremy Bullins | Crew Chief: | Chris Gabehart | |||||
| Laps Led: | 1 of 191 | Pole Speed: | Starting Lineup Set by Competition–Based Performance Metrics | |||||
| Official 2021 GEICO 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | MoneyLion | Running |  | 49 | 191 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University | Running |  | 41 | 191 | 12 |
| 3 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 45 | 191 | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Dog Brew | Running | | 35 | 191 | 12 |
| 5 | 13 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Motorcraft Quick Lane | Running | | 42 | 191 | 28 |
| 6 | 38 | 16 | Kaz Grala | Hyperice | Running | | 31 | 191 | 0 |
| 7 | 20 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Roland | Running | | 30 | 191 | 0 |
| 8 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Off Road | Running | | 29 | 191 | 0 |
| 9 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Sylvania | Running | | 42 | 191 | 11 |
| 10 | 27 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com | Running | | 27 | 191 | 0 |
| 11 | 25 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Rush Truck Centers / Cummins | Running | | 26 | 191 | 1 |
| 12 | 30 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Speedy Cash | Running | | 25 | 191 | 0 |
| 13 | 28 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Castrol | Running | | 24 | 191 | 2 |
| 14 | 29 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Kroger / Reese's | Running | | 29 | 191 | 9 |
| 15 | 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 22 | 191 | 16 |
| 16 | 18 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Caregility | Running | | 21 | 191 | 12 |
| 17 | 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DEWALT | Running |  | 23 | 191 | 2 |
| 18 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 26 | 191 | 6 |
| 19 | 24 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash | Running | | 28 | 191 | 16 |
| 20 | 39 | 96 | Harrison Burton (I) | DEX Imaging | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 21 | 21 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal | Running | | 25 | 191 | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Fox Nation | Running | | 15 | 191 | 0 |
| 23 | 19 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | CommScope | Running | | 14 | 191 | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts | Running | | 21 | 191 | 3 |
| 25 | 31 | 78 | B.J. McLeod (I) | Long-Lewis Automotive Group | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 26 | 37 | 15 | JJ Yeley (I) | Arrowhead Brass | Running | | 0 | 191 | 0 |
| 27 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | Air Force | Accident | | 10 | 190 | 7 |
| 28 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware (I) | Nurtec ODT | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 29 | 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill (I) | Supreme Construction | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 30 | 34 | 77 | Justin Haley (I) | FOE | Running | | 0 | 190 | 0 |
| 31 | 3 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro | Running | | 6 | 189 | 0 |
| 32 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Ground | Running | | 12 | 188 | 43 |
| 33 | 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | NOS Energy Drink | Running | | 7 | 186 | 0 |
| 34 | 35 | 28 | Joey Gase (I) | Davey Allison Tribute | Running | | 0 | 186 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy | Running | | 2 | 185 | 0 |
| 36 | 36 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Jacob Companies | Running | | 1 | 180 | 0 |
| 37 | 32 | 00 | Quin Houff | Permatex | Accident | | 1 | 168 | 0 |
| 38 | 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | | 5 | 123 | 0 | |
| 39 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Autotrader | Accident | | 1 | 59 | 10 |
| 40 | 12 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com | Engine | | 1 | 3 | 0 |
