| 2021 YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series Race 31 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | Not Disclosed | Race Date: | Oct 4, 2021 | Talladega Superspeedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | Concluded Under Caution | Race Duration: | 2Hr 23Min 24Sec. | Lincoln, Alabama | |
| Lead Changes: | 33 Among / 19 Drivers | Average Speed: | 130.218 MPH | 2.66 Mile Paved Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 40 | No. of Cautions: | 5 For 27 Laps | talladegasuperspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Bubba Wallace B. Wallace | Driver: | Denny Hamlin D. Hamlin | Toyota: | 40 | |||
| Car No.: | #23 Toyota | Car No.: | #11 Toyota | Ford: | 35 | |||
| Team: | 23XI Racing | Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet: | 33 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Robert Barker | Crew Chief: | Chris Gabehart | |||||
| Laps Led: | 5 of 117 | Pole Speed: | Starting Lineup Set by Competition–Based Performance Metrics | |||||
| Official 2021 YellaWood 500 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald's | Running |  | 50 | 117 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Discount Tire | Running |  | 52 | 117 | 13 |
| 3 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil | Running | | 51 | 117 | 9 |
| 4 | 14 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy | Running |  | 42 | 117 | 9 |
| 5 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem | Running | | 38 | 117 | 12 |
| 6 | 24 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Violet Defense | Running | | 46 | 117 | 7 |
| 7 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express | Running | | 34 | 117 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light #Hunt4Busc (Car Owner) | Running | | 39 | 117 | 16 |
| 9 | 26 | 43 | Erik Jones | US Air Force: Special Warfare | Running | | 30 | 117 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Georgia Peanuts | Running | | 28 | 117 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Breztri | Running | | 26 | 117 | 0 |
| 12 | 6 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Bass Pro Shops | Running | | 25 | 117 | 2 |
| 13 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Autodesk / HaasTooling.com | Running | | 24 | 117 | 7 |
| 14 | 17 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Rush Truck Centers / Mobil 1Delvac | Running | | 23 | 117 | 0 |
| 15 | 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards / Maytag | Running | | 27 | 117 | 0 |
| 16 | 21 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | SunnyD | Running | | 21 | 117 | 10 |
| 17 | 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops | Running | | 20 | 117 | 0 |
| 18 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Adrenaline Shoc | Running | | 23 | 117 | 0 |
| 19 | 35 | 00 | Quin Houff | 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey | Running | | 18 | 117 | 0 |
| 20 | 38 | 16 | Justin Haley (I) | LeafFilter Gutter Protection | Running | | 0 | 117 | 4 |
| 21 | 25 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Kohler Generators | Running | | 16 | 117 | 0 |
| 22 | 29 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems | Running | | 15 | 117 | 0 |
| 23 | 18 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Good Sam | Running | | 14 | 117 | 0 |
| 24 | 40 | 96 | Landon Cassill (I) | Carnomaly | Running | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 25 | 36 | 53 | Joey Gase (I) | Sparks | Running | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 26 | 20 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield | Running | | 11 | 117 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's | Running | | 10 | 117 | 4 |
| 28 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware (I) | Nurtec ODT | Running | | 0 | 117 | 4 |
| 29 | 37 | 15 | Garrett Smithley (I) | Boom Mobile | Running | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | 78 | B.J. McLeod (I) | NASCAR 21 Ignition | Running | | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Junction Fuels | Running | | 6 | 117 | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 37 | Ryan Preece | Kroger / Velveeta | Accident | | 5 | 116 | 0 |
| 33 | 23 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Clover | Running | | 7 | 116 | 0 |
| 34 | 39 | 66 | James Davison | Rich Mar Racing | Running | | 3 | 116 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Accident | | 2 | 115 | 2 |
| 36 | 10 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta | Accident | | 1 | 115 | 0 |
| 37 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Cincinnati | Accident | | 1 | 113 | 3 |
| 38 | 11 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally | Accident | | 2 | 97 | 1 |
| 39 | 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Realtree | Accident | | 7 | 97 | 2 |
| 40 | 33 | 77 | Justin Allgaier | Brandt | Accident | | 0 | 55 | 0 |
