2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400
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Date
May 2, 2021
Location
Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
2.4 km (1.5 miles)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | May 2, 2021 | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 129.647 miles per hour (208.647 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 132 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
The 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race was held on May 2, 2021, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
Sponsor
Anheuser-Busch on their @BuschBeer twitter account asked fans to vote on the title sponsor name for the race. The options were between "The Busch Latte 400", "Nectar of the Cobs 400", "For the Farmers 400", and "Buschy McBusch Race 400" with the last one ultimately winning the fan vote.[7]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]
Starting Lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 59 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 48 |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 33 |
| 5 | 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 43 |
| 6 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 35 |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 41 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 29 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 34 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 27 |
| 11 | 21 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 35 |
| 13 | 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 24 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 28 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 29 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 20 |
| 18 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 32 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 37 |
| 20 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 22 | 38 | 33 | Austin Cindric (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 12 |
| 26 | 13 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 10 |
| 28 | 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 265 | 12 |
| 29 | 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 264 | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 260 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 5 |
| 33 | 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 15 | Joey Gase (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 257 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 256 | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 55 | Matt Mills (i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 255 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 250 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 18 among 6 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 21 seconds
- Average speed: 129.647 miles per hour (208.647 km/h)
