2021 South Point 400
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Date
September 26, 2021
Location
Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
2.4 km (1.5 miles)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 30 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | September 26, 2021 | ||
| Location | Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km) | ||
| Average speed | 144.643 miles per hour (232.780 km/h) | ||
| Attendance | 43,000[7] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 137 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4) | ||
The 2021 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 26, 2021, at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.
Background
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Kyle Larson 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 | 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 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 58 |
| 2 | 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 40 |
| 3 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 52 |
| 4 | 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 41 |
| 5 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 39 |
| 6 | 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 43 |
| 7 | 8 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 35 |
| 8 | 20 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 33 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 34 |
| 10 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 37 |
| 11 | 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 32 |
| 12 | 14 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 27 |
| 13 | 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 26 |
| 14 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 23 |
| 15 | 26 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 266 | 22 |
| 16 | 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 22 |
| 17 | 22 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 266 | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 25 |
| 19 | 17 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 266 | 17 |
| 21 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 16 |
| 22 | 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 15 |
| 23 | 18 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 14 |
| 24 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 265 | 13 |
| 25 | 25 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 265 | 12 |
| 26 | 16 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 265 | 10 |
| 28 | 24 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 265 | 9 |
| 29 | 28 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 265 | 8 |
| 30 | 27 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 264 | 7 |
| 31 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 |
| 32 | 33 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 260 | 0 |
| 33 | 34 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 257 | 0 |
| 34 | 36 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 255 | 3 |
| 35 | 30 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 254 | 0 |
| 36 | 31 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 252 | 1 |
| 37 | 37 | 15 | Joey Gase (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | 0 |
| 38 | 38 | 66 | J. J. Yeley (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 76 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 21 among 10 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 4 for 21
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 2 hours, 46 minutes and 8 seconds
- Average speed: 144.643 miles per hour (232.780 km/h)
