2021 Toyota Owners 400
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Date
April 18, 2021
Location
Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
1.2 km (0.75 miles)
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | April 18, 2021 | ||
| Location | Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.2 km (0.75 miles) | ||
| Distance | 400 laps, 300 mi (480 km) | ||
| Average speed | 96.282 miles per hour (154.951 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 207 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer | ||
| Nielsen ratings | 3.315 million[7] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (Backstretch) | ||
The 2021 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 18, 2021, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile (1.2 km) asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Background
Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Martin Truex Jr. 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 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 155
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 165
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 51 |
| 2 | 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 55 |
| 3 | 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 50 |
| 4 | 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 40 |
| 5 | 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 50 |
| 6 | 22 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 32 |
| 7 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 40 |
| 8 | 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 33 |
| 9 | 16 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 400 | 33 |
| 10 | 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 30 |
| 11 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 32 |
| 12 | 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 25 |
| 13 | 17 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 24 |
| 14 | 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 25 |
| 15 | 18 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 22 |
| 16 | 27 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 399 | 21 |
| 17 | 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 20 |
| 18 | 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 19 |
| 19 | 30 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 18 |
| 20 | 13 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 398 | 17 |
| 21 | 36 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 398 | 15 |
| 23 | 21 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 398 | 14 |
| 24 | 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 397 | 20 |
| 25 | 12 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 397 | 12 |
| 26 | 15 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 397 | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 396 | 10 |
| 28 | 38 | 33 | Austin Cindric (i) | Team Penske | Ford | 396 | 0 |
| 29 | 25 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 395 | 7 |
| 31 | 29 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 395 | 6 |
| 32 | 35 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 393 | 0 |
| 33 | 28 | 15 | James Davison | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 4 |
| 34 | 32 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 390 | 3 |
| 35 | 37 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 389 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 385 | 0 |
| 37 | 31 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 384 | 1 |
| 38 | 34 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 20 among 7 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 5 for 39
- Red flags: 0
- Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes and 57 seconds
- Average speed: 96.282 miles per hour (154.951 km/h)
