Cup - 2021 - GEICO 500
Date: 2021-04-25 | Track: Talladega Superspeedway
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 10 | 1 | 8.46 | 6247 |
| 2 | 10 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 12 | 12.37 | 5497 |
| 3 | 5 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 10.24 | 5905 |
| 4 | 7 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 16 | 12 | 11.84 | 5599 |
| 5 | 4 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 13 | 28 | 9.54 | 6040 |
| 6 | 32 | * Kaz Grala | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 38 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 7 | 15 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 20 | 0 | 15.58 | 4881 |
| 8 | 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 11 | 0 | 14.95 | 5001 |
| 9 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 7 | 11 | 8.93 | 6157 |
| 10 | 11 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 27 | 0 | 13.46 | 5287 |
| 11 | 16 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 25 | 1 | 15.68 | 4861 |
| 12 | 22 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 23.12 | 3432 |
| 13 | 25 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 28 | 2 | 24.99 | 3074 |
| 14 | 12 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 29 | 9 | 13.71 | 5239 |
| 15 | 19 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 14 | 16 | 18.07 | 4402 |
| 16 | 13 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 18 | 12 | 14.37 | 5113 |
| 17 | 6 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 2 | 10.43 | 5869 |
| 18 | 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 6 | 9.09 | 6126 |
| 19 | 8 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 24 | 16 | 11.99 | 5569 |
| 20 | 32 | * Harrison Burton(i) | 96 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | 39 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 21 | 9 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 21 | 0 | 12.14 | 5542 |
| 22 | 27 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 27.15 | 2659 |
| 23 | 29 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 19 | 0 | 28.21 | 2455 |
| 24 | 18 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 8 | 3 | 17.80 | 4455 |
| 25 | 32 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | 32 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | 21 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 22 | 7 | 19.88 | 4034 |
| 28 | 32 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 29 | 32 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | Ford | Motorsports Business Management | 40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 30 | 32 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 31 | 17 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 0 | 15.55 | 4836 |
| 32 | 20 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 43 | 19.59 | 4047 |
| 33 | 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 17 | 0 | 22.72 | 3418 |
| 34 | 32 | Joey Gase(i) | 28 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 35 | 26 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 15 | 0 | 24.59 | 3053 |
| 36 | 32 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 37 | 28 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 32 | 0 | 25.28 | 2657 |
| 38 | 24 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 14.74 | 3283 |
| 39 | 30 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 2 | 10 | 5.98 | 2101 |
| 40 | 31 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 28.00 | 52 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 95166 | 6.72 | 738 | 4047 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 89578 | 8.57 | 369 | 4836 |
| 3 | William Byron | 24 | 86002 | 9.43 | 184 | 5497 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 22 | 85827 | 6.95 | 324 | 2101 |
| 5 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 81461 | 9.95 | 233 | 6157 |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 78300 | 10.70 | 40 | 5599 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 77532 | 10.86 | 119 | 6247 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 76962 | 12.42 | 14 | 6126 |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 77753 | 10.52 | 76 | 4455 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 72660 | 10.48 | 51 | 5869 |
| 11 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 72468 | 12.86 | 10 | 5001 |
| 12 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 74989 | 12.29 | 379 | 52 |
| 13 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 69377 | 11.65 | 11 | 3283 |
| 14 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 66107 | 15.05 | 28 | 6040 |
| 15 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 65592 | 16.15 | 1 | 3418 |
| 16 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 60227 | 15.83 | 57 | 5542 |
| 17 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 61931 | 14.43 | 3 | 3053 |
| 18 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 59388 | 17.40 | 49 | 5569 |
| 19 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 57904 | 18.54 | 9 | 4881 |
| 20 | Cole Custer | 41 | 55214 | 17.63 | 1 | 5287 |
| 21 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 55102 | 16.84 | 2 | 3074 |
| 22 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 52189 | 18.19 | 10 | 5905 |
| 23 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 52296 | 17.48 | 12 | 5113 |
| 24 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 50420 | 15.92 | 68 | 4402 |
| 25 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | 48874 | 19.27 | 9 | 5239 |
| 26 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 50522 | 18.09 | 76 | 2455 |
| 27 | Erik Jones | 43 | 48297 | 19.86 | 7 | 4034 |
| 28 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 46876 | 21.57 | 1 | 4861 |
| 29 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 35479 | 23.91 | 12 | 2659 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 24884 | 27.15 | 1 | 3432 |
| 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | 18412 | 30.17 | 0 | 2657 |
| 32 | James Davison | 15 | 9530 | 32.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Jamie McMurray | 77 | 5655 | 13.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | * Mike Marlar | 66 | 2450 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | * David Ragan | 36 | 760 | 15.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 474 | 34.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * Kaz Grala | 16 | 464 | 15.75 | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | Joey Gase | 53 | 400 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 176 | 24.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | 149 | 20.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 15 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Harrison Burton(i) | 96 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Ty Dillon(i) | 96 | 0 | 9.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * AJ Allmendinger(i) | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | * Austin Cindric(i) | 33 | 0 | 11.17 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Joey Gase(i) | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Garrett Smithley(i) | 13 | 0 | 15.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | JJ Yeley(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 0 | 14.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Joey Gase | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 0 | 19.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Stewart Friesen(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Noah Gragson(i) | 62 | 0 | 10.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |