Cup - 2021 - Foxwoods Resort Casino 301
Date: 2021-07-18 | Track: New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Aric Almirola (#10) | Brad Keselowski (#2) | Brad Keselowski (#2) |
| Finish | P1 | P3 | P3 |
| TLS points | 8790 | 10203 | 10203 |
| ARP | 8.10 | 3.30 | 3.30 |
| Laps led | 25 | 53 | 53 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Aric Almirola (#10): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 25 laps with 8.10 average running position and 8,790 TLS points.
TLS leader — Brad Keselowski (#2): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (10,203 points). Finished P3 with 53 laps led and 3.30 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.30). The official winner ran a worse average position (8.10).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 22 | 25 | 8.10 | 8790 |
| 2 | 4 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 9 | 0 | 6.57 | 9239 |
| 3 | 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 53 | 3.30 | 10203 |
| 4 | 19 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 15 | 0 | 20.41 | 5171 |
| 5 | 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 7 | 64 | 3.77 | 10064 |
| 6 | 3 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 12 | 66 | 4.40 | 9879 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 8.06 | 8803 |
| 8 | 9 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 20 | 3 | 8.54 | 8661 |
| 9 | 12 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 11.16 | 7891 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 1 | 10.63 | 8046 |
| 11 | 10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 14 | 20 | 10.18 | 8179 |
| 12 | 17 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 0 | 19.60 | 5411 |
| 13 | 7 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 8 | 0 | 8.18 | 8767 |
| 14 | 14 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 21 | 0 | 14.70 | 6849 |
| 15 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 29 | 0 | 16.47 | 6329 |
| 16 | 13 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 4 | 2 | 11.10 | 7881 |
| 17 | 18 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 13 | 0 | 19.66 | 5373 |
| 18 | 8 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 53 | 8.31 | 8700 |
| 19 | 20 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 20.45 | 5141 |
| 20 | 21 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 31 | 0 | 21.18 | 4929 |
| 21 | 15 | William Byron | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 14.77 | 6805 |
| 22 | 26 | Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 25 | 0 | 23.92 | 4125 |
| 23 | 25 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 23.86 | 4144 |
| 24 | 22 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 28 | 0 | 21.75 | 4762 |
| 25 | 26 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 23.92 | 4125 |
| 26 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 18 | 0 | 22.31 | 4598 |
| 27 | 24 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 19 | 0 | 23.12 | 4344 |
| 28 | 34 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 29 | 28 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 17 | 0 | 24.01 | 4072 |
| 30 | 34 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 31 | 34 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 32 | 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 31.72 | 1795 |
| 33 | 34 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 34 | 29 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 0 | 31.23 | 1903 |
| 35 | 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 36 | 0 | 32.45 | 1044 |
| 36 | 33 | James Davison | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | 32.88 | 215 |
| 37 | 32 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 6 | 4.80 | 332 |
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 | 176123 | 7.94 | 771 | 8046 |
| 2 | William Byron | 24 | 165874 | 10.00 | 245 | 6805 |
| 3 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 165683 | 8.86 | 1441 | 8803 |
| 4 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 158904 | 9.91 | 219 | 8700 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 158888 | 10.52 | 647 | 5411 |
| 6 | Joey Logano | 22 | 157195 | 9.63 | 361 | 5171 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 156748 | 11.75 | 105 | 9879 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 148765 | 12.22 | 285 | 10203 |
| 9 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 147441 | 12.41 | 295 | 10064 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 146502 | 10.23 | 229 | 332 |
| 11 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 144088 | 11.37 | 151 | 7891 |
| 12 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 135735 | 12.81 | 57 | 9239 |
| 13 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 135439 | 15.36 | 9 | 5373 |
| 14 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 133341 | 14.84 | 20 | 8767 |
| 15 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 123844 | 16.16 | 60 | 8179 |
| 16 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 122855 | 13.39 | 172 | 7881 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 117996 | 18.23 | 24 | 6329 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 115263 | 16.47 | 77 | 4072 |
| 19 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 112997 | 18.47 | 49 | 4598 |
| 20 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 109606 | 16.82 | 43 | 8661 |
| 21 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 99597 | 17.87 | 51 | 8790 |
| 22 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 99287 | 20.56 | 74 | 4929 |
| 23 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 98061 | 20.66 | 2 | 4762 |
| 24 | Erik Jones | 43 | 97575 | 20.35 | 7 | 5141 |
| 25 | Cole Custer | 41 | 96642 | 19.89 | 2 | 6849 |
| 26 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 96364 | 19.73 | 25 | 4125 |
| 27 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 92408 | 20.75 | 6 | 4344 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece | 37 | 86829 | 21.86 | 12 | 4125 |
| 29 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 72976 | 24.52 | 12 | 4144 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 58159 | 27.03 | 4 | 1795 |
| 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | 31279 | 32.47 | 0 | 1044 |
| 32 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 27291 | 33.28 | 0 | 1903 |
| 33 | James Davison | 15 | 19189 | 31.84 | 0 | 215 |
| 34 | Joey Gase(i) | 53 | 6196 | 30.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | * Kaz Grala | 16 | 5270 | 22.87 | 10 | 0 |
| 36 | Jamie McMurray | 77 | 4907 | 16.59 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cody Ware(i) | 53 | 3643 | 22.51 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | * Mike Marlar | 66 | 2450 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 1288 | 31.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 859 | 33.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 482 | 37.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | * David Ragan | 36 | 372 | 14.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Ryan Eversley | 53 | 195 | 34.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 54 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 |