Cup - 2021 - Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders
Date: 2021-09-11 | Track: Richmond Raceway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Martin Truex Jr (#19) | Denny Hamlin (P) (#11) | Denny Hamlin (P) (#11) |
| Finish | P1 | P2 | P2 |
| TLS points | 12457 | 14497 | 14497 |
| ARP | 6.94 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Laps led | 80 | 197 | 197 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Martin Truex Jr (#19): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 80 laps with 6.94 average running position and 12,457 TLS points.
TLS leader — Denny Hamlin (P) (#11): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (14,497 points). Finished P2 with 197 laps led and 1.85 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (1.85). The official winner ran a worse average position (6.94).
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 | 4 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 3 | 80 | 6.94 | 12457 |
| 2 | 1 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 197 | 1.85 | 14497 |
| 3 | 7 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 10 | 10 | 7.74 | 12133 |
| 4 | 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 13 | 58 | 6.54 | 12617 |
| 5 | 2 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 6 | 0 | 4.87 | 13285 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | 8 | 8.22 | 11943 |
| 7 | 5 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 17 | 4 | 7.05 | 12409 |
| 8 | 9 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 5 | 0 | 8.85 | 11688 |
| 9 | 6 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 15 | 39 | 7.34 | 12295 |
| 10 | 10 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 8 | 0 | 9.13 | 11549 |
| 11 | 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 19 | 0 | 13.02 | 9992 |
| 12 | 13 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 12 | 0 | 11.90 | 10439 |
| 13 | 11 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 7 | 0 | 9.30 | 11479 |
| 14 | 12 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 | 0 | 10.91 | 10835 |
| 15 | 15 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 11 | 0 | 14.77 | 9268 |
| 16 | 17 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 26 | 0 | 19.16 | 7516 |
| 17 | 20 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 22 | 0 | 19.61 | 7337 |
| 18 | 19 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 28 | 0 | 19.27 | 7474 |
| 19 | 16 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 15.97 | 8790 |
| 20 | 21 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 24 | 0 | 20.55 | 6964 |
| 21 | 22 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 21.20 | 6704 |
| 22 | 23 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 21 | 0 | 23.21 | 5887 |
| 23 | 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 23 | 0 | 19.20 | 7484 |
| 24 | 27 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 18 | 0 | 25.67 | 4894 |
| 25 | 24 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 20 | 0 | 25.04 | 5146 |
| 26 | 29 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 27.94 | 3993 |
| 27 | 33 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 28 | 26 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 16 | 0 | 25.44 | 4973 |
| 29 | 25 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 25.21 | 5066 |
| 30 | 33 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 32 | 28 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 27 | 0 | 25.44 | 4885 |
| 33 | 33 | Joey Gase(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 34 | 33 | JJ Yeley(i) | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 35 | 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 35 | 0 | 34.66 | 1292 |
| 36 | 32 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 33 | 0 | 35.04 | 1144 |
| 37 | 30 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 4 | 4 | 2.07 | 1473 |
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 (P) | 11 | 221106 | 7.57 | 1164 | 14497 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 207918 | 8.41 | 1730 | 11943 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 198078 | 9.60 | 395 | 12617 |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 196276 | 10.59 | 775 | 12457 |
| 5 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 196175 | 9.72 | 409 | 13285 |
| 6 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 194555 | 10.27 | 276 | 8790 |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 193340 | 11.94 | 129 | 11688 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 185073 | 12.10 | 327 | 11549 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 181168 | 13.17 | 302 | 11479 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 178779 | 10.00 | 286 | 12295 |
| 11 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 172335 | 12.52 | 151 | 10439 |
| 12 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 171791 | 12.52 | 88 | 12133 |
| 13 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | 166851 | 14.59 | 26 | 9268 |
| 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 166388 | 14.89 | 15 | 9992 |
| 15 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 150719 | 16.22 | 62 | 7474 |
| 16 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | 150236 | 12.95 | 192 | 1473 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 145517 | 18.07 | 25 | 7484 |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 144424 | 16.05 | 62 | 12409 |
| 19 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 140136 | 17.12 | 85 | 4894 |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 136642 | 18.80 | 57 | 4885 |
| 21 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 129376 | 18.11 | 51 | 10835 |
| 22 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 122077 | 20.78 | 74 | 7337 |
| 23 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 121675 | 20.99 | 4 | 6964 |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | 120346 | 19.69 | 2 | 5887 |
| 25 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 117613 | 20.07 | 18 | 7516 |
| 26 | Erik Jones | 43 | 116121 | 21.05 | 9 | 6704 |
| 27 | Ryan Preece | 37 | 110468 | 21.57 | 12 | 5146 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | 110037 | 19.83 | 26 | 4973 |
| 29 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 94269 | 23.76 | 13 | 5066 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 69126 | 28.00 | 4 | 3993 |
| 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | 37349 | 32.70 | 0 | 1292 |
| 32 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 35823 | 32.85 | 0 | 1144 |
| 33 | James Davison | 53 | 20747 | 31.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Joey Gase(i) | 53 | 6196 | 30.63 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | * Kaz Grala(i) | 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 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 1350 | 33.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 1288 | 31.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | RC Enerson | 15 | 599 | 31.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 482 | 37.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * David Ragan | 36 | 372 | 14.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Ryan Eversley | 53 | 195 | 34.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 54 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 |