Cup - 2021 - YellaWood 500
Date: 2021-10-03 | Track: Talladega Superspeedway
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 19 | 5 | 14.64 | 3111.0 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 7 | 13 | 5.97 | 4134.0 |
| 3 | 3 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 8 | 9 | 6.02 | 4128.0 |
| 4 | 4 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 14 | 9 | 14.40 | 3139.0 |
| 5 | 5 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 12 | 11.38 | 3495.0 |
| 6 | 6 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 24 | 7 | 9.81 | 3680.0 |
| 7 | 7 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 6 | 12.94 | 3311.0 |
| 8 | 8 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 | 16 | 5.86 | 4146.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 15.36 | 3026.0 |
| 10 | 10 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 30 | 1 | 19.51 | 2536.0 |
| 11 | 11 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 16 | 0 | 18.35 | 2673.0 |
| 12 | 12 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 2 | 14.28 | 3153.0 |
| 13 | 13 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 28 | 7 | 14.87 | 3083.0 |
| 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 17 | 0 | 26.47 | 1715.0 |
| 15 | 15 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 4 | 0 | 9.69 | 3694.0 |
| 16 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 21 | 10 | 16.57 | 2883.0 |
| 17 | 17 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 25.00 | 1888.0 |
| 18 | 18 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 11.20 | 3516.0 |
| 19 | 19 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 35 | 0 | 25.40 | 1841.0 |
| 20 | 20 | * Justin Haley(i) | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 38 | 4 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 21 | 21 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 25 | 0 | 29.37 | 1372.0 |
| 22 | 22 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 23.21 | 2099.0 |
| 23 | 23 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 18 | 0 | 30.35 | 1257.0 |
| 24 | 24 | * Landon Cassill(i) | 96 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | 40 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 25 | 25 | Joey Gase(i) | 53 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 26 | 26 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 20 | 0 | 23.69 | 2043.0 |
| 27 | 27 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 4 | 16.38 | 2905.0 |
| 28 | 28 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 31 | 4 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 29 | 29 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 30 | 30 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 32 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 31 | 31 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
| 32 | 32 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 27 | 0 | 23.28 | 2073.0 |
| 33 | 33 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23 | 0 | 20.66 | 2380.0 |
| 34 | 34 | * James Davison | 66 | Ford | Motorsports Business Management | 39 | 0 | 38.28 | 318.0 |
| 35 | 35 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 15 | 2 | 25.87 | 1755.0 |
| 36 | 36 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 15.48 | 2960.0 |
| 37 | 37 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 3 | 25.98 | 1712.0 |
| 38 | 38 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 11 | 1 | 12.71 | 2772.0 |
| 39 | 39 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 13 | 2 | 14.87 | 2561.0 |
| 40 | 40 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 33 | 0 | N/A | 0.0 |
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 | 194287.0 | 8.06 | 822 | 3311.0 |
| 2 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 188761.0 | 14.62 | 24 | 2673.0 |
| 3 | William Byron | 24 | 182873.0 | 9.48 | 310 | 2960.0 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 5 | 183755.0 | 8.74 | 1566 | 1712.0 |
| 5 | Chase Elliott | 9 | 177331.0 | 9.62 | 337 | 3516.0 |
| 6 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | 174874.0 | 10.58 | 703 | 3153.0 |
| 7 | Joey Logano | 22 | 172841.0 | 9.76 | 409 | 4128.0 |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | 171469.0 | 11.93 | 120 | 4146.0 |
| 9 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 171939.0 | 16.10 | 64 | 1755.0 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | 164213.0 | 12.06 | 314 | 3694.0 |
| 11 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 164295.0 | 17.95 | 35 | 2883.0 |
| 12 | Kyle Busch | 18 | 163957.0 | 10.05 | 247 | 2905.0 |
| 13 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | 161725.0 | 13.09 | 302 | 4134.0 |
| 14 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 162509.0 | 16.31 | 62 | 2380.0 |
| 15 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | 159389.0 | 14.33 | 35 | 2561.0 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman | 48 | 157907.0 | 12.24 | 151 | 2772.0 |
| 17 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 157465.0 | 18.18 | 65 | 3111.0 |
| 18 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 155654.0 | 17.16 | 92 | 3680.0 |
| 19 | Christopher Bell | 20 | 151405.0 | 12.41 | 71 | 3495.0 |
| 20 | Kurt Busch | 1 | 147966.0 | 13.45 | 184 | 3139.0 |
| 21 | Erik Jones | 43 | 137387.0 | 20.44 | 9 | 3026.0 |
| 22 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 135768.0 | 19.93 | 18 | 1715.0 |
| 23 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 135885.0 | 20.90 | 76 | 1257.0 |
| 24 | Cole Custer | 41 | 132642.0 | 19.75 | 9 | 3083.0 |
| 25 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 131714.0 | 20.91 | 4 | 1372.0 |
| 26 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | 121306.0 | 21.37 | 12 | 2073.0 |
| 27 | Aric Almirola | 10 | 117607.0 | 18.24 | 103 | 2043.0 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 112000.0 | 19.64 | 26 | 1888.0 |
| 29 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | 103888.0 | 23.64 | 13 | 2099.0 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 76313.0 | 27.60 | 5 | 2536.0 |
| 31 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 57514.0 | 5.00 | 551 | 3311.0 |
| 32 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 53059.0 | 6.81 | 107 | 4146.0 |
| 33 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 53378.0 | 9.32 | 437 | 1712.0 |
| 34 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 51297.0 | 8.05 | 70 | 3694.0 |
| 35 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 49560.0 | 8.49 | 188 | 3516.0 |
| 36 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 48724.0 | 8.73 | 9 | 4128.0 |
| 37 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 48146.0 | 9.25 | 27 | 4134.0 |
| 38 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 48297.0 | 10.13 | 89 | 3153.0 |
| 39 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 44144.0 | 12.67 | 32 | 3495.0 |
| 40 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 42704.0 | 9.73 | 45 | 2905.0 |
| 41 | Quin Houff | 00 | 43364.0 | 32.07 | 0 | 1841.0 |
| 42 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 38991.0 | 13.55 | 7 | 2960.0 |
| 43 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 38444.0 | 15.07 | 1 | 2772.0 |
| 44 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 32765.0 | 12.44 | 0 | 2043.0 |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | 30957.0 | 13.67 | 0 | 2561.0 |
| 46 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | 22632.0 | 9.35 | 17 | 3139.0 |
| 47 | James Davison | 15 | 21848.0 | 31.86 | 0 | 318.0 |
| 48 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | 14233.0 | 20.44 | 0 | 1888.0 |
| 49 | Ryan Preece | 37 | 4125.0 | 23.92 | 0 | 2073.0 |
| 50 | Jamie McMurray | 77 | 5655.0 | 13.66 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Corey Lajoie | 7 | 1496.0 | 25.42 | 0 | 2099.0 |
| 52 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | 1494.0 | 17.29 | 0 | 1715.0 |
| 53 | * Mike Marlar | 66 | 2450.0 | 30.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 1350.0 | 33.14 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 55 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 1288.0 | 31.79 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 56 | * David Ragan | 36 | 760.0 | 15.68 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | * James Davison | 66 | 318.0 | 38.28 | 0 | 318.0 |
| 58 | RC Enerson | 15 | 599.0 | 31.27 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 59 | James Davison | 53 | 278.0 | 32.55 | 0 | 318.0 |
| 60 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588.0 | 30.67 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 61 | James Davison | 51 | 263.0 | 31.74 | 0 | 318.0 |
| 62 | * Kaz Grala | 16 | 464.0 | 15.75 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 63 | Joey Gase | 53 | 400.0 | 16.75 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260.0 | 33.50 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Ryan Eversley | 53 | 195.0 | 34.04 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 176.0 | 24.23 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Cody Ware | 51 | 149.0 | 20.39 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 15.0 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Stewart Friesen(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Garrett Smithley(i) | 13 | 0.0 | 15.87 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Timmy Hill | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Matt Mills(i) | 55 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Justin Haley(i) | 16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * AJ Allmendinger(i) | 16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Ty Dillon(i) | 96 | 0.0 | 9.84 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * David Starr(i) | 13 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Chad Finchum(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Kaz Grala(i) | 16 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | JJ Yeley(i) | 53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 0.0 | 19.84 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Noah Gragson(i) | 62 | 0.0 | 10.84 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Andy Lally(i) | 78 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Austin Cindric(i) | 33 | 0.0 | 11.17 | 8 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Ben Rhodes(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Harrison Burton(i) | 96 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Bayley Currey(i) | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * David Starr(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Josh Berry(i) | 7 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 0.0 | 14.71 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Cody Ware(i) | 53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Joey Gase(i) | 28 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 51 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Joey Gase | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Joey Gase(i) | 15 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Joey Gase(i) | 53 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | Josh Berry(i) | 77 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | JJ Yeley(i) | 51 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 69 | * Landon Cassill(i) | 96 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.0 |