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 | 11 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | Toyota | 23XI Racing | 19 | 5 | 14.64 | 3111 |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 7 | 13 | 5.97 | 4134 |
| 3 | 3 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 8 | 9 | 6.02 | 4128 |
| 4 | 10 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 14 | 9 | 14.40 | 3139 |
| 5 | 7 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 12 | 11.38 | 3495 |
| 6 | 5 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 24 | 7 | 9.81 | 3680 |
| 7 | 8 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1 | 6 | 12.94 | 3311 |
| 8 | 1 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 9 | 16 | 5.86 | 4146 |
| 9 | 13 | Erik Jones | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 15.36 | 3026 |
| 10 | 20 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 30 | 1 | 19.51 | 2536 |
| 11 | 18 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 16 | 0 | 18.35 | 2673 |
| 12 | 9 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 6 | 2 | 14.28 | 3153 |
| 13 | 12 | Cole Custer | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 28 | 7 | 14.87 | 3083 |
| 14 | 28 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 17 | 0 | 26.47 | 1715 |
| 15 | 4 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 4 | 0 | 9.69 | 3694 |
| 16 | 16 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 21 | 10 | 16.57 | 2883 |
| 17 | 25 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 25.00 | 1888 |
| 18 | 6 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 11.20 | 3516 |
| 19 | 26 | Quin Houff | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 35 | 0 | 25.40 | 1841 |
| 20 | 33 | * Justin Haley(i) | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 38 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 21 | 30 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 25 | 0 | 29.37 | 1372 |
| 22 | 22 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 23.21 | 2099 |
| 23 | 31 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Chevrolet | TrackHouse Racing | 18 | 0 | 30.35 | 1257 |
| 24 | 33 | * Landon Cassill(i) | 96 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | 40 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 25 | 33 | Joey Gase(i) | 53 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 36 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | 24 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 20 | 0 | 23.69 | 2043 |
| 27 | 15 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 2 | 4 | 16.38 | 2905 |
| 28 | 33 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 31 | 4 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 37 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 30 | 33 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 31 | 33 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 32 | 23 | * Ryan Preece | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 27 | 0 | 23.28 | 2073 |
| 33 | 21 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23 | 0 | 20.66 | 2380 |
| 34 | 32 | * James Davison | 66 | Ford | Motorsports Business Management | 39 | 0 | 38.28 | 318 |
| 35 | 27 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 15 | 2 | 25.87 | 1755 |
| 36 | 14 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 10 | 0 | 15.48 | 2960 |
| 37 | 29 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | 3 | 25.98 | 1712 |
| 38 | 17 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 11 | 1 | 12.71 | 2772 |
| 39 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 13 | 2 | 14.87 | 2561 |
| 40 | 33 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 33 | 0 | 0.00 | 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 (P) | 11 | 251801 | 7.58 | 1373 | 3311 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson (P) | 5 | 237133 | 8.83 | 2003 | 1712 |
| 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 226891 | 9.44 | 525 | 3516 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 224528 | 11.13 | 227 | 4146 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 223171 | 10.51 | 792 | 3153 |
| 6 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 221565 | 9.60 | 418 | 4128 |
| 7 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 221864 | 10.12 | 317 | 2960 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 215510 | 11.44 | 384 | 3694 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 209871 | 12.49 | 329 | 4134 |
| 10 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 206661 | 10.00 | 292 | 2905 |
| 11 | Alex Bowman (P) | 48 | 196351 | 12.68 | 152 | 2772 |
| 12 | Christopher Bell (P) | 20 | 195549 | 12.45 | 103 | 3495 |
| 13 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 8 | 190346 | 14.27 | 35 | 2561 |
| 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 188761 | 14.62 | 24 | 2673 |
| 15 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | 170598 | 13.07 | 201 | 3139 |
| 16 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | 171939 | 16.10 | 64 | 1755 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | 164295 | 17.95 | 35 | 2883 |
| 18 | Ross Chastain | 42 | 162509 | 16.31 | 62 | 2380 |
| 19 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 157465 | 18.18 | 65 | 3111 |
| 20 | Chris Buescher | 17 | 155654 | 17.16 | 92 | 3680 |
| 21 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 150372 | 17.69 | 103 | 2043 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 43 | 137387 | 20.44 | 9 | 3026 |
| 23 | Chase Briscoe # | 14 | 137262 | 19.85 | 18 | 1715 |
| 24 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | 135885 | 20.90 | 76 | 1257 |
| 25 | Cole Custer | 41 | 132642 | 19.75 | 9 | 3083 |
| 26 | Ryan Newman | 6 | 131714 | 20.91 | 4 | 1372 |
| 27 | Michael McDowell (P) | 34 | 126233 | 19.72 | 26 | 1888 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece | 37 | 125431 | 21.45 | 12 | 2073 |
| 29 | Corey Lajoie | 7 | 105384 | 23.70 | 13 | 2099 |
| 30 | Anthony Alfredo # | 38 | 76313 | 27.60 | 5 | 2536 |
| 31 | Quin Houff | 00 | 43364 | 32.07 | 0 | 1841 |
| 32 | James Davison | 15 | 21848 | 31.86 | 0 | 318 |
| 33 | Jamie McMurray | 77 | 5655 | 13.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | * Mike Marlar | 66 | 2450 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Kyle Tilley | 78 | 1350 | 33.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Scott Heckert | 78 | 1288 | 31.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | * David Ragan | 36 | 760 | 15.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | * James Davison | 66 | 318 | 38.28 | 0 | 318 |
| 39 | RC Enerson | 15 | 599 | 31.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | James Davison | 53 | 278 | 32.55 | 0 | 318 |
| 41 | Chris Windom | 15 | 588 | 30.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | James Davison | 51 | 263 | 31.74 | 0 | 318 |
| 43 | * Kaz Grala(i) | 16 | 464 | 15.75 | 10 | 0 |
| 44 | Joey Gase(i) | 53 | 400 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Shane Golobic | 78 | 260 | 33.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Ryan Eversley | 53 | 195 | 34.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Derrike Cope | 15 | 176 | 24.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Cody Ware(i) | 51 | 149 | 20.39 | 5 | 0 |
| 49 | Josh Bilicki | 52 | 15 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | JJ Yeley(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * David Starr(i) | 13 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Austin Cindric(i) | 33 | 0 | 11.17 | 8 | 0 |
| 50 | * Justin Haley(i) | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | * AJ Allmendinger(i) | 16 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 |
| 50 | * Chad Finchum(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Landon Cassill(i) | 96 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Josh Berry(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Harrison Burton(i) | 96 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Matt Mills(i) | 55 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Stewart Friesen(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * David Starr(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 51 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Andy Lally(i) | 78 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * JJ Yeley(i) | 66 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | JJ Yeley(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Joey Gase(i) | 28 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Garrett Smithley(i) | 13 | 0 | 15.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 0 | 14.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Justin Allgaier(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Cody Ware(i) | 53 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Joey Gase(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Josh Berry(i) | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | BJ McLeod(i) | 78 | 0 | 19.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Noah Gragson(i) | 62 | 0 | 10.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Ben Rhodes(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | JJ Yeley(i) | 51 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Bayley Currey(i) | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Justin Haley(i) | 77 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | * Ty Dillon(i) | 96 | 0 | 9.84 | 0 | 0 |