Xfinity - 2021 - Steakhouse Elite 200
Date: 2021-05-08 | Track: Darlington Raceway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Justin Allgaier (#7) | Noah Gragson (#9) | Noah Gragson (#9) |
| Finish | P1 | P4 | P4 |
| TLS points | 5031 | 5728 | 5728 |
| ARP | 7.23 | 2.56 | 2.56 |
| Laps led | 10 | 40 | 40 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Justin Allgaier (#7): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 10 laps with 7.23 average running position and 5,031 TLS points.
TLS leader — Noah Gragson (#9): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (5,728 points). Finished P4 with 40 laps led and 2.56 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (2.56). The official winner ran a worse average position (7.23).
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 | 5 | Justin Allgaier | 7 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 16 | 10 | 7.23 | 5031 |
| 2 | 7 | Josh Berry # | 8 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 24 | 8 | 8.53 | 4838 |
| 3 | 10 | Brandon Jones | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 22 | 0 | 11.11 | 4453 |
| 4 | 1 | Noah Gragson | 9 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 5 | 40 | 2.56 | 5728 |
| 5 | 4 | Daniel Hemric | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 7 | 38 | 6.59 | 5127 |
| 6 | 20 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | Chevrolet | Jeremy Clements Racing | 12 | 0 | 19.77 | 3163 |
| 7 | 11 | Michael Annett | 1 | Chevrolet | JR Motorsports | 20 | 0 | 11.85 | 4344 |
| 8 | 15 | Brett Moffitt | 02 | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports | 13 | 0 | 15.61 | 3783 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | Ford | RSS Racing | 11 | 0 | 12.25 | 4284 |
| 10 | 16 | Alex Labbe | 36 | Chevrolet | DGM Racing | 23 | 0 | 16.58 | 3639 |
| 11 | 3 | Harrison Burton | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 12 | 5.58 | 5277 |
| 12 | 19 | Landon Cassill | 4 | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports | 19 | 0 | 19.30 | 3233 |
| 13 | 2 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 1 | 6 | 5.25 | 5327 |
| 14 | 9 | Justin Haley | 11 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 4 | 0 | 11.01 | 4468 |
| 15 | 21 | Tommy Joe Martins | 44 | Chevrolet | Martins Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 22.11 | 2814 |
| 16 | 23 | Ryan Ellis | 99 | Toyota | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | 33 | 0 | 24.93 | 2395 |
| 17 | 27 | David Starr | 61 | Toyota | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 17 | 0 | 27.09 | 2072 |
| 18 | 14 | Ty Gibbs # | 54 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 29 | 0 | 13.81 | 4051 |
| 19 | 13 | Myatt Snider | 2 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 10 | 0 | 13.11 | 4155 |
| 20 | 8 | Jeb Burton | 10 | Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 3 | 0 | 9.92 | 4631 |
| 21 | 22 | Tanner Berryhill | 23 | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 22.95 | 2690 |
| 22 | 24 | JJ Yeley | 17 | Chevrolet | SS Green Light Racing | 35 | 0 | 26.02 | 2232 |
| 23 | 38 | Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | Ford | Motorsports Business Management | 15 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 24 | 18 | Brandon Brown | 68 | Chevrolet | Brandonbilt Motorsports | 9 | 0 | 18.04 | 3421 |
| 25 | 38 | Bayley Currey(i) | 74 | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing | 39 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 26 | 38 | BJ McLeod(i) | 90 | Chevrolet | DGM Racing | 38 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 27 | 28 | Ryan Vargas # | 6 | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 27.12 | 2068 |
| 28 | 17 | Riley Herbst | 98 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 6 | 0 | 16.66 | 3627 |
| 29 | 25 | Colby Howard | 15 | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 25.97 | 2225 |
| 30 | 6 | Austin Cindric | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 2 | 34 | 7.08 | 5020 |
| 31 | 26 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 0 | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports | 28 | 0 | 26.10 | 2191 |
| 32 | 30 | Jesse Little | 78 | Chevrolet | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 27.53 | 1980 |
| 33 | 31 | Kyle Weatherman | 47 | Chevrolet | Mike Harmon Racing | 26 | 0 | 29.50 | 1644 |
| 34 | 32 | Matt Jaskol | 13 | Toyota | Motorsports Business Management | 40 | 0 | 33.66 | 1049 |
| 35 | 33 | Jade Buford | 48 | Chevrolet | Big Machine Racing | 18 | 0 | 35.24 | 812 |
| 36 | 36 | Brandon Gdovic | 26 | Toyota | Sam Hunt Racing | 27 | 0 | 37.18 | 538 |
| 37 | 29 | Joe Graf Jr. | 07 | Chevrolet | SS Green Light Racing | 30 | 0 | 25.72 | 2032 |
| 38 | 37 | Gray Gaulding | 52 | Chevrolet | Means Motorsports | 37 | 0 | 38.84 | 233 |
| 39 | 34 | Josh Williams | 92 | Chevrolet | DGM Racing | 21 | 0 | 25.90 | 740 |
| 40 | 35 | Matt Mills | 5 | Chevrolet | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | 32 | 0 | 28.31 | 571 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Cindric | 22 | 48637 | 6.25 | 346 | 5020 |
| 2 | Daniel Hemric | 18 | 47406 | 7.67 | 204 | 5127 |
| 3 | Justin Haley | 11 | 46258 | 7.89 | 19 | 4468 |
| 4 | Harrison Burton | 20 | 43877 | 6.89 | 102 | 5277 |
| 5 | Justin Allgaier | 7 | 43238 | 8.34 | 101 | 5031 |
| 6 | Jeb Burton | 10 | 42436 | 10.93 | 22 | 4631 |
| 7 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | 40201 | 12.71 | 99 | 5327 |
| 8 | Brandon Jones | 19 | 39579 | 10.84 | 55 | 4453 |
| 9 | Myatt Snider | 2 | 39211 | 12.13 | 8 | 4155 |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | 9 | 39179 | 10.68 | 94 | 5728 |
| 11 | Josh Berry # | 8 | 36825 | 11.79 | 103 | 4838 |
| 12 | Jeremy Clements | 51 | 36695 | 14.60 | 3 | 3163 |
| 13 | Michael Annett | 1 | 36192 | 13.29 | 0 | 4344 |
| 14 | Brandon Brown | 68 | 33216 | 16.36 | 6 | 3421 |
| 15 | Riley Herbst | 98 | 32030 | 12.69 | 12 | 3627 |
| 16 | Ryan Sieg | 39 | 29047 | 15.75 | 27 | 4284 |
| 17 | Tommy Joe Martins | 44 | 27567 | 21.76 | 5 | 2814 |
| 18 | Alex Labbe | 36 | 26784 | 20.84 | 0 | 3639 |
| 19 | Landon Cassill | 4 | 23908 | 23.04 | 0 | 3233 |
| 20 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 0 | 21674 | 24.91 | 0 | 2191 |
| 21 | Colby Howard | 15 | 21402 | 23.29 | 9 | 2225 |
| 22 | Josh Williams | 92 | 20489 | 24.94 | 0 | 740 |
| 23 | Joe Graf Jr. | 07 | 20415 | 25.06 | 0 | 2032 |
| 24 | Ty Gibbs # | 54 | 20402 | 9.09 | 43 | 4051 |
| 25 | Kyle Weatherman | 47 | 18231 | 26.93 | 0 | 1644 |
| 26 | Bayley Currey(i) | 74 | 17836 | 25.35 | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | 17081 | 25.80 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Jade Buford | 48 | 16717 | 26.83 | 0 | 812 |
| 29 | David Starr | 61 | 16700 | 28.08 | 0 | 2072 |
| 30 | JJ Yeley | 17 | 15810 | 20.74 | 0 | 2232 |
| 31 | Jesse Little | 78 | 15631 | 28.24 | 0 | 1980 |
| 32 | Santino Ferrucci | 26 | 14794 | 21.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ryan Vargas # | 6 | 14762 | 28.94 | 3 | 2068 |
| 34 | Ty Dillon | 54 | 14493 | 12.11 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Gray Gaulding | 52 | 14132 | 29.50 | 1 | 233 |
| 36 | Stefan Parsons | 99 | 10715 | 29.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Matt Mills | 5 | 8294 | 32.12 | 0 | 571 |
| 38 | Dexter Bean | 90 | 8284 | 30.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Chad Finchum | 61 | 7422 | 27.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Brandon Gdovic | 26 | 6455 | 29.10 | 0 | 538 |
| 41 | Blaine Perkins | 23 | 6332 | 30.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Brett Moffitt(i) | 02 | 6115 | 15.49 | 19 | 3783 |
| 43 | George Gorham Jr. | 90 | 4910 | 20.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Cody Ware(i) | 17 | 3495 | 24.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Garrett Smithley | 17 | 3394 | 24.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Matt Jaskol | 13 | 3005 | 33.29 | 0 | 1049 |
| 47 | Jason White | 23 | 2992 | 25.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Mason Massey | 99 | 2832 | 30.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Tanner Berryhill | 23 | 2690 | 22.95 | 0 | 2690 |
| 50 | Ryan Ellis | 99 | 2395 | 24.93 | 0 | 2395 |
| 51 | Caesar Bacarella | 90 | 1973 | 31.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Colin Garrett | 26 | 1741 | 21.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Andy Lally | 99 | 1566 | 13.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Miguel Paludo | 8 | 1289 | 18.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Robby Lyons II | 61 | 1215 | 29.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Preston Pardus | 90 | 1204 | 16.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Loris Hezemans | 13 | 1090 | 35.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Stephen Leicht | 61 | 972 | 23.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Natalie Decker | 23 | 851 | 32.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Joey Gase | 28 | 184 | 38.86 | 0 | 0 |