2021 Andy's Frozen Custard 335

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Details ref={{cite web

| title = Entry List

| url = https://www.jayski.com/xfinity-series/2021-texas-fall-nxs-entry-list/

| website = jayski.com

| date = October 13, 2021

| access-date = October 13, 2021}}

|Description = Race 30 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season

|Fulldate = October 16, 2021

|Race_Name = Andy's Frozen Custard 335

|Year = 2021

|Location=Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas

|Course_mi=1.50

|Course_km=2.41

|Distance_laps=200

|Distance_mi=300.00

|Distance_km=482.80

|Avg=115.544

|Pole_Driver=A. J. Allmendinger

|Pole_Team=Kaulig Racing

|Grid_from_prev_perf = yes

|Most_Driver=John Hunter Nemechek

|Most_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing

|Most_laps=92

|Car=54

|First_Driver=John Hunter Nemechek

|First_Team=Joe Gibbs Racing

|Network=NBCSN

|Announcers=Rick Allen, Brad Daugherty, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

|Image= TexasMotorSpeedway.svg

|Caption=Texas Motor Speedway

}}

The 2021 Andy's Frozen Custard 335 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race that was held on October 16, 2021, at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Contested over 200 laps on the {{convert|1.50|mi|km|abbr=on}} oval, it was the 30th race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 8. Joe Gibbs Racing driver John Hunter Nemechek collected his first win of the season, and the second of his career.{{cite web |last1=Cain |first1=Holly |title=John Hunter Nemechek rallies to Xfinity Series win, denies playoff field at Texas |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/10/16/results-2021-xfinity-series-playoffs-texas-race-recap/ |website=NASCAR.com |access-date=October 17, 2021 |date=October 16, 2021}}

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=Background =

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

= Entry list =

(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !{{Tooltip\|No.\|Car number}} !Driver !Team !Manufacturer
0 \|Jeffrey Earnhardt \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet
1 \|Michael Annett \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet
2 \|Myatt Snider \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet
02 \|Brett Moffitt \|Our Motorsports \|Chevrolet
4 \|Landon Cassill \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet
5 \|Mason Massey \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Toyota
6 \|Ryan Vargas (R) \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet
7 \|Justin Allgaier \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet
07 \|Joe Graf Jr. \|SS-Green Light Racing \|Chevrolet
8 \|Sam Mayer (R) \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet
9 \|Noah Gragson \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet
10 \|Jeb Burton \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet
11 \|Justin Haley \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet
13 \|Timmy Hill (i) \|MBM Motorsports \|Toyota
15 \|Bayley Currey (i) \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet
16 \|A. J. Allmendinger \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet
17 \|J. J. Yeley \|SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing \|Chevrolet
18 \|Daniel Hemric \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota
19 \|Brandon Jones \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota
20 \|Harrison Burton \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota
22 \|Austin Cindric \|Team Penske \|Ford
23 \|Tanner Berryhill \|Our Motorsports \|Chevrolet
26 \|Dylan Lupton (i) \|Sam Hunt Racing \|Toyota
31 \|Kaz Grala (i) \|Jordan Anderson Racing \|Chevrolet
36 \|Alex Labbé \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet
39 \|Ryan Sieg \|RSS Racing \|Ford
44 \|Tommy Joe Martins \|Martins Motorsports \|Chevrolet
47 \|Kyle Weatherman \|Mike Harmon Racing \|Chevrolet
48 \|Jade Buford (R) \|Big Machine Racing Team \|Chevrolet
51 \|Jeremy Clements \|Jeremy Clements Racing \|Chevrolet
52 \|Joey Gase \|Means Racing \|Chevrolet
54 \|John Hunter Nemechek (i) \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota
61 \|Austin Hill (i) \|Hattori Racing Enterprises \|Toyota
66 \|David Starr \|MBM Motorsports \|Ford
68 \|Brandon Brown \|Brandonbilt Motorsports \|Chevrolet
74 \|C. J. McLaughlin \|Mike Harmon Racing \|Chevrolet
78 \|Jesse Little \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet
90 \|Spencer Boyd (i) \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet
92 \|Josh Williams \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet
98 \|Riley Herbst \|Stewart-Haas Racing \|Ford
99 \|Matt Mills \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevy
colspan="7" \|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/10/13/30xfinity-2021-entry-update.pdf Official entry list]

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2021 Andy's Frozen Custard 335

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