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2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400

{{short description|NASCAR Cup Series race}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 11 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series

| Race Name = Buschy McBusch Race 400

| Details ref = {{cite web |title=2021 schedule |url=https://www.jayski.com/nascar-cup-series/2021-nascar-cup-series-schedule/ |website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site |accessdate=March 21, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Kansas Speedway|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/kansas-speedway.html|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=March 21, 2021|date=January 3, 2013|archive-date=April 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428025309/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/kansas-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/4/28/2021-11cup-entry-1.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=April 26, 2021|date=April 26, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/04/28/busch-pole-2021-cup-series-kansas-speedway-starting-lineup/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=April 28, 2021|date=April 28, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Buschy McBusch Race 400 Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2021/nascar-cup-series/buschy-mcbusch-race-400/stn/results/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=May 2, 2021|date=May 2, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/2/2021-11cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=May 2, 2021|date=May 2, 2021}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2021|05|02}}

| Year = 2021

| Image = Kansas Speedway diagram.svg

| Caption =

| Location = Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas

| Course_mi = 1.5

| Course_km = 2.4

| Distance_mi = 400.5

| Distance_laps = 267

| Distance_km = 644.542

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|129.647|mph|km/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Brad Keselowski

| Pole_Team = Team Penske

| Grid_from_prev_perf = yes

| Most_Driver = Kyle Larson

| Most_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Most_laps = 132

| Car = 18

| First_Driver = Kyle Busch

| First_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Network = FS1

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer

| Ratings =

| Radio = MRN

| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle

| Turn_Ann = Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4)

}}

The 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race was held on May 2, 2021, at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

=Background=

File:Kansas-speedway.jpg, the track where the race was held.]]

File:2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 program cover.png

Kansas Speedway is a {{convert|1.5|mi|adj=on}} tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

== Sponsor ==

Anheuser-Busch on their @BuschBeer twitter account asked fans to vote on the title sponsor name for the race. The options were between "The Busch Latte 400", "Nectar of the Cobs 400", "For the Farmers 400", and "Buschy McBusch Race 400" with the last one ultimately winning the fan vote.{{Cite web |title=Why Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Kansas Speedway is called the 'Buschy McBusch Race 400' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nascar/2021/05/01/why-kansas-nascar-cup-called-buschy-mcbusch-race-400/4897438001/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}

==Entry list==

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

00Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet
1Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
2Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
8Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
14Chase Briscoe (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord
15Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord
18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
33Austin Cindric (i)Team PenskeFord
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
37Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
38Anthony Alfredo (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord
41Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord
42Ross ChastainChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet
43Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet
52Josh BilickiRick Ware RacingFord
53Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord
55Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord
77Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
78B. J. McLeod (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/4/28/2021-11cup-entry-1.pdf Official entry list]

Qualifying

Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.

=Starting Lineup=

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

1

| 2 || Brad Keselowski || Team Penske || Ford

2

| 24 || William Byron || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

3

| 34 || Michael McDowell || Front Row Motorsports || Ford

4

| 4 || Kevin Harvick || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

5

| 21 || Matt DiBenedetto || Wood Brothers Racing || Ford

6

| 3 || Austin Dillon || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet

7

| 12 || Ryan Blaney || Team Penske || Ford

8

| 20 || Christopher Bell || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

9

| 18 || Kyle Busch || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

10

| 41 || Cole Custer || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

11

| 8 || Tyler Reddick || Richard Childress Racing || Chevrolet

12

| 37 || Ryan Preece || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet

13

| 23 || Bubba Wallace || 23XI Racing || Toyota

14

| 6 || Ryan Newman || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford

15

| 19 || Martin Truex Jr. || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

16

| 17 || Chris Buescher || Roush Fenway Racing || Ford

17

| 9 || Chase Elliott || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

18

| 10 || Aric Almirola || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

19

| 14 || Chase Briscoe (R) || Stewart-Haas Racing || Ford

20

| 11 || Denny Hamlin || Joe Gibbs Racing || Toyota

21

| 99 || Daniel Suárez || Trackhouse Racing Team || Chevrolet

22

| 38 || Anthony Alfredo (R) || Front Row Motorsports || Ford

23

| 47 || Ricky Stenhouse Jr. || JTG Daugherty Racing || Chevrolet

24

| 42 || Ross Chastain || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet

25

| 48 || Alex Bowman || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

26

| 7 || Corey LaJoie || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet

27

| 43 || Erik Jones || Richard Petty Motorsports || Chevrolet

28

| 1 || Kurt Busch || Chip Ganassi Racing || Chevrolet

29

| 22 || Joey Logano || Team Penske || Ford

30

| 78 || B. J. McLeod (i) || Live Fast Motorsports || Ford

31

| 77 || Justin Haley (i) || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet

32

| 5 || Kyle Larson || Hendrick Motorsports || Chevrolet

33

| 51 || Cody Ware (i) || Petty Ware Racing || Chevrolet

34

| 00 || Quin Houff || StarCom Racing || Chevrolet

35

| 15 || Joey Gase (i) || Rick Ware Racing || Chevrolet

36

| 53 || Garrett Smithley (i) || Rick Ware Racing || Ford

37

| 52 || Josh Bilicki || Rick Ware Racing || Ford

38

| 33 || Austin Cindric (i) || Team Penske || Ford

39

| 55 || Matt Mills (i) || B. J. McLeod Motorsports || Ford

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/4/28/2021-11cup-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

Race

=Stage Results=

Stage One

Laps: 80

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
25Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
38Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
524William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
69Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
74Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
911Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
1020Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/2/2021-11cup-results.pdf Official stage one results]

Stage Two

Laps: 80

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

15Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
42Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord7
59Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord5
719Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota4
88Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3
920Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2
104Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/2/2021-11cup-results.pdf Official stage two results]

=Final Stage Results=

Stage Three

Laps: 107

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

1918Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26759
244Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord26740
312Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord26748
4521Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord26733
5179Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26743
61519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota26735
7118Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26741
81617Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord26729
9224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26734
1063Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet26727
112199Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet26726
122011Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26735
13334Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord26724
142442Ross ChastainChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26723
15281Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet26722
16146Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord26721
172922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord26720
182548Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26719
19325Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet26737
201914Chase Briscoe (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord26717
21712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord26724
223833Austin Cindric (i)Team PenskeFord2670
232238Anthony Alfredo (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord26614
241041Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord26613
252743Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet26612
261323Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota26611
27267Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet26510
28820Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota26512
291810Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord2648
303177Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet2630
313078B. J. McLeod (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord2600
321237Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2595
333653Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2590
342347Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2583
353515Joey Gase (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2580
363351Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet2570
373400Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet2561
383955Matt Mills (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord2550
393752Josh BilickiRick Ware RacingFord2501
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/2/2021-11cup-results.pdf Official race results]

=Race statistics=

  • Lead changes: 18 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 36
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes and 21 seconds
  • Average speed: {{convert|129.647|mph|km/h}}

Media

=Television=

Fox Sports covered their 10th race at the Kansas Speedway. Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winner Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

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colspan="3"|FS1
Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Jeff Gordon
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer		Jamie Little
Regan Smith		Larry McReynolds

=Radio=

MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2. Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Steve Post and Pete Pistone worked pit road for the radio side.

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colspan="3"|MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle		Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody
Turns 3 & 4: Mike Bagley		Steve Post
Pete Pistone

Standings after the race

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;Drivers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Denny Hamlin

| style="text-align:center;"| 481

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Martin Truex Jr.

| style="text-align:center;"| 394 (–87)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| William Byron

| style="text-align:center;"| 385 (–96)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Joey Logano

| style="text-align:center;"| 373 (–108)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Ryan Blaney

| style="text-align:center;"| 370 (–111)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Brad Keselowski

| style="text-align:center;"| 366 (–115)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| Chase Elliott

| style="text-align:center;"| 349 (–132)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 8

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| 348 (–133)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 9

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Larson

| style="text-align:center;"| 337 (–144)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 10

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Kyle Busch

| style="text-align:center;"| 330 (–151)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 11

| Austin Dillon

| style="text-align:center;"| 295 (–186)

align="left"| 10px 2

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Christopher Bell

| style="text-align:center;"| 292 (–189)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 13

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Michael McDowell

| style="text-align:center;"| 268 (–213)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="background:#FFDEAD;"| Alex Bowman

| style="text-align:center;"| 260 (–221)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 15

| Chris Buescher

| style="text-align:center;"| 258 (–223)

align="left"| 10px 1

| style="text-align:center;"| 16

| Matt DiBenedetto

| style="text-align:center;"| 250 (–231)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/2/2021-11cup-points.pdf Official driver's standings]

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 1

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 397

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 392 (–5)

align="left"| 10px

| style="text-align:center;"| 3

| Toyota

| style="text-align:center;"| 382 (–15)

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  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

{{col-end}}

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