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2021 Drydene 400

{{short description|NASCAR Cup Series race}}

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

{{Infobox NASCAR race report

| Type = CUST

| Description = Race 13 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series

| Race Name = Drydene 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=April 14, 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/dover-international-speedway.html|title=Dover International Speedway|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|date=January 3, 2013|website=NASCAR.com|access-date=April 14, 2020|archive-date=April 29, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429053836/http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nascar-tracks/dover-international-speedway.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Entry List|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/14/2021-13cup-entry-3.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=May 10, 2021|date=May 10, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Starting Lineup|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2021/05/12/busch-pole-award-cup-series-dover-martin-truex-jr/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR Media Group, LLC.|access-date=May 12, 2021|date=May 12, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Drydene 400 Results|url=https://www.nascar.com/results/racecenter/2021/nascar-cup-series/drydene-400/stn/results/|website=NASCAR.com|publisher=NASCAR|access-date=May 16, 2021|date=May 16, 2021}}{{cite web|title=Points standings|url=https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/16/2021-13cup-points.pdf|website=Jayski.com|publisher=Jayski's Silly Season Site|access-date=May 16, 2021|date=May 16, 2021}}

| Fulldate = {{Start date|2021|05|16}}

| Year = 2021

| Image = Dover International Speedway.svg

| Caption =

| Location = Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware

| Course_mi = 1

| Course_km = 1.6

| Distance_laps = 400

| Distance_mi = 400

| Distance_km = 640

| Weather =

| Avg = {{convert|120.05|mph|km/h}}

| Pole_Driver = Martin Truex Jr.

| Pole_Team = Joe Gibbs Racing

| Grid_from_prev_perf = yes

| Most_Driver = Kyle Larson

| Most_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Most_laps = 263

| Car = 48

| First_Driver = Alex Bowman

| First_Team = Hendrick Motorsports

| Network = FS1

| Announcers = Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer

| Ratings =

| Radio = MRN

| Booth_Ann = Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle

| Turn_Ann = Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

}}

File:2021_Drydene_400_program_cover.jpg

The 2021 Drydene 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on May 16, 2021, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

All of Hendrick Motorsports's cars finished in the top four with Alex Bowman taking the checkered flag, the first team to do so since Roush Racing at the 2005 Ford 400.{{efn|Joe Gibbs Racing had repeated the same feat at 2019 Federated Auto Parts 400, but Erik Jones, finishing fourth that race, was later disqualified.{{cite web |last1=Sturniolo |first1=Zack |title=Jones in tight spot after disqualification |url=https://www.poconorecord.com/story/sports/nascar/2019/09/23/jones-in-tight-spot-after/2715342007/ |website=Pocono Record |access-date=October 15, 2024 |date=September 23, 2019}}}}

Entry list

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

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{{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
15James DavisonRick 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
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 RacingChevrolet
77Josh Berry (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
78B. J. McLeod (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet
colspan="4"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/14/2021-13cup-entry-3.pdf Official entry list]

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. 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

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

2

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

3

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

4

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

5

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

6

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

7

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

8

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

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

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

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

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

28

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

29

| 77 || Josh Berry (i) || Spire Motorsports || Chevrolet

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

| 15 || James Davison || Rick Ware Racing || Chevrolet

34

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

35

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

36

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

37

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

colspan="7"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/12/2021-13cup-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup]

Race

=Stage Results=

Stage One

Laps: 120

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

15Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9
312Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord8
49Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
54Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord6
624William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet5
722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord4
848Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
917Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord2
102Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/16/2021-13cup-results.pdf Official stage one results]

Stage Two

Laps: 120

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Pos

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Points

15Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
29Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
348Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet8
424William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet7
511Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
64Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord5
71Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet4
82Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord3
93Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2
108Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1
colspan="6"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/16/2021-13cup-results.pdf Official stage two results]

=Final Stage Results=

Stage Three

Laps: 160

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Pos

! Grid

! {{Tooltip|No|Car Number}}

! Driver

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Points

11648Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40051
245Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40055
389Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40050
4324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40045
5922Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40036
654Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord40042
7211Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40045
8128Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40030
92499Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet40028
103041Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord40027
112223Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota40026
12712Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord40033
13281Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40028
14143Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40025
151942Ross ChastainChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet40022
16152Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord40025
171017Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord40022
182537Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39919
19119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota39918
202047Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet39917
211120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota39616
222343Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet39615
23136Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord39614
241821Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord39513
252134Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord39512
26267Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet39311
27618Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota39310
282738Anthony Alfredo (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord3929
293500Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet3888
302977Josh Berry (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet3880
313451Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet3870
323653Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3830
333315James DavisonRick Ware RacingChevrolet3824
343752Josh BilickiRick Ware RacingFord3813
351714Chase Briscoe (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord3352
363178B. J. McLeod (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord3340
373210Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord3001
colspan="8"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/16/2021-13cup-results.pdf Official race results]

=Race statistics=

  • Lead changes: 10 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 19 minutes and 55 seconds
  • Average speed: {{convert|120.05|mph|km/h}}

Media

=Television=

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, five-time Dover 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 and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

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colspan="3"|MRN Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle		Backstretch: Mike BagleyKim Coon
Steve Post

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;"| 574

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 473 (–101)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 472 (–102)

align="left"| 10px

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 442 (–132)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 440 (–134)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 438 (–136)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Chase Elliott

| style="text-align:center;"| 432 (–142)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Kevin Harvick

| style="text-align:center;"| 427 (–147)

align="left"| 10px

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 404 (–170)

align="left"| 10px

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 383 (–191)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Austin Dillon

| style="text-align:center;"| 341 (–233)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 336 (–238)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 332 (–242)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Chris Buescher

| style="text-align:center;"| 309 (–265)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Tyler Reddick

| style="text-align:center;"| 298 (–276)

align="left"| 10px 1

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

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

| style="text-align:center;"| 290 (–284)

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!colspan="9"|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/5/16/2021-13cup-points.pdf Official driver's standings]

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;Manufacturers' Championship standings

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! Pos

! Manufacturer

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Chevrolet

| style="text-align:center;"| 467

align="left"| 10px 1

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

| Ford

| style="text-align:center;"| 460 (–7)

align="left"| 10px

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

| Toyota

| style="text-align:center;"| 452 (–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.

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Notes

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References

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