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.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 77 Josh Berry (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Qualifying Martin Truex Jr. was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.
Starting Lineup Pos 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 FordOfficial starting lineup
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 120
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 84 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 66 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 57 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 48 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 210 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 120
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 57 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 48 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 39 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 160
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 16 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 512 4 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 553 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 504 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 400 455 9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 400 366 5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 427 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 400 458 12 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 309 24 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 400 2810 30 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 2711 22 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 400 2612 7 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 400 3313 28 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 400 2814 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 400 2515 19 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 400 2216 15 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 400 2517 10 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 400 2218 25 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 399 1919 1 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 399 1820 20 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 399 1721 11 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 396 1622 23 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 396 1523 13 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 396 1424 18 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 395 1325 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 395 1226 26 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 393 1127 6 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 393 1028 27 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 392 929 35 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 388 830 29 77 Josh Berry (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 388 031 34 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 387 032 36 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 383 033 33 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 382 434 37 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford 381 335 17 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 335 236 31 78 B. J. McLeod (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford 334 037 32 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 300 1Official 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:
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.
FS1Booth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Jeff GordonColor-commentator: Clint Bowyer Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio MRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN RadioBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Backstretch: Mike Bagley Kim CoonSteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 574 1 2 William Byron 473 (–101) 1 3 Martin Truex Jr. 472 (–102) 4 Joey Logano 442 (–132) 1 5 Kyle Larson 440 (–134) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 438 (–136) 1 7 Chase Elliott 432 (–142) 1 8 Kevin Harvick 427 (–147) 9 Brad Keselowski 404 (–170) 10 Kyle Busch 383 (–191) 1 11 Austin Dillon 341 (–233) 1 12 Christopher Bell 336 (–238) 1 13 Alex Bowman 332 (–242) 1 14 Chris Buescher 309 (–265) 1 15 Tyler Reddick 298 (–276) 1 16 Michael McDowell 290 (–284)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Chevrolet 467 1 2 Ford 460 (–7) 3 Toyota 452 (–15)
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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