The 2021 Drydene 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 15, 2021. It was contested over 200 laps on the Dover International Speedway concrete oval. It was the tenth race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Team Penske driver Austin Cindric, collected his third win of the season.
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Background Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet03Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Zane Smith (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet13Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Cody WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23J. J. YeleyOur MotorsportsChevrolet26John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota31Jordan Anderson (I)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Gray GauldingMeans RacingChevrolet54Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota61David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet77Ronnie Bassett Jr.Bassett RacingChevrolet78Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Kyle SiegDGM RacingFord92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaOfficial entry list
Qualifying Daniel Hemric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Jordan Anderson, Ronnie Bassett Jr., and Andy Lally did not have enough points to qualify for the race.
Starting Lineups PosDriverTeamManufacturer118Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet39Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota68Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet911Zane SmithKaulig RacingChevrolet1002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet111Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet1454Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota152Myatt Snider Richard Childress RacingChevrolet1622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1836Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1968Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2161David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2266Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsFord234Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2499B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota2515Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet2674Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet2717Cody WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet280Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet2992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet3026John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota3123J. J. YeleyOur MotorsportsChevrolet3247Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3378Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3448Jade Buford Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet3590Kyle SiegDGM RacingChevrolet3607Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet376Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet3813Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota395Matt Mills B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota4052Gray GauldingMeans MotorsportsChevrolet Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1028Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet8420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota669Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet5754Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota4822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord3939Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord21026John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota0 Stage Two Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints18Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8416A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet7520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota669Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet571Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet4826John Hunter NemechekSam Hunt RacingToyota3954Ty Gibbs (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 110
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus11622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord20051Running268Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet20054Running327Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20053Running4716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20048Running51454Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20038Running6520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20044Running7111Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet20034Running81239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord20031Running9118Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20028Running101968Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet20027Running111310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet20026Running12851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet20025Running131002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet19924Running143123J. J. YeleyOur MotorsportsChevrolet19923Running1539Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet19932Running16152Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19921Running172098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord19821Running18280Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet19819Running191836Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet19818Running201744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet19817Running212499B. J. McLeod (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1980Running223247Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet19815Running232717Cody WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet19714Running242674Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon MotorsportsChevrolet1960Running25376Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet19612Running26234Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet19511Running27395Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota19510Running282515Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet1949Running293607Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1938Running302266Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota1930Running314052Gray GauldingMeans MotorsportsChevrolet1926Running323026John Hunter Nemechek (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1820Running333448Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1554Engine343590Kyle SiegDGM RacingFord833Accident35419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota688Accident36911Zane Smith (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet670Accident373378Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet571Accident382992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet571Accident393813Matt JaskolMBM MotorsportsToyota561Accident402161David StarrHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota181Overheating Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 9 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 7 for 45 Time of race: 2 hours, 6 minutes, and 20 seconds Average speed:
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