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 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.
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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.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael Annett JR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota6Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota15Bayley Currey (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Tanner BerryhillOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Dylan Lupton (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota31Kaz Grala (i) Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Joey GaseMeans RacingChevrolet54John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota61Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66David Starr MBM MotorsportsFord68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Spencer Boyd (i)DGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevyOfficial entry list
Qualifying A. J. Allmendinger was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Timmy Hill did not have enough points to qualify for the race.
Starting Lineups PosDriverTeamManufacturer116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord318Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs RacingToyota411Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevy59Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevy67Justin Allgaier JR MotorsportsChevy719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota820Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota91Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1054John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota118Sam Mayer (R) JR MotorsportsChevrolet122Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet1451Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1592Josh Williams DGM RacingChevrolet1636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1748Jade Buford (R) Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet194Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet2098Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas RacingFord2161Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2239Ryan Sieg RSS RacingFord230Jeffrey Earnhardt JD MotorsportsChevrolet2444Tommy Joe Martins Martins MotorsportsChevrolet2547Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2602Brett Moffitt Our MotorsportsChevrolet2723Tanner Berryhill Our MotorsportsChevrolet2890Spencer Boyd (i) DGM RacingChevrolet2926Dylan Lupton (i) Sam Hunt RacingToyota306Ryan Vargas (R) JD MotorsportsChevrolet3199Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3231Kaz Grala (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3317J. J. YeleySS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3478Jesse Little B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet355Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3666David StarrMBM MotorsportsFord3752Joey GaseMeans MotorsportsChevrolet3807Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3915Bayley Currey (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet4074C. J. McLaughlin Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 50
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1029Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet751Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet6611Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet5720Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4851Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet3902Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet21068Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1
Stage Two Laps: 50
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints154John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0218Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota938Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet8410Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet7511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet6698Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord571Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet487Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet399Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet21016A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 100
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus11054John Hunter Nemechek (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2000Running2318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20044Running359Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet20045Running467Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20043Running5222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord20042Running6116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet20040Running7411Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet20041Running8820Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20033Running991Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet20038Running10719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20027Running111310Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet20033Running122098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord20030Running13118Sam Mayer (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet20032Running142239Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord20023Running153231Kaz Grala (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2000Running162602Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet20023Running173915Bayley Currey (i)JD MotorsportsChevrolet2000Running182444Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet20019Running191592Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet20018Running202161Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1990Running21122Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet19916Running22306Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet19915Running23230Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet19914Running241636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet19913Running252547Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet19912Running263807Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet19811Running27355Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota19610Running282890Spencer Boyd (i)DGM RacingChevrolet1960Running291451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet19611Running303752Joey GaseJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1957Running313478Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1956Running323199Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1935Running331868Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1715Accident343666David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota1523Engine354074C. J. McLaughlinMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1452Suspension36194Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1081Electrical372723Tanner BerryhillOur MotorsportsChevrolet1001Accident382926Dylan Lupton (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota1001Accident391748Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet811Accident403317J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet371Engine Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 10 for 54 Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes, and 48 seconds Average speed:
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