2021 Food City 300

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2021 Food City 300
Race details
Race 26 of 33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateSeptember 17, 2021
Official name Food City 300
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 306 laps, 163.098 mi (262.548 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.334 km)
Average speed 75.026 miles per hour (120.743 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 92
Winner
No. 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2021 Food City 300 was the 26th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the final race of the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season, and the 40th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, September 17, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was extended from the scheduled 300 laps to 306 due to a late race caution, setting up a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish, Austin Cindric and A. J. Allmendinger wrecked across the line after a wild restart saw numerous passes for position in the lead positions. The person who crossed the line first was A. J. Allmendinger, cementing a win for Allmendinger, his 9th win of his career and the 4th of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Riley Herbst of Stewart-Haas Racing would finish 3rd.

Contents

Background

The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Bristol Motor Speedway map.png
The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet ForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass
1 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J "If You've Got It A Trucker Brought It"
2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Crosley Furniture
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Fr8Auctions
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Voyager
5 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Sokal Digital
6 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet KeepItSecure.net
8 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet Tire Pros
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, TrueTimber Camo, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Barger Precast
17 Carson Ware SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet Little 5 Pizza, Pounds Property Management
18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Poppy Bank
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Yee Yee Apparel
20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota DEX Imaging
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Menards, Richmond Water Heaters
23 Ty Dillon Our Motorsports Chevrolet HomeTown Lenders
26 Brandon Gdovic Sam Hunt Racing Toyota SnapMobile.shop
31 Sage Karam Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Montage Mountain
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Prolon Controls
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford CMR Construction & Roofing
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet AAN Adjusters
47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet AXE Crossbows
48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet All South Electric
52 Gray Gaulding Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Panini America UFC Prizm
54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
61 Chad Finchum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Black Oak Contracting, Inc.
66 David Starr MBM Motorsports Toyota Whataburger
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet JABS Construction
74 Bayley Currey Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet GPSTab, JM Steel
78 Jesse Little B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet David's Electric
90 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet BeerPongToss, Alloy Employer Services "Stronger by design"
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Workpro Tools
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
Official entry list

Starting lineup

Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the last race, the 2021 Go Bowling 250 and owner's points. As a result, Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports won the pole. [2]

Pos.#DriverTeamMake
19 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
354 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
418 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
511 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
620 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
710 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
898 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
922 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
1016 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
1168 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
1239 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford
1351 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
1436 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
151 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet
1619 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
172 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
1892 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
1947 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
2002 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet
2126 Brandon Gdovic Sam Hunt Racing Toyota
228 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet
2344 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
2466 David Starr MBM Motorsports Toyota
2578 Jesse Little B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
2699 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
275 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
286 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet
290 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet
3048 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet
3123 Ty Dillon Our Motorsports Chevrolet
3231 Sage Karam Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet
3390 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet
3417 Carson Ware SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
354 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet
3607 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
3715 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
3861 Chad Finchum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota
3952 Gray Gaulding Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet
4074 Bayley Currey Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
4113 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 85

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
218 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
39 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
411 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
58 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
616 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
722 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 4
819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
954 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
1020 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 85

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
118 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
39 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
411 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
522 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
616 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
754 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
939 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 2
1010 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 136

Fin [3] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11016 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3061running50
2922 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30675running45
3898 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3060running34
427 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30692running52
51619 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3060running38
6511 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3060running45
7620 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3060running31
8172 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3060running29
9228 Sam Mayer JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30649running34
10418 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30678running46
11354 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3060running32
1219 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3064running41
131351 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 3060running24
141168 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 3060running23
153123 Ty Dillon Our Motorsports Chevrolet 3050running22
163231 Sage Karam Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 3050running21
173607 Joe Graf Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 3050running20
183952 Gray Gaulding Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 3050running19
191436 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 3050running18
201892 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 3050running17
212126 Brandon Gdovic Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 3050running16
22275 Stefan Parsons B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 3040running15
232344 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 3040running14
24710 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3037running14
25290 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 3030running12
263715 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 3030running0
273048 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 3020running10
282578 Jesse Little B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 3020running9
291947 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 3010running8
302466 David Starr MBM Motorsports Toyota 3000running7
313390 Spencer Boyd DGM Racing Chevrolet 2980running0
323417 Carson Ware SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 2970running5
333861 Chad Finchum Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2820running4
341239 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 2590fuel pump5
35151 Josh Berry JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2150running2
362699 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1080accident1
37286 Ryan Vargas JD Motorsports Chevrolet 940brakes1
384074 Bayley Currey Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 530brakes0
39354 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 400electrical1
402002 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 90accident1
Failed to qualify
4113 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official race results

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