2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard

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2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
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Race 24 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
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Date August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course Permanent racing facility
2.439 mi (3.925 km)
Distance 95 laps, 231.705 mi (372.875 km)
Scheduled Distance 82 laps, 199.998 mi (321.85 km)
Average speed 69.171 miles per hour (111.320 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 1:27.765
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 28
Winner
No. 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC / NBCSN (Laps 93-95)
Announcers Rick Allen, Steve Letarte (booth), Mike Bagley (Turn 1), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Turn 7) and Jeff Burton (Turn 12)
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network
Booth Announcers Doug Rice, Pat Patterson and Jeff Hammond
Turn Announcers Nick Yeoman (Turns 1–4), Mark Jaynes (Turns 5–9), Chris Denari (Turns 10–11) and Jake Query (Turns 12–14)

The 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on August 15, 2021, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the inaugural running of the Verizon 200 on the road course, and officially the 28th edition of NASCAR at the Speedway. Contested over 95 laps -- extended from 82 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.439-mile (3.925 km) road course, it was the 24th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Contents

This race marked the first time a NASCAR Cup Series race was contested on the infield road course after the 2020 Xfinity Series race was held there the previous year as part of the INDYCAR/NASCAR doubleheader.

A. J. Allmendinger earned his first victory since 2014, as well as his second career NASCAR Cup Series victory, and the race also marked the first career NASCAR Cup Series victory for Kaulig Racing.

Report

Background

Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held. Ims aerial.jpg
Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana, (an enclave suburb of Indianapolis) in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400. It is located on the corner of 16th Street and Georgetown Road, approximately six miles (10 km) west of Downtown Indianapolis.

Constructed in 1909, it is the original speedway, the first racing facility so named. It has a permanent seating capacity estimated at 235,000 with infield seating raising capacity to an approximate 400,000. It is the highest-capacity sports venue in the world.

After running the support races last year on the road course, the Speedway moved the Cup Series feature division to the road course configuration. As a result, the July 4 weekend spot it held was occupied by Road America and the race was moved to mid-August. [8] As was the case during the pandemic-affected 2020 season, the NTT IndyCar Series will race on the Saturday card with the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix. The events were part of four different divisions of racing within a week at the Speedway, with the Bryan Clauson Classic midget car events at the Speedway the next week.

The 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard program cover, which includes the ensuing week's Bryan Clauson Classic on the dirt track. 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard program cover.jpg
The 2021 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard program cover, which includes the ensuing week's Bryan Clauson Classic on the dirt track.

Prior to the race, NASCAR had the rumble strip on turn 6 removed after it caused severe damage to several cars during the first lap of the Xfinity race the day before. [9]

Austin Cindric's #33 MoneyLion Ford before the race Austin Cindric 33 cup car at Indianapolis 2021.jpg
Austin Cindric's #33 MoneyLion Ford before the race

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No.DriverTeamManufacturer
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
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig 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
33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford
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 Ford
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Andy Lally (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:29.577 and a speed of 98.021 mph (157.750 km/h). [10]

Practice results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
119 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:29.57798.021
224 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.06797.487
35 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:30.10697.445
Official practice results

Qualifying

William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:27.765 and a speed of 100.044 mph (161.005 km/h). [11]

Byron was the only driver in the 1:27 range during the entire event, and the first NASCAR race car to exceed 100 MPH average speed on the road course.

Qualifying results

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2
124 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1:28.1481:27.765
214 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford1:28.0341:28.191
39 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1:28.3181:28.229
45 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1:27.9311:28.305
599 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet1:28.3271:28.431
619 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota1:28.1481:28.502
722 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford1:28.2711:28.511
816 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet1:28.1441:28.518
942 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet1:28.2881:28.562
1041 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford1:28.2251:28.562
118 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet1:28.2481:28.596
1234 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford1:28.2951:29.302
1333 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford1:28.359
1411 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota1:28.400
1521 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford1:28.414
1612 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford1:28.591
1720 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota1:28.727
1810 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford1:28.762
1917 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford1:28.811
201 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet1:28.812
2118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota1:28.818
2247 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet1:28.970
233 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet1:29.017
2448 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet1:29.026
254 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford1:29.071
267 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet1:29.074
2723 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota1:29.278
2843 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet1:29.318
2977 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet1:29.410
3037 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet1:29.544
312 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford1:29.577
326 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford1:29.639
3338 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford1:29.640
3415 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet1:29.976
3578 Andy Lally (i) Live Fast Motorsports Ford1:30.345
3652 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford1:31.203
3751 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet1:31.656
3800 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet1:31.837
3953 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford1:31.865
4066 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota1:32.691
Official qualifying results

Race

William Byron won the pole in qualifying for the first Cup race on the Indianapolis Road Course. Pit strategy came into play for the start of the race, allowing Tyler Reddick to win both stages while Martin Truex Jr. suffered tire issues and Brad Keselowski spun into the wall. Late in the race, Byron spun with Kyle Busch while Joey Logano and Daniel Suárez both got into the tire barrier (the accident turned out to be because the curbing at Turn 5 came up). On the restart, Reddick made contact with teammate Austin Dillon and collected Cole Custer and Alex Bowman. In overtime, Chase Briscoe exceeded track limits while battling Denny Hamlin for the lead and was called for a penalty, then spun Hamlin (Briscoe said after the race that he wasn't told about the penalty.) A. J. Allmendinger took advantage and took the lead and held off Ryan Blaney for his second career Cup victory and the first Cup win for Kaulig Racing.

Stage Results

Stage OneLaps: 15

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
18Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10
234Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord9
33Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8
443Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet7
537Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet6
62Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord5
747Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet4
877Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
914Chase Briscoe (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord2
109Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage one results

Stage TwoLaps: 20

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
18Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10
23Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
337Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet8
447Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet7
521Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord6
677Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0
77Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet4
878Andy Lally (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord0
95Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
109Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage ThreeLaps: 47

After finishing third and Hamlin finishing twenty-third, Larson took the lead in the regular-season points standings. Hamlin however was able to officially qualify in the Cup Playoffs based on points.

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1816A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet950
21612Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord9535
345Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9536
439Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9535
51521Matt DiBenedettoWood Brothers RacingFord9538
6201Kurt BuschChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet9531
72843Erik JonesRichard Petty MotorsportsChevrolet9537
82977Justin Haley (i)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet950
91333Austin Cindric (i)Team PenskeFord950
10326Ryan NewmanRoush Fenway RacingFord9527
112247Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet9537
121917Chris BuescherRoush Fenway RacingFord9525
132723Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota9524
14254Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas RacingFord9523
15619Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota9522
16267Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet9525
172448Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9520
183652Josh BilickiRick Ware RacingFord9519
191810Aric AlmirolaStewart-Haas RacingFord9518
202118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9517
21118Tyler ReddickRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9536
223800Quin HouffStarCom RacingChevrolet9515
231411Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9514
24312Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord9518
251041Cole CusterStewart-Haas RacingFord9412
26214Chase Briscoe (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord9413
274066Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota940
283953Garrett Smithley (i)Rick Ware RacingFord940
29942Ross ChastainChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet938
301234Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord8816
31233Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet8823
323415James DavisonRick Ware RacingChevrolet805
33124William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet774
34722Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord773
353037Ryan PreeceJTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet7716
361720Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota771
37599Daniel SuárezTrackhouse Racing TeamChevrolet771
383338Anthony Alfredo (R)Front Row MotorsportsFord681
393578Andy Lally (i)Live Fast MotorsportsFord550
403751Cody Ware (i)Petty Ware RacingChevrolet460
Official race results

Race statistics

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side as part of a Radio Style Broadcast for the race. Rick Allen, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. MRN broadcaster Mike Bagley called the race from Turn 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call from Turn 7, and Jeff Burton had the call from Turn 12. Dave Burns, Marty Snider, and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood handled the features from the track.

NBC
Booth announcersTurn AnnouncersPit reportersFeatures reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Turn 1 Announcer: Mike Bagley
Turn 7 Announcer: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Turn 12 Announcer: Jeff Burton
Dave Burns
Marty Snider
Kelli Stavast
Rutledge Wood

Radio

Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network and the Performance Racing Network jointly co-produced the radio broadcast for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio, and aired on IMS or PRN stations, depending on contractual obligations. The lead announcers and two pit reporters were PRN staff, while the turns announcers and two pit reporters were from IMS.

PRN/IMS Radio
Booth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Pat Patterson
Announcer: Jeff Hammond
Turns 1–4: Nick Yeoman
Turns 5–9: Mark Jaynes
Turns 10–11: Chris Denari
Turns 12–14: Jake Query
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Ryan Myrehn
Michael Young

Standings after the race

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