2021_Pennzoil_400

2021 Pennzoil 400

2021 Pennzoil 400

NASCAR Cup Series race


The 2021 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 7, 2021 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the fourth race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

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Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
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Qualifying

Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]

Starting Lineup

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Race

Kyle Larson won the race for Hendrick Motorsports, driving the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. It was his first win since he was sacked by Chip Ganassi Racing in 2020 after he said a racial slur. He also won stage two. Brad Keselowski finished second after winning stage one. Kyle Busch finished third after he passed Denny Hamlin, who was followed by Ryan Blaney.[8]

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

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Stage Two Laps: 80

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Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 107

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Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 27 among 12 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 6 for 30
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes and 7 seconds
  • Average speed: 139.615 miles per hour (224.689 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 21st race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2001 race 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.

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Radio

PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth where the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 where the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 where the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini worked pit road for the radio side.

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 3, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  5. "Pennzoil 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  6. "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  7. "Pennzoil 400 ratings". ShowBuzzDaily. Mitch Metcalf. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  8. Utter, Jim (8 March 2021). "Larson secures first NASCAR Cup win since return in Las Vegas". Autosport. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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