2021_South_Point_400

2021 South Point 400

2021 South Point 400

NASCAR Cup Series race

The 2021 South Point 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on September 26, 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 30th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.

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Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.
The 2021 South Point 400 program cover.

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

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

Starting Lineup

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Race

Kyle Larson started on the pole for the race. Four cars (#10, #19, #24, #66) dropped to the rear for multiple inspection failures. Larson won stage one. Following an incident with Joey Gase only five laps into the run, most cars pitted with the four Hendrick Motorsports cars choosing to stay out. The Hendrick cars thought they were on the outside of the fuel window, but due to an extended caution the cars that pitted were able to make it to stage two. This forced the Hendrick cars to pit under green, forcing them a lap down. Chase Elliott was able to un-lap himself, and William Byron earned the lucky dog pass. Denny Hamlin won stage two and went on to win the race, beating Elliott by 0.442 seconds.

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: 21 among 10 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 21
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 46 minutes and 8 seconds
  • Average speed: 144.643 miles per hour (232.780 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

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Radio

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

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Standings after the race

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References

  1. [1]
    "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 28, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 20, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. September 22, 2021. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  5. [5]
    "South Point 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. September 26, 2021. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Las Vegas flexes its sports muscle, hosting 4 pro events in one day". Las Vegas Review-Journal. September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
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