2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Phoenix Raceway
Motor car race
The 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 6, 2021. It was contested over 200 laps on the 1.00-mile (1.61 km) oval. It was the thirty-third and final race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, as well as the championship race.
Report
Background
Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona . It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix . The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series , CART , USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series . The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation .
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.610 seconds and a speed of 130.388 mph (209.839 km/h).[ 2]
Qualifying
Austin Cindric scored the pole position after a time of 27.293 seconds and a speed of 131.902 mph (212.276 km/h). Landon Cassill , Stephen Leicht , Spencer Boyd , Ryan Ellis , Timmy Hill , and Joey Gase failed to qualify.
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
18
Daniel Hemric
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
54
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
4
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
1
Stage Two
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
18
Daniel Hemric
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
54
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
0
4
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
20
Harrison Burton
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 110
After 120 Xfinity Series starts, Daniel Hemric would come home to win at Phoenix. Additionally, he scored the championship as well.
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
Status
1
4
18
Daniel Hemric
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
204
40
Running
2
1
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
204
35
Running
3
36
20
Harrison Burton
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
204
37
Running
4
5
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
204
36
Running
5
8
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
204
37
Running
6
2
54
John Hunter Nemechek
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
204
0
Running
7
6
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
204
35
Running
8
20
02
Brett Moffitt
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
29
Running
9
3
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
42
Running
10
10
78
Sheldon Creed
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
0
Running
11
13
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
31
Running
12
7
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
25
Running
13
11
8
Sam Mayer (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
24
Running
14
12
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
204
23
Running
15
32
26
Dylan Lupton
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
204
22
Running
16
21
23
Blaine Perkins
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
21
Running
17
14
38
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Chevrolet
204
20
Running
18
22
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
204
19
Running
19
17
2
Myatt Snider
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
204
18
Running
20
19
68
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
17
Running
21
27
66
David Starr
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
204
16
Running
22
29
07
J. J. Yeley
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
204
15
Running
23
9
10
Jeb Burton
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
204
14
Running
24
23
44
Tommy Joe Martins
Martins Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
13
Running
25
33
31
Sage Karam
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
204
12
Running
26
24
47
Kyle Weatherman
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
204
11
Running
27
18
39
Kyle Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
204
10
Running
28
30
6
Ryan Vargas (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
9
Running
29
35
5
Matt Mills
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
204
8
Running
30
26
36
Alex Labbé
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
202
7
Running
31
25
15
Bayley Currey (i)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
200
0
Running
32
16
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
194
5
Accident
33
15
48
Jade Buford (R)
Big Machine Racing Team
Chevrolet
193
4
Accident
34
28
99
Stefan Parsons
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
123
3
Engine
35
34
17
Joe Graf Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
97
2
Accident
36
31
0
Jeffrey Earnhardt
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
57
1
Accident
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 16 among 5 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 10 for 61
Time of race: 2 hours, 22 minutes, and 35 seconds
Average speed: 85.845 mph (138.154 km/h)
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