2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
Race details[1] | |||||
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Race 33 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season | |||||
![]() Phoenix Raceway | |||||
Date | November 6, 2021 | ||||
Location | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.00 mi (1.60 km) | ||||
Distance | 200 laps, 200.000 mi (321.869 km) | ||||
Average speed | 85.845 | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Team Penske | ||||
Time | 27.293 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Austin Cindric |
Team Penske | |||
Laps | 113 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 18 | Daniel Hemric |
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton |
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
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
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]
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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1 | 54 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.610 | 130.388 |
2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske
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Ford | 27.632 | 130.284 |
3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.729 | 129.828 |
Official first practice results |
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 | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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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 | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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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 | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
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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)
References
- ^ "Entry List". jayski.com. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Phoenix Xfinity Practice".