Motor car race
The 2021 Steakhouse Elite 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 8, 2021. It was contested over 148 laps—extended from 147 laps due to an overtime finish —on the 1.366-mile (2.198 km) egg-shaped oval. It was the ninth race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier , collected his second win of the season.
Report
Background
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina . It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
A. J. Allmendinger was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[ 32] Jordan Anderson , Ronnie Bassett Jr. , and Andy Lally did not have enough points to qualify for the race.
Starting Lineups
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
20
Harrison Burton
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
18
Daniel Hemric
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
44
Tommy Joe Martins
Martins Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
2
Myatt Snider
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
4
8
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
2
10
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Stage Two
Laps: 45
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
20
Harrison Burton
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
10
2
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
9
3
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
8
4
8
Josh Berry (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
7
5
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
6
6
10
Jeb Burton
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
5
7
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
2
10
02
Brett Moffitt
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 57
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
Status
1
16
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
46
Running
2
24
8
Josh Berry (R)
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
42
Running
3
22
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
148
34
Running
4
5
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
51
Running
5
7
18
Daniel Hemric
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
148
39
Running
6
12
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
148
31
Running
7
20
1
Michael Annett
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
35
Running
8
13
02
Brett Moffitt
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
30
Running
9
11
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
148
34
Running
10
23
36
Alex Labbe
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
148
27
Running
11
8
20
Harrison Burton
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
148
44
Running
12
19
4
Landon Cassill
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
25
Running
13
1
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
148
37
Running
14
4
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
148
23
Running
15
14
44
Tommy Joe Martins
Martins Racing
Chevrolet
148
28
Running
16
33
99
Ryan Ellis
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Toyota
148
21
Running
17
17
61
David Starr
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
148
20
Running
18
29
54
Ty Gibbs (R)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
148
21
Running
19
10
2
Myatt Snider
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
148
22
Running
20
3
10
Jeb Burton
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
148
22
Running
21
36
23
Tanner Berryhill
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
16
Running
22
35
17
J. J. Yeley
SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
148
15
Running
23
15
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Ford
148
0
Running
24
9
68
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
13
Running
25
39
74
Bayley Currey (i)
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
148
0
Running
26
38
90
B. J. McLeod (i)
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
148
0
Running
27
34
6
Ryan Vargas (R)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
148
10
Running
28
6
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
148
9
Running
29
25
15
Colby Howard
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
147
8
Accident
30
2
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
147
19
Accident
31
28
0
Jeffrey Earnhardt
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
6
Running
32
31
78
Jesse Little
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
146
5
Running
33
26
47
Kyle Weatherman
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
142
4
Running
34
40
13
Matt Jaskol
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
142
3
Running
35
18
48
Jade Buford (R)
Big Machine Racing Team
Chevrolet
140
2
Running
36
27
26
Brandon Gdovic
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
140
1
Running
37
30
07
Joe Graf Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
132
1
Accident
38
37
52
Gray Gaulding
Means Motorsports
Chevrolet
107
1
Accident
39
21
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
48
1
Suspension
40
32
5
Matt Mills
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
44
1
Accident
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 13 among 7 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 9 for 43
Time of race: 2 hours, 2 minutes, and 51 seconds
Average speed: 98.739 mph (158.905 km/h)
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