Entry List

The official 2021 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart NASCAR CUP Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Atlanta Motor Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart

Sunday, July 11th, 2021

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 13 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 18 Chevrolet

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
  • Pole Winner: Chase Elliott
  • Age: 25
  • Team: No. 9 - Adrenaline Shoc Chevrolet
  • Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Chase Elliott won the Pole Award for the Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Sunday, July 11th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Kurt wins in Busch Family Duel; Secures Playoffs Bid

Kurt Busch out-dueled his younger brother Kyle Busch in the pair's fourth career 1-2 finish to secure his 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs position and take his 33rd career victory in Sunday's Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart.

Busch, 42, has been particularly good at the 1.5-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway. Sunday's win was his fourth there, most among the current field, and the last trophy given before the historic NASCAR track is repaved and reconfigured going forward.

More importantly Sunday's work was a big statement for Busch, who started the race with only a 25-point buffer in the championship standings with six races left to set the 16-driver Playoffs field. Now with the win, he's "in" and his emotions climbing out of Chip Ganassi Racing's No. 1 Chevrolet certainly reflected the relief and joy.

He simultaneously earned a Playoffs position and evened the score with his brother – each have won two races in the four times they have finished first and second.

"Hell yeah, we beat Kyle," a smiling Kurt Busch said after climbing out of his car, putting his fists in the air and turning toward the cheering crowd in the grandstands.

"What a battle on an old-school race track," said Busch, who has 33 career NASCAR Cup Series wins.

"It's been one of those years where I knew we were going to have our back against the wall, just above the [Playoffs] cut-off line and needed to race hard and race smart."

Not too surprisingly, Kyle Busch's mood standing by his car on pit lane was markedly different than his brother's. He felt like Kurt's Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Ross Chastain interfered a bit as the two brothers were fighting for the race lead while navigating lapped traffic.

Kurt led a race high 144 of the 267 laps – the most he's led in a single race since 2015 (291 laps at Richmond, Va.) and the two each won a Stage. Kurt came out behind his brother on track when the final round of pit stops cycled out, but ultimately passed Kyle for good with 25 laps remaining and crossed the finish line 1.237 seconds ahead of his brother. Kyle was able to pull alongside Kurt with seven to go, but unable to make the pass in lapped traffic.

"I gave everything I had there early and then just smoked it behind the 42 [Chastain] obviously, shows you what kind of driver he is," Kyle Busch said. "Just trying to fight hard after that when I got passed.

"Great effort, the guys gave me a great piece," Kyle continued. "The 1 (Kurt Busch) was definitely better than us today, I just thought I had him."

Kyle's Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. finished third, rallying from a 37th place starting position. Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman was fourth followed by Penske Racing's Ryan Blaney, who won at Atlanta this March.

Tyler Reddick, Georgia native Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, Matt DiBenedetto and Brad Keselowski rounded out the Top-10.

Noticeably absent from that group is the series' only four-race winner Kyle Larson. He ran among the top five for most of the race, but was penalized for speeding on pit road during his final pit stop. He instead finished 18th.

Championship points leader Denny Hamlin, who is still looking for his first win of 2021, finished 13th. He also was handed a pit road penalty early in the race, which was red-flagged for about 20 minutes just after the completion of Stage 2 so track workers could repair the track surface.

The series moves to the New Hampshire Motor Speedway 1-miler next week for the Foxwood Resort Casino 301 (3 p.m. ET, NBCSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

With five races remaining to set the 16-driver Playoffs field, 12 drivers have now earned automatic bids with a race victory. Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, who rallied to an 11th place finish Sunday, Austin Dillon and Reddick are the four highest-ranked drivers on points.

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 260
  • Margin of Victory: 01.237 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 50 Minutes 8 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 141.207
  • Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,087 (8.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • 52nd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart
  • Race Winner: Kurt Busch
  • Age: 42
  • Team : No. 1 - GEARWRENCH Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi
  • Crew Chief: Matt McCall
  • Kurt Busch won the 52nd Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart, his 33rd victory in 741 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his fourth victory and 16th top-10 finish in 31 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Busch (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 24 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 24 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Chase Briscoe (15th) was the highest finishing rookie.
evin Harvick celebrates in Victory Lane
Hampton, Georgia - June 7, 2020 : Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light For The Farmers Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 07, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia.
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ENTRY
#
DRIVER
HOMETOWN
DOB
AGE
MAKE
SPONSOR
TEAM
CREW CHIEF

1
10
Tampa, FL
Mar 14, 1984
37
Ford
Smithfield
2
2
Auburn Hills, MI
Feb 12, 1984
37
Ford
MoneyLion
3
11
Chesterfield, VA
Nov 18, 1980
40
Toyota
Offerpad Awesome Different
4
22
Middleton, CT
May 24, 1990
31
Ford
Shell Pennzoil
5
4
Bakersfield, CA
Dec 8, 1975
45
Ford
Mobil 1 Summer Road Trip
6
1
Las Vegas, NV
Aug 4, 1978
42
Chevrolet
GearWrench
7
18
Las Vegas, NV
May 2, 1985
36
Toyota
Skittes Gummies
8
19
Mayetta, NJ
Jun 29, 1980
41
Toyota
Auto-Owners Insurance
9
34
Phoenix, AZ
Dec 21, 1984
36
Ford
Fr8Auctions
10
6
South Bend, IN
Dec 8, 1977
43
Ford
Oscar Mayer
11
3
Lewisville, NC
Apr 27, 1990
31
Chevrolet
BREZTRI
12
47
Olive Branch, MS
Oct 2, 1987
33
Chevrolet
NOS Energy Drink
13
77
Port Tobacco, MD
Feb 25, 1993
28
Toyota
Fraternal Order of Eagles
14
5
Sacremento, CA
Jul 31, 1992
28
Chevrolet
HendrickCars.com
15
48
Tuscon, AZ
Apr 25, 1993
28
Chevrolet
Ally
16
12
High Point, NC
Dec 31, 1993
27
Ford
Advance Auto Parts
17
7
Kannapolis, NC
Sep 25, 1991
29
Chevrolet
The Bos Baby: Family Business
18
9
Dawsonville, GA
Nov 28, 1995
25
Chevrolet
Adrenaline Shoc
19
21
Grass Valley, CA
Jul 27, 1991
29
Ford
Menards / Quaker State
20
17
Prosper, TX
Oct 29, 1992
28
Ford
Fastenal
21
43
Byron, MI
May 30, 1996
25
Chevrolet
Petty's Garage
22
37
Berlin, CT
Oct 25, 1990
30
Chevrolet
Kroger / Scott
23
99
Monterrey, Mexico
Jan 7, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Good Sam - Autism Awareness
24
51
Greensboro, NC
Nov 7, 1995
25
Chevrolet
Nurtec ODT
25
42
Alva, FL
Dec 4, 1992
28
Chevrolet
Clover
26
23
Mobile, AL
Oct 8, 1993
27
Toyota
Door Dash
27
24
Charlotte, NC
Nov 29, 1997
23
Chevrolet
Axalta
28
41
Ladera Ranch, CA
Jan 23, 1998
23
Ford
Code 3 Associates
29
53
Ligonier, PA
Apr 27, 1992
29
Chevrolet
Seed Token
30
52
Menomonee Falls, WI
Jun 3, 1995
26
Ford
Junction Fuels
31
8
Corning, CA
Jan 11, 1996
25
Chevrolet
Okuma
32
00
Weyers Cave, VA
Sep 15, 1997
23
Chevrolet
8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey
33
15
Driftwood, TX
Oct 29, 1996
24
Chevrolet
Fort Worth Screen Printing
34
78
Winamac, IN
Apr 28, 1999
22
Chevrolet
Superior Logistics Services
35
20
Norman, OK
Dec 16, 1994
26
Toyota
Craftsman Ace / CMN
36
14
Mitchell, IN
Dec 15, 1994
26
Ford
One Cure
37
38
Ridgefield, CT
Mar 1, 1999
22
Ford
Georgia Peanuts