Race Entry List

NASCAR Cup Series

YellaWood 500

Talladega Superspeedway

October 3rd, 2021

Race #31 of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season

  • Laps Scheduled: 267
  • Stages
    • Stage 1 ends on lap 60
    • Stage 2 ends on lap 120
    • Stage 3 ends on lap 267 (end of race)
  • Drivers Entered: 40
  • Makes
    • Chevrolet (19)
    • Ford (15)
    • Toyota (6)
  • Last Talladega Superspeedway race (GEICO 500)
    • Pole: Denny Hamlin (0.000 mph)
    • Winner: Brad Keselowski
Brad Keselowski in victory lane
Talladega, Alabama - April 25th, 2021: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 MoneyLion Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 25, 2021 in Talladega, Alabama. Photo by Sean Gardner | Getty Images
Car # Driver Hometown Make Sponsor Team Crew Chief
00 Quin Houff Weyers Cave, VA Chevrolet 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey StarCom Racing George Church
1 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Chevrolet Monster Energy Chip Ganassi Racing Matt McCall
10 Aric Almirola Tampa, FL Ford Smithfield Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Bugarewicz
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Express Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
116 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Matt Swiderski
12 Ryan Blaney High Point, NC Ford Menards / Maytag Team Penske Todd Gordon
14 Chase Briscoe Mitchell, IN Ford Rush Truck Centers / Mobil Delvac 1 Stewart-Haas Racing John Klausmeier
15 Garrett Smithley Ligonier, PA Chevrolet Boom Mobile Rick Ware Racing Ken Evans
17 Chris Buescher Prosper, TX Ford Violet Defense Roush Fenway Racing Luke Lambert
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
19 Martin Truex Jr Mayetta, NJ Toyota Bass Pro Shops Joe Gibbs Racing James Small
2 Brad Keselowski Auburn Hills, MI Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Jeremy Bullins
20 Christopher Bell Norman, OK Toyota Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing Adams Stevens
21 Matt DiBenedetto Grass Valley, CA Ford Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Wood Brothers Racing Jonathan Hassler
22 Joey Logano Middleton, CT Ford Shell Pennzoil Team Penske Paul Wolfe
23 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Toyota McDonalds 23XI Racing Bootie Barker
24 William Byron Charlotte, NC Chevrolet Axalta Hendrick Motorsports Ryan Fugle
3 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Chevrolet Breztri Richard Childress Racing Justin Alexander
34 Michael McDowell Phoenix, AZ Ford Love's Travel Stops Front Row Motorsports Drew Blickensderfer
37 Ryan Preece Berlin, CT Chevrolet Kroger / Velveeta JTG Daugherty Racing Trent Owens
38 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Ford Georgia Peanuts Front Row Motorsports Seth Barbour
4 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Ford Busch Light #Hunt4Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Greg Zipadelli
41 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Ford Autodesk / HaasTooling.com Stewart-Haas Racing Mike Shiplett
42 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Chevrolet Clover Chip Ganassi Racing Phil Surgen
43 Erik Jones Byron, MI Chevrolet US Air Force: Special Warfare Richard Petty Motorsports Jerry Baxter
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Olive Branch, MS Chevrolet SunnyD JTG Daugherty Racing Brian Pattie
48 Alex Bowman Tuscon, AZ Chevrolet Ally Hendrick Motorsports Greg Ives
5 Kyle Larson Sacremento, CA Chevrolet Cincinnati Hendrick Motorsports Cliff Daniels
51 Cody Ware Greensboro, NC Chevrolet Nurtec ODT Petty Ware Racing Mike Hillman
52 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Ford Junction Fuels Rick Ware Racing Jason Houghtaling
53 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Chevrolet Sparks Rick Ware Racing Billy Plourde
6 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Ford Kohler Generators Roush Fenway Racing Scott Graves
66 James Davison Melbourne, Australia Ford Rich-Mar Florist Motorsports Business Management Johnny Roten
7 Corey Lajoie Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Schluter Systems Spire Motorsports Ryan Sparks
77 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Chevrolet Brandt Spire Motorsports Kevin Bellicourt
78 BJ McLeod Wauchula, FL Ford NASCAR 21 Ignition Live Fast Motorsports Frank Kerr
8 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Chevrolet Realtree Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
9 Chase Elliott Dawsonville, GA Chevrolet Adrenaline Shoc Hendrick Motorsports Alan Gustafson
96 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Toyota Carnomaly Gaunt Brothers Racing Jacob Canter
99 Daniel Suarez Monterrey, Mexico Chevrolet Good Sam Trackhouse Racing Travis Mack