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NASCAR Cup Series

Coke Zero Sugar 400

Daytona International Speedway

August 28th, 2021

Race #26 of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 160
- Extended to 165 laps
Miles Raced : 412.5
Time of Race : 02 Hours 54 minutes 03 seconds
Average Speed: 142.201 mph
Margin of Victory : Under caution
Cautions: 8
Caution Laps: 31
Lead Changes: 45
Cars in Race : 40
Finished On Lead Lap: 16 (40%)

Ryan Blaney celebrates in victory lane — Daytona Beach, Florida - August 28th, 2021: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 BodyArmor Ford, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by Jared C Tilton | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	6	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	45	40	5	5	165	7	3	0	6	Running
2	13	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	36	35	1	0	165	8	2	10	0	Running
3	20	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	36	34	2	0	165	8	4	0	9	Running
4	23	6	Ryan Newman	Ford	33	33	0	0	165	2	2	0	0	Running
5	24	37	Ryan Preece	Chevrolet	34	32	2	0	165	0	0	9	0	Running
6	17	8	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	38	31	7	0	165	0	0	0	4	Running
7	28	77	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Running
8	15	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	29	29	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Running
9	5	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	38	28	10	1	165	36	5	1	0	Running
10	30	78	BJ McLeod	Ford	0	0	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Running
11	36	52	Josh Bilicki	Ford	26	26	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Running
12	21	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	25	25	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Running
13	8	1	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	24	24	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Running
14	3	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	32	23	9	0	165	7	3	2	0	Running
15	19	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	22	22	0	0	165	0	0	0	0	Running
16	11	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	21	21	0	0	165	4	3	0	0	Running
17	33	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	24	20	4	0	164	1	1	7	0	Accident
18	27	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	33	19	14	0	164	3	2	6	2	Accident
19	29	42	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	25	18	7	0	164	14	5	4	0	Accident
20	26	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	17	17	0	0	164	0	0	0	0	Accident
21	1	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	22	16	6	0	164	0	0	0	5	Accident
22	16	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	15	15	0	0	164	0	0	0	0	Accident
23	12	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	18	14	4	0	164	0	0	0	7	Running
24	22	22	Joey Logano	Ford	26	13	13	1	164	37	5	8	1	Running
25	25	41	Cole Custer	Ford	12	12	0	0	164	0	0	0	0	Running
26	9	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	11	11	0	0	164	0	0	0	0	Running
27	32	38	Anthony Alfredo	Ford	10	10	0	0	163	0	0	0	0	Running
28	40	66	David Starr	Toyota	0	0	0	0	163	0	0	0	0	Running
29	31	51	Cody Ware	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	163	0	0	0	0	Running
30	7	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	13	7	6	0	163	13	2	5	0	Running
31	34	53	Garrett Smithley	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	163	0	0	0	0	Running
32	37	15	Joey Gase	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	162	0	0	0	0	Running
33	14	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	5	4	1	0	157	8	2	0	10	Accident
34	10	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	3	3	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	Accident
35	4	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	13	2	11	0	156	5	1	3	8	Accident
36	38	16	Kaz Grala	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	156	0	0	0	0	Accident
37	39	96	Landon Cassill	Toyota	0	0	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	Accident
38	2	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	9	1	8	0	146	12	5	0	3	Accident
39	35	0	Quin Houff	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	136	0	0	0	0	Running
40	18	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	1	1	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	Engine

Race Infractions

Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Michael McDowell	Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Violation	Tail End	0	0	White
Kyle Larson	Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple Inspection Failures	Tail End	0	0	White
Corey Lajoie	Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple Inspection Failures	Tail End	0	0	White
Joey Gase	Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple Inspection Failures	Tail End	0	0	White
Anthony Alfredo	Pre-Race to the Rear Inspection Violation	Tail End	0	0	White
Anthony Alfredo	Unspecified Unapproved body adjustment on grid	Pass Thru	0	1	Green
Ryan Preece	All passing on pit road must be to the outside on entry	Tail End	22	25	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	23	25	Yellow
Joey Logano	Tossing or throwing equipment	Tail End	52	55	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Aric Almirola	Running over/under equipment	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Alex Bowman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	77	81	Yellow
Ryan Newman	Tire violation	Tail End	80	81	Yellow
Cody Ware	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	102	105	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Tire violation	Tail End	103	105	Yellow
Austin Dillon	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	141	144	Yellow
Joey Gase	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	141	144	Yellow
Cody Ware	Commitment Line Violation	Tail End	141	144	Yellow
Cody Ware	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	141	144	Yellow
Garrett Smithley	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	141	144	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Martin Truex Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Landon Cassill	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	146	0	Yellow
Daniel Suarez	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Cody Ware	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Cody Ware	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
William Byron	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	146	0	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Tyler Reddick	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Chase Briscoe	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Anthony Alfredo	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	146	150	Yellow
Brad Keselowski	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	157	0	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	157	163	Yellow
Joey Logano	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	157	163	Yellow
Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	157	163	Yellow
Ryan Preece	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	157	163	Yellow
Cole Custer	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	157	163	Yellow
Christopher Bell	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	157	0	Yellow
Chase Elliott	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	158	163	Yellow
Matt DiBenedetto	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	158	163	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Daytona International Speedway
63rd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400
Race Winner: Ryan Blaney
Age: 27
Team : No. 12 - BodyArmor Ford
Owner: Team Penske
Crew Chief: Todd Gordon
Ryan Blaney won the 63rd Annual Coke Zero Sugar 400, his seventh victory in 224 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 14th top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 13 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Bubba Wallace (second) posted his third top-10 finish in nine races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2021.
Ryan Newman (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 40 races at Daytona International Speedway.
Chase Briscoe (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
Today's race produced 45 lead changes, the most lead changes in the NASCAR Cup Series at Daytona since 2011.

Race Recap

Blaney takes the victory, Reddick clinches Playoff spot and Larson wins Regular Season Championship at Daytona

August 29th, 2021

By Holly Cain - NASCAR Wire Service

The Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series' regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway unfolded as billed with dramatic action all Saturday night that included 45 lead changes, a 14-minute Red Flag period and a wild final lap of overtime to decide the championship Playoff picture.

Ultimately, Team Penske's Ryan Blaney managed it all and took his second NASCAR Cup Series victory in as many weeks as a huge multi-car accident happened behind him in the last corners of the track on the final lap.

Blaney's No. 12 Team Penske Ford led only seven of the 165 laps, but the 27-year-old North Carolinian took the lead from fellow Ford driver Roush Fenway Racing's Chris Buescher for the two laps of overtime to claim his third win of the season and seventh of his career.

Richard Childress Racing's Tyler Reddick earned the 16th and final Playoff position with a fifth-place finish in a close and suspenseful battle with his own teammate Austin Dillon.

"How about that," Blaney said. "That was a lot of fun. Gosh, we just barely missed that wreck. Got to line up on the front row and got a good push by the 7 (Corey LaJoie). You never know how the end of these things is going to play out. Down the back you don't know what lane is getting a bigger run. I guess someone got tangled up over there, hopefully everyone is okay."

LaJoie was one of the drivers who was collected in that nine-car crash in Turn 3 on the final lap. He was one of four drivers – including Austin Dillon, Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez – running among the top-10 on the final restart and needing a victory to qualify for the Playoffs. Instead, all four of them were unfortunately involved in the final incident that eliminated much of the front-running pack.

Kyle Larson, who has a series-best five wins on the season, clinched his first NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Championship with a 21st-place finish. Both he and Denny Hamlin were in the last lap wreck. Hamlin, who has led the points standings for all but three of the previous 25 race weekends, finished 14th.

Blaney's Daytona wins caps an impressive summer run that is good enough to move him into second place in the Playoff standings – 28 behind Larson – heading into next week's Playoff opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch are ranked third and fourth in the Playoff re-set, followed by 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Hamlin and William Byron. Joey Logano, who led a race best 37 laps Saturday but finished 24th, is seeded ninth, followed by his Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski, Kurt Busch, Christopher Bell, this year's Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell, Aric Almirola, Reddick and Kevin Harvick.

"Got good momentum," Blaney said smiling. "Nice to make it three in a row. We'll see."

Bubba Wallace, who led eight laps late in the race, finished second – his best result of the 2021 season. Ryan Newman, Ryan Preece and Tyler Reddick rounded out the top five; a season best for Newman and Preece as well.

Haley was sixth, followed by Alex Bowman, who won the Xfinity Series race earlier in the afternoon. Chase Elliott, B.J. McLeod and Josh Bilicki rounded out the top 10. It was McLeod's first top-10 finish in 76 NASCAR Cup Series starts.

The 10-race elimination style NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs begin with next Sunday's Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (6 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Kevin Harvick is the defending race winner. Martin Truex Jr. won at Darlington this spring.

UPDATED: No. 17 Disqualified