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NASCAR Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship

Phoenix Raceway

November 6th, 2021

Race #33 of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 200
- Extended to 204 laps
Miles Raced : 208.5
Time of Race : 02 Hours 22 minutes 35 seconds
Average Speed: 85.845 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.030 seconds
Cautions: 10
Caution Laps: 61
Lead Changes: 16
Cars in Race : 36
Finished On Lead Lap: 29 (81%)

Daniel Hemric celebrates after winning — Avondale, Arizona - November 6th, 2021: Daniel Hemric, driver of the #18 Poppy Bank Toyota, celebrates after winning the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway. 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	4	18	Daniel Hemric	Toyota	40	40	0	6	204	48	5	2	1	Running
2	1	22	Austin Cindric	Ford	35	35	0	1	204	113	5	1	2	Running
3	36	20	Harrison Burton	Toyota	37	34	3	0	204	0	0	0	8	Running
4	5	98	Riley Herbst	Ford	36	33	3	0	204	0	0	9	10	Running
5	8	11	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	37	32	5	0	204	0	0	10	7	Running
6	2	54	John Hunter Nemechek	Toyota	0	0	0	0	204	39	2	3	3	Running
7	6	19	Brandon Jones	Toyota	35	30	5	0	204	0	0	6	0	Running
8	20	2	Brett Moffitt	Chevrolet	29	29	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
9	3	7	Justin Allgaier	Chevrolet	42	28	14	0	204	0	0	4	4	Running
10	10	78	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
11	13	1	Michael Annett	Chevrolet	31	26	5	0	204	1	1	8	9	Running
12	7	9	Noah Gragson	Chevrolet	25	25	0	0	204	3	3	5	5	Running
13	11	8	Sam Mayer	Chevrolet	24	24	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
14	12	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	23	23	0	0	204	0	0	7	6	Running
15	32	26	Dylan Lupton	Toyota	22	22	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
16	21	23	Blaine Perkins	Chevrolet	21	21	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
17	14	38	Ryan Sieg	Ford	20	20	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
18	22	51	Jeremy Clements	Chevrolet	19	19	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
19	17	2	Myatt Snider	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
20	19	68	Brandon Brown	Chevrolet	17	17	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
21	27	66	David Starr	Toyota	16	16	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
22	29	7	JJ Yeley	Chevrolet	15	15	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
23	9	10	Jeb Burton	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
24	23	44	Tommy Joe Martins	Chevrolet	13	13	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
25	33	31	Sage Karam	Chevrolet	12	12	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
26	24	47	Kyle Weatherman	Chevrolet	11	11	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
27	18	39	Kyle Sieg	Ford	10	10	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
28	30	6	Ryan Vargas	Chevrolet	9	9	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
29	35	5	Matt Mills	Chevrolet	8	8	0	0	204	0	0	0	0	Running
30	26	36	Alex Labbe	Chevrolet	7	7	0	0	202	0	0	0	0	Running
31	25	15	Bayley Currey	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	200	0	0	0	0	Running
32	16	92	Josh Williams	Chevrolet	5	5	0	0	194	0	0	0	0	Accident
33	15	48	Jade Buford	Chevrolet	4	4	0	0	193	0	0	0	0	Accident
34	28	99	Stefan Parsons	Chevrolet	3	3	0	0	123	0	0	0	0	Engine
35	34	17	Joe Graf Jr	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	97	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	31	0	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Chevrolet	1	1	0	0	57	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
David Starr	Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustment	Tail End	0	0	White
Justin Allgaier	Pre-Race to the Rear Back up car	Tail End	0	0	White
Harrison Burton	Pre-Race to the Rear At track penalty	Tail End	0	0	White
Josh Williams	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	47	52	Yellow
Sam Mayer	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	47	52	Yellow
Joe Graf Jr	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	48	52	Yellow
Josh Williams	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	48	52	Yellow
David Starr	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	95	97	Yellow
Kyle Weatherman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	95	97	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Tire violation	Tail End	102	105	Yellow
Justin Allgaier	Passing on a start or restart	Tail End	134	140	Green/Yellow
Bayley Currey	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	135	140	Yellow
Kyle Sieg	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	189	192	Yellow

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Race Fast Facts

Phoenix Raceway
23rd Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
Race Winner: Daniel Hemric
Age: 30
Team : No. 18 - Poppy Bank Toyota
Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
Crew Chief: Dave Rogers
Daniel Hemric won the 23rd Annual NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, his first victory in 120 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and 21st top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Phoenix Raceway.
Austin Cindric (second) posted his seventh top-10 finish in eight races at Phoenix Raceway. It is his 26th top-10 finish in 2021.
Harrison Burton (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Phoenix Raceway.
Sam Mayer (13th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Daniel Hemric wins the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Championship.
Team Penske's No. 22 team with driver Austin Cindric has won the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Championship.
Ty Gibbs wins the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
Chevrolet has clinched the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Manufacturers Championship - their series leading 22nd title.
Driver Champion: Daniel Hemric
Team: No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Supra
Daniel Hemric has won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (2021).
Hemric is the 31st different drivers to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship.
Hemric won the season finale at Phoenix Raceway to claim the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series title – his first career victory.
Hemric made 33 starts this season posting one win, 15 top fives and 21 top 10s.
In the Playoffs this season, Hemric has posted one win, six top fives and six top 10s.
Hemric (Kannapolis) has become the seventh NASCAR Xfinity Series champion from the state of North Carolina; joining William Byron (2017 champion, Charlotte, N.C.), Austin Dillon (2013, Welcome, N.C.), Brian Vickers (2003, Thomasville, N.C.), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1998, 1999, Kannapolis, N.C.), Jack Ingram (1985, 1982, Asheville, N.C.) and Sam Ard (1983, 1984, Asheboro, N.C.).
Driver Owner Champion: Joe Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing
This is Joe Gibbs Racing's third NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championships (Kyle Busch, 2009, Daniel Suarez, 2019 and Daniel Hemric, 2021). Joe Gibbs Racing also has five NASCAR Xfinity Series owner championship (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2016).
Joe Gibbs Racing is one of 20 different organizations to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship, and one of 19 different organizations to win the owner championship.
Joe Gibbs Racing has posted 185 NASCAR Xfinity Series wins among 20 different drivers – Aric Almirola, Bobby Labonte, Brandon Jones, Christopher Bell, Daniel Suarez, Denny Hamlin, Elliott Sadler, Erik Jones Harrison Burton, Joey Logano, John Hunter Nemechek, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Mike Bliss, Mike McLaughlin, Ryan Preece, Sam Hornish Jr., Tony Stewart, Ty Gibbs and Daniel Hemric.
Joe Gibbs Racing began its NASCAR Xfinity Series program in 1997 at Rockingham Speedway with NASCAR Hall of Famer driver Bobby Labonte.
Crew Chief Champion: Dave Rogers
This is Dave Rogers first career NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (2021). Rogers previous best finish in the Xfinity Series championship standings was fourth with Denny Hamlin in 2006.
Rogers is the 29th different crew chief to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series title.
Rogers has won 21 NASCAR Xfinity Series races with six different drivers: Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart, Aric Almirola, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Daniel Hemric.
Owner Champion: Team Penske (No. 22)
This is Team Penske's series leading sixth NASCAR Xfinity Series owner championship (2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021). Clinched this season's title with driver Austin Cindric and the No. 22 team.
Owner Roger Penske fielded the team's first car in the series with NASCAR Hall of Famer Rusty Wallace behind the wheel at Auto Club Speedway on October 19, 1997.

Race Recap

Daniel Hemric bags Xfinity championship with first NASCAR national series win

November 6th, 2021

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

Daniel Hemric picked the perfect time to win his first NASCAR national series race—and a title came with it.

Executing an aggressive bump-and-run in Saturday night's NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race, Hemric passed Austin Cindric in the final two corners at Phoenix Raceway.

Approaching the finish line, the cars collided side-to-side, with Hemric crossing the stripe .030 seconds ahead of Cindric—roughly five feet—denying the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford a second straight championship.

The victory came in Hemric's 208th NASCAR national series start, silencing critics who kept asking, "Will Hemric ever win a race?"

The answer came from crew chief Dave Rogers moments after the winning driver crossed the stripe and clinched the title.

"How about that, champion?" Rogers said. "You'll never have to hear that stupid question again."

"Never again!" Hemric shouted in reply.

Hemric, who is leaving the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota in favor of a ride with Kaulig Racing next year, was unapologetic about moving Cindric's Ford up the track to win the race at the end of a two-lap overtime that extended the event from 200 to 204 laps.

"I'm blacked out, blacked out," Hemric said at the start/finish line after turning a back flip off the roof of his car. "Just knew I had to be the first one to the line. I thought I let him get too much of a run off of (Turn) 4 (on the first lap of overtime).

"Drove into (Turn) 1, knew I was close, not to completely use them up, but we work our asses off for an opportunity like this—excuse my language. This is what it's all about, winning at the second highest level in all of motorsports. What an honor...

"How about those race fans? That back flip good enough for you? I've been waiting a long damn time to do that."

Cindric took the loss with consummate grace.

"Until you spin somebody out, it's not dirty racing," said Cindric, who entered the championship event with five wins to his credit this season. "If everyone in the stands enjoyed it, it's good racing.

"I'm appreciative of the opportunity to race on such a big stage, race for Roger Penske, represent Ford Performance, all of our sponsors that helped us this season. It would have been awesome to finish this out. I felt like we had a dominant race car, felt like we did everything right. Come up a little short."

As a consolation prize, Cindric secured the Xfinity Series Owners Championship for Roger Penske with his runner-up result.

The other two Championship 4 drivers - Noah Gragson and AJ Allmendinger - were in contention at the end. Gragson slammed the wall shortly after a restart on Lap 193 and fell to 12th at the finish.

Allmendinger suffered a loose wheel late in the race and spun in Turn 2 on Lap 181, causing the eighth of 10 cautions. Cindric, who led a race-high 113 laps, had a commanding lead at the time, but the yellow bunched the field and set up the late-race shootout.

Harrison Burton ran third on Saturday, followed by Riley Herbst and Justin Haley. John Hunter Nemechek, Brandon Jones, Brett Moffitt, Justin Allgaier and Sheldon Creed completed the top 10.