2021 Auto Club 400 (Coolfastjack)

The 2021 Auto Club 400 was held on March 21, 2021 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. The race was contested for 200 laps. It was the 5th race of the 2021 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Entry List

00:Cole Custer

0:Garrett Smithley

1:Tyler Reddick

2:Brad Keselowski

3:Austin Dillon

4:Kevin Harvick

5:Brennan Poole

7:Jeffrey Earnhardt

8:Chris Buescher

9:Chase Elliott

11:Christopher Bell (R)

12:Ryan Blaney

13:Harrison Burton

14:Clint Bowyer

16:Kaz Grala (R)

17:Ricky Stenhouse Jr

18:Kyle Busch

19:Daniel Suarez

20:Erik Jones

21:Chase Briscoe

22:Joey Logano

23:Spencer Gallagher

24:William Byron

27:Matt Tifft

31:Daniel Hemric

33:Ty Dillon

34:Ty Majeski

40:John Hunter Nemechek (R)

41:Jamie McMurray

42:Kyle Larson

43:Darrell Wallace Jr

44:Cole Whitt

55:Landon Huffman (R)

63:Julia Landauer

66:Chris Eggleston

72:Landon Cassill

77:Brandon Jones

78:Martin Truex Jr

79:Kyle Benjamin

88:Alex Bowman

95:Matt DiBenedetto

99:Ryan Reed

Qualifying Results

1.Kyle Larson

2.Ryan Blaney

3.Joey Logano

4.Kyle Benjamin

5.John Hunter Nemechek

6.Martin Truex Jr

7.Austin Dillon

8.Clint Bowyer

9.Cole Custer

10.Kyle Busch

11.Daniel Hemric

12.Matt Tifft

13.Kevin Harvick

14.Brad Keselowski

15.Jamie McMurray

16.Darrell Wallace Jr

17.Alex Bowman

18.Brennan Poole

19.Daniel Suarez

20.Chase Elliott

21.Tyler Reddick

22.Christopher Bell

23.Chase Briscoe

24.Ty Dillon

25.Ryan Reed

26.Ricky Stenhouse Jr

27.Harrison Burton

28.Ty Majeski

29.Chris Buescher

30.Brandon Jones

31.Spencer Gallagher

32.Landon Huffman

33.Julia Landauer

34.Jeffrey Earnhardt

35.Landon Cassill

36.Garrett Smithley

37.Matt DiBenedetto

38.Erik Jones (Failed inspection)

39.Kaz Grala (Failed Inspection)

40.William Byron (Failed Inspection)

Did not Qualify

41.Chris Eggleston

42.Cole Whitt

Stage 1 Top 10:1.Kyle Busch, 2.Martin Truex Jr, 3.Kyle Larson, 4.Chase Elliott, 5.Ryan Blaney, 6.Brad Keselowski, 7.Joey Logano, 8.Clint Bowyer, 9.Brennan Poole, 10.Alex Bowman

Stage 2 Top 10:1.Erik Jones, 2.Kyle Busch, 3.Martin Truex Jr, 4.Alex Bowman, 5.Tyler Reddick, 6.Ryan Blaney, 7.William Byron, 8.Cole Custer, 9.Brad Keselowski, 10.Brennan Poole

Lead Changes:17 among 12 different drivers

Cautions

Caution 1:Harrison Burton Spin (Lap 25-29)

Caution 2:Darrell Wallace Jr & Jamie McMurray Crash + Stage 1 Competition Caution (Lap 57-65)

Caution 3:Matt Tifft Heavy Crash (Laps 105-111) (Red Flag)

Caution 4:The Big One (Laps 113-119) (13 Cars Involved:Ryan Reed, Ty Majeski, Kaz Grala, Daniel Hemric, Christopher Bell, Darrell Wallace Jr, Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, Austin Dillon, Kyle Benjamin, Ty Dillon, Brandon Jones, Kevin Harvick)

Caution 5:Stage 2 Competition Caution (Laps 121-125)

Caution 6:Landon Cassill Engine (167-173)

Race Results

1.Kyle Larson

2.Clint Bowyer

3.William Byron

4.Joey Logano

5.John Hunter Nemechek

6.Tyler Reddick

7.Martin Truex Jr

8.Erik Jones + 1 Lap

9.Ty Dillon + 1 Lap

10.Brad Keselowski + 1 Lap

11.Ryan Blaney + 1 Lap

12.Brennan Poole + 1 Lap

13.Austin Dillon + 1 Lap

14.Kyle Busch + 1 Lap

15.Alex Bowman + 1 Lap

16.Kyle Benjamin + 1 Lap

17.Cole Custer + 1 Lap

18.Ricky Stenhouse Jr + 1 Lap

19.Landon Huffman + 1 Lap (Spun on Final Lap with no fuel)

20.Daniel Suarez + 1 Lap (Stopped in front straightaway with no fuel)

21.Jamie McMurray + 2 Laps

22.Julia Landauer + 2 Laps

23.Jeffrey Earnhardt + 2 Laps

24.Chase Briscore + 2 Laps

25.Spencer Gallagher + 3 Laps

26.Garrett Smithley + 3 Laps

27.Brandon Jones + 4 Laps

28.Matt DiBenedetto + 7 Laps (Had to make extra pit stop after fuel can got stuck on car in pits)

29.Harrison Burton + 25 Laps (Had multiple gearbox issues)

30.Landon Cassill + 36 Laps (Had Engine Failure)

31.Ryan Reed (Involved in the Big One)

32.Ty Majeski (Involved in the Big One)

33.Chase Elliott (Involved in the Big One)

34.Christopher Bell (Involved in the Big One)

35.Darrell Wallace Jr (Involved in The Big One)

36.Chris Buescher (Involved in the Big One)

37.Daniel Hemric (Involved in The Big One)

38.Kaz Grala (Involved in the Big One)

39.Kevin Harvick (Had hydraulic failure, 144 Laps Down)

40.Matt Tifft (Crashed on Lap 105)