# 2021 Ally 400

The 2021 Ally 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on June 20, 2021, at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Contested over 300 laps on the 1.333-mile (2.145 km) superspeedway, it was the 17th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

## Report
### Background

Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition.
It is a concrete oval track 11⁄3 miles (2.145 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
On June 3, NASCAR confirmed the track would reopen to host a Cup race in 2021, replacing one of the two Dover dates.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 13 | David Starr (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Joey Gase (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet |
| 66 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

Hendrick Motorsport teammates William Byron & Kyle Larson were the fastest in the practice session with a time of 29.724 seconds and a speed of 161.082 mph (259.236 km/h).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.724 | 161.082 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.724 | 161.082 |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.735 | 161.022 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Aric Almirola scored the pole for the race with a time of 29.557 seconds and a speed of 161.992 mph (260.701 km/h).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time |
| 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.557 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.572 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 29.583 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.612 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.648 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.722 |
| 7 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.752 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.811 |
| 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.835 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 29.837 |
| 11 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 29.839 |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.898 |
| 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.905 |
| 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 29.925 |
| 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 29.934 |
| 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 29.945 |
| 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.986 |
| 18 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 29.998 |
| 19 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.003 |
| 20 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 30.027 |
| 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 30.048 |
| 22 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 30.098 |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 30.104 |
| 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.144 |
| 25 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.169 |
| 26 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.207 |
| 27 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.215 |
| 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.235 |
| 29 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.250 |
| 30 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.299 |
| 31 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 30.375 |
| 32 | 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 30.555 |
| 33 | 66 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.804 |
| 34 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 30.821 |
| 35 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.931 |
| 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.091 |
| 37 | 15 | Joey Gase (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 31.145 |
| 38 | 13 | David Starr (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 31.691 |
| 39 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 0.000 |
| Official qualifying results ||||||

## Race
### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 90
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 95
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 115
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 59 |
| 2 | 19 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 35 |
| 3 | 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 41 |
| 4 | 1 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 36 |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 300 | 34 |
| 6 | 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 40 |
| 7 | 22 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 300 | 38 |
| 8 | 30 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 40 |
| 9 | 25 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 28 |
| 10 | 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 300 | 30 |
| 11 | 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 300 | 39 |
| 12 | 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 40 |
| 13 | 29 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 300 | 24 |
| 14 | 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 23 |
| 15 | 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 300 | 21 |
| 17 | 18 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo (R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 300 | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 300 | 19 |
| 19 | 9 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 299 | 17 |
| 21 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 299 | 22 |
| 22 | 35 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 299 | 15 |
| 23 | 15 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 299 | 18 |
| 24 | 11 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 298 | 15 |
| 25 | 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 |
| 26 | 34 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 298 | 11 |
| 27 | 32 | 51 | J. J. Yeley (i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 298 | 0 |
| 28 | 31 | 78 | B. J. McLeod (i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 295 | 0 |
| 29 | 37 | 15 | Joey Gase (i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 295 | 0 |
| 30 | 7 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 252 | 7 |
| 31 | 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 227 | 14 |
| 32 | 20 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 5 |
| 33 | 33 | 66 | Chad Finchum (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 143 | 0 |
| 34 | 38 | 13 | David Starr (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 126 | 0 |
| 35 | 27 | 77 | Justin Haley (i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 |
| 36 | 17 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 77 | 1 |
| 37 | 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 53 | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 1 |
| DSQ | 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 300 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 14 among 7 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 11 for 60
* Red flags: 0
* Time of race: 3 hours, 30 minutes and 23 seconds
* Average speed: 113.792 miles per hour (183.130 km/h)

## Media
### Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood handled the features from the track.
NBCSN :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Features reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Kelli Stavast | Rutledge Wood |

### Radio

Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRN :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Turns 1 & 2: Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey | Steve Post Kim Coon |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Denny Hamlin | 686 |
| | 2 | Kyle Larson | 676 (–10) |
| 1 | 3 | William Byron | 605 (–81) |
| 1 | 4 | Chase Elliott | 592 (–94) |
| | 5 | Joey Logano | 578 (–108) |
| 1 | 6 | Kyle Busch | 559 (–127) |
| 1 | 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 542 (–144) |
| 1 | 8 | Kevin Harvick | 517 (–169) |
| 1 | 9 | Ryan Blaney | 510 (–176) |
| | 10 | Brad Keselowski | 491 (–195) |
| 1 | 11 | Austin Dillon | 476 (–210) |
| 1 | 12 | Alex Bowman | 470 (–216) |
| | 13 | Tyler Reddick | 417 (–269) |
| 1 | 14 | Christopher Bell | 392 (–294) |
| 1 | 15 | Chris Buescher | 392 (–294) |
| | 16 | Michael McDowell | 376 (–310) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 627 |
| 2 | Ford | 589 (–38) |
| 3 | Toyota | 575 (–52) |