2021 Daytona 500 (JacksFuture)

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The 2021 Daytona 500, the 63rd running of the event, was held on February 14, 2021. It was won by Chase Elliott, who won his first career Daytona 500. This race was contested for 206 laps (extended due to overtime finish) around the 2.5 mile (4.0 km) superspeedway.
== Entry List ==
46 cars entered to compete for 40 available spots. 36 teams were automatically locked in to the Daytona 500 with a charter.
No.	Driver 	Team
00 	Quin Houff 	StarCom Racing
1 	Kurt Busch 	Chip Ganassi Racing
2 	Brad Keselowski 	Team Penske
3 	Austin Dillon 	Richard Childress Racing
4 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing
5 	Kyle Larson 	Hendrick Motorsports
6 	Ryan Newman 	Roush Fenway Racing
7 	Corey LaJoie 	Spire Motorsports
8 	Tyler Reddick 	Richard Childress Racing
9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports
10 	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing
11 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing
12 	Ryan Blaney 	Team Penske
14 	Chase Briscoe 	Stewart-Haas Racing
15 	Joey Gase 	Rick Ware Racing
16*	Kaz Grala 	Kaulig Racing
17 	Chris Buescher 	Roush Fenway Racing
18 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing
19 	Martin Truex, Jr. 	Joe Gibbs Racing
20 	Christopher Bell 	Joe Gibbs Racing
21 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Wood Brothers Racing
22 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske
23 	Bubba Wallace 	23XI Racing
24 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports
33*	Austin Cindric 	Team Penske
34 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports
36*	David Ragan 	Front Row Motorsports
37*	Ryan Preece 	JTG Daugherty Racing
38 	Anthony Alfredo 	Front Row Motorsports
41 	Cole Custer 	Stewart-Haas Racing
42 	Ross Chastain 	Chip Ganassi Racing
43 	Erik Jones 	Richard Petty Motorsports
44*	Johnny Sauter 	NY Racing
47 	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing
48 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports
49*	Chad Finchum 	MBM Motorsports
51 	Cody Ware 	Rick Ware Racing
52 	Josh Bilicki 	Rick Ware Racing
53 	James Davison 	Rick Ware Racing
62*	Noah Gragson 	Beard Oil Motorsports
66*	Timmy Hill 	MBM Motorsports
71*	Justin Haley 	Tommy Baldwin Racing
77 	Jamie McMurray 	Spire Motorsports
78 	BJ McLeod 	Live Fast Motorsports
96*	Ty Dillon 	Gaunt Brothers Racing
99 	Daniel Suarez 	Trackhouse
=== Bluegreen Vacations Duels ===
Kyle Busch won the first Duel, and Ryan Blaney won the second. Ryan Preece and David Ragan qualified through Duel 1, while Austin Cindric and Noah Gragson qualified through Duel 2.
Did Not Qualify
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Team
41 	16 	Kaz Grala 	Kaulig Racing
42 	44 	Johnny Sauter	NY Racing Team
43 	96 	Ty Dillon 	Gaunt Brothers Racing
44 	71 	Justin Haley 	Tommy Baldwin Racing
45 	66 	Timmy Hill 	MBM Motorsports
46 	49 	Chad Finchum 	MBM Motorsports
== Race ==
=== Report ===
The race began with Kyle Larson on the pole with Alex Bowman alongside. Larson led the first 6 laps before being passed by Kyle Busch. Ryan Blaney assumed the lead two laps later. The first caution of the race came out on Lap 29 when Quin Houff locked his brakes heading onto pit road, slamming into Ryan Preece and triggering a multi car crash involving Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain and Austin Dillon. Houff would retire while everyone else continued. On Lap 42, Erik Jones got turned by Ricky Stenhouse Jr up into Bubba Wallace and Daniel Suarez, eliminating the two big new teams. Jones would also retire with damage. The rest of the stage went clean, with Brad Keselowski winning Stage 1 ahead of teammate Joey Logano and Chris Buescher.
After pitstops, racing resumed on Lap 70. Kyle Larson lead before being passed by Chris Buescher on Lap 82. Keselowski lead after that. After pitstops, Keselowski still lead before being passed by Byron, and the next caution came out after Ryan Newman spun. On Lap 126, Tyler Reddick would suffer an engine failure, ending his day. William Byron would win Stage 2.
On Lap 135, racing continued. Matt DiBenedetto lead the field. Ryan Blaney took the lead before Logano passed him for the lead. Behind, Kevin Harvick got turned and hit the inside wall on the backstretch. Racing resumed on Lap 150. Logano lead most of the final stage, subsequently leading the most laps of the race. On Lap 185, Austin Dillon took the lead. 4 laps later, the 8th caution flew when Logano got spun off of Chase Briscoe's front bumper exiting Turn 4. Behind, teammate Cole Custer lost control after being hit by Kurt Busch, and hit the turn 4 wall at high speed. Custer walked away under his own power. Racing resumed on Lap 194, and Elliott took the lead from Austin Dillon, before being passed by Joey Logano who got a huge push from teammate Brad Keselowski. The next lap, Keselowski would get turned by Elliott, triggering the Big One. This collected 13 cars including Keselowski, Elliott (who suffered minor damage), Kyle Larson, Aric Almirola, Chris Buescher, Ryan Preece, Kyle Busch, Austin Cindric, Kurt Busch, Ryan Blaney, Ryan Newman, Jamie McMurray and Chase Briscoe. This resulted in a red flag, as well as an overtime. Chase Elliott took the lead on the restart, before another crash involving Logano occurred, as well as including Newman, Alex Bowman, Ross Chastain, Jamie McMurray and Kyle Busch, triggering another red flag and another overtime. Chase Elliott lead until exiting out of turn 4, when Denny Hamlin got a huge surge on the outside with help from Anthony Alfredo and Austin Dillon. Heading into turn 1 on the final lap, Alfredo attempted to pass Hamlin on the inside, but ran into the 11 causing the 11 to spin and Alfredo to hit the outside wall at a vicious angle after being hit by Austin Dillon. Dillon went to the apron to avoid the incident, but got turned himself by Chase Elliott. This accident also collected McDowell, Stenhouse Jr, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch, Chris Buescher and Austin Cindric. The yellow came out with Chase Elliott leading, and he won his first Daytona 500. This was the first Daytona 500 win for Hendrick Motorsports since 2014, and the first Daytona 500 win for an Elliott since 1987.
=== Stage Results ===
Stage One Laps: 65
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Points
1 	2 	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	10
2 	 	 	 	9
3 	 	 	 	8
4 	 	 	 	7
5 	 	 	 	6
6 	 	 	 	5
7 	 	 	 	4
8 	 	 	 	3
9 	 	 	 	2
10 	 	 	 	1
Stage Two Laps: 65
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Points
1 	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	10
2 	 	 	 	9
3 	 	 	 	8
4 	 	 	 	7
5 	 	 	 	0
6 	 	 	 	5
7 	 	 	 	4
8 	 	 	 	3
9 	 	 	 	2
10 	 	 	 	1
=== Final Stage Results ===
Stage Three Laps: 70
Pos	No	Driver 	Team 	Laps
1 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports	200
2 	24	William Byron 	 	
3 	19	Martin Truex Jr 	 	
4 	20	Christopher Bell 	 	
5 	21	Matt DiBenedetto 	 	
6 	77	Jamie McMurray 	 	
7 	42	Ross Chastain 	 	
8 	12	Ryan Blaney 	 	
9 	62	Noah Gragson 	 	
10 	34	Michael McDowell 	 	
11 	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	 	
12 	18	Kyle Busch 	 	
13 	11	Denny Hamlin 	 	
14 	38	Anthony Alfredo 	 	
15 	3 	Austin Dillon 	 	
16 	1 	Kurt Busch 	 	
17 	17	Chris Buescher 	 	
18 	33	Austin Cindric 	 	
19 	53	Joey Gase 	 	
20 	78	BJ McLeod 	 	
21 	48	Alex Bowman 	 	
22 	51	Cody Ware 	 	
23 	7 	Corey LaJoie 	 	
24 	22	Joey Logano 	 	
25 	6 	Ryan Newman 	 	
26 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	 	
27 	5 	Kyle Larson 	 	
28 	10	Aric Almirola 	 	
29 	37	Ryan Preece 	 	
30 	14	Chase Briscoe 	 	
31 	41	Cole Custer 	 	
32 	52	Josh Bilicki 	 	
33 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	 	
34 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	 	
35 	23	Bubba Wallace 	 	
36 	99	Daniel Suarez 	 	
37 	43	Erik Jones 	 	
38 	36	David Ragan 	 	
39 	00	Quin Houff 	 	
40 	15	Derrike Cope 	 	
=== Race statistics ===
* Lead changes:29
* Cautions/Laps:10
* Red flags:1
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