2021 NASCAR Cup Series (Coolfastjack)

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 73rd season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 50th season for the modern era Cup Series. The season will start at the Daytona International Speedway with the Busch Clash non-points event. It will be the first year the race is run on the road course, and the second NASCAR race run on the track's road course layout. The race will be followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races, and the 63rd running of the Daytona 500.
== Teams and drivers ==
=== Chartered teams ===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Driver
Chevrolet 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	Kurt Busch
Chevrolet 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	42 	Ross Chastain
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Kyle Larson
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	9 	Chase Elliott
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	William Byron
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	48 	Alex Bowman
Chevrolet 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	47 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Austin Dillon
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	8 	Tyler Reddick
Chevrolet 	Richard Petty Motorsports	43 	Erik Jones
Chevrolet 	Spire Motorsports 	7 	Corey LaJoie
Chevrolet 	Spire Motorsports 	77 	Justin Haley, JJ Yeley, Reed Sorenson
Chevrolet 	StarCom Racing 	00 	Quin Houff
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	99 	Daniel Suárez
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	Michael McDowell
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	38 	Anthony Alfredo (R)
Ford 	Live Fast Motorsports 	78 	B. J. McLeod
Ford 	Roush Fenway Racing 	6 	Ryan Newman
Ford 	Roush Fenway Racing 	17 	Chris Buescher
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	4 	Kevin Harvick
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	10 	Aric Almirola
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	14 	Chase Briscoe (R)
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	41 	Cole Custer
Ford 	Team Penske 	2 	Brad Keselowski
Ford 	Team Penske 	12 	Ryan Blaney
Ford 	Team Penske 	22 	Joey Logano
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Matt DiBenedetto
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	23 	Bubba Wallace
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	11 	Denny Hamlin
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Kyle Busch
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19 	Martin Truex Jr.
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20 	Christopher Bell
Ford TBA
Chevrolet TBA	Petty Ware Racing 	51 	Cody Ware
Ford TBA
Chevrolet TBA	Rick Ware Racing 	15 	Garrett Smithley, James Davison, Gray Gaulding, JJ Yeley
Ford TBA
Chevrolet TBA	Rick Ware Racing 	52 	Josh Bilicki
Ford TBA
Chevrolet TBA	Rick Ware Racing 	53 	Joey Gase
=== Non-chartered teams ===
==== Complete schedule ====
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Driver
Chevrolet 	JTG Daugherty Racing	37 	Ryan Preece
Chevrolet 	NY Racing Team 	44 	Johnny Sauter, JJ Yeley, Reed Sorenson
==== Limited schedule ====
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Driver 	Rounds
Chevrolet 	Beard Motorsports 	62 	Noah Gragson 	1
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	AJ Allmendinger (5), Kaz Grala (6)	11
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports	36 	David Ragan 	1
Ford 	Go Fas Racing 	32 	Ryan Ellis 	6
Ford 	Team Penske 	33 	Austin Cindric 	9
Toyota 	Gaunt Brothers Racing	96 	Parker Kligerman 	18
Ford 1
Toyota TBA	MBM Motorsports 	66 	Timmy Hill 	30
Ford 1
Toyota TBA	MBM Motorsports 	46 	Chad Finchum 	16
Ford 1
Toyota TBA	MBM Motorsports 	46 	Stephen Leicht 	8
== Schedule ==
The official 2021 schedule was released on September 30, 2020.
No 	Race title 	Track 	Date 	Pole 	Most Laps Led 	Winner 	Team 	Manufacturer
 	Busch Clash 	Daytona (Road Course) 	February 9 	Kyle Busch 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
 	Bluegreen Vacations Duels 	Daytona 	February 11 	Kyle Larson and Alex Bowman	Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney	Kyle Busch and Ryan Blaney	Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske	Toyota and Ford
1 	Daytona 500 	Daytona 	February 14 	Kyle Larson 	Joey Logano 	Chase Elliott 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
2 	Sport Clips 350 	Daytona (Road Course) 	February 21 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott (2) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
3 	Dixie Vodka 400 	Homestead 	February 28 	Chase Elliott 	Kyle Larson 	Denny Hamlin 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
4 	Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube 	Las Vegas 	March 7 	Denny Hamlin 	Kyle Larson 	Kyle Larson 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
5 	FanShield 500 	Phoenix 	March 14 	Kyle Larson 	Brad Keselowski 	Kevin Harvick 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
6 	Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 	Atlanta 	March 21 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick (2) 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
7 	Food City Dirt Race 	Bristol (Dirt Course) 	March 28 	Bubba Wallace 	Bubba Wallace 	Chase Briscoe 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
8 	Blue-Emu 500 	Martinsville 	April 10 	Ryan Blaney 	Joey Logano 	Chase Elliott (3) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
9 	Toyota Owners 400 	Richmond 	April 19* 	Chase Elliott 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford
10 	GEICO 500 	Talladega 	April 25 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano 	Alex Bowman 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
11 	Koch Industries 400 	Kansas 	May 2 	Kyle Larson 	Kyle Larson 	Martin Truex Jr 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
12 	Toyota 500 	Darlington 	May 9 	Martin Truex Jr 	Martin Truex Jr 	Kyle Larson (2) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
13 	Drydene 400 	Dover 	May 16 	Kyle Larson 	Kyle Larson 	Kyle Larson (3) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
14 	Aspyr Grand Prix 	Circuit of the Americas 	May 23 	Kyle Larson 	Austin Cindric 	Chase Elliott (4) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte 	May 30 	Daniel Suarez 	Ryan Blaney 	Alex Bowman (2) 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
16 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma 	June 6 	Alex Bowman 	Martin Truex Jr 	Kyle Busch 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
 	NASCAR All Star Open 	Texas 	June 13 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Michael McDowell 	Front Row Motorsports 	Ford
 	NASCAR All-Star Race 	Texas 	June 13 	Martin Truex Jr 	Chase Briscoe 	Joey Logano 	Team Penske 	Ford
17 	Ally 400 	Nashville 	June 20 	Kyle Larson 	Aric Almirola 	Aric Almirola 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	Ford
18 	Pocono 325 	Pocono 	June 26 	Aric Almirola 	Chase Elliott 	William Byron 	Hendrick Motorsports 	Chevrolet
19 	Pocono Organics 350 	Pocono 	June 27 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr 	Martin Truex Jr 	Martin Truex Jr (2) 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	Toyota
20 	Hellmann's 350 	Road America 	July 4 	Kyle Larson 	Austin Cindric 	Cole Custer 	 	
21 	Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart	Atlanta 	July 11 	Cole Custer 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick (3) 	 	
22 	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 	New Hampshire 	July 18 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick (4) 	 	
23 	Go Bowling at The Glen 	Watkins Glen 	August 8 	Kevin Harvick 	Chase Elliott 	Denny Hamlin (2) 	 	
24 	Pennzoil 300 at the Brickyard 	Indianapolis (Road Course) 	August 15 	Denny Hamin 	Chase Briscoe 	Chase Elliott (5) 	 	
25 	FireKeepers Casino 400 	Michigan 	August 22 	Chase Elliott 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick (5) 	 	
26 	Coke Zero Sugar 400 	Daytona 	August 29* 	Kevin Harvick 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano (2) 	 	
NASCAR Cup Championship Playoffs	NASCAR Cup Championship Playoffs 	NASCAR Cup Championship Playoffs	NASCAR Cup Championship Playoffs	 	 	 	 	
Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Southern 500 	Darlington 	September 5 	 	 	 	 	
28 	Federated Auto Parts 400 	Richmond 	September 11 	 	 	 	 	
29 	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 	Bristol 	September 18 	 	 	 	 	
Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	 	 	 	 	
30 	South Point 400 	Las Vegas 	September 26 	 	 	 	 	
31 	YellaWood 500 	Talladega 	October 3 	 	 	 	 	
32 	Bank of America Roval 400 	Charlotte (Roval) 	October 10 	 	 	 	 	
Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	 	 	 	 	
33 	AAA Texas 500 	Texas 	October 17 	 	 	 	 	
34 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas 	October 25* 	 	 	 	 	
35 	Xfinity 500 	Martinsviille 	October 31 	 	 	 	 	
Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	 	 	 	 	
36 	Season Finale 500 	Phoenix 	November 7 	 	 	 	 	
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