2021 NASCAR Cup Series (SlavaFed version)

The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series was 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 started at the Daytona International Speedway with the Busch Clash non-points event. It was 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 was by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races, and the 63rd running of the Daytona 500. The regular season ended with the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona. The NASCAR playoffs ended with the Season Finale 500. Following the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, Chase Elliott clinched the Regular Season Championship. Elliott then went on to win his second championship in a row after winning at the season finale at Phoenix. Tyler Reddick and Christopher Bell won their first race in the Cup Series. Chase Briscoe bit Anthony Alfredo for Rookie of the Year award. It was the last season for 18 time race winner Ryan Newman.
== 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 	37 	Ryan Preece
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 	
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, Chevrolet	Petty Ware Racing 	51 	
Ford TBA
Chevrolet TBA	Rick Ware Racing 	15 	
Ford TBA
Chevrolet TBA	Rick Ware Racing 	53 	
=== Non-chartered teams ===
Complete Schedule
Manufacturer 	Team 	No.	Driver
Ford, Chevrolet	Rick Ware Racing	52 	
==== Limited schedule ====
Manufacturer 	Team 	No.	Driver 	Rounds
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	Justin Haley 	4
 	 	 	AJ Allmendinger	7
Ford 	Go Fas Racing 	32 	Ryan Ellis 	6
Ford 	Team Penske 	39 	Austin Cindric 	7
Toyota 	Gaunt Brothers Racing	96 	 	
 	MBM Motorsports 	66 	Timmy Hill 	All
 	 	49 	Chad Finchum
Stephen Leicht	?
8
Chevrolet, Toyota	NY Racing Team 	44 	 	
Chevrolet 	Beard Motorsports 	62 	Noah Gragson 	4
=== Results and standings ===
Race results
No.	Race 	Track 	Pole 	Most laps led 	Winning driver 	Manafucter 	Team
 	Busch Clash 	Daytona (Road Course) 	Austin Dillon 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Ellott 	Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports
 	Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 	Daytona 	Tyler Reddick 	Joey Logano 	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing
 	Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 	Daytona 	Alex Bowman 	Alex Bowman 	Brad Keselowski 	Ford 	Team Penske
1 	Daytona 500 	Daytona 	Tyler Reddick 	Joey Logano 	Ryan Blaney 	Ford 	Team Penske
2 	Daytona Grand Prix 	Daytona (Road Course) 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott 	Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports
3 	Dixie Vodka 400 	Homestead 	Kyle Larson 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing
4 	Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube 	Las Vegas 	Kevin Harvick 	Brad Keselowski 	Kyle Busch 	Toyota(2) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(2)
5 	 	Phoenix 	Kyle Busch 	Ryan Blaney 	Ryan Blaney(2) 	Ford(2) 	Team Penske(2)
6 	Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 	Atlanta 	Chase Elliott(2) 	Kevin Harvick 	Brad Keselowski 	Ford(3) 	Team Penske(3)
7 	Food City Dirt Race 	Bristol (Dirt Course) 	Christopher Bell 	Kyle Larson 	Kyle Larson 	Chevrolet(2) 	Hendrick Motorsports(2)
8 	Blue-Emu 500 	Martinsville 	Joey Logano 	Chase Elliott 	Denny Hamlin(2) 	Toyota(3) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(3)
9 	Toyota Owners 400 	Richmond 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin 	Kyle Busch(2) 	Toyota(4) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(4)
10 	GEICO 500 	Talladega 	William Byron 	Chase Elliott 	Joey Logano 	Ford(4) 	Team Penske(4)
11 	 	Kansas 	Kevin Harvick(2) 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick 	Ford(5) 	Stewart-Haas Racing
12 	Rebel 400 	Darlington 	Chase Elliott(3) 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch(3) 	Toyota(5) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(5)
13 	Drydene 400 	Dover 	Kevin Harvick(3) 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin(3) 	Toyota(6) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(6)
14 	 	Circuit of the Americas 	Chase Elliott(4) 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott(2) 	Chevrolet(3) 	Hendrick Motorsports(3)
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Kyle Busch 	Chase Elliott(3) 	Chevrolet(4) 	Hendrick Motorsports(4)
16 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma 	Martin Truex Jr.(2)	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott(4) 	Chevrolet(5) 	Hendrick Motorsports(5)
 	NASCAR All Star Open 	Texas 	Matt Dibenedetto 	Matt Dibenedetto	Christopher Bell 	Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing
 	NASCAR All-Star Race 	Texas 	Kyle Busch 	Denny Hamlin 	Ryan Blaney 	Ford 	Team Penske
17 	 	Nashville 	Austin Dillon 	Kyle Busch 	Kyle Busch(4) 	Toyota(7) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(7)
18 	 	Pocono 	William Byron(2) 	William Byron 	Cole Custer 	Ford(7) 	Stewart-Haas Racing(3)
19 	 	Pocono 	Chase Elliott(5) 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin(4) 	Toyota(8) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(8)
20 	 	Road America 	Christopher Bell(2)	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott(5) 	Chevrolet(6) 	Hendrick Motorsports(6)
21 	Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart	Atlanta 	Kevin Harvick(4) 	Kevin Harvick 	Kevin Harvick(3) 	Ford(8) 	Stewart-Haas Racing(4)
22 	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 	New Hampshire 	Brad Keselowski 	Brad Keselowski 	Christopher Bell 	Toyota(9) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(9)
23 	Go Bowling at The Glen 	Watkins Glen 	William Byron(3) 	Chase Elliott 	William Byron 	Chevrolet(7) 	Hendrick Motorsports(7)
24 	 	Indianapolis (Road Course)	Chase Briscoe 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott(6) 	Chevrolet(8) 	Hendrick Motorsports(8)
25 	FireKeepers Casino 400 	Michigan 	Joey Logano(2) 	Joey Logano 	Joey Logano(2) 	Ford(9) 	Team Penske(5)
26 	Coke Zero Sugar 400 	Daytona 	Brad Keselowski(2) 	Matt Dibenedetto	Tyler Reddick 	Chevrolet(9) 	Richard Childress Racing
27 	Southern 500 	Darlington 	Brad Keselowski(3) 	Brad Keselowski 	Chase Elliott(7) 	Chevrolet(10)	Hendrick Motorsports(9)
28 	Federated Auto Parts 400 	Richmond 	Denny Hamlin(2) 	Kyle Busch 	Brad Keselowski(2)	Ford(10) 	Team Penske(6)
29 	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 	Bristol 	Tyler Reddick(2) 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott(8) 	Chevrolet(11)	Hendrick Motorsports(10)
30 	South Point 400 	Las Vegas 	Ryan Blaney 	Ryan Blaney 	Joey Logano(3) 	Ford(11) 	Team Penske(7)
31 	YellaWood 500 	Talladega 	Chase Elliott(6) 	Ryan Blaney 	Alex Bowman 	Chevrolet(12)	Hendrick Motorsports(11)
32 	Bank of America Roval 400 	Charlotte (Roval) 	William Byron(4) 	Chase Elliott 	Alex Bowman(2) 	Chevrolet(13)	Hendrick Motorsports(12)
33 	 	Texas 	Kevin Harvick(5) 	Denny Hamlin 	Denny Hamlin(5) 	Toyota(10) 	Joe Gibbs Racing(10)
34 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas 	Joey Logano(3) 	Chase Elliott 	Chase Elliott(9) 	Chevrolet(14)	Hendrick Motorsports(13)
35 	Xfinity 500 	Martinsviille 	Chase Elliott(7) 	Martin Truex Jr.	Kyle Busch(5) 	Toyota(11) 	Joe Gibbs Racing (11)
36 	Season Finale 500 	Phoenix 	Kyle Busch(2) 	Denny Hamlin 	Chase Elliott(10) 	Chevrolet(15)	Hendrick Motorsports(14)
==== Standings ====
1)Chase Elliott - 10 wins
2)Denny Hamlin - 5 wins
3)Kyle Busch - 5 wins
4)Kevin Harvick - 2 wins
5)Joey Logano - 3 wins
6)Ryan Blaney - 2 wins
7)Brad Keselowski - 2 wins
8)Alex Bowman - 2 wins
9)Kyle Larson - 1 win
10)William Byron - 1 win
11)Martin Truex Jr. - 0 wins
12)Tyler Reddick - 1 win
13)Christopher Bell -1 win
14)Cole Custer -1 win
15)Kurt Busch - 0 wins
16)Aric Almirola - 0wins
Out of the Playoffs:
17)Matt DiBenedetto - 0 wins
18)Bubba Wallace - 0 wins
19)Chase Briscoe(R) - 0 wins
20)Austin Dillon - 0 wins
21)Chris Buescher - 0 wins
22)Erik Jones - 0 wins
23)Ross Chastain - 0 wins
24)Michael McDowell - 0 wins
25)Ricky Steenhouse Jr. - 0 wins, 0 poles, 4 T10
26)Ryan Newman - 0 wins, 0 poles, 2 Т10
27)Ryan Preece - 0 wins, 0 poles, 3 Т10
28)Anthony Alfredo(R) - 0 wins, 0 poles, 2 Т10
29)Daniel Suarez - 0 wins, 0 poles, 1 T10
30)Corey Lajoie - 0 wins, 0 poles,1 T10
31)Quin Houff - 0 wins, 0 poles, 0 T10
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