2021 Drydene 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 13 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)
Location	Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Course	Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance	400 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
Average speed	120.05 miles per hour (193.20 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	263
Winner
No. 48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	FS1
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth Announcers	Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers	Mike Bagley (Backstretch)

The 2021 Drydene 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on May 16, 2021, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

All of Hendrick Motorsports's cars finished in the top four with Alex Bowman taking the checkered flag, the first team to do so since Roush Racing at the 2005 Ford 400.

Entry list

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.^[4]

Starting Lineup

Race

Martin Truex Jr. started on the pole. Kyle Larson dominated, leading the most laps and winning both stages. Aric Almirola got a flat tire and got into the wall before catching fire. Anthony Alfredo spun after contact with Brad Keselowski and collected Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Alex Bowman took the lead from the dominant Larson and pulled away for his second win of the season followed by teammates Larson, Chase Elliott and William Byron, making Hendrick the first team since Roush-Fenway Racing to have all four cars finish 1, 2, 3, 4.

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 120

Stage Two Laps: 120

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 160

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 10 among 5 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 19 minutes and 55 seconds
• Average speed: 120.05 miles per hour (193.20 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, five-time Dover winner Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side. Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Radio

MRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 574 1 2 William Byron 473 (–101) 1 3 Martin Truex Jr. 472 (–102) 4 Joey Logano 442 (–132) 1 5 Kyle Larson 440 (–134) 1 6 Ryan Blaney 438 (–136) 1 7 Chase Elliott 432 (–142) 1 8 Kevin Harvick 427 (–147) 9 Brad Keselowski 404 (–170) 10 Kyle Busch 383 (–191) 1 11 Austin Dillon 341 (–233) 1 12 Christopher Bell 336 (–238) 1 13 Alex Bowman 332 (–242) 1 14 Chris Buescher 309 (–265) 1 15 Tyler Reddick 298 (–276) 1 16 Michael McDowell 290 (–284) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Chevrolet 467 1 2 Ford 460 (–7) 3 Toyota 452 (–15) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.