2021 Pennzoil 400

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07)
Location	Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
Distance	267 laps, 400.5 mi (640.8 km)
Average speed	139.615 miles per hour (224.689 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Laps	103
Winner
No. 5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer
Nielsen Ratings	4.358 million[7]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

The 2021 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 7, 2021 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas. Contested over 267 laps on the 1.5 mi (2.4 km) asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the fourth race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

Kevin Harvick was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.^[4]

Starting Lineup

Race

Kyle Larson won the race for Hendrick Motorsports, driving the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet. It was his first win since he was sacked by Chip Ganassi Racing in 2020 after he said a racial slur. He also won stage two. Brad Keselowski finished second after winning stage one. Kyle Busch finished third after he passed Denny Hamlin, who was followed by Ryan Blaney.^[8]

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 80

Stage Two Laps: 80

Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 107

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 27 among 12 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 6 for 30
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes and 7 seconds
• Average speed: 139.615 miles per hour (224.689 km/h)

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 21st race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mike Joy, 2001 race 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

PRN covered the radio call for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race in the booth where the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 where the field raced through turns 1 and 2. Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 where the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 187 8 2 Brad Keselowski 149 (–38) 5 3 Kyle Larson 147 (–40) 1 4 Chase Elliott 139 (–48) 2 5 Christopher Bell 138 (–49) 3 6 Joey Logano 138 (–49) 5 7 Kevin Harvick 136 (–51) 1 8 Martin Truex Jr. 131 (–56) 5 9 Michael McDowell 126 (–61) 4 10 Kurt Busch 122 (–65) 2 11 William Byron 116 (–71) 1 12 Austin Dillon 115 (–72) 1 13 Ryan Preece 112 (–75) 4 14 Kyle Busch 98 (–89) 9 15 Ryan Blaney 91 (–96) 1 16 Chris Buescher 90 (–97) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 148 2 Ford 142 (–6) 3 Toyota 140 (–8) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.