28th race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Motor car race
The 2021 Sparks 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on October 2, 2021, at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama . Contested over 107 laps -- shortened from 113 laps due to darkness, on the 2.66 mi (4.28 km) asphalt superspeedway, it was the 28th race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race of the Playoffs, and the second race of the Round of 12. After "The Big One " occurred late, Brandon Brown was determined as the leader at the time of caution. The race was then called due to darkness, leading to his first career Xfinity series victory.[ 2]
After the race, Brown unwittingly became associated with politics when NBC Sports reporter Kelli Stavast 's misstating of a crowd chant led to "Let's Go Brandon " becoming a political slogan used against U.S. President Joe Biden .
Report
Background
Talladega Superspeedway , originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS) , is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama . It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln . The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation , a business controlled by the France family . Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series , Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series . Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway , which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Justin Allgaier was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[ 3] Timmy Hill did not have enough points to qualify for the race.
Starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 25
Stage Two
Laps: 25
Final Stage Results
Laps:
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
Status
1
19
68
Brandon Brown
Brandonbilt Motorsports
Chevrolet
107
40
Running
2
7
19
Brandon Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
107
38
Running
3
1
7
Justin Allgaier
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
107
44
Running
4
6
18
Daniel Hemric
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
107
34
Running
5
29
31
Jordan Anderson (i)
Jordan Anderson Racing
Chevrolet
107
0
Running
6
8
11
Justin Haley
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
107
34
Running
7
14
10
Jeb Burton
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
107
44
Running
8
2
22
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford
107
38
Running
9
3
1
Josh Berry
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
107
28
Running
10
40
07
Joe Graf Jr.
SS-Green Light Racing
Chevrolet
107
27
Running
11
17
39
Ryan Sieg
RSS Racing
Ford
107
26
Running
12
26
48
Jade Buford
Big Machine Racing Team
Chevrolet
107
25
Running
13
23
23
Blaine Perkins
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
107
36
Running
14
24
92
Josh Williams
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
107
23
Running
15
39
52
Joey Gase
Jimmy Means Racing
Ford
107
22
Running
16
38
17
J. J. Yeley
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Chevrolet
107
21
Running
17
33
26
Santino Ferrucci
Sam Hunt Racing
Toyota
107
20
Running
18
18
44
Tommy Joe Martins
Martins Motorsports
Chevrolet
107
19
Running
19
35
17
Garrett Smithley
SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
107
18
Running
20
25
47
Kyle Weatherman
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
107
17
Running
21
32
36
Alex Labbé
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
107
16
Running
22
11
54
John Hunter Nemechek (i)
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
107
0
Running
23
30
5
Matt Mills
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Toyota
106
14
Running
24
15
51
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Clements Racing
Chevrolet
104
13
Running
25
9
20
Harrison Burton
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
101
22
Accident
26
16
02
Brett Moffitt
Our Motorsports
Chevrolet
101
20
Accident
27
13
98
Riley Herbst
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
101
25
Accident
28
34
66
Jason White
MBM Motorsports
Ford
101
9
Accident
29
31
0
Jeffrey Earnhardt
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
93
8
Accident
30
4
9
Noah Gragson
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
88
8
Accident
31
10
2
Myatt Snider
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
88
11
Accident
32
37
90
Caesar Bacarella
DGM Racing
Chevrolet
88
5
Accident
33
22
6
Ryan Vargas
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
88
4
Accident
34
36
74
C. J. McLaughlin
Mike Harmon Racing
Chevrolet
88
3
Accident
35
27
78
Mason Massey
B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Toyota
88
2
Accident
36
20
15
Bayley Currey (i)
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
73
0
Driveshaft
37
21
4
Landon Cassill
JD Motorsports
Chevrolet
50
1
Engine
38
12
8
Sam Mayer
JR Motorsports
Chevrolet
24
1
Accident
39
5
16
A. J. Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet
24
1
Accident
40
28
61
David Starr
Hattori Racing Enterprises
Toyota
20
1
Engine
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 33 among 17 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 21
Time of race: 2 hours, 4 minutes, and 55 seconds
Average speed: 128.486 mph (206.778 km/h)
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