NASCAR Cup Series race
Motor car race
The 2021 Instacart 500 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on March 14, 2021, at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona . Contested over 312 laps on the 1.022 mi (1.645 km) oval, it was the fifth race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background
2021 Instacart 500 program cover Phoenix Raceway was the site of the fifth race of the season Phoenix Raceway , is a 1.022 mi (1.645 km), low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona . The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series , CART , USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series . The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation .
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver.(i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Qualifying
Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[ 4]
Starting Lineup
Race
Martin Truex Jr. won the race, driving a Toyota. It was his first Cup Series win since the race at Martinsville Speedway in June 2020. He finished 1.698 seconds ahead of Ford driver Joey Logano .[ 8] [ 9]
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 75
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
8
4
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
7
5
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
5
7
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
4
8
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
3
9
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
1
Official stage one results
Stage Two
Laps: 115
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
10
2
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
9
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
6
6
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
4
8
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three
Laps: 122
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
5
19
Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
49
2
9
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
312
54
3
3
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
49
4
1
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
312
48
5
6
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
40
6
18
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
40
7
2
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
32
8
10
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
36
9
4
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
312
29
10
8
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
312
43
11
32
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
29
12
11
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
312
25
13
21
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
24
14
20
21
Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
312
24
15
12
1
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
312
22
16
25
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota
312
21
17
13
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
312
20
18
17
17
Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
312
19
19
22
42
Ross Chastain
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
312
18
20
14
43
Erik Jones
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
17
21
27
99
Daniel Suárez
Trackhouse Racing Team
Chevrolet
312
16
22
26
14
Chase Briscoe (R)
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
312
15
23
16
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
312
14
24
29
77
Justin Haley (i)
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
312
0
25
7
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
311
17
26
15
37
Ryan Preece
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
311
11
27
33
7
Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet
311
10
28
19
6
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
311
9
29
23
8
Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
310
8
30
30
78
B. J. McLeod (i)
Live Fast Motorsports
Ford
309
0
31
24
41
Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
308
6
32
35
00
Quin Houff
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
305
5
33
38
15
James Davison
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
303
4
34
34
53
Garrett Smithley (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
300
0
35
36
52
Josh Bilicki
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
258
2
36
31
51
Cody Ware (i)
Petty Ware Racing
Chevrolet
101
0
37
28
38
Anthony Alfredo (R)
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
87
1
38
37
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
15
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 22 among 9 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 7 for 45
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes and 20 seconds
Average speed: 103.808 miles per hour (167.063 km/h)
Television
Fox Sports covered their 16th race at the Phoenix Raceway . Mike Joy , two-time Phoenix 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 covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio . Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race when the field raced past the start/finish line. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2 and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane was manned by Steve Post and Dillon Welch.
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleTurns 1 & 2: Dan HubbardTurns 3 & 4: Kyle RickeySteve Post
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
^ "2021 schedule" . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . Retrieved February 10, 2021 .^ "Phoenix International Raceway" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2021 .^ "Entry List" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021 .^ a b "Starting Lineup" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR Media Group, LLC. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021 .^ "Instacart 500 Results" . NASCAR.com . NASCAR . March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021 .^ "Points standings" (PDF) . Jayski.com . Jayski's Silly Season Site . March 14, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021 .^ "Instacart 500 ratings" . ShowBuzzDaily . Mitch Metcalf . Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2021 .^ Utter, Jim (14 March 2021). "Truex triumphs at Phoenix for first NASCAR Cup win in 28 starts" . Autosport . Retrieved 15 March 2021 . ^ "Martin Truex Jr. finally prevails at Phoenix Raceway" . Reuters . Retrieved 15 March 2021 .
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