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2021 Bank of America Roval 400

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2021 Bank of America Roval 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Roval (2018–2023)
Roval (2018–2023)
Date October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
2.280 mi (3.669 km)
Distance 109 laps, 248.52 mi (400 km)
Average speed 77.783 miles per hour (125.180 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver William Byron Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 30
Winner
No. 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio PRN
Booth Announcers Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers Nick Yeoman (1, 2 & 3), Mike Jaynes (4, 5 & 6), Doug Turnbull (7, 8 & 9), Pat Patterson (10, 11 & 12) and Rob Albright (13, 14 & 15)

The 2021 Bank of America Roval 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 10, 2021, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 109 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course, it was the 32nd race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12.

Report

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Background

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An aerial view of Charlotte Motor Speedway

Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).[7][8][9]

During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.

If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit. [10][11]

On October 9, 2021, NASCAR removed six sets of six yellow and black rumble strips from the layout after Josh Bilicki's No. 07 car suffered catastrophic front end damage from one set of strips during the Xfinity race earlier that day.[12]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Denny Hamlin was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]

Starting Lineup

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
15 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
16 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
17 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
20 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
22 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
23 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
24 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
25 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
26 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
27 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
28 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet
29 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
30 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
31 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
32 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
33 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
35 78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford
36 52 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford
37 15 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
38 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
39 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota
Official starting lineup

Race

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Denny Hamlin was the pole sitter for the race. Chase Elliot won Stage 1 and Kyle Busch won Stage 2. Despite dealing with technical issues during the race, Kyle Larson was able to overcome it to pass Hamlin with 8 laps to go to win the race. The victory made Larson the first Cup driver in NASCAR history to win three different road courses in a single season (Sonoma, Watkins Glen and the Charlotte Roval). William Byron, Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell and Kevin Harvick were eliminated from the playoffs.

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
3 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2
10 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 7
5 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 6
6 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 4
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 59

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 10 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 45
2 29 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109 35
3 16 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 109 34
4 9 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 47
5 1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 32
6 30 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 109 31
7 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 109 42
8 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 29
9 6 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 109 43
10 12 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 29
11 11 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 30
12 8 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 44
13 25 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 109 24
14 15 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 109 23
15 14 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109 22
16 19 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 23
17 17 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 109 20
18 23 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 19
19 31 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 109 18
20 2 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 109 21
21 18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 109 16
22 22 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 15
23 27 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109 14
24 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 13
25 13 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109 17
26 20 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 11
27 36 52 Joey Hand Rick Ware Racing Ford 109 10
28 37 15 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 109 0
29 5 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 18
30 28 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 109 7
31 35 78 Scott Heckert Live Fast Motorsports Ford 109 6
32 39 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 108 0
33 7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 98 13
34 34 53 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 96 0
35 26 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 93 2
36 32 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 90 0
37 38 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 66 0
38 33 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 57 0
39 24 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 19 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 15 among 10 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 18
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 15 minutes and 4 seconds
  • Average speed: 77.783 miles per hour (125.180 km/h)

Media

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Television

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NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Rutledge Wood handled the features from the track.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters Features reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Rutledge Wood

Radio

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The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. IMS Radio's Nick Yeoman was assigned the entrance to the road course and into the Bank of America bridge (Turns 1-3). Voice of the Indianapolis 500 Mark Jaynes was assigned the action from the Bank of America bridge to the middle of the infield section. Doug Turnbull called the action exiting in infield into the oval Turn 1 banking (Turns 7-9). Pat Patterson called the action on the backstretch and into the bus stop. Rob Albright was assigned to the oval Turn 3-4 end. (Turns 13-15). Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and Wendy Venturini had the call from the pit area for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Infield entrance: Nick Yeoman
Middle of Infield: Mark Jaynes
Exit of Infield: Doug Turnbull
Oval 2 to Bus Stop Pat Patterson
Oval 3/4: Rob Albright
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2015. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Starting Lineup". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "Bank of America Roval 400 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 10, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "New layout for Charlotte Motor Speedway road course | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  8. ^ "Everything to know for Sunday's race on the Charlotte roval". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  9. ^ "NASCAR Cup race on Charlotte Roval to see length reduced". Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  10. ^ "No more shortcut: NASCAR's Roval tests to resume on course altered to stop 'cheating'". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  11. ^ "Charlotte road course 101: What you need to know". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. September 26, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
  12. ^ "NASCAR to remove extra rumble strips for Cup Series race at Roval". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2021.


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