2021 Ag-Pro 300


The 2021 Ag-Pro 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on April 24, 2021. It was contested over 90 laps—shortened from 113 laps due to rain—on the superspeedway. It was the eighth race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Kaulig Racing driver Jeb Burton, collected his first career Xfinity series win.

Report

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, formerly known as Alabama International Motor Speedway, is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama in Lincoln, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. A tri-oval, the track was constructed in 1969 by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking. The track currently hosts NASCAR's Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which is 2.5-mile-long.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Austin Cindric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Jordan Anderson, Ronnie Bassett Jr., and Andy Lally did not have enough points to qualify for the race.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 25
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet10
210Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet9
39Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
422Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord7
520Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5
718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingChevrolet3
968Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2
107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 25
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
19Noah GragsonJR MotrorsportsChevrolet10
27Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8
419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
554Ty DillonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
62Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet3
91Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
1068Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 22

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 22 among 12 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 15
  • Time of race: 1 hour, 43 minutes, and 13 seconds
  • Average speed: