2021 Drydene 400


The 2021 Drydene 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on May 16, 2021, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile concrete speedway, it was the 13th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
All of Hendrick Motorsports's cars finished in the top four with Alex Bowman taking the checkered flag, the first team to do so since Roush Racing at the 2005 Ford 400.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

Martin Truex Jr. was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.

Race

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 120
Stage Two
Laps: 120

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 160

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 10 among 5 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 41
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 19 minutes and 55 seconds
  • Average speed:

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, five-time Dover 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 had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
11Chevrolet467
12Ford460
3Toyota452