2021 Steakhouse Elite 200


The 2021 Steakhouse Elite 200 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 8, 2021. It was contested over 148 laps—extended from 147 laps due to an overtime finish—on the egg-shaped oval. It was the ninth race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier, collected his second win of the season.

Report

Background

Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

A. J. Allmendinger 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: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord10
29Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
320Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
418Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
544Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet6
616A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet5
72Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
87Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3
954Ty Gibbs 'Joe Gibbs RacingToyota2
101Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
120Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10
29Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet9
316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet8
48Josh Berry 'JR MotorsportsChevrolet7
539Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord6
610Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet5
71Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet4
87Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3
922Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2
1002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 57

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 13 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 9 for 43
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 2 minutes, and 51 seconds
  • Average speed: