2021 Toyota Owners 400


The 2021 Toyota Owners 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 18, 2021, at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the 0.75 mile asphalt short track, it was the ninth race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

Report

Background

Richmond Raceway is a 3/4-mile, D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race, an IndyCar Series race, and two USAC sprint car races.

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: 80
Stage Two
Laps: 155

Final Stage Results

Stage Three
Laps: 165

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 20 among 7 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 39
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes and 57 seconds
  • Average speed:

Media

Television

Fox Sports covered their 20th race at the Richmond Raceway. Mike Joy, two-time Richmond winners 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 which was simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace called the race in the booth when the field raced down the frontstretch. Dave Moody called the race from a platform inside the backstretch when the field races down the backstretch. Steve Post and Jason Toy worked pit road for the radio side.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings
;Manufacturers' Championship standings
PosManufacturerPoints
21Chevrolet325
12Ford322
13Toyota322

  • Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
  • . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.