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Goodyear 400

Sunday, May 9th, 2021

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

  • 15 Ford
  • 5 Toyota
  • 17 Chevrolet

  • Darlington Raceway
  • Goodyear 400
  • Pole Winner: Brad Keselowski
  • Age: 37
  • Team: No. 2 - Freightliner Ford
  • Owner: Team Penske
  • Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Brad Keselowski won the Pole Award for the Goodyear 400 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Sunday, May 9th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Martin Truex Jr. holds on to win NASCAR Cup nail-biter at Darlington

In the final stage of Sunday's Goodyear 400, Kyle Larson turned a Martin Truex Jr. cakewalk into a study in suspense, but Larson couldn't keep Truex out of Victory Lane in the 12th NASCAR Cup Series race of the season.

Truex swept the first two stages and led 248 laps to win his third event of the season and remain the only multiple winner in the series this year.

But after the final sequence of pit stops, Larson — who gained time by pitting one lap earlier than Truex — closed the leader's advantage to .170 seconds on Lap 266 of 293 as the drivers worked stubborn lapped traffic.

Larson stayed within a second of Truex until the final few laps, when Truex finally pulled away to win by 2.571 seconds. No previous stage winner had ever gone on to claim victory at Darlington.

"We just had a good balance," said Truex, who committed to run the top of the track throughout the race. "The car would do what I wanted it to do. I just had to manage those long runs. It was really loose that last run. I was nervous when the 5 (Larson) was catching us. We got mired in some traffic there, and that's always tough …

"What an awesome team we have. Hopefully, we can keep this rolling."

The victory was the second at Darlington for the driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and the 30th of his career. Truex was elated to win another race with the high-horsepower, low-downforce competition package used at Darlington this year.

"I think the most important part is we are winning with the low downforce package, which most of the Playoff races we run are," Truex said. "Phoenix was a really, really big confidence booster for us - to go there and win.

"I feel like we've carried it since there. We just have to keep this thing going. Guys are doing a really good job all around. It's so fun to drive race cars like that."

Kyle Busch finished third, 6.209 seconds back. Fourth-place William Byron was 17.067 seconds in arrears and fifth-place Denny Hamlin was 21.939 seconds behind his JGR teammate, as only nine cars remained on the lead lap at the finish.

Larson lopped two seconds off Truex's advantage during the final exchange of pit stops but couldn't pull off a winning pass.

"I was surprised that I was able to get to him," said Larson, who posted his sixth top-10 result in seven Darlington starts and improved his average finish at the track to a series-best 6.0.

"I caught him, I closed on pit road, was riding and actually had an opportunity to get by and thought I'd stay patient, and he was better on the long run."

As close as Larson made it near the end, the first two stages were an absolute runaway.

Truex's Camry was decked out in an Auto-Owners Insurance paint scheme. The only other time Truex had used that livery at Darlington was in 2016 — and that was the only time he had ever won a Cup race at the track.

But the nod to 2016 wasn't the only throwback involved. In harkening to 2016, Truex was recalling a season in which he achieved the sort of dominance he enjoyed on Sunday afternoon.

At Charlotte Motor Speedway, the 40-year-old from Mayetta, New Jersey, put a permanent stamp on the Cup Series with an utterly dominant run in the Coca-Cola 600. Truex led 392 of 400 laps, translating to a NASCAR-record 588 of 600 miles.

By the time he took the green/checkered flag on Saturday to complete a sweep of the first two stages, Truex had a 14.516-second lead over Kyle Busch.

And for much of Sunday afternoon, the race threatened to present a similar outcome — until Larson intervened.

Kevin Harvick came home sixth, followed by reigning series champion Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Chris Buescher, the last driver on the lead lap.

Byron's fourth-place finish was his 10th straight top-10 result this season.

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 293
  • Margin of Victory: 02.571 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 14 Minutes 21 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 123.562
  • Cautions: 6 for 36 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,939 (11.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Darlington Raceway
  • 2nd Annual Goodyear 400
  • Race Winner: Martin Truex Jr.
  • Age: 40
  • Team: No. 19 - Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: James Small
  • Martin Truex Jr. won the 2nd Annual Goodyear 400, his 30th victory in 561 Cup Series races.
  • This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 18 races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in seven races at Darlington Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 19 races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Chase Briscoe (11th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Martin Truex Jr exits his car
Darlington, South Carolina - May 9, 2021 : Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, exits his car after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on May 09, 2021 in Darlington, South Carolina.
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Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway Draftkings results
FINISH & PLACE DIFFERENTIAL POINTS FAST LAP POINTS LAPS LED POINTS TOTAL POINTS
RNK SLRY DRIVER TEAM # MAKE LAPS DR ST FIN FIN PTS PD PTS FST % FST FST PTS LED % LED LED PTS TOT PTS
1 10,300 Martin Truex Jr Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota 293 150.00 4 1 45 3 62 24.9 27.90 248 84.6 62.00 137.90
2 11,400 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 5 Chevrolet 293 112.60 14 2 42 12 11 4.42 4.95 0 0.0 0.00 58.95
3 9,800 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota 293 107.30 3 3 41 0 17 6.83 7.65 9 3.1 2.25 50.90
8 8,800 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 24 Chevrolet 293 111.50 5 4 40 1 3 1.2 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 42.35
4 10,600 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Toyota 293 116.20 7 5 39 2 13 5.22 5.85 5 1.7 1.25 48.10
11 9,600 Kevin Harvick Stewart Haas Racing 4 Ford 293 97.30 2 6 38 -4 9 3.61 4.05 10 3.4 2.50 40.55
13 9,200 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 9 Chevrolet 293 91.00 6 7 37 -1 3 1.2 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 37.35
5 9,000 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 12 Ford 293 97.20 16 8 36 8 5 2.01 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 46.25
12 6,500 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 17 Ford 293 85.50 11 9 35 2 6 2.41 2.70 1 0.3 0.25 39.95
6 7,200 Ryan Newman RFK Racing 6 Ford 292 75.70 20 10 34 10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 44.00
7 6,800 Chase Briscoe Stewart Haas Racing 14 Ford 292 77.20 22 11 32 11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 43.00
15 7,400 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing 8 Chevrolet 292 93.80 10 12 31 -2 11 4.42 4.95 2 0.7 0.50 34.45
17 11,100 Joey Logano Team Penske 22 Ford 292 104.90 12 13 30 -1 6 2.41 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 31.70
10 8,600 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota 292 85.80 21 14 29 7 9 3.61 4.05 3 1.0 0.75 40.80
16 6,300 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Chevrolet 291 75.90 18 15 28 3 0 0 0.00 10 3.4 2.50 33.50
22 7,500 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 3 Chevrolet 291 69.80 9 16 27 -7 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 20.00
18 9,400 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 48 Chevrolet 291 74.00 19 17 26 2 3 1.2 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 29.35
9 8,200 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports 43 Chevrolet 291 65.60 26 18 25 8 20 8.03 9.00 0 0.0 0.00 42.00
28 7,800 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing 21 Ford 290 69.70 8 19 24 -11 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 13.00
14 7,600 Ricky Stenhouse Jr JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Chevrolet 290 55.90 28 20 23 8 11 4.42 4.95 0 0.0 0.00 35.95
20 7,000 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 23 Toyota 290 59.90 23 21 21 2 5 2.01 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 25.25
19 5,700 Corey Lajoie Spire Motorsports 7 Chevrolet 290 53.70 30 22 20 8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 28.00
30 6,700 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 99 Chevrolet 290 55.70 15 23 19 -8 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 11.00
32 10,000 Brad Keselowski Team Penske 2 Ford 290 64.40 1 24 18 -23 28 11.24 12.60 4 1.4 1.00 8.60
21 5,900 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing 37 Chevrolet 290 52.30 29 25 17 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 21.00
26 5,400 Anthony Alfredo Front Row Motorsports 38 Ford 289 45.20 25 26 16 -1 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 15.00
33 6,100 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 34 Ford 288 52.20 13 27 15 -14 13 5.22 5.85 0 0.0 0.00 6.85
23 5,500 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports 77 Chevrolet 288 38.40 31 28 14 3 3 1.2 1.35 0 0.0 0.00 18.35
24 4,800 JJ Yeley Rick Ware Racing 53 Ford 286 40.20 34 29 13 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 18.00
25 4,500 Quin Houff StarCom Racing 00 Chevrolet 286 35.50 35 30 12 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 17.00
26 5,200 James Davison Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevrolet 286 30.50 36 31 10 5 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 15.00
31 4,700 BJ McLeod Live Fast Motorsports 78 Ford 285 35.20 32 32 9 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 9.00
29 5,000 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing 52 Ford 245 29.00 37 33 8 4 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 12.00
34 4,600 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing 51 Chevrolet 188 32.70 33 34 7 -1 0 0 0.00 1 0.5 0.25 6.25
37 8,400 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing 1 Chevrolet 106 41.10 17 35 6 -18 5 2.01 2.25 0 0.0 0.00 -9.75
35 7,100 Cole Custer Stewart Haas Racing 41 Ford 97 42.60 24 36 5 -12 6 2.41 2.70 0 0.0 0.00 -4.30
36 8,000 Aric Almirola Stewart Haas Racing 10 Ford 5 24.70 27 37 4 -10 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0.00 -6.00