XFINITY Series Darlington Raceway

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Qualifying Results

Steakhouse Elite 200

Saturday, May 8th, 2021

Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC

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  • 31 Chevrolet
  • 7 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Darlington Raceway
  • Steakhouse Elite 200
  • Pole Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 39
  • Team: No. 16 - Hyperice Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • AJ Allmendinger won the Pole Award for the Steakhouse Elite 200 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.

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 147
  • Laps Actual: 148 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.422 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 2 Minutes 51 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 98.739
  • Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,417 (13.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • Darlington Raceway
  • 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200
  • Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
  • Age: 34
  • Team : No. 7 - Good Humor Ice Cream Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kelley Earnhardt-Miller
  • Crew Chief: Jason Burdett
  • Justin Allgaier won the 2nd Annual Steakhouse Elite 200, his 16th victory in 348 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 12 races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Josh Berry (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Darlington Raceway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Brandon Jones (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Darlington Raceway.
  • Josh Berry (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Noah Gragson won the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash this week at Darlington. Justin Allgaier, Josh Berry, and Brandon Jones along with Noah Gragson qualified for the final round of the Xfinity Dash 4 Cash at Dover International Speedway next weekend.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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