Results
The 2021 Drydene 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Dover Motor Speedway race.
Drydene 200
Saturday, May 15th, 2021
Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, DE
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- Dover International Speedway
- Drydene 200
- Pole Winner: Daniel Hemric
- Age: 30
- Team: No. 18 - Poppy Bank Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Dave Rogers
- Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
- Daniel Hemric won the Pole Award for the Drydene 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: 200
- Margin of Victory: 03.796 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 6 Minutes 20 Seconds
- Average Speed: 94.987
- Cautions: 7 for 45 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 795 (5.1 passes per green flag lap)
- Dover International Speedway
- 40th Annual Drydene 200
- Race Winner: Austin Cindric
- Age: 22
- Team : No. 22 - Car Shop Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
- Austin Cindric won the 40th Annual Drydene 200, his 11th victory in 110 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his third victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2021.
- This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in eight races at Dover International Speedway.
- Josh Berry (second) posted his first top-10 finish in his series debut at Dover International Speedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2021.
- Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 14th top-10 finish in 21 races at Dover International Speedway.
- Josh Berry (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
- This is Team Penske's fifth win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Dover International Speedway.
- JR Motorsport's driver Josh Berry wins the Dash 4 Cash at Dover International Speedway collecting the $100,000 bonus.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 4 | 7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 48 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | Running |
| 14 | 31 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 37 | 6 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 21 | 61 | David Starr | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Overheating |
| 30 | 22 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 54 | 34 | 19 | 1 | 200 | 94 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Running |
| 7 | 11 | 1 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 34 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 13 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 24 | 99 | BJ McLeod | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 28 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 40 | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 27 | 17 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 12 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Ford | 31 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 32 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 1 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Toyota | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 33 | 78 | Jesse Little | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 24 | 26 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 30 | 126 | John Hunter Nemechek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | Running | |
| 19 | 18 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 16 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 56 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 200 | 51 | 1 | 8 | 3 | Running |
| 10 | 19 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 4 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Accident |
| 6 | 5 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Toyota | 44 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | Running |
| 12 | 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 36 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 29 | 92 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 27 | 39 | 5 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 15 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 3 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Chevrolet | 32 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | Running |
| 17 | 20 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Ford | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 20 | 17 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 25 | 15 | Colby Howard | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 34 | 48 | Jade Buford | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 26 | 23 | 4 | Ryan Vargas | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 9 | 11 | Zane Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Josh Berry | Chevrolet | 55 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 200 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Running |
| 5 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Toyota | 38 | 32 | 6 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | Running |
| 39 | 38 | 13 | Matt Jaskol | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 34 | 35 | 90 | Kyle Sieg | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Zane Smith | Pre-Race to the Rear Driver Change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Brett Moffitt | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 23 | 26 | Yellow |
| Landon Cassill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 25 | 26 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 32 | 36 | Yellow |
| Matt Jaskol | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 35 | 36 | Yellow |
| Kyle Weatherman | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 52 | 54 | Yellow |
| Matt Mills | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 63 | 64 | Yellow |
| Brandon Jones | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 68 | 0 | Yellow |
| Matt Mills | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 69 | 74 | Yellow |
| Matt Mills | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 69 | 74 | Yellow |
| Matt Mills | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 90 | 96 | Yellow |
| Matt Mills | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 90 | 96 | Yellow |
| Brett Moffitt | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 91 | 96 | Yellow |
| Gray Gaulding | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 95 | 96 | Yellow |
| Joe Graf Jr | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 121 | 125 | Green |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 139 | 0 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Speeding on pit road Garage | Tail End | 139 | 0 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Running over/under equipment Garage | Tail End | 139 | 0 | Yellow |
| Tommy Joe Martins | Speeding on pit road | Tail End | 142 | 144 | Yellow |
| Bayley Currey | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 143 | 144 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Speeding on pit road | Pass Thru | 183 | 186 | Green |