| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6] | |||
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| Race 11 of 36 in the2021 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) | ||
| Location | Kansas Speedway inKansas City, Kansas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.5 miles (2.4 km) | ||
| Distance | 267 laps, 400.5 mi (644.542 km) | ||
| Average speed | 129.647 miles per hour (208.647 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 132 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Mike Joy,Jeff Gordon andClint Bowyer | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) andMike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
The2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace was held on May 2, 2021, atKansas Speedway inKansas City, Kansas. Contested over 267 laps, on the 1.5 mile (2.4 km) asphalt speedway, it was the 11th race of the2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.


Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km)tri-oval race track inKansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annualNASCAR race weekends. TheNTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by theInternational Speedway Corporation.
Anheuser-Busch on their @BuschBeer twitter account asked fans to vote on the title sponsor name for the race. The options were between "The Busch Latte 400", "Nectar of the Cobs 400", "For the Farmers 400", and "Buschy McBusch Race 400" with the last one ultimately winning the fan vote.[7]
Brad Keselowski was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.[4]
Stage OneLaps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage TwoLaps: 80
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 107
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 59 |
| 2 | 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 40 |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 48 |
| 4 | 5 | 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 267 | 33 |
| 5 | 17 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 43 |
| 6 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 35 |
| 7 | 11 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 41 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 29 |
| 9 | 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 34 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 27 |
| 11 | 21 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing Team | Chevrolet | 267 | 26 |
| 12 | 20 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 267 | 35 |
| 13 | 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 14 | 24 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 23 |
| 15 | 28 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 267 | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 267 | 21 |
| 17 | 29 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 20 |
| 18 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 19 |
| 19 | 32 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 267 | 37 |
| 20 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe(R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 267 | 17 |
| 21 | 7 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 24 |
| 22 | 38 | 33 | Austin Cindric(i) | Team Penske | Ford | 267 | 0 |
| 23 | 22 | 38 | Anthony Alfredo(R) | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 266 | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 41 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 266 | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 266 | 12 |
| 26 | 13 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 266 | 11 |
| 27 | 26 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 265 | 10 |
| 28 | 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 265 | 12 |
| 29 | 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 264 | 8 |
| 30 | 31 | 77 | Justin Haley(i) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 263 | 0 |
| 31 | 30 | 78 | B. J. McLeod(i) | Live Fast Motorsports | Ford | 260 | 0 |
| 32 | 12 | 37 | Ryan Preece | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 5 |
| 33 | 36 | 53 | Garrett Smithley(i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 259 | 0 |
| 34 | 23 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 15 | Joey Gase(i) | Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 258 | 0 |
| 36 | 33 | 51 | Cody Ware(i) | Petty Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 257 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 00 | Quin Houff | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 256 | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 55 | Matt Mills(i) | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Ford | 255 | 0 |
| 39 | 37 | 52 | Josh Bilicki | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 250 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Fox Sports covered their 10th race at theKansas Speedway.Mike Joy, three-time Kansas winnerJeff Gordon andClint Bowyer called the race from the broadcast booth.Jamie Little andRegan Smith handled pit road for the television side.Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| FS1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap:Mike Joy Color-commentator:Jeff Gordon Color-commentator:Clint Bowyer | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |
MRN had the radio call for the race which was also simulcast onSirius XMNASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race in the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval.Dave Moody covered the race from the Sunoco spotters stand outside turn 2 when the field was racing through turns 1 and 2.Mike Bagley called the race from a platform outside turn 4. Steve Post and Pete Pistone worked pit road for the radio side.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Turns 1 & 2:Dave Moody Turns 3 & 4:Mike Bagley | Steve Post Pete Pistone |
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