2021 Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Race 28 of 36 in the2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date	September 11, 2021 (2021-09-11)
Location	Richmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	.75 miles (1.2 km)
Distance	400 laps, 300 mi (480 km)
Average speed	98.307 miles per hour (158.210 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps	197
Winner
No. 19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte andDale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio	MRN
Booth announcers	Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle andRusty Wallace
Turn announcers	Dave Moody (Backstretch)

The2021 Federated Auto Parts 400 Salute to First Responders^[7] was aNASCAR Cup Seriesrace held on September 11, 2021 atRichmond Raceway inRichmond, Virginia. Contested over 400 laps on the .75-mile (1.21 km) D-shaped short track, it was the 28th race of the2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, second race of the Playoffs and second race of the Round of 16.

Martin Truex Jr. overcame an early drive-through penalty for jumping the start to win the race.Kyle Larson's sixth place ensured he would join Truex andDenny Hamlin in the round of 12.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known asRichmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km),D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outsideRichmond, Virginia inHenrico County. It hosts theNASCAR Cup Series, theNASCARXfinity Series,NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and theIndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted twoUSAC sprint car races.

• (R) denotes rookie driver.
• (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.

Kyle Larson was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.^[4]

Stage OneLaps: 80

Stage TwoLaps: 155

Stage ThreeLaps: 165

• Lead changes: 21 among 8 different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 5 for 30
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 3 hours, 3 minutes and 6 seconds
• Average speed: 98.307 miles per hour (158.210 km/h)

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side.Rick Allen,Jeff Burton,Steve Letarte and three-time Richmond winnerDale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth.Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Dillon Welch handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

TheMotor Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle andRusty Wallace called the race from the broadcast booth for MRN when the field races through the front straightaway.Dave Moody called the race from a platform when the field races down the backstraightaway. Steve Post and Kim Coon called the action for MRN from pit lane.

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Larson 2,151 2 Denny Hamlin 2,127 (–24) 3 Martin Truex Jr. 2,113 (–38) 2 4 Joey Logano 2,093 (–58) 5 Ryan Blaney 2,081 (–70) 1 6 Kevin Harvick 2,078 (–73) 3 7 Chase Elliott 2,072 (–79) 1 8 Christopher Bell 2,070 (–81) 1 9 Brad Keselowski 2,066 (–85) 4 10 Kyle Busch 2,061 (–90) 11 Aric Almirola 2,056 (–95) 8 12 Kurt Busch 2,053 (–98) 13 Alex Bowman 2,053 (–98) 2 14 Tyler Reddick 2,048 (–103) 15 William Byron 2,035 (–116) 16 Michael McDowell 2,015 (–136) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,028 2 Ford 966 (–62) 3 Toyota 960 (–68) Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

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