won the Rookie of the Year award.">NASCAR Rookie of the Year#Xfinity Series">Rookie of the Year award.
won the manufacturer's championship. ">List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions#Xfinity Series">manufacturer's championship.
The 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 40th season of the
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...
, a
stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Production vehicle, production-model cars, hence the name "stock car", but is now run using cars specifical ...
series sanctioned by
NASCAR
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in the United States. The season began at
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona Beach, Florida, United States, about north of Orlando, Florida, Orlando. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race ...
with the
Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 300 on February 13.
The regular season ended with the
Food City 300
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee during numerous seasons and times of year since the series’ inception in 1982. From 2021 to 2023, the series has had one date. ...
at
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track ha ...
on September 17. The
NASCAR playoffs
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ended with the
NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race
The NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race is a NASCAR Xfinity Series event held at the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Since 2020, it has been the season-finale for the series.
History
The race was first run in 1999 as the Outback Steak ...
at
Phoenix Raceway
Phoenix Raceway (formerly known as ISM Raceway from 2018–2020, Phoenix International Raceway from 1964–1973 and 1976–2017, and FasTrack International Speedway from 1973–1976) is a Oval track racing#Unique shapes, dogleg oval track in A ...
on November 6.
Following the
Food City 300
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Bristol Motor Speedway, in Bristol, Tennessee during numerous seasons and times of year since the series’ inception in 1982. From 2021 to 2023, the series has had one date. ...
at
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track ha ...
,
A. J. Allmendinger
Anthony James Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981), nicknamed "the Dinger,” is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet ZL1 for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger ...
of
Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. Kaulig Racing fields three Cup Series Chevrol ...
clinched the Regular Season Championship.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
took the Manufacturer Championship following the
Dead On Tools 250
Stock car racing events in the NASCAR Xfinity Series have been held at Martinsville Speedway, in Martinsville, Virginia during numerous seasons and times of year since the series’ inception in 1982. Races were first held from 1982 to 1994, and a ...
at
Martinsville Speedway
Martinsville Speedway is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Ridgeway, Virginia, United States, a community of Martinsville, Virginia. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1947, primarily events sanctione ...
. At the season finale,
Daniel Hemric
Daniel Brian Hemric (born January 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 19 Chevrolet Silverado RST for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and part-time ...
of
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
scored his first career win and claimed the Xfinity Series championship. It was also the first Xfinity Series championship for the
Toyota Supra
is a sports car and grand tourer manufactured and developed by the Toyota Motor Corporation beginning in 1978. The name " supra" is a definition from the Latin prefix, meaning "above", "to surpass" or "go beyond".
The initial four generations ...
.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
Limited schedule
Notes
Changes
Teams
* On September 22, 2020,
Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. Kaulig Racing fields three Cup Series Chevrol ...
owner Matt Kaulig revealed on reporter Kelly Crandall's podcast that he hoped that his team would expand to three full-time cars plus one part-time car for the 2021 season. The team did end up expanding to three full-time cars, as the No. 16 of
A. J. Allmendinger
Anthony James Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981), nicknamed "the Dinger,” is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet ZL1 for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger ...
will go from part-time to full-time. In terms of the fourth part-time car,
Ross Chastain
Ross Lee Chastain (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, part-tim ...
appears to be a potential driver for it, as he has expressed interest in continuing with the team part-time after he moves to the Cup Series full-time.
* On November 4, 2020, it was announced that
Rick Ware Racing
Rick Ware Racing (RWR) is an American motorsports team which currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series, American Flat Track, and National Hot Rod Association, NHRA.
History
The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing with R ...
would be fielding two full-time Xfinity Series teams. The team returned to the series to attempt two races in late 2020 after about a year and a half away, reviving the No. 17 car. Despite this announcement, it was later revealed on February 6, 2021 that RWR would only be fielding the No. 17, which would have an alliance with SS-Green Light Racing, similar to the partnership they had with them for No. 07 car in 2020.
On April 6, 2021, RWR announced that the No. 17 driven by
Joey Gase
Joseph Robert Gase (born February 8, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35/53 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Joey Ga ...
would be renumbered to the No. 28 with a
Havoline
Havoline ( ) is a motor oil brand currently commercialized by Chevron Corporation, Chevron. The brand had been previously owned by Texaco (since 1931), until the company was acquired by Chevron in 2001.
History
First introduced in 1904, the ...
-inspired paint scheme for the
Talladega race to honor the late
Davey Allison
David Carl "Davey" Allison (February 25, 1961 – July 13, 1993) was an American NASCAR driver. He was best known for driving the No. 28 Texaco-Havoline Ford for Robert Yates Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Born in Hollywood, Florida, ...
. Gase would also drive the No. 28 (renumbered from the No. 53) at the
spring Talladega Cup race.
* On December 3, 2020, it was revealed that
DGM Racing
DGM Racing (formerly King Autosport) is a Canadian professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Mario Gosselin (racing driver), Mario Gosselin. The team is now located in Lake Wales ...
would be fielding a fourth car for the first time, with team owner
Mario Gosselin piloting the No. 91 in the season-opener at Daytona for his first Xfinity start as a driver since
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
. The car was also on the entry list the following week at the Daytona Road Course with
Preston Pardus
Preston Joseph Pardus (born February 15, 1997) is an American professional racing driver. He competes in the Sports Car Club of America and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 50 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet ...
, but it was excluded from the field due to lack of owner points with the entry list having over 40 cars, and Pardus replaced
Caesar Bacarella
Caesar Peter Bacarella (born December 18, 1973) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet SS for Alpha Prime Racing. Bacarella has also dr ...
in the team's No. 90. It is unclear if the car will attempt additional races later in the season.
* On December 10, 2020, Richard Childress Racing announced the revival of their No. 2 car, which will be driven full-time by
Myatt Snider
Gurney Myatt Snider (born December 30, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet SS for DGM Racing. He is the son of '' NASCAR on Prime Video'' pi ...
, who drove for them part-time in 2020. It has yet to be announced if RCR's No. 21 will run part-time in, or not run at all 2021.
* On December 11, 2020,
Our Motorsports
Our Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Kris Wright. The team also previously competed part-time in the ARCA Mena ...
announced that they would be expanding to two full-time cars in the Xfinity Series in 2021. The second car will be driven by multiple drivers, beginning with 2018 and 2019 series champion
Tyler Reddick
Tyler George Reddick (born January 11, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing. He is a two-time champion i ...
at Daytona,
Whelen Modified Tour
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT) (previously the NASCAR Winston Modified Tour and NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series from 1985 until 2005) is a modified stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR in the Modified Division. The Mod ...
driver
Patrick Emerling
Patrick W. Emerling (born September 19, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for Rick Gautreau, part-time in the NASCAR Xf ...
,
ARCA Menards Series West
The ARCA Menards Series West, formerly the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, NASCAR AutoZone West Series, NASCAR Winston West Series, NASCAR Winston Transcontinental Series and NASCAR Camping World West Series, is a regional stock car racing series ow ...
driver
Blaine Perkins
Blaine Michael Perkins (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet SS for Jordan Anderson Racing. He has also previously competed i ...
, and additional drivers that have yet to be announced. Team owner Chris Our confirmed on
SiriusXM NASCAR Radio on December 14, 2020 that the number would be the No. 03.
After the No. 03 failed to qualify for the races with no practice and qualifying due to owner points with entry lists of over 40 cars, Our Motorsports purchased the points of the No. 23 car from
RSS
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/
Reaume Brothers Racing
Reaume Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is owned by Josh Reaume, and it currently fields the No. 2 Ford F-150 full-time for multiple ...
for the remainder of the season starting at Las Vegas in March.
* On January 19, 2021,
Big Machine Records
Big Machine Records is an American record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005 by former DreamWorks Records executive Scott Borchetta and ...
founder
Scott Borchetta
Scott Borchetta (born July 3, 1962) is an American record executive and founder of the Big Machine Records#Imprints, Big Machine Label Group. He started the label in 2005 with Taylor Swift as its first signed artist and 13 employees, he served ...
announced that he and the company were starting a full-time Xfinity Series team, Big Machine Racing, which will field the No. 48 Chevrolet. The team bought cars and equipment from
RSS Racing
RSS Racing (also known as Ryan Shane Sieg Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Rod Sieg and Pamela Sieg. The team currently fields three cars: the No ...
/Reaume Brothers Racing's No. 93 car in 2020.
* On January 21, 2021, it was announced that the RSS Racing/Reaume Brothers Racing No. 93 car would be renumbered to the No. 23 for 2021, and that the team would receive newer cars and equipment that were previously used by the RSS No. 39 car, which switches to Ford in 2021. The old No. 93 cars and equipment were sold to Big Machine Racing.
* On January 25, 2021,
Jordan Anderson Racing
Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 27 full-time for Jeb Burton, the No. 31 full-time for Blaine Perkins, and the No. 32 part-t ...
announced that they would be expanding into the Xfinity Series in 2021, fielding the No. 31 car full-time for driver/team owner
Jordan Anderson, competing for Rookie of the Year honors. The team used Chevrolets acquired from
Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard C ...
.
* On February 2, 2021, it was announced that the Bassett brothers,
Ronnie
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*Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name
* "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by FreakBob Gaudio and Bob Crewe
* "Ronnie" (Metallica song), a song from the Metallica album ''Load''
*Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an associ ...
and
Dillon
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People
*Dillon (surname)
* Dillon (given name)
*Dillon (singer) (born 1988), Brazilian singer
* J. J. Dillon, primary ring name of American professional wrestler James Morrison (born 1942)
Places Canada
* Dillon, Saskatchewa ...
, would be starting their own Xfinity team for 2021, the No. 77 Chevrolet, which would be fielded full-time with both of them as well as other drivers sharing the car.
* On February 23, 2021,
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
revealed that they would be fielding a fifth car, the No. 81, at
Road America
Road America is a motorsport Road racing, road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the IndyCar Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship, Sports Car Club ...
for
Ty Gibbs
Tyler Randal Gibbs (born October 4, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 54 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing and part-t ...
, which is a race where
Kyle Busch
Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...
will be in the No. 54, the car that Gibbs is running his part-time schedule for the team in.
* On March 5, 2021, it was announced that
Whelen Euro Series driver
Loris Hezemans
Loris Hezemans (born 26 May 1997) is a Dutch professional racing driver. He last competed full-time in the GT World Challenge Europe, driving the No. 12 Audi R8 LMS GT3 for Comtoyou Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 2 ...
, who made his Xfinity debut in 2019 at Road America, would return to the series to make two starts, both on ovals, in the
MBM Motorsports
Motorsports Business Management LLC, operating as MBM Motorsports, Garage 66, Power Source, and sometimes known as Carl Long Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NAS ...
No. 13. In those two races, the car will be fielded in a collaboration with
Reaume Brothers Racing
Reaume Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is owned by Josh Reaume, and it currently fields the No. 2 Ford F-150 full-time for multiple ...
. MBM owner
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long (born September 20, 1967) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports. In th ...
said on Facebook the following day that the deal for RBR to partner with his team for Hezemans' races came as a result of Reaume's own No. 23 car being sold to
Our Motorsports
Our Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Kris Wright. The team also previously competed part-time in the ARCA Mena ...
.
Drivers
* On September 15, 2020, it was announced that
2019
This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year.
Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...
and
2020
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ARCA Menards Series East
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Races are h ...
champion
Sam Mayer
Samuel Adam Mayer (born June 26, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 41 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Haas Factory Team. His father is the founder of QPS Em ...
would move up to the Xfinity Series, driving the
JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt Miller, L. W. Miller, L.W. Miller, and Rick Hendrick. It c ...
No. 8 car. He will run the second half of the 2021 season after he turns 18 and is eligible to race in the series before running full-time for them in 2022.
* On September 21, 2020, it was announced that
Ross Chastain
Ross Lee Chastain (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, part-tim ...
would be moving up to the Cup Series full-time in 2021, driving the No. 42 for
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing, LLC (CGR), also sometimes branded as Chip Ganassi Racing Teams, is an American auto racing organization competing in the NTT IndyCar Series. They have formerly competed in the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series, Global Rally ...
, therefore vacating the No. 10 for
Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. Kaulig Racing fields three Cup Series Chevrol ...
, his full-time Xfinity ride in 2020. Chastain then revealed on September 22 that he has plans to return to the team for a part-time schedule,
although this did not end up happening.
* On October 22, 2020, it was announced that JR Motorsports
CARS Late Model Stock Tour
The zMAX CARS Tour (formerly known as the USARacing Pro Cup Series, USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, CARS Pro Cup Series, Rev-Oil Pro Cup Series, CARS X1-R Pro Cup Series) and the SPEARS CARS Tour West are a pair of stock car auto racing series in the ...
driver and 2020
NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series
The NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series (formerly the Whelen All-American Series, Winston Racing Series and the Dodge Weekly Series) is a points championship for NASCAR-sanctioned local short track motor racing, short-track motor racing in th ...
champion
Josh Berry
Joshua William Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Raci ...
would race in the Xfinity Series part-time for JRM, sharing the team's No. 8 car with Mayer. Berry will drive in 12 races during the first half of the season before Mayer's 18th birthday.
He drove part-time in the Xfinity Series for the team from
2014
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to
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
as well as one start with
Obaika Racing
Obaika Racing was an African professional stock car racing team. The team was owned by African entrepreneur Victor Obaika. The team competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.
The team formed in early 2015 and competed full-time ...
in 2016 and another with
NextGen Motorsports
Vizion Motorsports (formerly NextGen Motorsports) was an American professional stock car racing
Stock car racing is a form of Auto racing, automobile racing run on oval track racing, oval tracks and road courses. It originally used Producti ...
in
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
, which was his most recent start in the series.
* On November 12, 2020,
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
announced that
Daniel Hemric
Daniel Brian Hemric (born January 27, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 19 Chevrolet Silverado RST for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing and part-time ...
would drive their No. 18 full-time in 2021, replacing
Riley Herbst
Riley Dederick Kern Herbst (born February 24, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 35 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing and part-time in the ...
. Hemric drove the JR Motorsports No. 8 part-time in 2020.
On November 12, 2020, Frontstretch reported that Herbst is expected to go to
Stewart Haas Racing to drive their No. 98 full-time in 2021, replacing
Chase Briscoe
Chase David Wayne Briscoe (born December 15, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry, Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also ...
, who moved up to SHR's No. 14 car in the Cup Series, replacing the recently retired
Clint Bowyer
Clinton Aaron Bowyer (born May 30, 1979) is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver and commentator for ''NASCAR on Fox''. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado ...
. The official announcement of Herbst driving the No. 98 came on December 10, 2020.
* On November 16, 2020, Kaulig Racing announced that
Jeb Burton
John Edward "Jeb" Burton IV (born August 6, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Jordan Anderson Ra ...
would drive their No. 10 full-time in 2020, replacing Ross Chastain, who moved up to the Cup Series full-time in 2021 with Chip Ganassi Racing in the No. 42 car. Burton previously spent a number of years in the series running part-time for various teams, most recently the No. 8 for JR Motorsports in 2019 and 2020.
* On December 1, 2020, Kaulig Racing announced that
A. J. Allmendinger
Anthony James Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981), nicknamed "the Dinger,” is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet ZL1 for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger ...
would drive the No. 16 full-time in 2021, after driving for the team part-time for the previous two years (in the No. 16 in 2020 and the No. 10 in 2019) with much success.
* On December 3, 2020, it was revealed that
Caesar Bacarella
Caesar Peter Bacarella (born December 18, 1973) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet SS for Alpha Prime Racing. Bacarella has also dr ...
would be expanding his part-time schedule with DGM Racing to between 10 and 15 races in 2021, after previously running 6 and 3 races for them in 2020 and 2019, respectively. All of his starts have come in the team's No. 90 car, which will be the entry he drives again in 2021. Bacarella hopes to eventually drive full-time with DGM.
* On December 8, 2020, it was reported that ex-
Formula 3
Formula Three (F3) is a third-tier class of open-wheel formula racing. The various championships held in Europe, Australia, South America and Asia form an important step for many prospective Formula One drivers.
History
Formula Three (adop ...
and
Formula 2
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and current
IndyCar Series
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driver
Santino Ferrucci
Santino Michael Ferrucci (born May 31, 1998) is an American racing driver. He competes in the IndyCar Series, driving the No 14 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has also previously raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the NASCAR ...
could be coming to NASCAR to run up to 20 Xfinity Series races with
Our Motorsports
Our Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Kris Wright. The team also previously competed part-time in the ARCA Mena ...
in 2021. On January 8, 2021, it was announced that Ferrucci joined
Sam Hunt Racing
Sam Hunt Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 26 Toyota Supra full-time for Dean Thompson (racing driver), Dean Thompson and the No. 24 part-time for mul ...
to drive part-time on mile-and-a-half tracks for the season.
Brandon Gdovic
Brandon R. Gdovic (born February 28, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. The Yorktown, Virginia resident competes in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series, driving for Precision Performance Motorsports. He has also raced i ...
and
Kris Wright
Kristofer Cole Wright (born July 17, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet SS for Our Motorsports. He has also previously competed in sports car ...
will also make a few starts for Sam Hunt.
* On December 8, 2020,
B. J. McLeod Motorsports announced that
Jesse Little
Jesse Hardin Little (born April 15, 1997) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the vice president of business development for Sam Hunt Racing. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series d ...
would drive the No. 78 full-time in 2021. Little drove the No. 4 car for
JD Motorsports
JD Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It was owned and operated by Johnny Davis (NASCAR), Johnny Davis. It last fielded the No. 4 part-time for multiple drivers. The team uti ...
in 2020.
* On December 10, 2020, it was announced that
Myatt Snider
Gurney Myatt Snider (born December 30, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet SS for DGM Racing. He is the son of '' NASCAR on Prime Video'' pi ...
would return to
Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard C ...
in 2021, driving the No. 2 full-time after driving the No. 21 part-time in 2020. This will be his second full season in the Xfinity Series, as he ran the rest of the races in 2020 in the No. 93 for
RSS
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/
Reaume Brothers Racing
Reaume Brothers Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is owned by Josh Reaume, and it currently fields the No. 2 Ford F-150 full-time for multiple ...
.
* On December 14, 2020, it was announced that
Patrick Emerling
Patrick W. Emerling (born September 19, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for Rick Gautreau, part-time in the NASCAR Xf ...
would return to run another part-time schedule with Our Motorsports, although now in the No. 03 as
Brett Moffitt
Brett Bradley Moffitt (born August 7, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage and the No. 4 Chevrolet Silverado ...
is running full-time in the No. 02 that Emerling drove in his one start in 2020.
With Our Motorsports acquiring the No. 23 car from RSS/Reaume Brothers Racing, Emerling drove the No. 23 instead of the No. 03.
* On December 23, 2020,
MBM Motorsports
Motorsports Business Management LLC, operating as MBM Motorsports, Garage 66, Power Source, and sometimes known as Carl Long Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NAS ...
owner
Carl Long
James Carlyle Long (born September 20, 1967) is an American former professional stock car racing driver, mechanic, and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 66 Toyota Supra for MBM Motorsports. In th ...
posted on Facebook that the team is looking for a driver who brings sponsorship to run full-time in one of their Xfinity cars.
This driver will join
Timmy Hill
Timothy Grant Hill (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 56 Toyota Tundra for his team, Hill Motorsports, and part- ...
,
Chad Finchum
James Chadwick Finchum (born September 22, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 66 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Garage 66. He has also previously competed in t ...
and
Stephen Leicht
Stephen Russell Leicht (born January 9, 1987) is an American professional stock car racing driver who last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 31 Chevrolet for Rise Motorsports. He has previously competed in the NASCAR ...
, who were previously announced to return to MBM in 2021.
On February 11, 2021, it was announced that
David Starr would drive the team's No. 13 full-time, although he would not run the season-opener at Daytona. He drove for MBM in three Cup Series races in
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
.
When the No. 13 started to fail to qualify for races without practice and qualifying due to being too low in owner points, Starr would instead drive either the No. 61 or No. 66 for MBM.
* On January 11, 2021, it was announced that
Miguel Paludo
Miguel Paludo (born July 26, 1983) is a Brazilian professional racing driver who competes full-time in the Porsche GT3 Cup Brasil, Porsche GT3 Carrera Cup Series. Paludo formerly competed in NASCAR full-time in the Camping World Truck Series, driv ...
would be returning to NASCAR and would drive the JR Motorsports No. 8 in the road course races at the Daytona RC, COTA, and Mid-Ohio. This was his first time in the Xfinity Series since
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
and first time in NASCAR since
2013 in the Truck Series. After being unable to find a NASCAR ride for 2014, Paludo returned to his home country of Brazil and has competed in the
Porsche GT3 Carrera Cup Series since 2015.
* On January 19, 2021,
Jade Buford was announced as the driver of the Big Machine Racing's No. 48 in 2021, running full-time and for Rookie of the Year. Buford drove in the Xfinity Series road course races in 2020 for
SS-Green Light Racing
SS-Green Light Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 07 Chevrolet Camaro SS for multiple drivers and the No. 14 primarily for Garrett Smithley. The team ha ...
with Big Machine Records as his sponsor.
He was not approved by NASCAR to race at Daytona to start the season, so his first race will be at the Daytona Road Course the following week. Buford has only competed on road courses in a stock car.
On Point Motorsports Truck Series driver
Danny Bohn made his Xfinity debut substituting for Buford at Daytona.
* On January 22, 2021, JD Motorsports announced that
Landon Cassill
Landon Douglas Cassill (born July 7, 1989) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing.
Early career
Cassill was born i ...
would return full-time to the Xfinity Series in the No. 4 Chevrolet, replacing
Jesse Little
Jesse Hardin Little (born April 15, 1997) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who currently serves as the vice president of business development for Sam Hunt Racing. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series d ...
, who left for
B. J. McLeod Motorsports. Cassill previously drove for
Shepherd Racing Ventures
Shepherd Racing Ventures is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team currently fields the No. 89 Chevrolet Camaro, although a driver has yet to be announced.
Beginnings
It began ...
, starting and parking their No. 89 early in the season. When Shepherd's team stopped attempting races after COVID-19, Cassill was without a ride for the rest of 2020. Cassill has driven for JDM in the past, including in
2014
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where he finished 12th in the standings.
* On January 25, 2021, it was announced that
Ryan Vargas
Ryan John Vargas (born September 23, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 28 Dodge Challenger for DJK Racing as well as part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, ...
would drive full-time for JD Motorsports in 2021 in the team's No. 6 car and competing for Rookie of the Year honors. Vargas previously drove JDM's No. 15 part-time in 2019 and the Nos. 6 and 15 in 2020.
* On February 5, 2021, RSS Racing and Reaume Brothers Racing announced that
Natalie Decker
Natalie Marie Decker Lemke (born June 25, 1997) is an American racing driver. She last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series driving the Nos. 36 and 92 Chevrolet Camaros for DGM Racing. She was a 2015 NASCAR Drive for Diversity participa ...
would make her Xfinity debut at the Daytona Road Course, the first of five races she would run in their No. 23.
After Our Motorsports partnered with the two teams to operate the No. 23 car for the rest of the season beginning at Las Vegas in March, it was confirmed that Decker would still be in the car for the four remaining races on her schedule. Our had yet to select a driver to be in the No. 03 for all four of those races.
* On March 31, 2021, NASCAR announced that drivers
Josh Reaume
Joshua Robert Reaume (born October 11, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver, engineer, and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the Nos. 2 and 22 Ford F-150s for Reaume Brothers Rac ...
and
Mike Wallace
Myron Leon Wallace (May 9, 1918 – April 7, 2012) was an American journalist, game show host, actor, and media personality. Known for his investigative journalism, he interviewed a wide range of prominent newsmakers during his seven-decade car ...
had been reinstated. Both drivers were suspended after making posts on social media in November and September 2020, respectfully, that violated Sections 12.1 and 12.8.1.e (member conduct guidelines) of the NASCAR Rule Book. Reaume competed in two Xfinity Series races in 2020, one for Mike Harmon Racing and the other for his own team, Reaume Brothers Racing (with RSS Racing). Wallace competed in three of the road course races in the series in 2020 for JD Motorsports.
* On May 3, 2021, Our Motorsports announced that
Tanner Berryhill
Tanner Blake Berryhill (born November 29, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes for Tyler Thomas Motorsports in Dirt Midgets, driving the No. 91B Toyota. He has also competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfin ...
would drive the No. 23 at Darlington in May and both Texas races. This is Berryhill's first start in the series since
2014
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(although he did have 1 DNQ in both
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
and
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
), and first start in NASCAR since
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
, when he drove for
Obaika Racing
Obaika Racing was an African professional stock car racing team. The team was owned by African entrepreneur Victor Obaika. The team competed in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.
The team formed in early 2015 and competed full-time ...
in the last two races of the Cup Series season.
* On May 10, 2021, it was revealed through the release of the entry list for the race at Dover that JD Motorsports drivers Landon Cassill (No. 4), and Ryan Vargas (No. 6), would be switching cars for that race. The move was made because the following week's race at
Circuit of the Americas
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-specification motor racing track and facilities located in Austin, Texas, United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Pr ...
will have qualifying and a field of 36 cars instead of 40, and Vargas' No. 6 is low enough in owner points (37th before the race at Dover) that it has a chance of failing to qualify while the No. 4 is high enough (21st) to qualify.
* On May 14, 2021, Kaulig Racing announced that
Zane Smith would drive the No. 11 at
Dover
Dover ( ) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, southeast England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. ...
as a substitute for
Justin Haley, who was sidelined in accordance with team and COVID-19 protocols. This will be Smith's first race since he drove the No. 8 part-time for JR Motorsports in 2019.
* On May 21, 2021,
2000 NASCAR Busch Series
The 2000 NASCAR Busch Series began on February 19 and ended on November 11. Jeff Green of ppc Racing was crowned series champion.
Teams and drivers Full schedule
Limited schedule
Notes:
* If under "team", the owner's name is liste ...
Champion
Jeff Green announced his retirement from both racing and crew chiefing in NASCAR.
* On July 8, Rick Ware Racing announced that
Andrew Ranger
Andrew Ranger (born November 20, 1986) is a Canadian professional racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet for Wight Motorsports. Ranger is a veteran of the Canada Series having claimed 28 win ...
, their
NASCAR Pinty's Series
The NASCAR Canada Series (NCS, ) is a national NASCAR racing series in Canada, and is a continuation of the old CASCAR Super Series which was founded in 1981. It is the top NASCAR touring series in Canada.
History
In September 2006 NASCAR purchas ...
driver, would drive the No. 17 entry at
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
, but the deal fell through and
J. J. Yeley
Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J. J." Yeley (born October 5, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for ...
drove the car instead of Ranger.
* On July 10, 2021, JR Motorsports announced that
Austin Dillon
Austin Reed Dillon (born April 27, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet ZL1 and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet ...
would drive the No. 1 car at
Atlanta
Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...
as a substitute for
Michael Annett
Michael Wayne Annett (born June 23, 1986) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports.
Racing career
Early career
Save for a fe ...
, who suffered a leg injury while he was exercising a few weeks before. On July 12, Josh Berry was announced as Annett's substitute at
New Hampshire
New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
. Despite missing the two races, Annett was granted a playoff waiver by NASCAR. After returning at Watkins Glen, Annett's injury worsened when competing in that race and as a result, he did not run the next two races. Annett was replaced by
Chase Elliott
William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II (born November 28, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Mo ...
at the Indy Road Course and Berry at Michigan. Berry again drove the No. 1 at Bristol, Las Vegas (a race which he would win) and Talladega after Annett reinjured his leg while working out. Annett returned from his injury for the race at the Charlotte Roval and would also drive the car at Texas and Kansas.
* On August 31, 2021,
Jordan Anderson Racing
Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 27 full-time for Jeb Burton, the No. 31 full-time for Blaine Perkins, and the No. 32 part-t ...
announced that
Austin Dillon
Austin Reed Dillon (born April 27, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet ZL1 and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet ...
would drive the No. 31 at the
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help a Hero 200 at Darlington.
* On September 4, 2021, Our Motorsports announced that
Ty Dillon
Tyler Reed Dillon (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. He has also competed in what is now the ARCA Mena ...
would drive the No. 02 that day in the race at Darlington as a substitute for Brett Moffitt, who was out for unspecified medical reasons.
Dillon would also fill in for Moffitt at the
Richmond fall race. On September 22, Jordan Anderson Racing announced that Dillon would drive their No. 31 at Las Vegas.
* On September 10, 2021, JD Motorsports announced that
Colby Howard
Colby A. Howard (born October 28, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage.
Racing career
Howard started racin ...
would not be driving their No. 15 car for the remainder of the season starting at Richmond. This came after Howard announced that he would leave the team to drive for
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (MHR) (also known as Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is based in Roseville, California, and is owned b ...
full-time in the
Truck Series in 2022.
Bayley Currey
Bayley Alexander Currey (born October 29, 1996) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 44 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports. He has also compet ...
would drive the car at Richmond, Las Vegas, Talladega, Texas and Kansas,
B. J. McLeod
Burton Darwin "B. J." McLeod Jr. (born November 17, 1983) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. McLeod co-owns Live Fast Motorsports (along with Joe Falk), a NASCAR Cup Series team which fields the No. 78 Chevrolet Ca ...
drove it at Bristol, and
Kris Wright
Kristofer Cole Wright (born July 17, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet SS for Our Motorsports. He has also previously competed in sports car ...
drove it at the Charlotte Roval.
* On October 20, 2021, NASCAR and SS-Green Light Racing indefinitely suspended
Carson Ware
Carson Reed Ware (born February 28, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving for multiple teams. He has also raced in the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Gander Outdoors ...
after he was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of assaulting a female, simple assault, and injury to personal property. Ware, who was going to drive the SSGLR No. 17 in that weekend's race at Kansas, was replaced by
Garrett Smithley
Garrett Kirk Smithley (born April 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for SS-Green Light Racing wit ...
.
Crew chiefs
* On November 13, 2020, it was announced that Travis Mack, previously the crew chief for
Michael Annett
Michael Wayne Annett (born June 23, 1986) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports.
Racing career
Early career
Save for a fe ...
and the No. 1 car for
JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt Miller, L. W. Miller, L.W. Miller, and Rick Hendrick. It c ...
, would be leaving for the new
Trackhouse Racing Team
Trackhouse Racing is an American motorsports organization that competes full time in the NASCAR Cup Series and Grand Prix motorcycle racing, MotoGP and part time in the IMSA SportsCar Championship.
History
After Leavine Family Racing announced ...
in the Cup Series to crew chief
Daniel Suárez
Daniel Alejandro Suárez Garza (born January 7, 1992) is a Mexican-American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 99 Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing and part-time in the NASCAR ...
's No. 99 car.
* On November 17, 2020,
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
announced changes to their crew chief lineup in 2021.
** Chris Gayle, previously the crew chief of JGR's No. 20 Cup Series team, will move to the Xfinity Series and be the crew chief of the No. 54 team, replacing Jacob Canter, who was serving as that team's crew chief in addition to his position as JGR's test team manager.
**
Jason Ratcliff
Jason Mederic Ratcliff (born December 8, 1967) is an American NASCAR crew chief, who is employed by Joe Gibbs Racing as the crew chief for their No. 54 Toyota Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driven by Taylor Gray. He has worked for JGR since ...
, previously the crew chief of the JGR-aligned No. 95
Leavine Family Racing team in the Cup Series, which has closed down, will move back to the Xfinity Series and crew chief the No. 20 of
Harrison Burton
Harrison Brian Burton (born October 9, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 25 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for AM Racing. He ...
, replacing Ben Beshore. Ratcliff previously crew chiefed the same car when it was driven by
Christopher Bell.
**
Ben Beshore
Benjamin Edwin Beshore (born October 21, 1981) is an American NASCAR crew chief at Legacy Motor Club. He is currently the crew chief for Erik Jones of the No. 43 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Cup Series. He had previously been with Joe Gibbs Racing. ...
will move to the Cup Series and replace
Adam Stevens (who moves to the No. 20 JGR Cup team, replacing Gayle) as the crew chief of the No. 18 of Kyle Busch.
* On November 23, 2020, Mark Setzer, previously a
JD Motorsports
JD Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. It was owned and operated by Johnny Davis (NASCAR), Johnny Davis. It last fielded the No. 4 part-time for multiple drivers. The team uti ...
crew chief, tweeted that he would be moving to the
Jeremy Clements Racing
Jeremy Clements Racing, formerly known as Jeremy Clements Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team. The team currently fields the No. 51 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Jeremy Clements i ...
No. 51 team as its crew chief in 2021.
He replaces Andrew Abbott, who moved over to
Sam Hunt Racing
Sam Hunt Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 26 Toyota Supra full-time for Dean Thompson (racing driver), Dean Thompson and the No. 24 part-time for mul ...
to crew chief their No. 26 car, replacing
Eddie Troconis
Carlos Eduardo Trocon Ortiz (born June 12, 1979), known professionally as Eddie Troconis, is a Mexican stock car racing crew chief who works for RSS Racing, serving as crew chief of the team's No. 29 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Before beco ...
, who became the crew chief of the
Young's Motorsports
Young's Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series. In the Xfinity Series, they field the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth gene ...
No. 02 in the Truck Series.
* On December 10, 2020,
JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt Miller, L. W. Miller, L.W. Miller, and Rick Hendrick. It c ...
announced that Mike Bumgarner, who spent the previous seven years as the team's director of race operations, would serve as the crew chief for the No. 1 of
Michael Annett
Michael Wayne Annett (born June 23, 1986) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports.
Racing career
Early career
Save for a fe ...
.
JRM has yet to announce who will replace Bumgarner as the director of race operations when he returns to crew chiefing.
* On December 14, 2020, JD Motorsports announced that Wayne Carroll Jr. would be Colby Howard's crew chief in 2021 on the No. 15 car. Carroll crew chiefed JDM's No. 6 car in most of the races in 2020. Howard was crew chiefed by Mark Setzer, who left the team for the No. 51 of
Jeremy Clements
Jeremy Wayne Clements (born January 16, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He is the son of Tony Clements, owner of Clements Racing Engines. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 51 Chevrolet ...
, in all but one of his starts in 2020. (Carroll crew chiefed Howard in the one race where Setzer did not).
* On December 14, 2020, Danny Johnson was announced as the crew chief of Our Motorsports' new second full-time car, the No. 03.
He previously was with
Martins Motorsports
Alpha Prime Racing (formerly Martins Motorsports) is an American stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR NASCAR Xfinity Series, Xfinity Series. The team was founded in 2009 by Craig Martins, and fields the No. 4 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth ...
, working as their crew chief during the first half of the 2020 season.
* On January 19, 2021, it was announced that Patrick Donahue would be the crew chief for the new Big Machine Racing and the No. 48 of Jade Buford. Donahue worked for SS-Green Light Racing for the last three years, crew chiefing
Joey Gase
Joseph Robert Gase (born February 8, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 35/53 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Joey Ga ...
in 2018,
Gray Gaulding
Dwayne Gray Gaulding Jr. (born February 10, 1998) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 08 Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang for SS-Green Light Racing a ...
in 2019, and
Joe Graf Jr.
Joseph A. Graf Jr. (born July 12, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Racing career
At the beginning of his car ...
in 2020.
On February 5, 2021, first-year crew chief Mike Tyska, who previously worked at
Germain Racing
Germain Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. It was owned by Bob Germain, whose family owns many car dealerships across the United States as Germain Motor Company. The team last fie ...
,
GMS Racing
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GMS Racing previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series from 2016 to 2019 ...
, and
Rick Ware Racing
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History
The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing with R ...
during his career, was announced as Graf's new crew chief, replacing Donahue.
* On January 27, 2021,
Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. Kaulig Racing fields three Cup Series Chevrol ...
announced that Jason Trinchere, who had served as the lead race engineer on the No. 11 car driven by
Justin Haley during the 2020 season, would serve as crew chief for the No. 16 driven by A. J. Allmendinger. It was also announced that Matt Swiderski, who was previously the crew chief for
Team Penske
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's part-time No. 12 car in the Xfinity Series, would join Kaulig to serve as crew chief for their part-time Cup team, the No. 16, driven by
Kaz Grala
Kaz Edward Grala ( ; born December 29, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently serves as the simulation/reserve driver for Legacy Motor Club. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 36 ...
, Allmendinger, and other drivers.
* On February 1, 2021, it had been announced that Shannon Rursch would become the full-time crew chief of
Josh Williams' No. 92 for DGM Racing. Williams worked with a rotation of 12 different crew chiefs in 2020. However, this did not end up happening, as instead of Rursch, Ryan London was listed as the team's crew chief for the first two races of the season and then
Eddie Troconis
Carlos Eduardo Trocon Ortiz (born June 12, 1979), known professionally as Eddie Troconis, is a Mexican stock car racing crew chief who works for RSS Racing, serving as crew chief of the team's No. 29 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Before beco ...
was for the next two races. All three of them also work for other teams in addition to the No. 92. (Rursch works for
Venturini Motorsports
Venturini Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West. Founded in 1982 by Bill Venturini Sr., Venturini Motorsports is the ...
in ARCA while London and Troconis work for
Young's Motorsports
Young's Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the ARCA Menards Series. In the Xfinity Series, they field the No. 42 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth gene ...
in the Truck Series.) Steven Hazelbaker made his crew chiefing debut at Phoenix in March with Williams and the No. 92.
* On February 2, 2021, it was announced that DGM Racing crew chief Nathan Kennedy would move with the Bassett brothers, who both previously drove part-time for DGM, to their new team in the series, the No. 77.
* On April 1, 2021, it was announced that Mark Hillman, who had joined MBM Motorsports at the start of the season to crew chief
Timmy Hill
Timothy Grant Hill (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 56 Toyota Tundra for his team, Hill Motorsports, and part- ...
and their No. 66 Xfinity Series car, would be leaving for
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (MHR) (also known as Bill McAnally Racing (BMR) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is based in Roseville, California, and is owned b ...
to be the crew chief for
Derek Kraus in the Truck Series.
* On May 3, 2021, RSS Racing announced that
Shane Wilson
Shane Wilson is a sculptor who has lived and worked in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada. His principal mediums are antler, horn, ivory, and bronze, from which he creates sculpture in his signature style, a juxtaposition of abstract organic and ...
would rejoin the team as the crew chief for Ryan Sieg's No. 39. He was the crew chief for the same car in 2019. He left for
David Gilliland Racing
Tricon Garage, formerly known as David Gilliland Racing, DGR-Crosley, and Team DGR, is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in early 2017 ...
to crew chief
Tanner Gray
Tanner Sean Gray (born April 15, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 15 Toyota Tundra#Third generation (XK70; 2021), Toyota Tundra TRD Pro for Trico ...
's No. 15 in the Truck Series in 2020. DGR released him on April 30, 2021.
On August 18, 2021, NASCAR announced that Wilson would be suspended for four races after the car lost its left rear tire and caused a caution during the
Indy Road Course race. Later in the day, RSS Racing announced that Wilson would be completely relieved of his duties, and Kevin Starland returned as Sieg's crew chief starting at
Michigan
Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...
.
Interim crew chiefs
* On June 14, 2021, Dustin Albino from ''
Jayski
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'' tweeted that Jason Trinchere, the crew chief of
Kaulig Racing
Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. Kaulig Racing fields three Cup Series Chevrol ...
's No. 16 car driven by
A. J. Allmendinger
Anthony James Allmendinger (born December 16, 1981), nicknamed "the Dinger,” is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 16 Chevrolet ZL1 for Kaulig Racing.
Allmendinger ...
, would miss
the race at Nashville because his wife was expecting a baby.
Justin Cox would be the interim crew chief for the team in that race. Cox was one of multiple crew chiefs of the No. 16 in 2020 when Allmedinger ran part-time in the car.
* On September 4, 2021,
JR Motorsports
JR Motorsports (pronounced "Junior Motorsports") is an American professional stock car racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kelley Earnhardt Miller, L. W. Miller, L.W. Miller, and Rick Hendrick. It c ...
announced that engineer Allen Hart would fill in as crew chief for
Justin Allgaier
Justin Myrl Allgaier (born June 6, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports and part-time ...
and the No. 7 team in that day's
race at Darlington, as Jason Burdett was forced to miss the race due to COVID-19 protocols.
Jason Ratcliff
Jason Mederic Ratcliff (born December 8, 1967) is an American NASCAR crew chief, who is employed by Joe Gibbs Racing as the crew chief for their No. 54 Toyota Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driven by Taylor Gray. He has worked for JGR since ...
, the crew chief for
Harrison Burton
Harrison Brian Burton (born October 9, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 25 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for AM Racing. He ...
's No. 20, also had to miss the race (
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
did not announce why), and engineer Dustin Zacharyasz filled in as crew chief.
* On October 26, 2021, NASCAR suspended
Our Motorsports
Our Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Kris Wright. The team also previously competed part-time in the ARCA Mena ...
No. 23 crew chief Kenneth Roettger Jr. for four Xfinity points races after the car lost a ballast during the
Kansas playoff race. Ronnie Osmer, who crew chiefed the team's No. 03 car when it did not qualify for races due to being too low in owner points, would fill in as the interim crew chief of the No. 23.
Manufacturers
* On January 11, 2021, after over 10 seasons with
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
and
ECR Engines
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard C ...
,
RSS Racing
RSS Racing (also known as Ryan Shane Sieg Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Rod Sieg and Pamela Sieg. The team currently fields three cars: the No ...
announced its manufacturer switch to
Ford
Ford commonly refers to:
* Ford Motor Company, an automobile manufacturer founded by Henry Ford
* Ford (crossing), a shallow crossing on a river
Ford may also refer to:
Ford Motor Company
* Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company
* Ford F ...
, with engines supplied by
Roush-Yates Engines.
However, this change would only be for the team's No. 39 car, as the No. 23 (previously No. 93) car, fielded jointly with Reaume Brothers Racing and later Our Motorsports, as well as their ARCA car, would still remain Chevrolets.
Sponsorship
* On November 19, 2020, it was announced that
Bass Pro Shops
BPS Direct, LLC, trade name, doing business as Bass Pro Shops, is an American privately held sporting goods retailer that offers hunting, fishing, camping, and other related outdoor recreation equipment, marine manufacturing and sales, and outd ...
, TrueTimber, and
Black Rifle Coffee
Black Rifle Coffee Company (BRCC) is a coffee company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. Founded in 2014 by former U.S. Army United States Army Special Forces, Green Beret Evan Hafer, it gained national attention in 2017 after pledgin ...
would sponsor Noah Gragson's No. 9 for JR Motorsports in all 33 races in 2021. The three companies sponsored him in 21 races in 2020.
* On December 10, 2020, it was announced that
TaxSlayer
TaxSlayer LLC (formerly known as TaxSlayer.com) is a privately held tax preparation and tax software company based in Augusta, Georgia. The company offers online tax preparation technology for American consumers and tax professionals, allowing t ...
would continue to sponsor
Myatt Snider
Gurney Myatt Snider (born December 30, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet SS for DGM Racing. He is the son of '' NASCAR on Prime Video'' pi ...
at
Richard Childress Racing
Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard C ...
in 2021, although this year, it would (along with Snider's schedule) be for all 33 races. This is the first time in the company's time as a NASCAR sponsor that they have been a primary sponsor on a car after many years of sponsoring teams part-time.
* On December 10, 2020,
Monster Energy
Monster Energy is a brand of energy drink, energy drinks that was created
by Hansen Natural Company (now Monster Beverage Corporation) in April 2002. In 2022, Monster Energy had a 30.1% Market share, share of the American energy drink market, th ...
was announced as the primary sponsor of the
Stewart-Haas Racing No. 98 team for the majority of the 2021 schedule, moving over with
Riley Herbst
Riley Dederick Kern Herbst (born February 24, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 35 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing and part-time in the ...
from the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18.
* On December 21, 2020, it was announced that First Pacific Funding would increase their presence on
Jeremy Clements Racing
Jeremy Clements Racing, formerly known as Jeremy Clements Motorsports, is an American professional stock car racing team. The team currently fields the No. 51 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet Camaro SS full-time for Jeremy Clements i ...
's No. 51 after sponsoring the team twice in 2020. On January 3, 2021, Clements announced that Diecast Kings would also sponsor an increased number of races with his team in 2021, after sponsoring him once in 2020.
* On December 23, 2020, it was revealed that RoofClaim.com, which was the primary sponsor for MBM Motorsports, would not return to the team in 2021 due to lack of airtime on the TV broadcasts and the COVID-19 pandemic resulting in the lack of exposure with fans at the track.
* On January 25, 2021,
Jordan Anderson Racing
Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, fielding the No. 27 full-time for Jeb Burton, the No. 31 full-time for Blaine Perkins, and the No. 32 part-t ...
announced that Bommarito Automotive Group, one of the most prominent sponsors on their Truck Series No. 3 team, would sponsor the team's new Xfinity Series car, the No. 31, in multiple races.
* On February 8, 2021, Offerpad was announced as the primary sponsor of the
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
No. 20 for four races in 2021.
* On March 2, 2021, it was announced that
Dogecoin
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would return as a NASCAR sponsor and would be on
Stefan Parsons' No. 99 for B. J. McLeod Motorsports at Las Vegas in March. The cryptocurrency company was previously a sponsor on Stefan's father
Phil
Phil may refer to:
* Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names
* Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil"
* Phil, Kentucky, United States
* Phil (film), ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film
* -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as ...
's former Cup Series team,
Phil Parsons Racing, in
2014
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with
Josh Wise
Joshua Eric Wise (born February 7, 1983) is an American athletic trainer and former professional stock car racing and dirt track racing driver. He is currently a trainer for Chevrolet's development program for upcoming drivers and oversees driver ...
. Its users came together to win Wise the fan vote for the
2014 All-Star Race.
Schedule

Daytona,
Phoenix, Texas, and Circuit of the Americas
revealed their race dates ahead of the release of the entire schedule, which NASCAR announced on October 30, 2020.
Note: The
Dash 4 Cash
The Dash 4 Cash is a bonus program for race winners for designated races in a NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Since its inception in 2009, the program has undergone many changes, most notably the addition of heat races in 2016 for qualification for ...
races (the spring races at
Martinsville,
Talladega,
Darlington
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and
Dover
Dover ( ) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, southeast England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. ...
) are listed in bold.
Schedule changes
* Circuit of the Americas (in Austin, Texas) is added for the first time.
* Nashville Superspeedway returns for the first time since
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
.
* Auto Club Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, Iowa Speedway and Kentucky Speedway are removed from the schedule.
** Auto Club Speedway was initially on the schedule, but was replaced by an event at the Daytona Road Course due to COVID-19 regulations.
* Atlanta and Martinsville will go from hosting one race to two. This is the first time Atlanta has hosted two races, while Martinsville will host two races for the first time since 1994.
* Bristol and Dover will go from having two races on the schedule to one as the Bristol race will be the paved event. (The Xfinity Series will not race on the Bristol dirt weekend.)
* The Darlington (spring) and Talladega (fall) races added during COVID-19 schedule changes will be kept.
* The fall Texas and Kansas weekends swapped spots, with Texas being the Round of 8 opener and Kansas being the middle race.
Results and standings
Race results
Drivers' championship
(
key)
Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by competition-based formula. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner'' 1–10'' – Regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12
. – Eliminated after Round of 8
Owners' championship (Top 15)
(
key)
Bold – Pole position awarded by time. ''Italics'' – Pole position set by competition-based formula. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner'' 1–10'' – Regular season top 10 finishers.
. – Eliminated after Round of 12
. – Eliminated after Round of 8
''NOTE: The No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota used an ineligible driver in selected races and could not acquire bonus points for those races.''
Manufacturers' Championship
See also
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2021 NASCAR Cup Series
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2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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2021 ARCA Menards Series
The 2021 ARCA Menards Series season was the 69th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Lucas Oil 200 on February 13 ...
*
2021 ARCA Menards Series East
The 2021 ARCA Menards Series East was the 35th season of the ARCA Menards Series East, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began on February 8 at New Smyrna Speedway with the Jeep Beach 17 ...
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2021 ARCA Menards Series West
The 2021 ARCA Menards Series West was the sixty-eighth season of the ARCA Menards Series West, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Phoenix Raceway with the General Tire 150 and en ...
*
2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
The 2021 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was the thirty-seventh season of the Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT), a stock car racing tour sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Virginia is for Racing Lovers 200 at Martinsville Speedway on April 8 and con ...
*
2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series
The 2021 NASCAR Pinty's Series is the fifteenth season of the Pinty's Series, the national stock car racing series in Canada sanctioned by NASCAR. It began with the Frontline Workers 125 at Sunset Speedway on August 1 and concluded with the ...
*
2021 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series
The 2021 NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series was the fourteenth season of the NASCAR PEAK Mexico Series, a regional stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in Mexico. It was the seventeenth season of the series as a NASCAR-sanctioned series. It beg ...
*
2021 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
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2021 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series
The 2021 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series was the second and final season of the eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, a series of ''iRacing'' sim racing events originally organized for NASCAR drivers to compete in after its 2020 seas ...
*
2021 SRX Series
*
2021 Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams season
The 2021 Southern Modified Auto Racing Teams was the 17th season of the SMART Modified Tour, and the first full season since 2004 (there were four races held by the series in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic). It began with the Smart Chevrolet 9 ...
References
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