The 2021 South Point 400 was a

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race held on September 26, 2021, at

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. Contested over 267 laps on the asphalt intermediate speedway, it was the 30th race of the

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season, the fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.

Report

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in

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outside the

city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the

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, is a complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by

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, which is headquartered in

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Entry list

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

Qualifying

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was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.

Starting Lineup

Race

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 80 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 80

Final Stage Results

Stage Three ''Laps:'' 107

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 21 among 10 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 4 for 21 * Red flags: 0 * Time of race: 2 hours, 46 minutes and 8 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen,

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and

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called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns and Kelli Stavast handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcast on

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. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced through the tri-oval. Rob Albright called the race from a billboard in turn 2 when the field raced through turns 1 and 2 & Pat Patterson called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field raced through turns 3 and 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan and

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handled the duties on pit lane.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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South Point 400 The South Point 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series stock car race held annually at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, Nevada, with the other one being the Pennzoil 400, The race is held on the last weekend of September and is the fourth-to-last race ...

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