| Type: | CUST |
| Details Ref: | [1] |
| Description: | Race 33 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season |
| Race Name: | NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Location: | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona |
| Course Mi: | 1.00 |
| Course Km: | 1.60 |
| Distance Laps: | 200 |
| Distance Mi: | 200.000 |
| Distance Km: | 321.869 |
| Avg: | 85.845 |
| Pole Driver: | Austin Cindric |
| Pole Team: | Team Penske |
| Pole Time: | 27.293 |
| Most Driver: | Austin Cindric |
| Most Team: | Team Penske |
| Most Laps: | 113 |
| Car: | 18 |
| First Driver: | Daniel Hemric |
| First Team: | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| Network: | NBC |
| Announcers: | Rick Allen, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Steve Letarte, and Jeff Burton |
The 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on November 6, 2021. It was contested over 200 laps on the 1miles oval. It was the thirty-third and final race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, as well as the championship race.
Phoenix Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.
John Hunter Nemechek was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 27.610 seconds and a speed of 130.388mph.[2]
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.610 | 130.388 |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 27.632 | 130.284 |
| 3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.729 | 129.828 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Austin Cindric scored the pole position after a time of 27.293 seconds and a speed of 131.902mph. Landon Cassill, Stephen Leicht, Spencer Boyd, Ryan Ellis, Timmy Hill, and Joey Gase failed to qualify.
Stage OneLaps: 45
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 54 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 54 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Laps: 110After 120 Xfinity Series starts, Daniel Hemric would come home to win at Phoenix. Additionally, he scored the championship as well.
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 40 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 204 | 35 | Running |
| 3 | 36 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 37 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 204 | 36 | Running |
| 5 | 8 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 37 | Running |
| 6 | 2 | 54 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 35 | Running |
| 8 | 20 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 29 | Running |
| 9 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 42 | Running |
| 10 | 10 | 78 | Sheldon Creed | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 13 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 31 | Running |
| 12 | 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 25 | Running |
| 13 | 11 | 8 | Sam Mayer (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 24 | Running |
| 14 | 12 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 23 | Running |
| 15 | 32 | 26 | Dylan Lupton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 204 | 22 | Running |
| 16 | 21 | 23 | Blaine Perkins | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 21 | Running |
| 17 | 14 | 38 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 19 | Running |
| 19 | 17 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 18 | Running |
| 20 | 19 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 27 | 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 204 | 16 | Running |
| 22 | 29 | 07 | J. J. Yeley | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 15 | Running |
| 23 | 9 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 14 | Running |
| 24 | 23 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 13 | Running |
| 25 | 33 | 31 | Sage Karam | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 12 | Running |
| 26 | 24 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 11 | Running |
| 27 | 18 | 39 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 204 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 9 | Running |
| 29 | 35 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 8 | Running |
| 30 | 26 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 202 | 7 | Running |
| 31 | 25 | 15 | Bayley Currey (i) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 16 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 5 | Accident |
| 33 | 15 | 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 193 | 4 | Accident |
| 34 | 28 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 3 | Engine |
| 35 | 34 | 17 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Chevrolet | 97 | 2 | Accident |
| 36 | 31 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57 | 1 | Accident |
| Official race results | ||||||||