2021 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta

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Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Time: 3:00pm/et
TV: FOX - Radio: PRN, Sirius XM NASCAR​

Race Length: 325 laps (500.5 mi / 805.47 km)

Race Stages: 105-105-115

Track Information: Atlanta Motor Speedway is a 1.54 mile (2.48 kilometer) quad-oval located in Hampton, GA USA.

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials


Set limits:
Cup: 13 sets for the race;


Tire Codes:
Left-side — D-4956;
Right-side — D-4958


Tire Circumference:
Left-side — 2,224 mm (87.56 in.);
Right-side — 2,250 mm (88.58 in.)


Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 18 psi; Left Rear — 18 psi;
Right Front — 48 psi; Right Rear — 44 psi

Cars to the rear:
Elliott (2x tech failure), Houff (unapproved adjustments), Hill (3x tech failure and also pass-thru)

 

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Invocation and anthem done, command to start in 5 minutes.

 

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Engines fires and cars are starting to roll.

 

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Green flag!!

 

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Lap 11, 8 car into the wall, damage to the right side.

 

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Lap 26, competition caution, top 10: 11, 5, 4, 12, 18, 24, 1, 22, 3, 19. The 00 of Houff is the free pass.

 

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7 and 47 too fast, will restart at the tail end.

 

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Stage 1 top 10:

1. Larson
2. Kyle Busch
3. Blaney
4. Kurt Busch
5. Hamlin
6. Bowman
7. Truex Jr
8. Elliott
9. Buescher
10. Byron

The 10 of Almirola is the free pass.

 

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Caution lap 112, Kurt Busch in the wall on the restart. The 34 of McDowell is the free pass.

 

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Lap 158, green flag pit cycle starting.

 

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Stage 2 Top 10

1. Larson
2. Blaney
3. Bowman
4. Kyle Busch
5. Byron
6. DiBenedetto
7. Austin Dillon
8. Buescher
9. Hamlin
10. Suarez

Free pass to the 22 of Logano

 

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Caution lap 219, smoke from the 9 car. 5, 12, 18, 48, 24, 99, 11, 21, 3, 47. The 23 of Wallace Jr is the free pass.

 

[RoadDukie]

That 5 car is going to be mighty hard to beat today...

 

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Unofficial Top 10

1. Ryan Blaney
2. Kyle Larson
3. Alex Bowman
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Kyle Busch
6. Austin Dillon
7. Chris Buescher
8. William Byron
9. Martin Truex Jr
10. Kevin Harvick

Larson let the vast majority of the race but just lost out on the long run.

 

[RoadDukie]

That 5 car is going to be mighty hard to beat today...

But not impossible!

Holy cow, what a great drive for Blaney. That was impressive!
BTW; Blaney owes Lagano a nice bottle of wine.

 

[RoadDukie]

Unofficial Top 10

1. Ryan Blaney
2. Kyle Larson
3. Alex Bowman
4. Denny Hamlin
5. Kyle Busch
6. Austin Dillon
7. Chris Buescher
8. William Byron
9. Martin Truex Jr
10. Kevin Harvick

Larson let the vast majority of the race but just lost out on the long run.

Once again...A big shout out to @bdcardinal, the bitog version of Mike Joy and Larry McReynolds wrapped into one.

 

[Skeet6]

Class act giving the flag to the little guy wearing the Blaney shirt. He seemed like he didn't know what to do. Reminded me of when my boy met Steve Park and just kinda stood there, LOL.
Mike B

 

[Malo83]

Impressive, Larson crying in his beer.

 

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