The 2021 Andy's Frozen Custard 335 was a

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race that was held on October 16, 2021, at the Texas Motor Speedway in

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. Contested over 200 laps on the oval, 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 8. Joe Gibbs Racing driver John Hunter Nemechek collected his first win of the season, and the second of his career.

Report

Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a

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located in the northernmost portion of the

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city of

– the portion located in

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. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to

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and

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(formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by

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, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedways, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

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

Qualifying

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

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did not have enough points to qualify for the race.

Starting Lineups

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One ''Laps:'' 50 Stage Two ''Laps:'' 50

Final Stage Results

''Laps:'' 100

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 8 among 5 different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 10 for 54 * Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes, and 48 seconds * Average speed:

References

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