2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253

The 2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on February 21, 2021 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

2021 O'Reilly Auto Parts 253
Race details
Race 2 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date February 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)
Location Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida
Course Permanent racing facility
3.570 mi (5.745 km)
Distance 70 laps, 252.7 mi (406.7 km)
Average speed 84.452 miles per hour (135.912 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Grid positions set by competition-based formula
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 45
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer
Nielsen Ratings 4.750 million
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden, Mike Bagley and Rusty Wallace
Turn Announcers
  • Dave Moody (Infield Section: Turns 2–6)
  • Kurt Becker (Turns 7–10)
  • Dan Hubbard (Turns 11–14)

Added as a replacement for the cancelled Auto Club 400 because of California restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 race was scheduled for 70 laps on the 3.61-mile (5.81 km) road course, it was the second race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season. The race is lengthened from the 2020 schedule, where it was run at 65 laps of the course for 235 miles. It was a 400-kilometer (250 mi) race in 2021, similar to the Charlotte and Road America road course races.

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