| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 36 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The race's program cover, featuring 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott. | |||
| Date | November 7, 2021 | ||
| Location | Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 312 laps, 312 mi (499.2 km) | ||
| Average speed | 100.348 miles per hour (161.494 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 26.116 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 108 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden, Jeff Striegle and Rusty Wallace | ||
| Turn Announcers | Dave Moody (1 & 2) and Mike Bagley (3 & 4) | ||
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on November 7, 2021 at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. Contested over 312 laps on the one mile (1.6 km) oval, it was the 36th and final race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, and was also the last race for the Generation 6 car body, as it was replaced in 2022 by the Next Gen Car. Kyle Larson won the race and claimed his first NASCAR Cup Series Championship.
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