Buschy McBusch Race 400

Kansas Speedway, May 2, 2021

Kyle Busch
Winner
267
Laps
39
Entries
6
Leaders

Kyle Busch won the 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 at Kansas Speedway on May 2, 2021, leading 20 of 267 laps. Kevin Harvick finished second; Brad Keselowski rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details
Date
Sunday, May 2, 2021
Season
2021
Winner
Leaders
6 drivers
Pos Start +/- Driver
1 9 +8 Kyle Busch
2 4 +2 Kevin Harvick
3 1 -2 Brad Keselowski
4 5 +1 Matt DiBenedetto
5 17 +12 Chase Elliott
6 15 +9 Martin Truex, Jr.
7 11 +4 Tyler Reddick
8 16 +8 Chris Buescher
9 2 -7 William Byron
10 6 -4 Austin Dillon
11 21 +10 Daniel Suarez
12 20 +8 Denny Hamlin
13 3 -10 Michael McDowell
14 24 +10 Ross Chastain
15 28 +13 Kurt Busch
16 14 -2 Ryan Newman
17 29 +12 Joey Logano
18 25 +7 Alex Bowman
19 32 +13 Kyle Larson
20 19 -1 Chase Briscoe
21 7 -14 Ryan Blaney
22 38 +16 Austin Cindric
23 22 -1 Anthony Alfredo
24 10 -14 Cole Custer
25 27 +2 Erik Jones
26 13 -13 Bubba Wallace
27 26 -1 Corey LaJoie
28 8 -20 Christopher Bell
29 18 -11 Aric Almirola
30 31 +1 Justin Haley
31 30 -1 B.J. McLeod
32 12 -20 Ryan Preece
33 36 +3 Garrett Smithley
34 23 -11 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
35 35 Joey Gase
36 33 -3 Cody Ware
37 34 -3 Quin Houff
38 39 +1 Matt Mills
39 37 -2 Josh Bilicki
Stage Results
Driver Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage Pts
Kyle Busch 1 2 19
Kyle Larson 2 1 19
Brad Keselowski 4 4 14
Chase Elliott 6 5 11
Tyler Reddick 3 8 11
Denny Hamlin 9 3 10
Ryan Blaney 8 6 8
William Byron 5 6
Kevin Harvick 7 10 5
Martin Truex, Jr. 7 4
Christopher Bell 10 9 3
Matt DiBenedetto
Chris Buescher
Austin Dillon
Daniel Suarez
Michael McDowell
Ross Chastain
Kurt Busch
Ryan Newman
Joey Logano
Alex Bowman
Chase Briscoe
Austin Cindric
Anthony Alfredo
Cole Custer
Erik Jones
Bubba Wallace
Corey LaJoie
Aric Almirola
Justin Haley
B.J. McLeod
Ryan Preece
Garrett Smithley
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Joey Gase
Cody Ware
Quin Houff
Matt Mills
Josh Bilicki
Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 30 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.2 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos Driver Predicted Actual Delta
3 Brad Keselowski 15.4 3 +12.4
5 Chase Elliott 10.1 5 +5.1
6 Martin Truex, Jr. 15.4 6 +9.4
7 Tyler Reddick 11.2 7 +4.2
8 Chris Buescher 9.2 8 +1.2
9 William Byron 10.7 9 +1.7
10 Austin Dillon 19.9 10 +9.9
11 Daniel Suarez 12.7 11 +1.7
12 Denny Hamlin 6.2 12 -5.8
13 Michael McDowell 16.9 13 +3.9
14 Ross Chastain 14.5 14 +0.5
17 Joey Logano 11.9 17 -5.1
18 Alex Bowman 16.2 18 -1.8
19 Kyle Larson 13.1 19 -5.9
20 Chase Briscoe 7.8 20 -12.2
21 Ryan Blaney 8.2 21 -12.8
22 Austin Cindric 15.4 22 -6.6
23 Anthony Alfredo 21.4 23 -1.6
24 Cole Custer 22.0 24 -2.0
25 Erik Jones 14.7 25 -10.3

(showing top 20 finishers)

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

  • Kyle Busch: has 55 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 13.6 avg finish (9 wins) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
  • Denny Hamlin: was the model’s top pick based on 40 career starts at Kansas Speedway with a 12.4 avg finish (5 wins), finishing P12 on the day.
  • Cody Ware: was the biggest surprise, finishing P36 vs predicted P57. Track history: 9 starts, 32.7 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400?
Kyle Busch won the 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 at Kansas Speedway driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Where was the 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 held?
The 2021 Buschy McBusch Race 400 was held at Kansas Speedway on May 2, 2021.