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!colspan=2 align=center|<big>2021 [[Alternate NASCAR Cup Series]]</big>
|user = [[User:Aislabie|Aislabie]] ([[User talk:Aislabie|talk]]) 13:00, 3 November 2021 (EDT)}}
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|'''Owner'''
|Aislabie
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|'''Races'''
|30<br><small>+4 non-Championship events</small>
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|'''First Race'''
|{{USA}} Daytona 500
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|'''Last Race'''
|{{USA}} Championship 500
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!colspan=2|Major Championships
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|'''Drivers Championship'''
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|'''Owners Championship'''
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|'''Manufacturer Championship'''
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!colspan=2|Minor Championships
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|'''Daytona 500 Champion'''
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|'''Rookie of the Year'''
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|{{Tooltip|'''Earnhardt Award'''|Leading superspeedway driver}}
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|{{Tooltip|'''Petty Award'''|Leading intermediate driver}}
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|{{Tooltip|'''Trickle Award'''|Leading short track driver}}
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|{{Tooltip|'''Gordon Award'''|Leading road course driver}}
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!colspan=2|Other Seasons
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|<small>'''<<<'''</small>
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|''None''
|align=right|[[2021 NASCAR Asia Pacific Series|2021]]
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|}The '''2021 NASCAR Cup Series''' was the 73rd season of NASCAR-sanctioned stock car racing in the United States. The season saw sweeping changes from the 2020 season, which had seen Chase Elliott become the Champion Driver despite Kevin Harvick being statistically by far the leading driver all season long. 2021 saw the biggest changes to the Cup Series since at least 2004, as NASCAR aimed to
 
== Changes to the sport ==
The 2021 season had long been billed as the start of a new era, but it saw changes to almost every aspect of the sport as it sought to recapture its early-2000s popularity. In one three-month off-season, NASCAR undid a lot of the changes made over the course of the previous decade or so. These changes included:
* The return to a more manageable 30-race schedule, to avoid scheduling conflicts with the start of the football season.
* The abolition of the playoffs and return to a season-long points system.
* The abolition of the charter system, which had contributed to declining field sizes over the last few years.
* The abolution of stage racing, which saw cautions being thrown, and points awarded, to drivers at certain predefined "checkpoints" in the race.
 
In addition to this, extensive changes were made to the qualifying system for Cup races. Mimicking the Daytona 500 format, it was decided that for all 30 rounds of the Championship, one-lap qualifying would set the starting grids for two heat races (as well as deciding the first 20 cars qualified for the feature race), with ten cars from each heat having the opportunity to "race their way in". No cars would be protected from the possibility of failing to qualify, and the possibility of being able to make the main event through attrition in heat races should serve as an incentive to smaller teams. The points system was
 
NASCAR also proudly announced that two additional manufacturers would be joining the series, with the return of Dodge and the first-ever appearance of Honda in the Cup series. This brings the total number of manufacturers to five, with the models represented in the Cup being the Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Charger, Ford Mustang, Honda Accord and Toyota Camry.
 
== Teams and Drivers ==
The charter system, which had been in place since 2016, was cancelled after five seasons of diminishing grid sizes. The return to an open field was coupled with the return of Dodge and the arrival of Honda in the Cup Series. This and the revolutionised qualifying system resulted in the largest field sizes NASCAR had seen for decades.
 
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! Manufacturer
! Team
! #
! Driver
! Schedule
! Primary Sponsor
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!rowspan=4| {{USA}} {{Tooltip|Chevrolet|Camaro}}
|bgcolor="#ffff88" rowspan=4| {{USA}} Hendrick Motorsports
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! 24
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! 88
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! {{USA}} {{Tooltip|Dodge|Charger}}
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!rowspan=3| {{USA}} {{Tooltip|Ford|Mustang}}
|bgcolor="#ffff88" rowspan=2| {{USA}} Roush Fenway Racing
! 6
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! 17
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| {{USA}} Wood Brothers Racing
! 21
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! {{JPN}} {{Tooltip|Honda|Accord}}
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!rowspan=5| {{JPN}} {{Tooltip|Toyota|Camry}}
|bgcolor="#ffff88" rowspan=4| {{USA}} Joe Gibbs Racing
! 11
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! 18
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! 19
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! 20
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| {{USA}} 23XI Racing
! 23
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!rowspan=100| Uncontracted
| {{USA}} StarCom Racing
! 00
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|rowspan=2|{{USA}} Chip Ganassi Racing
! 1
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! 42
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|rowspan=4|{{USA}} Team Penske
! 2
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! 12
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! 22
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! 33
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|rowspan=2|{{USA}} Richard Childress Racing
! 3
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! 8
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|rowspan=4|{{USA}} Stewart Haas Racing
! 4
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! 10
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! 14
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! 41
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|{{USA}} Tommy Baldwin Racing
! 7
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|{{USA}} Germain Racing
! 13
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|{{USA}} Premium Motorsports
! 15
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|{{USA}} Kaulig Racing
!{{Tooltip|16|To be confirmed}}
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|rowspan=4|{{USA}} Andretti Autosport
!{{Tooltip|26|To be confirmed}}
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!{{Tooltip|27|To be confirmed}}
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!{{Tooltip|28|To be confirmed}}
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!{{Tooltip|29|To be confirmed}}
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|{{USA}} Go Fas Racing
! 32
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|rowspan=2|{{USA}} Front Row Motorsports
! 34
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! 38
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|rowspan=4|{{USA}} Rick Ware Racing
! 36
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! 51
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! 53
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! 54
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|rowspan=2|{{USA}} JTG-Daughtry Racing
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! 47
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| {{USA}} Richard Petty Motorsport
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| {{USA}} NY Racing Team
! 44
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|rowspan=2| {{USA}} MBM Motorsports
! 49
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! 66
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|rowspan=2| {{JPN}} Hattori Racing Enterprises
!{{Tooltip|61|To be confirmed}}
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!{{Tooltip|81|To be confirmed}}
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| {{USA}} Beard Motorsports
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|rowspan=2|{{USA}} Spire Motorsports
! 74
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! 77
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|{{USA}} Live Fast Motorsports
! 78
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|{{USA}} Dragon Racing
! 79
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|{{USA}} Team Keller Racing
! 90
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|{{USA}} Leavine Family Racing
! 95
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|{{CAN}} Gaunt Brothers Racing
! 96
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|{{USA}} Trackhouse Racing
! 99
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== Calendar ==
 
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
!colspan=2|Event
!Track
!Type
!Laps
!Winning driver
!colspan=2|Winning team
!Winning manufacturer
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| {{Tooltip|Busch Clash|Open to all pole winners, as well as superspeedway winners from the previous season. COVID-19 meant the field was opened up to stage winners}}
|rowspan=2| Daytona International Speedway
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 40
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! 1
| Daytona 500
|align=center| 200
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! 2
| Dixie Vodka Florida 400
| Homestead-Miami Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 267
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! 3
| California 400 presented by Auto Club
| Auto Club Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 200
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! 4
| Camping World Midwest 400
| Chicagoland Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 267
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! 5
| Food City Southeastern 500
| Bristol Motor Speedway
|bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| Short Track
|align=center| 500
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! 6
| Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief Virginia 500
| Martinsville Speedway
|bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| Short Track
|align=center| 500
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! 7
| GEICO Alabama 500
| Talladega Superspeedway
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 188
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! 8
| Busch Spartan 300 by Crosley Radio
| Kentucky Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 200
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! 9
| Consumers Energy Yankee 400
| Michigan International Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 200
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! 10
| Drydene Delaware 400
| Dover International Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 400
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| {{Tooltip|NASCAR Open|Drivers who are not qualified for the All Star Race trying to race their way in}}
|rowspan=3| Charlotte Motor Speedway
|rowspan=3 bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 40
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| {{Tooltip|NASCAR All Star Race|The reigning Cup Champion and all race winners in the past year qualify for the All Star Race, with the remaining spots on the grid decided by the NASCAR Open}}
|align=center| 60
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! 11
| Coca-Cola World 600
|align=center| 400
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! 12
| Ally Music City 400
| Nashville Superspeedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 200
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! 13
| Gander RV Mile High 400, presented by Pocono Organics
| Pocono Raceway
| bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 160
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! 14
| Quaker State Atlanta 400 presented by Walmart
| Atlanta Motor Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 260
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! 15
| Foxwood Resort New England 300
| New Hampshire Motor Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 300
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! 16
| GoBowling 350 at The Glen
| Watkins Glen International
|bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| Road Course
|align=center| 89
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! 17
| Big Machine Hand Sanitizer Brickyard 400 Powered by Big Machine Records
| Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 160
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! 18
| World Wide Technology Illinois 350
| Gateway Motorsports Park
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 280
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! 19
| Coke Zero Firecracker 400
| Daytona International Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 160
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! 20
| NASCAR Throwback Southern 500 by Cook Out
| Darlington Raceway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 367
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| {{Tooltip|NASCAR Masters|This race is open to all drivers in the field who have won one of the three NASCAR series or the Daytona 500, as well as any drivers with over 300 Cup entries.}}
|rowspan=2| Richmond Raceway
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| Short Track
|align=center| 100
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! 21
| Federated Auto Parts Capital City 400
|align=center| 400
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! 22
| Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race
| Bristol Motor Speedway
|bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| Short Track
|align=center| 400
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! 23
| Pennzoil Las Vegas 300
| Las Vegas Motor Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 200
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! 24
| Yellawood Talladega 500
| Talladega Superspeedway
|bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| Superspeedway
|align=center| 188
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! 25
| Bank of America Roval 400
| Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
|bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| Road Course
|align=center| 109
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! 26
| Buschy McBusch Race Kansas 400
| Kansas Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 267
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! 27
| Xfinity Old Dominion 400
| Martinsville Speedway
|bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| Short Track
|align=center| 400
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! 28
| Can-Am Phoenix 300
| Phoenix Raceway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 300
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! 29
| Disney 300, presented by Marvel Studios
| Walt Disney World Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 300
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| {{Tooltip|NASCAR Exhibition|The top 20 teams on owner points, but no more than one car per team is allowed}}
| Homestead-Miami Speedway Roval
|bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| Road Course
|align=center| 27
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! 30
| Bluegreen Vacations Championship 400
| Homestead-Miami Speedway
|bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| Intermediate
|align=center| 267
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===Calendar Changes===
In light of the disruption that occurred in the 2020 season, NASCAR took the opportunity to make sweeping changes to their calendar. These changes included:
* The reduction of the Cup schedule to only 30 races, reducing the scheduling conflict with the start of the football season.
* The introduction of Nashville Superspeedway, Gateway Motorsports Park and Walt Disney World Speedway to the Cup series for the first time.
* The introduction of two new non-championship events to complete a quartet of such race meetings.
The season finale also returned to Homestead-Miami Speedway after one year away at Phoenix Raceway, although unlike previous years this race (now dubbed the Championship 400) is not a guaranteed championship decider owing to the removal of the playoff system for deciding the championship.
 
==Championship Standings==
 
===Points System===
 
====Qualifying====
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!width=80px| '''Position'''
!width=20px| 1
!width=20px|2
!width=20px|3
!width=20px|4
!width=20px|5
!width=20px|6
!width=20px|7
!width=20px|8
!width=20px|9
!width=20px|10
!width=20px|Rest
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! '''Points'''
|align=center| 10
|align=center| 9
|align=center| 8
|align=center| 7
|align=center| 6
|align=center| 5
|align=center| 4
|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0
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====Heat Races====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 75%;"
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!width=80px| '''Position'''
!width=20px| 1
!width=20px|2
!width=20px|3
!width=20px|4
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!width=20px|7
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!width=20px|16
!width=20px|17
!width=20px|18
!width=20px|19
!width=20px|20
!width=20px|Rest
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! '''Points'''
|align=center| 25
|align=center| 22
|align=center| 20
|align=center| 18
|align=center| 16
|align=center| 15
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|align=center| 5
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|align=center| 3
|align=center| 2
|align=center| 1
|align=center| 0
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====Feature Race====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 75%;"
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!width=80px| '''Position'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#ffffbf" align=center| '''1'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfdfdf" align=center| '''2'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#ffdf9f" align=center| '''3'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| '''4'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| '''5'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| '''6'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| '''7'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| '''8'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| '''9'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#dfffdf" align=center| '''10'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''11'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''12'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''13'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''14'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''15'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''16'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''17'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''18'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''19'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#cfcfff" align=center| '''20'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''21'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''22'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''23'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''24'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''25'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''26'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''27'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''28'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''29'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''30'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''31'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''32'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''33'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''34'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''35'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''36'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''37'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''38'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''39'''
|width=20px style="color:grey;" align=center| '''40'''
|width=20px bgcolor="#ffbbbb" align=center| '''DNQ'''
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Reason: I'm pretty sure the canon would be better off with this purged, and stock cars restored to completely free real estate.
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