Fantasy Live: Top 25 drivers from the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season

By RJ Kraft | Friday, November 12, 2021

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With the 2021 season in the books, it’s time to look back at the top performing drivers from the season. Note: The best race category factors in that only the first two stages were scored in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway – meaning 60 points was the max a driver could earn in the game in that race.

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T-24: Daniel Suarez
Trackhouse Racing Team, No. 99 Chevrolet
641 points
Best race: 49 points (Bristol dirt)

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T-24: Erik Jones
Richard Petty Motorsports, No. 43 Chevrolet
641 points
Best race: 37 points (Indianapolis Road Course)

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23: Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports, No. 34 Ford
643 points
Best race: 45 points (Talladega)

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22: Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 14 Ford
655 points
Best race: 37 points (Circuit of The Americas)

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21: Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 10 Ford
659 points
Best race: 46 points (New Hampshire)

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20: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
JTG Daugherty Racing, No. 47 Ford
666 points
Best race: 42 points (Bristol dirt)

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19: Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota
688 points
Best race: 50 points (Talladega-2)

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18: Ross Chastain
Chip Ganassi Racing, No. 42 Chevrolet
729 points
Best race: 44 points (Twice: Road America and Darlington-2)

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17: Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Racing, No. 17 Ford
770 points
Best race: 46 points (Talladega-2)

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16: Matt DiBenedetto
Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford
775 points
Best race: 42 points (Talladega)

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15: Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
877 points
Best race: 47 points (Daytona Road Course)

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14: Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet
922 points
Best race: 48 points (Daytona)

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13: Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet
948 points
Best race: 52 points (Martinsville-2)

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12: Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing, No. 1 Chevrolet
955 points
Best race: 59 points (Atlanta-2)

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11: Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet
958 points
Best race: 46 points (Road America)

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10: Brad Keselowski
Team Penske, No. 2 Ford
1,079 points
Best race: 54 points (Las Vegas)

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9: Joey Logano
Team Penske, No. 22 Ford
1,115 points
Best race: 55 points (Bristol dirt)

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8: William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet
1,125 points
Best race: 57 points (Miami)

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7: Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 4 Ford
1,128 points
Best race: 47 points (New Hampshire)

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6: Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 18 Toyota
1,132 points
Best race: 59 points (Kansas)

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5: Martin Truex Jr.
Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
1,133 points
Best race: 60 points (Darlington)

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4: Ryan Blaney
Team Penske, No. 12 Ford
1,153 points
Best race: 57 points (Atlanta)

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3: Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
1,223 points
Best race: 53 points (Charlotte)

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2: Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota
1,416 points
Best race: 58 points (Las Vegas-2)

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1: Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
1,442 points
Best race: 60 points (Twice: Charlotte and Sonoma)

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