Richmond #1 2021 Total Speed Rankings
| Total Speed Ranking | Driver | 1 (Lap 1-100) | 2 (100-200) | 3 (200-300) | 4 (300-400) | Avg. Speed Rank | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 5 |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.75 | 2 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.75 | 3 |
| 4 | Alex Bowman | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6.25 | 1 |
| 5 | Christopher Bell | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | William Byron | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7.75 | 7 |
| 8 | Aric Almirola | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9.25 | 6 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 8 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 9.75 | 24 |
| 10 | Matt DiBenedetto | 17 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13.25 | 9 |
| 11 | Ross Chastain | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 13.5 | 15 |
| 12 | Austin Dillon | 9 | 9 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 10 |
| 12 | Kurt Busch | 18 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 12 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 15.25 | 17 |
| 15 | Chase Elliott | 15 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 15.5 | 12 |
| 16 | Brad Keselowski | 10 | 14 | 26 | 13 | 15.75 | 14 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 25 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 16 |
| 18 | Tyler Reddick | 16 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 17.5 | 20 |
| 19 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 25 | 29 | 15 | 18.25 | 11 |
| 20 | Kyle Larson | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20.25 | 18 |
| 21 | Erik Jones | 28 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20.75 | 19 |
| 22 | Chase Briscoe | 22 | 21 | 15 | 28 | 21.5 | 22 |
| 23 | Cole Custer | 23 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Austin Cindric | 24 | 30 | 32 | 7 | 23.25 | 28 |
| 24 | Ryan Preece | 30 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 23.25 | 29 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 20 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 25.75 | 26 |
| 26 | Chris Buescher | 27 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 25.75 | 25 |
| 28 | Ryan Newman | 21 | 31 | 33 | 22 | 26.75 | 30 |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 26 | 29 | 24 | 30 | 27.25 | 27 |
| 30 | Corey Lajoie | 29 | 23 | 27 | 32 | 27.75 | 21 |
| 31 | Anthony Alfredo | 32 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28.25 | 31 |
| 32 | BJ McLeod | 31 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29.5 | 32 |
| 33 | James Davison | 34 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 34 | Quin Houff | 35 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 33.75 | 34 |
| 35 | Garrett Smithley | 33 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 34.75 | 35 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 36 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35.25 | 36 |
| 37 | Josh Bilicki | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36.75 | 37 |
| 38 | Justin Haley | X | X | X | X | X | 38 |