Total Speed Rankings – Shorter Flat Tracks 2021
| Total Speed Rank | Driver | Phoenix #1 | Richmond | New Hampshire | Richmond #2 | Phoenix #2 | Avg. Speed Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Hamlin | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr | 5 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6.2 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 14 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Christopher Bell | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7.6 |
| 7 | Kyle Larson | 4 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 8.6 |
| 9 | Aric Almirola | 12 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | 6 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9.2 |
| 11 | Brad Keselowski | 3 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 9.6 |
| 12 | Kurt Busch | 14 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 11.2 |
| 13 | William Byron | 9 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 12.6 |
| 14 | Matt DiBenedetto | 16 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12.8 |
| 15 | Alex Bowman | 17 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 13.6 |
| 16 | Ross Chastain | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 14.2 |
| 17 | Tyler Reddick | 23 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Austin Dillon | 19 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 17.6 |
| 19 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 11 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 18.2 |
| 20 | Cole Custer | 21 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 20 |
| 21 | Chase Briscoe | 18 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 16 | 20.4 |
| 22 | Erik Jones | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 21 |
| 23 | Daniel Suarez | 24 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21.4 |
| 24 | Bubba Wallace | 13 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 22.6 |
| 25 | Ryan Preece | 25 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
| 26 | Michael McDowell | 27 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | Ryan Newman | 30 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26.2 |
| 28 | Chris Buescher | 25 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 27 |
| 29 | Justin Haley | 29 | X | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29.25 |
| 30 | Corey Lajoie | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 33 | 29.6 |
| 31 | Anthony Alfredo | 32 | 31 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 30.6 |
| 32 | BJ McLeod | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31.4 |
| 33 | Cody Ware | 33 | 36 | 36 | X | 32 | 34.25 |
| 34 | Quin Houff | 34 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 34.8 |
| 35 | Joey Gase | X | X | X | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| 36 | Josh Bilicki | 37 | 38 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35.8 |
| 37 | Garrett Smithley | 38 | 35 | 37 | 33 | 38 | 36.2 |