Victory Lane Racing

Congratulations to our 2021 Victory Lane Racing NASCAR Cup Series Champion, Donald Hardison Jr! Don was by far the best Championship 4 contender at Phoenix, finishing the race 11th overall, beating Steve Ruth (24th), Steve Scanlan (29th) and Zach Kruep (41st) to win his second career Victory Lane Racing NASCAR Cup Series Championship, and first in 11 years (his last one in 2010)!

Don's season saw him win 2 races, score 7 top five and 13 top 10 finishes.

Scott Schmitt, who made the playoffs but was eliminated two rounds ago, won the Season Finale 500 at Phoenix, his third win of the season. This clinches him 5th in points, the "best of the rest of the playoff drivers", if you will.

Corey Hardison finished 35th at Phoenix, but was able to wrap up the 2021 Victory Lane Racing NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year title over Rob Kuczmarski. Both players had great seasons, but Corey was the best finishing rookie in 23 races, and clinches the title by 14 points. Congratulations to the Champion and Rookie of the Year family, the Hardisons!

Nate Bishop picked up his first win of the 2021 season, fourth of his career, and climbed out of last place at Daytona on Saturday night. The race, which was the final of the regular season, was exciting and a great way to head into the playoffs.

With the 2021 Victory Lane Racing NASCAR Cup Series playoff field set, we take a quick look at who will be competing for the title.

The regular season champion was Steve Ruth, who will enter the playoffs for the 5th time in his career, and will be the #2 seed. Zach Kruep will be the #1 seed, after scoring 3 wins and 50 playoff points (including regular season-ending bonus points) during the regular season. It is Zach's third appearance in the playoffs.

Greg Miller enters the playoffs for the 13th time, and Donald Hardison Jr is competing for the 11th time. 2020 Cup Champion Scott Schmitt is in again, as is Kevin Sullivan, the 2019 champion of the series.