2021 Pit Boss 250
Race details[1] [2]
Race 11 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Circuit of the Americas
Circuit of the Americas
Date May 22, 2021 (2021-05-22)
Location Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas
Course Permanent racing facility
3.410 mi (5.488 km)
Distance 46 laps, 156.860 mi (252.442 km)
Average speed 72.723 mph
Pole position
Driver
Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 160.349
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 35
Winner
No. 54 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Bubba Wallace, and Ryan Blaney

The 2021 Pit Boss 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 22, 2021. It was contested over 46 laps on the 3.410-mile (5.488 km) road course. It was the tenth race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, collected his first win of the season, and his 98th of his career.

Report

Background

Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Xfinity Series event for the first time on May 22, 2021.[3] The Camping World Truck Series was added as a support event.[4] On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.[5]

Entry list

No. Driver Team Manufacturer Sponsor
0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet ForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot, Flying J My Rewards Plus
2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Louisiana Hot Sauce
02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet Sokal Digital
4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Voyager
5 Kevin Harvick (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford Rush Truck Centers
6 Spencer Pumpelly JD Motorsports Chevrolet Gridrival, Fastlife Let's Go Racing
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
07 Ross Chastain (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet G Coin
8 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops, TrueTimber Camo, Black Rifle Coffee Company
10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Boris Said MBM Motorsports Toyota Whataburger
15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet Project Hope Foundation
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Pit Boss
17 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Ford Production Alliance Group
18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Poppy Bank
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota YeeYee Apparel
20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota DEX Imaging
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Menards, Richmond Water Heaters
23 Andy Lally Our Motorsports Chevrolet The A-Team
26 Kris Wright (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota Boot The Ban
31 Tyler Reddick (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Can-Am
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford A-Game Energy "Bring it to life."
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet Diamond Gusset Jeans
47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Beau's Beautiful Blessings
48 Jade Buford (R) Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet All South Electric
52 Gray Gaulding Means Racing Chevrolet Panini America
54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Skittles Gummies
61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Jani-King
66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota CRASHClaimsR.US[permanent dead link], KW Commercial
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Good Sam
74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet JM Steel, Cutek
77 Austin Dillon (i) Bassett Racing Chevrolet Maestro's Classic
78 Jesse Little B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Shriners Hospitals for Children
90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet Maxim, Alpha Prime Sports Regimen
91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet Chinchor Electric, Inc.
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Alloy Employer Services "Stranger by design"
98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Monster Energy
99 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Keen Parts, CorvetteParts.net
Official entry list

Practice

Austin Cindric was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 137.778 seconds and a speed of 89.100 mph (143.393 km/h).[6]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 137.778 89.100
2 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 137.845 89.057
3 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 137.963 88.980
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kyle Busch scored the pole position after a time of 160.349 seconds and a speed of 76.558 mph (123.208 km/h).[7]

Qualifying results

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 160.349
2 07 Ross Chastain (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 160.457
3 17 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Ford 160.524
4 36 Alex Labbe DGM Racing Chevrolet 160.640
5 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 161.521
6 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 161.757
7 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 161.876
8 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 162.247
9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 162.629
10 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 162.630
11 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 163.240
12 5 Kevin Harvick (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Ford 163.397
13 23 Andy Lally Our Motorsports Chevrolet 164.503
14 68 Brandon Brownn Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 164.615
15 8 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 164.791
16 6 Spencer Pumpelly JD Motorsports Chevrolet 165.213
17 77 Austin Dillon (i) Bassett Racing Chevrolet 165.237
18 48 Jade Buford (R) Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 165.245
19 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 163.305
20 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 165.462
21 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 165.547
22 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 165.596
23 2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 165.775
24 13 Boris Said MBM Motorsports Toyota 165.971
25 52 Gray Gaulding Means Motorsports Chevrolet 166.034
26 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 166.107
27 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 166.167
28 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 166.229
29 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 166.393
30 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 166.515
31 99 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 166.520
32 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 167.094
33 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 167.237
34 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 168.903
35 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 169.105
36 26 Kris Wright (i) Sam Hunt Racing Chevrolet 169.304
Did not qualify
37 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt JD Motorsports Chevrolet 168.066
38 78 Jesse Little B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 168.182
39 47 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 168.736
40 61 Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 169.060
41 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 171.449
42 90 Caesar Bacarella DGM Racing Chevrolet 175.622
43 74 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 14

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 0
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 23 Andy Lally Our Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 6
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 5 Kevin Harvick (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 0
8 77 Austin Dillon (i) Bassett Racing Chevrolet 0
9 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2
10 8 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 16

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 10
2 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 48 Jade Buford (R) Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 8
4 77 Austin Dillon (i) Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 0
5 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
6 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 5
7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 6 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
9 5 Kevin Harvick (i) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 0
10 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 16

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points Status
1 1 54 Kyle Busch (i) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 0 Running
2 7 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 48 Running
3 9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 43 Running
4 12 5 Kevin Harvick (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 46 0 Running
5 8 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 46 34 Running
6 10 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 31 Running
7 3 17 Cole Custer (i) SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running
8 5 31 Tyler Reddick (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 46 0 Running
9 6 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 38 Running
10 11 10 Jeb Burton Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 46 27 Running
11 35 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 46 35 Running
12 21 02 Brett Moffitt Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 25 Running
13 17 77 Austin Dillon Bassett Racing (i) Chevrolet 46 0 Running
14 22 91 Preston Pardus DGM Racing Chevrolet 46 23 Running
15 18 48 Jade Buford Big Machine Racing Team Chevrolet 46 30 Running
16 29 98 Riley Herbst Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 46 21 Running
17 19 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 28 Running
18 13 23 Andy Lally Our Motorsports Chevrolet 46 26 Running
19 16 6 Spencer Pumpelly JD Motorsports Chevrolet 46 18 Running
20 4 36 Alex Labbe DGM Racing Chevrolet 46 17 Running
21 23 2 Myatt Snider Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 46 16 Running
22 30 4 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 46 15 Running
23 33 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 46 25 Running
24 31 99 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 46 13 Running
25 34 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Ford 46 12 Running
26 14 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 46 11 Running
27 25 52 Gray Gaulding Means Motorsports Chevrolet 46 10 Running
28 27 15 Colby Howard JD Motorsports Chevrolet 46 10 Running
29 26 18 Daniel Hemric Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 46 8 Running
30 2 07 Ross Chastain (i) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 36 0 Running
31 24 13 Boris Said MBM Motorsports Toyota 35 6 Running
32 36 26 Kris Wright (i) Sam Hunt Racing Toyota 29 0 Engine
33 28 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 29 0 Engine
34 15 8 Miguel Paludo JR Motorsports Chevrolet 25 4 Rear Gear
35 32 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 19 2 Engine
36 20 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 13 1 Engine
Official race results

Race statistics

References

  1. ^ "Entry List". jayski.com. May 21, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Race Results". jayski.com. May 22, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  3. ^ Long, Dustin. "Circuit of the Americas to host Cup for first time in 2021". Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  4. ^ Crandall, Kelly (October 24, 2020). "Xfinity and Trucks to join Cup Series at COTA". Racer. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. ^ Utter, Jim (December 11, 2020). "NASCAR opts for F1 track layout for Circuit of the Americas round". Racer. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 COTA Xfinity Practice".
  7. ^ "COTA Xfinity starting lineup: Kyle Busch wins pole - NBC Sports". 22 May 2021.


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