Motor car race
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.
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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
(R) denotes rookie driver.
(i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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]
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
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
Laps: 14
Pos
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
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
16
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
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
Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 4 for 7
Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 25 seconds
Average speed: 72.723 mph (117.036 km/h)
References
^ "Entry List" . jayski.com . May 21, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ "Race Results" . jayski.com . May 22, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021 .
^ Long, Dustin. "Circuit of the Americas to host Cup for first time in 2021" . Retrieved September 30, 2020 .
^ Crandall, Kelly (October 24, 2020). "Xfinity and Trucks to join Cup Series at COTA" . Racer . Retrieved November 20, 2020 .
^ Utter, Jim (December 11, 2020). "NASCAR opts for F1 track layout for Circuit of the Americas round" . Racer . Retrieved January 3, 2021 .
^ "2021 COTA Xfinity Practice" .
^ "COTA Xfinity starting lineup: Kyle Busch wins pole - NBC Sports" . 22 May 2021.
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