2021 General Tire AnywhereIsPossible 200

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2021 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
Race details
Race 8 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
DateJune 25, 2021
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Scheduled Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Average speed 115.979 miles per hour (186.650 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 52.393
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 33
Winner
No. 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, Matt Crafton
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2021 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 was the eighth race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 25, 2021, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 80 laps to complete. At race's end, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would win a chaotic race to win his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win and his third of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Drew Dollar of Venturini Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Pocono Raceway.svg
The layout of Pocono Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
01 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota Council Cup Campground, Evergreen Raceway
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Incorporated
06 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet Empire Racing
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Burt Crane & Rigging, Cen-Pe-Co Lubricants, Double "H" Ranch
11 Jade Buford Fast Track Racing Toyota Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
12 Nick Igdalsky Fast Track Racing Toyota Sunset Hill Shooting Range, Pocono Regional Police Foundation
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunbelt Rentals
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pristine Auction
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet QPS Employment Group
25 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota Richmond Clubb Motorsports
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Empire Jerky
30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford Mastertech,
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet CB Fabricating
36 Ryan Huff Huff Racing Ford Southeastern Services, H & H Excavation
46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford Aqua ChemPacs, CleanPacs
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
50 Jett Noland Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Noland's Roofing Inc., Hype Motorsports
57 Bryan Dauzat Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet O. B. Builders Door & Trim
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford Phillips 66, K Konnect General Stores
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

Practice

Open practice

An open session practice session of five hours would start on Thursday, June 24 at 9:00 AM EST. The practice was optional to any ARCA driver competing in the race. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 52.967 and an average speed of 169.917 miles per hour (273.455 km/h). [2]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.967169.917
220 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.690167.629
325 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.756167.423
Full open practice results

First and final practice

The first and final 45-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 25, at 2:15 PM EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 52.625 and an average speed of 171.021 miles per hour (275.232 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.625171.021
220 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.307168.833
323 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 53.601167.907
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 25 at 4:00 PM EST. [4] The qualifying session was a timed session. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap time of 52.393 and an average speed of 171.779 miles per hour (276.452 km/h). [5]

No drivers would fail to qualify- but, due to Van Alst's practice crash, he would not set a lap in qualifying, nor compete in the race. [6]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.393171.779
225 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 52.840170.326
320 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.086169.536
423 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 53.709167.570
521 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.780167.348
62 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 53.856167.112
715 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.915166.929
828 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 54.002166.660
973 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford 54.074166.439
1046 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 55.067163.437
1111 Jade Buford Fast Track Racing Toyota 55.150163.191
1297 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 55.748161.441
1350 Jett Noland Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 56.204160.131
1469 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford 56.590159.039
1536 Ryan Huff Huff Racing Ford 56.678158.792
1657 Bryan Dauzat Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet 56.680158.786
178 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 56.841158.336
1827 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 57.176157.409
1910 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 58.558153.694
2001 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:00.066149.835
2112 Nick Igdalsky Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:00.159149.604
2248 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 1:03.281142.223
2306 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 1:04.729139.041
2430 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford
2535 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [7] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1320 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 8017running47
2118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8033running44
3715 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 800running41
462 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 800running40
51046 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 800running39
6828 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 800running38
7973 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford 800running37
81111 Jade Buford Fast Track Racing Toyota 800running36
9178 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 790running35
101536 Ryan Huff Huff Racing Ford 790running34
111350 Jett Noland Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 790running33
12225 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 7822running33
131910 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 780running31
141827 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 770running30
152001 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota 770running29
162248 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 730running28
171297 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 593accident28
18521 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 585accident27
192306 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 470engine25
201657 Bryan Dauzat Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet 260accident24
212112 Nick Igdalsky Fast Track Racing Toyota 260accident23
22423 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 190radiator22
231469 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford 170accident21
242430 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford 130rear gear20
252535 Greg Van Alst* Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet 00did not start3
Official race results

*Van Alst would eventually be scored as last while not competing, as he had competed in some of the pre-race activities. [6]

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