2021 Menards 250

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2021 Menards 250
Race details
Race 9 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
Race 3 of 10 of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown
DateJuly 10, 2021
Official name Menards 250
Location Elko New Market, Minnesota, Elko Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.375 mi (0.604 km)
Distance 250 laps, 93.750 mi (150.876 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 93.750 mi (150.876 km)
Average speed 69.274 miles per hour (111.486 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 14.469
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 236
Winner
No. 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Bob Dillner, Jim Trebow
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

The 2021 Menards 250 was the ninth race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, the third race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the seventh iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 10, 2021, in Elko New Market, Minnesota at Elko Speedway, a 38 mile (0.60 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. In a fierce battle in the closing laps, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would battle with three to go, with Heim besting Gibbs for his fifth career ARCA Menards Series win, the fourth of the season, and the second straight win for Heim. [1]

Contents

Background

Elko Speedway, is a 3/8 mile asphalt oval NASCAR-sanctioned race track located in Elko New Market, Minnesota. Elko Speedway is a track in the NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series. The track is located in the former Elko portion of the merged city.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
01 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford Academy Mortgage
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute
06 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Ford Great Railing
7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford Caudell Consulting & Marketing
10 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford CW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling
11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Haugeburg Farms, Magnum Contracting, Inc.
12 Dick Doheny Fast Track Racing Toyota Evergreen Raceway
15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
21 Daniel Dye GMS Racing Chevrolet Solar Fit, Race to Stop Suicide
25 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota Calico Coatings
27 Alex Clubb Richmond Clubb Motorsports Ford Richmond Clubb Motorsports
30 Adam Lemke Rette Jones Racing Ford Slick Products, JRi Shocks
46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford Clean Harbors
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
66 Ron Vandermeir Jr. Vandermeir Racing Toyota Mac Rak Inc.
Official entry list

Practice

First and final practice

The only one-hour practice session would take place on Saturday, July 10, at 3:30 PM CST. [2] Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest lap in the session, with a lap of 14.561 and an average speed of 92.713 miles per hour (149.207 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.56192.713
220 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.59192.523
317 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.65192.144
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, July 10, at 5:30 PM CST. [2] Drivers would each run two laps to set a best time. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 14.469 and an average speed of 93.303 miles per hour (150.157 km/h). [4]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.46993.303
225 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.52492.950
317 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.56992.663
420 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.57892.605
521 Daniel Dye GMS Racing Chevrolet 14.59092.529
646 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.59292.516
715 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.63892.226
866 Ron Vandermeier Jr. Vandermeir Racing Toyota 14.82291.081
930 Adam Lemke Rette Jones Racing Ford 14.82891.044
102 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 14.84990.915
1110 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 14.88790.683
1211 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 15.21888.711
1327 Alex Clubb Richmond Clubb Motorsports Ford 15.29588.264
1401 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 15.47487.243
1512 Dick Doheny Fast Track Racing Toyota 15.74585.742
1648 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 16.68280.926
1706 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Ford
Withdrew
WD7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [5] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1420 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 25014running47
2715 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 2500running42
3225 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 2500running41
4118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250236running43
5317 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 2500running39
6102 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 2500running38
7521 Daniel Dye GMS Racing Chevrolet 2500running37
81110 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 2500running36
9646 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 2490running35
10930 Adam Lemke Rette Jones Racing Ford 2490running34
11866 Ron Vandermeier Jr. Vandermeir Racing Toyota 2470running33
121327 Alex Clubb Richmond Clubb Motorsports Ford 2420running32
131211 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 2290transmission31
141648 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 540transmission30
151512 Dick Doheny Fast Track Racing Toyota 80vibration29
161401 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 60clutch28
171706 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 10brakes27
Withdrew
WD7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford
Official race results

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Schedule of events: Menards 250 at Elko Speedway". ARCA. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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  5. "2021 Menards 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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