2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200

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2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
Race details
Race 19 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
Race 10 of 10 of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown
DateOctober 2, 2021
Official name 25th Annual Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
Location Salem, Indiana, Salem Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.555 mi (0.893 km)
Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (179 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (179 km)
Average speed 78.307 miles per hour (126.023 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 17.176
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 155
Winner
No. 15 Jesse Love 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 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism was the 19th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 miles (0.893 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart on lap 156, Jesse Love of Venturini Motorsports would take the lead and lead every lap afterwards to win his first career ARCA Menards Series win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, who would finish second, would win the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown championship, winning the championship by 22 points. [1] To fill out the podium, Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish third.

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Background

Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
01 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford CW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute
6 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute, Sunoco
06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford JRC Transportation, Great Railing
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota Menards Frank Kimmel Throwback, Double "H" Ranch
11 Mason Mingus Fast Track Racing Ford Team Construction Harry Gant Throwback
12 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ripper Coffee Company
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
21 Kody Swanson GMS Racing Chevrolet Cunningham, GMS Fabrication
25 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota Calico Coatings
27 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota Indiana Owned
30 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing Ford Plants Direct, 19th Green
46 Jean-Philippe Bergeron David Gilliland Racing Ford Prolon Controls, Technoflex
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Toyota Clarksville Schwinn
Official entry list

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 3:15 PM EST. [2] Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.202 and an average speed of 116.149 miles per hour (186.924 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 17.202116.149
220 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.359115.099
317 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 17.391114.887
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 2, at 5:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set their fastest lap; whichever lap was fastest would be considered their official lap time. [2] Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 17.176 and an average speed of 116.325 miles per hour (187.207 km/h). [4]

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 17.176116.325
217 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 17.206116.122
32 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 17.297115.511
415 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.307115.445
520 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.345115.192
669 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Toyota 17.416114.722
746 Jean-Philippe Bergeron David Gilliland Racing Ford 17.427114.650
830 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing Ford 17.505114.139
925 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.517114.061
1011 Mason Mingus Fast Track Racing Ford 17.520114.041
1121 Kody Swanson GMS Racing Chevrolet 17.547113.866
126 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet 17.591113.581
1312 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota 17.654113.175
1401 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 17.865111.839
1527 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 17.896111.645
1610 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 18.460108.234
1748 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 19.591101.986
1806 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 20.15199.151
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin [5] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1415 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 20045running47
2118 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200155running44
3126 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet 2000running41
4669 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Toyota 2000running40
5925 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 2000running39
61011 Mason Mingus Fast Track Racing Ford 1990running38
7520 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1990running37
8746 Jean-Philippe Bergeron David Gilliland Racing Ford 1980running36
91121 Kody Swanson GMS Racing Chevrolet 1970running35
101312 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota 1970running34
11217 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 1970running33
121401 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 1950running32
13830 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing Ford 1940running31
141610 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 1920running30
151806 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 1760running29
161748 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 1410electrical28
1732 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 450crash27
181527 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 390crash26
Official race results

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