2021 Toyota Tundra 225

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2021 Toyota Tundra 225
Race details
Race 9 of 22 of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Toyota Tundra 225 logo.png
DateMay 22, 2021
Official name Toyota Tundra 225
Location Austin, Texas, Circuit of the Americas
Course Permanent racing facility
3.426 mi (5.513 km)
Distance 41 laps, 140.507 mi (226.115 km)
Scheduled Distance 41 laps, 140.507 mi (226.115 km)
Average speed 70.790 miles per hour (113.925 km/h)
Pole position
Driver GMS Racing
Time 2:43:591
Most laps led
Driver Sheldon Creed GMS Racing
Laps 19
Winner
No. 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Andy Lally
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The Toyota Tundra 225 was the 9th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the inaugural running of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 22, 2021 in Austin, Texas at the Circuit of the Americas. The race took 41 laps to complete. At the end, Todd Gilliland of Front Row Motorsports would win the race, the second of his career and his first of the year. [1] Kaz Grala of Young's Motorsports and Tyler Ankrum of GMS Racing would fill in the rest of the podium positions, finishing 2nd and 3rd respectively.

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Background

The layout of the Circuit of the Americas NASCAR used for the race. Austin circuit.svg
The layout of the Circuit of the Americas NASCAR used for the race.

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 Cup Series event for the first time on May 23, 2021. [2] The lower Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series were also added as support events. [3] On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course. [4]

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford Monster Energy
2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet GMS Racing
02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Young's Building Systems, Randco
3 Roger Reuse Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet I Heart Mac & Cheese
4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Romco Equipment Co.
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Carquest Auto Parts
6 Norm Benning* Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet MDS A Sign Co.
9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Good Sam
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org [ permanent dead link ], Fastener Supply Co.
11 Camden Murphy Spencer Davis Motorsports Chevrolet Inox Supreme Lubricants
12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Solid Rock Carriers
13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota AHI Facility Services
15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ford Performance
16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota United Rentals
18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota NAPA AutoCare
20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Freedom Warranty
21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet Michael Roberts Construction
22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
23 Chase Purdy GMS Racing Chevrolet Bama Buggies
24 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet Circle B Diecast
30 Michele Abbate On Point Motorsports Toyota Scosche, Ghost Lifestyle
32 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet Camping World
33 Cameron Lawrence Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Impact Health Labs, Front Line Mobile Health
34 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota AUTOParkIt
38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford Crosley Brands
40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Freightliner Trucks
41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Good Sam
42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet MG Machinery LLC, PlainsCapital Bank
44 Logan Bearden Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Parker Electric, Bearden Automotive
45 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Chasco Contractors
49 John Atwell CMI Motorsports Ford Multi Building Incorporated, LeComte Homes, Trussworks, LLC "Supporting The Future"
51 Parker Chase Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Vertical Bridge
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota Halmar
56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet Good Sam
66 Paul Menard ThorSport Racing Toyota Mattei Air Compressors
72 Samuel LeComte CMI Motorsports Chevrolet Multi Building Incorporated, LeComte Homes, Trussway
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Good Sam
83 Brad Gross CMI Motorsports Chevrolet Manufacturing News
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota Menards, Oklahoma Joe's "Worth The While"
98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota FarmPaint.com
99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota Bombardier Learjet 75
Official entry list

*Withdrew due to a stolen truck. [5]

Practice

The first and final practice took place on Friday, May 21 at 4:05 PM EST. Zane Smith of GMS Racing would win the pole with a 2:17.395 with an average speed of 89.348 miles per hour (143.792 km/h).

One incident would happen during practice: Brad Gross would spin with 26 minutes left in practice. [6] Gross would receive damage from the spin and would not set a lap time.

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
121 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:17.39589.348
22 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:17.73589.128
39 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.47288.653
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place under torrential downpour on Saturday, May 22 at 10:06 AM EST. Qualifying consisted of two rounds- the first round would be 25 minutes long, and everyone would have a chance to set a lap time. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round- a 10 minute round in which whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 won the pole. While Kaz Grala of Young's Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 1, Tyler Ankrum would win the pole, beating Grala in Round 2 with a 2:40:401 with an average speed of 76.533 miles per hour (123.168 km/h). [7]

Logan Bearden, Dawson Cram, Spencer Boyd, Samuel LeComte, John Atwell, Brad Gross, and Jennifer Jo Cobb would all fail to make the event.

There were numerous incidents in qualifying. First, Chase Purdy and Derek Kraus would crash into each other, sending Kraus spinning. [8] Cobb would crash in qualifying in Turn 13, causing substantial damage to her vehicle. [9] Samuel LeComte would spin after going wide exiting turn 20, hitting the curbs and spinning. [10] Cory Roper would spin in Turn 11 after also going wide. Finally, Kraus was involved with another incident, this time with Roger Reuse. [11]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
126 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:40.40176.5332:43.59175.041
202 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:39.97876.7362:43.72074.982
32 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:41.74575.8972:44.17674.773
488 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:41.91775.8172:44.21074.758
538 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:42.05575.7522:44.62474.570
64 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:40.73876.3732:44.96974.414
733 Cameron Lawrence Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 2:42.82775.3932:45.51774.168
851 Parker Chase Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:42.46975.5592:45.87074.010
916 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2:42.70975.4482:46.86973.567
1098 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:42.76375.4232:47.80873.155
1199 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:42:41775.5832:48.61572.805
1240 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:42.58975.5030.0000.000
Eliminated in Round 1
1375 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 2:42.95075.3360.0000.000
1445 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:43.21575.2140.0000.000
1521 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:43.22075.2110.0000.000
1652 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2:43.31875.1660.0000.000
1742 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:43.47075.0960.0000.000
1825 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 2:43.59075.0410.0000.000
1919 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 2:43.59775.0380.0000.000
2018 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:44.09874.8090.0000.000
2132 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 2:44.12674.7960.0000.000
2256 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 2:44.15374.7840.0000.000
239 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 2:44.27274.7300.0000.000
2411 Camden Murphy Spencer Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 2:44.32774.7050.0000.000
2530 Michele Abbate On Point Motorsports Toyota 2:44.81174.4850.0000.000
2666 Paul Menard ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:44.97874.4100.0000.000
2713 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:45.06974.3690.0000.000
281 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 2:45.11474.3490.0000.000
2922 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 2:45.32274.2550.0000.000
3012 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:45.69074.0900.0000.000
3123 Chase Purdy GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:45.86774.0110.0000.000
Qualified by owner's points
3234 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 2:47.44773.3130.0000.000
3324 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:47.99873.0720.0000.000
3404 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 2:49.82572.2860.0000.000
353 Roger Reuse Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2:54.90970.1850.0000.000
3615 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 0.0000.0000.0000.000
Failed to qualify
3744 Logan Bearden Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:46.12173.8980.0000.000
3841 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 2:46.47873.7390.0000.000
3920 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:46.61173.6810.0000.000
4072 Samuel Lecomte CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 2:53.12270.9100.0000.000
4149 John Atwell CMI Motorsports Ford 2:54.39670.3920.0000.000
4283 Brad Gross CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 3:03.19367.0110.0000.000
4310 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 3:06.40665.8560.0000.000
Official first and second round results
Official starting lineup

Race

Pre-race comments and ceremonies

Race recap

Post-race driver comments

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 12

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
138 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 10
202 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 9
326 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
488 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 7
599 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 6
632 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 5
752 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 4
84 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
92 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
1056 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 14

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
199 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 10
288 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 9
319 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 8
42 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
526 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
602 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 5
745 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 4
832 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 3
938 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2
1011 Camden Murphy Spencer Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 15

FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1538 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 418running52
2202 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 4111running49
3126 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 414running48
4239 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 410running33
532 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 4114running41
62132 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 410running39
71742 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 410running30
81521 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 410running29
9916 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 410running28
101199 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 413running43
112666 Paul Menard ThorSport Racing Toyota 410running26
1264 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 410running28
131375 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 410running24
14281 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 410running23
15488 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 411running38
162922 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 410running21
171652 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 410running24
18851 Parker Chase Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 410running19
192411 Camden Murphy Spencer Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 410running19
201240 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 410running17
211919 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 410running24
222713 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 410running15
233234 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 410running14
242256 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 410running14
253012 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 410running12
261445 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 410running15
273123 Chase Purdy GMS Racing Chevrolet 410running10
283324 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 410running9
292530 Michele Abbate On Point Motorsports Toyota 410running8
303404 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 410running7
313615 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 400running6
321825 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 400running5
332018 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 390running4
34353 Roger Reuse Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 380running3
351098 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 360suspension2
36733 Cameron Lawrence Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 340running1
Failed to qualify or withdrew
3744 Logan Bearden Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
3841 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
3920 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
4072 Samuel Lecomte CMI Motorsports Chevrolet
4149 John Atwell CMI Motorsports Ford
4283 Brad Gross CMI Motorsports Chevrolet
4310 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

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