2021 Menards 250

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 3⁄8 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]

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
Date July 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

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
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.561 92.713
2 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.591 92.523
3 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.651 92.144
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. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14.469 93.303
2 25 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.524 92.950
3 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.569 92.663
4 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.578 92.605
5 21 Daniel Dye GMS Racing Chevrolet 14.590 92.529
6 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 14.592 92.516
7 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 14.638 92.226
8 66 Ron Vandermeier Jr. Vandermeir Racing Toyota 14.822 91.081
9 30 Adam Lemke Rette Jones Racing Ford 14.828 91.044
10 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 14.849 90.915
11 10 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 14.887 90.683
12 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 15.218 88.711
13 27 Alex Clubb Richmond Clubb Motorsports Ford 15.295 88.264
14 01 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 15.474 87.243
15 12 Dick Doheny Fast Track Racing Toyota 15.745 85.742
16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 16.682 80.926
17 06 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Ford — —
Withdrew
WD 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford — —
Official qualifying results

Race results
Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 14 running 47
2 7 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 0 running 42
3 2 25 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 250 0 running 41
4 1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 236 running 43
5 3 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 250 0 running 39
6 10 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 38
7 5 21 Daniel Dye GMS Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 37
8 11 10 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 250 0 running 36
9 6 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 249 0 running 35
10 9 30 Adam Lemke Rette Jones Racing Ford 249 0 running 34
11 8 66 Ron Vandermeier Jr. Vandermeir Racing Toyota 247 0 running 33
12 13 27 Alex Clubb Richmond Clubb Motorsports Ford 242 0 running 32
13 12 11 Bryce Haugeberg Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 229 0 transmission 31
14 16 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 54 0 transmission 30
15 15 12 Dick Doheny Fast Track Racing Toyota 8 0 vibration 29
16 14 01 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 6 0 clutch 28
17 17 06 Wayne Peterson Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 1 0 brakes 27
Withdrew
WD 7 Eric Caudell CCM Racing Ford
Official race results

References
  1. "Corey Heim muscles by Ty Gibbs to win Menards 250 at Elko Speedway". ARCA. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. "Schedule of events: Menards 250 at Elko Speedway". ARCA. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. "PRACTICE: Ty Gibbs edges Corey Heim for best lap at Elko". ARCA. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. "QUALIFYING: Ty Gibbs wins General Tire Pole Award at Elko". ARCA. 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  5. "2021 Menards 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
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