2021 Tennessee Lottery 250
The 2021 Tennessee Lottery 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on June 19, 2021. It was contested over 189 laps -- extended from 188 laps due to an overtime finish -- on the 1.33-mile (2.14 km) superspeedway. It was the fifteenth race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, collected his third win of the season. Busch also became the first driver in NASCAR Xfinity series history to win 100 races.
| Race details[1] [2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season | |||
 Nashville Superspeedway | |||
| Date | June 19, 2021 | ||
| Location | Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.33-mile (2.14 km) mi ({{{Course_km}}} km) | ||
| Distance | 188 laps, 250.604-mile (403.308 km) mi ({{{Distance_km}}} km) | ||
| Average speed | 107.118-mile-per-hour (172.390 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 30.420 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 122 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
Report
Background
Nashville Superspeedway is a motor racing complex located in Gladeville, Tennessee (though the track has a Lebanon address), United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Nashville. The track was built in 2001 and is currently used for events, driving schools and GT Academy, a reality television competition. It is a concrete oval track 11⁄3 miles (2.145 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc., which also owns Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the Xfinity series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series circuits. Current permanent seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.746 seconds and a speed of 155.728 mph (250.620 km/h).[3]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.746 | 155.728 |
| 2 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.978 | 154.561 |
| 3 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.998 | 154.462 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole position after a time of 30.420 seconds and a speed of 157.396 mph (253.304 km/h).[4]
Qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 8 | Josh Berry (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage Two Laps: 45
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (i) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Josh Berry (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Final Stage Results
Laps: 98
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 54 | Kyle Busch (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 50 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 189 | 48 | Running |
| 4 | 22 | 8 | Josh Berry (R) | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 40 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 36 | Running |
| 6 | 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 189 | 40 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 33 | Running |
| 8 | 10 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 30 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | 61 | Austin Hill (i) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 20 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 189 | 27 | Running |
| 11 | 23 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 26 | Running |
| 12 | 21 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 31 | Running |
| 13 | 4 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 189 | 40 | Running |
| 14 | 14 | 26 | Will Rodgers | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 189 | 23 | Running |
| 15 | 17 | 31 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 13 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 189 | 21 | Running |
| 17 | 29 | 36 | Alex Labbe | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 28 | 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 19 | Running |
| 19 | 12 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 20 | Running |
| 20 | 19 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 26 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 189 | 16 | Running |
| 22 | 31 | 07 | J. J. Yeley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 15 | Running |
| 23 | 18 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 188 | 14 | Running |
| 24 | 34 | 66 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 187 | 13 | Running |
| 25 | 32 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 12 | Running |
| 26 | 36 | 23 | Natalie Decker | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 187 | 11 | Running |
| 27 | 35 | 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 187 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 27 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 187 | 9 | Running |
| 29 | 25 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 182 | 8 | Accident |
| 30 | 30 | 74 | Bayley Currey (i) | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 177 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 8 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 7 | Running |
| 32 | 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 160 | 18 | Accident |
| 33 | 9 | 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 153 | 4 | Accident |
| 34 | 33 | 17 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 152 | 3 | Accident |
| 35 | 16 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 140 | 2 | Brakes |
| 36 | 24 | 99 | Stefan Parsons | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 69 | 1 | Accident |
| Official race results | ||||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 12 among 5 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 46
- Time of race: 2 hours, 20 minutes, and 48 seconds
- Average speed: 107.118 mph (172.390 km/h)
References
- "Entry List". jayski.com. June 19, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- "Race Results". jayski.com. June 19, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
- "2021 Nashville Xfinity Practice - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site". jayski.com. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- "CKyle Busch fends off Allgaier at Nashville, collects 100th Xfinity Series win". NASCAR. Retrieved September 17, 2021.