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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
Date May 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.

Background

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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

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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

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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. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:17.395 89.348
2 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:17.735 89.128
3 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 2:18.472 88.653
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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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. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:40.401 76.533 2:43.591 75.041
2 02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:39.978 76.736 2:43.720 74.982
3 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:41.745 75.897 2:44.176 74.773
4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:41.917 75.817 2:44.210 74.758
5 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:42.055 75.752 2:44.624 74.570
6 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:40.738 76.373 2:44.969 74.414
7 33 Cameron Lawrence Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 2:42.827 75.393 2:45.517 74.168
8 51 Parker Chase Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:42.469 75.559 2:45.870 74.010
9 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2:42.709 75.448 2:46.869 73.567
10 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:42.763 75.423 2:47.808 73.155
11 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:42:417 75.583 2:48.615 72.805
12 40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:42.589 75.503 0.000 0.000
Eliminated in Round 1
13 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 2:42.950 75.336 0.000 0.000
14 45 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:43.215 75.214 0.000 0.000
15 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:43.220 75.211 0.000 0.000
16 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 2:43.318 75.166 0.000 0.000
17 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:43.470 75.096 0.000 0.000
18 25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 2:43.590 75.041 0.000 0.000
19 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 2:43.597 75.038 0.000 0.000
20 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2:44.098 74.809 0.000 0.000
21 32 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 2:44.126 74.796 0.000 0.000
22 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 2:44.153 74.784 0.000 0.000
23 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 2:44.272 74.730 0.000 0.000
24 11 Camden Murphy Spencer Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 2:44.327 74.705 0.000 0.000
25 30 Michele Abbate On Point Motorsports Toyota 2:44.811 74.485 0.000 0.000
26 66 Paul Menard ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:44.978 74.410 0.000 0.000
27 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 2:45.069 74.369 0.000 0.000
28 1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 2:45.114 74.349 0.000 0.000
29 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 2:45.322 74.255 0.000 0.000
30 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:45.690 74.090 0.000 0.000
31 23 Chase Purdy GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:45.867 74.011 0.000 0.000
Qualified by owner's points
32 34 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 2:47.447 73.313 0.000 0.000
33 24 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 2:47.998 73.072 0.000 0.000
34 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 2:49.825 72.286 0.000 0.000
35 3 Roger Reuse Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 2:54.909 70.185 0.000 0.000
36 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Failed to qualify
37 44 Logan Bearden Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2:46.121 73.898 0.000 0.000
38 41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet 2:46.478 73.739 0.000 0.000
39 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2:46.611 73.681 0.000 0.000
40 72 Samuel Lecomte CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 2:53.122 70.910 0.000 0.000
41 49 John Atwell CMI Motorsports Ford 2:54.396 70.392 0.000 0.000
42 83 Brad Gross CMI Motorsports Chevrolet 3:03.193 67.011 0.000 0.000
43 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 3:06.406 65.856 0.000 0.000
Official first and second round results
Official starting lineup

Race

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Pre-race comments and ceremonies

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Race recap

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Post-race driver comments

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Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 12

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 10
2 02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 7
5 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 6
6 32 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 5
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 4
8 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 14

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 10
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 9
3 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 8
4 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 45 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 32 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 3
9 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 2
10 11 Camden Murphy Spencer Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 15

Fin St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 8 running 52
2 2 02 Kaz Grala Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 41 11 running 49
3 1 26 Tyler Ankrum GMS Racing Chevrolet 41 4 running 48
4 23 9 Grant Enfinger CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 33
5 3 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 41 14 running 41
6 21 32 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 39
7 17 42 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 30
8 15 21 Zane Smith GMS Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 29
9 9 16 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 41 0 running 28
10 11 99 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Toyota 41 3 running 43
11 26 66 Paul Menard ThorSport Racing Toyota 41 0 running 26
12 6 4 John Hunter Nemechek Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 41 0 running 28
13 13 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 24
14 28 1 Hailie Deegan David Gilliland Racing Ford 41 0 running 23
15 4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Toyota 41 1 running 38
16 29 22 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 21
17 16 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota 41 0 running 24
18 8 51 Parker Chase Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 41 0 running 19
19 24 11 Camden Murphy Spencer Davis Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 19
20 12 40 Ryan Truex Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 17
21 19 19 Derek Kraus McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Toyota 41 0 running 24
22 27 13 Johnny Sauter ThorSport Racing Toyota 41 0 running 15
23 32 34 Lawless Alan Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 41 0 running 14
24 22 56 Timmy Hill Hill Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 14
25 30 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 12
26 14 45 Bayley Currey Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 15
27 31 23 Chase Purdy GMS Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 10
28 33 24 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 9
29 25 30 Michele Abbate On Point Motorsports Toyota 41 0 running 8
30 34 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 41 0 running 7
31 36 15 Tanner Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 40 0 running 6
32 18 25 Timothy Peters Rackley WAR Chevrolet 40 0 running 5
33 20 18 Chandler Smith Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 39 0 running 4
34 35 3 Roger Reuse Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 38 0 running 3
35 10 98 Christian Eckes ThorSport Racing Toyota 36 0 suspension 2
36 7 33 Cameron Lawrence Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 34 0 running 1
Failed to qualify or withdrew
37 44 Logan Bearden Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
38 41 Dawson Cram Cram Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
39 20 Spencer Boyd Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
40 72 Samuel Lecomte CMI Motorsports Chevrolet
41 49 John Atwell CMI Motorsports Ford
42 83 Brad Gross CMI Motorsports Chevrolet
43 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Todd Gilliland wins inaugural Truck race at COTA and 50k bonus". us.motorsport.com. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  2. ^ "Circuit of the Americas to host Cup for first time in 2021 - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-09-30. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  3. ^ "Xfinity and Trucks to join Cup Series at COTA". RACER. 2020-10-24. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  4. ^ "NASCAR opts for F1 track layout for Circuit of the Americas round". www.autosport.com. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  5. ^ "You've probably noticed we were not at COTA last week and not on the entry for this week's race at Charlotte. We Have been in negotiations with the insurance company regarding the stolen truck. Long story short, they are not helping out much. However, that has not (continued)". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-10-02.
  6. ^ Brad Gross Spin - 2021 Truck Series Practice at COTA, 21 May 2021, retrieved 2021-09-29
  7. ^ "COTA Truck starting lineup: Tyler Ankrum wins pole - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  8. ^ Derek Kraus Spin - 2021 Truck Series Qualifying at COTA, 22 May 2021, retrieved 2021-09-29
  9. ^ Jen Jo Cobb Crash - 2021 Truck Series Qualifying at COTA, 22 May 2021, retrieved 2021-09-29
  10. ^ Samuel Lecomte Spin - 2021 Truck Series Qualifying at COTA, 22 May 2021, retrieved 2021-09-29
  11. ^ Cory Roper and Derek Kraus Spin - 2021 Truck Series Qualifying at COTA, 22 May 2021, retrieved 2021-09-29


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