The 2021 Jockey Made in America 250 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 4, 2021, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Contested over 62 laps on the road course, it was the 20th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Report
Background Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NTT Indycar Series, NTTWeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, IndyCar Series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.
In June 2020, it was reported that Road America was in negotiations to host the Cup Series in 2021. When NASCAR revealed the 2021 Cup Series schedule on September 30, 2020, Road America was included on the Fourth of July weekend. Following the late addition of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway, Road America became one of seven road courses on the 2021 Cup calendar, the most in series history. Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip was announced as the presenting sponsor for the race on April 13, 2021, which would be called it the "Road America 250 presented by Kwik Trip". However, on May 12, 2021, the clothing company Jockey, also headquartered in Wisconsin, was announced as the title sponsor for the race, which would be known as the "Jockey Made in America 250 presented by Kwik Trip."
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford 53 Ryan Eversley Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 96 Ty Dillon (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Kurt Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:13:849 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2:13:849 108.875 2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:14:116 108.658 3 33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford 2:14:280 108.525Official practice results
Qualifying William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:12:049 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 124 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:11:830 2:12:049 25 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12:114 2:12:233 316 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:11:793 2:12:668 48 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:12:211 2:12:711 533 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford 2:11:130 2:12:760 611 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12:205 2:12:849 721 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2:12:708 2:12:887 842 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2:12:125 2:13:389 919 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12:407 2:13:602 1048 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12:739 2:13:701 1199 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:12:354 2:13:736 1217 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:12:829 2:14:151 1320 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12:964 — 1422 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2:12:967 — 1541 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:12:986 — 161 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2:13:363 — 1712 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2:13:561 — 1834 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:13:580 — 1910 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:13:607 — 202 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 2:13:786 — 2143 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 2:13:840 — 2277 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14:026 — 237 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14:171 — 2438 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:14:773 — 254 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14:800 — 2615 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 2:14:870 — 2752 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:15:098 — 286 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:15:693 — 2951 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 2:16:182 — 3078 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 2:16:801 — 3153 Ryan Eversley Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 2:16:816 — 3237 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2:18:531 — 3300 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 2:20:213 — 349 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9:55:698 — 3514 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10:43:099 — 3623 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15:33:694 — 373 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 17:01:040 — 3847 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 18:38:206 — 3996 Ty Dillon (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 19:51:940 — 4018 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.00.000 — Official qualifying results
Race
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 14
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 03 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 66 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 39 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 210 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 15
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 84 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 66 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 57 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 48 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 39 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 010 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 33
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 34 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 412 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 393 40 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 354 16 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 62 415 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 376 35 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 317 8 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 62 448 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 469 9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 2810 7 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 62 2711 37 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 2612 38 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 62 2513 20 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 62 2414 19 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 2315 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 62 2716 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 3617 15 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 2018 12 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 1919 21 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 62 1820 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 62 1721 23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 62 1622 10 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 1823 27 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 62 1424 36 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 62 1625 22 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 62 026 39 96 Ty Dillon (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 62 027 25 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 1428 26 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 62 929 3 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62 030 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 62 731 29 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 62 032 28 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 533 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 2334 33 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 61 3 35 30 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 60 236 11 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 53 137 24 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 42 138 5 33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford 35 039 31 53 Ryan Eversley Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 27 140 32 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 6 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 4 for 9 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 2 hours, 54 minutes and 33 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Jac Collinsworth handled the features from the track.
NBCBooth announcersPit reportersFeatures reporter Lap-by-lap: Rick AllenColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve LetarteColor-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dave BurnsParker KligermanMarty Snider Jac Collinsworth
Radio Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
MRNBooth announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turn 1 & 2: Steve PostTurns 3 & 4: Dave MoodyTurns 5 & 6: Mike BagleyTurns 7 & 8: Eric MorseTurns 9 & 10: Jason ToyTurn 11: Kyle RickeyTurn 12: Kurt BeckerTurns 13 & 14: Tim Catalfamo Pete PistoneKim Coon
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Denny Hamlin 798 2 Kyle Larson 795 (–3) 3 William Byron 713 (–85) 1 4 Kyle Busch 685 (–113) 1 5 Joey Logano 678 (–120) 6 Chase Elliott 674 (–124) 7 Martin Truex Jr. 634 (–164) 8 Ryan Blaney 603 (–195) 9 Kevin Harvick 599 (–199) 10 Brad Keselowski 593 (–205) 11 Alex Bowman 561 (–237) 12 Austin Dillon 544 (–254) 13 Tyler Reddick 521 (–277) 14 Kurt Busch 471 (–327) 1 15 Christopher Bell 463 (–335) 1 16 Chris Buescher 446 (–352)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 742 2 Ford 686 (–56) 3 Toyota 685 (–57)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
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