The 2021 United Rentals 176 at The Glen was the 15th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 6th iteration of the event, after a 20 year absence of Truck racing at Watkins Glen International. The race was held on Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International. The race was shortened to 61 laps from 72 laps due to lightning near the track during the race. Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the lightning-shortened event, while John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing took second and third, respectively.
Background Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can–Am, NASCAR Cup Series, the IMSA and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J. D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list #DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet02Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3Bobby ReuseJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord12Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota20Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet21Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23A. J. AllmendingerGMS RacingChevrolet24Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet25Josh BerryRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet26Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet30Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota32Sam MayerBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota34Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingToyota38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet41Will RodgersCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet49Roger ReuseCMI MotorsportsFord51Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet66Paul MenardThorSport RacingToyota72Samuel LecomteCMI MotorsportsFord75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota98Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyotaOfficial entry list
Starting lineup The grid was set by a competition-based formula based on the previous race. As a result, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota238Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota64John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota821Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1026Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1130Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota1240Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1312Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1413Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1598Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1651Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota181Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord192Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet2022Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet2125Josh BerryRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet2215Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2302Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2434Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingToyota2523A. J. AllmendingerGMS RacingChevrolet266Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet2724Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet2810Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord2941Will RodgersCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet309Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet3145Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord3333Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota3420Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet353Bobby ReuseJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet3749Roger ReuseCMI MotorsportsFord3875Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet3966Paul MenardThorSport RacingToyota4032Sam MayerBret Holmes RacingChevroletFailed to qualify4172Samuel LecomteCMI MotorsportsFordOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: Fin#DriverTeamMakePts138Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1022Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet9319Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota8425Josh BerryRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet0522Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet6623A. J. AllmendingerGMS RacingChevrolet0766Paul MenardThorSport RacingToyota4852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota3999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota21040Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1024John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9323A. J. AllmendingerGMS RacingChevrolet0421Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet752Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet6626Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet5742Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet4838Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord3999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota21032Sam MayerBret Holmes RacingChevrolet0 Stage 3 Laps: FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota6135running50264John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota612running443192Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet610running494238Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord6118running4653875Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet610running326821Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet614running3871026Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet610running3583966Paul MenardThorSport RacingToyota610running3394032Sam MayerBret Holmes RacingChevrolet610running010942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet611running31112125Josh BerryRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet610running0122302Kaz GralaYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet610running25131598Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota610running24142215Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord610running2315599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota610running26162022Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet610running27171240Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet610running21181651Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota610running1919181Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord610running18201752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota610running2021719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota610running2422488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota610running15231413Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota610running14243656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet610running13252724Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet611running12261312Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet610running11272523A. J. AllmendingerGMS RacingChevrolet610running0281130Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota610running929353Bobby ReuseJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet610running8303749Roger ReuseCMI MotorsportsFord600running7313333Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota600running6322434Lawless AlanReaume Brothers RacingToyota600running5333420Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet590running4343145Chad ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet580running3353217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord530running2362810Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord450running137266Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet400too slow138309Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet80transmission1392941Will RodgersCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet60transmission040318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota610running/DQ1Official results
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