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 Nashville 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.
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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 1 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.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Will Rodgers Sam Hunt RacingToyota31Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord42Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Gray GauldingMeans RacingChevrolet54Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota61Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66David Starr MBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota90Dillon BassettDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.746 seconds and a speed of .
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime154Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.746155.728220Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.978154.561316A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet30.998154.462Official first practice results
Qualifying Kyle Busch scored the pole position after a time of 30.420 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime154Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota30.420222Austin Cindric Team PenskeFord30.556320Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.571418Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.718516A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet30.722610Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet30.726719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.74282Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet30.752948Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet30.807109Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.867117Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.8971211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet30.9101339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord30.9371426Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota30.9431561Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota30.9951668Brandon Brown Brandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet31.0031731Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet31.0071802Brett Moffitt Our MotorsportsChevrolet31.0801944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet31.0922098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord31.106211Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.110228Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet31.1382351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet31.1532499Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota31.163254Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet31.2172692Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet31.2522747Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.363286Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet31.3702936Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet31.3793074Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.4073107J. J. YeleySS-Green Light RacingChevrolet31.477325Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet31.5683317Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet31.6333466David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota31.6473578Jesse Little B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota31.8413623Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevrolet31.987Did not qualify3742Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota31.5433813Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota31.553390Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.5684015Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.5914190Dillon BassettDGM RacingChevrolet31.8514252Gray Gaulding Means MotorsportsChevrolet32.350Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord10254Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota757Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet6619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet4810Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet398Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet2102Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage Two Laps: 45
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints154Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota751Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet668Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet5719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord3911Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet9109Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 98
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus1154Kyle Busch (R)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota1890Running2117Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet18950Running3320Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18948Running4228Josh Berry (R)JR MotorsportsChevrolet18940Running5516A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet18936Running6719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18940Running7610Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet18933Running8109Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet18930Running91561Austin Hill (i)Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1890Running102098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord18927Running112351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet18926Running12211Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet18931Running13418Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18940Running141426Will RodgersSam Hunt RacingToyota18923Running151731Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1890Running161339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord18921Running172936Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet18920Running18286Ryan Vargas (R)JD MotorsportsChevrolet18919Running191211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet18920Running201944Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet18917Running212692Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet18916Running223107J. J. YeleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet18915Running231802Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet18814Running243466David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota18713Running25325Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet18712Running263623Natalie DeckerOur MotorsportsChevrolet18711Running273578Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota18710Running282747Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1879Running29254Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1828Accident303074Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet1770Running3182Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1657Running32222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord16018Accident33948Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1534Accident343317Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1523Accident351668Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1402Brakes362499Stefan ParsonsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota691Accident 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:
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