The 2021 LiftKits4Less.com 200 was the 8th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 8th iteration of the event. The race was brought back to the schedule as a permanent addition after fan interest, and the race was made the official throwback race for the Truck Series. The race was held on May 7, 2021 in Darlington, South Carolina at Darlington Raceway, a egg-shaped oval permanent racetrack. The race took 147 laps to complete. After a massive crash near the end of the race took out almost all of the field, Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing would win the race, garnering his 6th win of his career and his first of the season. Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing and Carson Hocevar of Niece Motorsports would finish the podium, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The average speed was the slowest in any Darlington Raceway event since the 1952 Southern 500.
Background
Darlington Raceway is a race track built for NASCAR racing located near Darlington, South Carolina. It is nicknamed "The Lady in Black" and "The Track Too Tough to Tame" by many NASCAR fans and drivers and advertised as "A NASCAR Tradition." It is of a unique, somewhat egg-shaped design, an oval with the ends of very different configurations, a condition which supposedly arose from the proximity of one end of the track to a minnow pond the owner refused to relocate. This situation makes it very challenging for the crews to set up their cars' handling in a way that is effective at both ends.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeThrowback (if applicable)1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1966 24 Hours of Daytona Ford GT win2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevroletJason Leffler 2002 Truck scheme02Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRon Hornaday Jr. 2005 Goodwrench Trucks scheme3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletMark Martin & Larry McReynolds 1982 Apache Stove Cup scheme4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota04Cory RoperRoper RacingFordBobby Hamilton 2005 Trucks scheme6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet9Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet11Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyotaDarrell Waltrip's 2004 Toyota Tundra Trucks scheme12Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevroletJay Fogleman tribute13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota14Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaMike Stefanik Late Model scheme17David GillilandDavid Gilliland RacingFord18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPre-2013 Safelite MobileGlassShop vehicles19Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyotaMichael Waltrip 2003 Daytona 500 victory scheme20Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevroletJack Sprague 2007 Conway Trucks scheme21Zane SmithGMS RacingChevroletGlen Wood's 1957 scheme22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevroletTony Raines's 1997-98 Pennzoil Trucks scheme23Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevroletDavey Allison 1981 scheme24Ryan ReedGMS RacingChevrolet25Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.ChevroletBobby Hamilton 2004 Trucks scheme26Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevroletRicky Bobby Wonder Bread scheme from Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby30Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyotaMichael Waltrip 1989-1990 Country Time scheme33B. J. McLeodReaume Brothers RacingChevroletCamping World throwback34Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyotaKenji Momota 1995 Trucks scheme38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFordCharles Powell III 1998 scheme40Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevroletMarquis Hot Tubs classic logo41Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevroletTim Flock 1952 scheme42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevroletJohnny Benson Jr. 2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 win scheme44Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevroletMike Stefanik 1999 Truck scheme45Erik DarnellNiece MotorsportsChevroletErik Darnell throwback49Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet51Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyotaTim Richmond 1986 Folgers scheme56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevroletKenny Irwin Jr. 1998 Trucks scheme75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota96Todd PeckPeck MotorsportsChevrolet98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota Official entry list
Starting lineup Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the last race, the 2021 WISE Power 200 and owner's points. As a result, John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota216Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota321Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota538Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota818Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota101Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1115Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1222Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1351Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1442Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet152Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet1626Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1798Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota1840Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1924Ryan ReedGMS RacingChevrolet2019Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota2125Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet2245Erik DarnellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2334Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota2423Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet259Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet2730Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota2811Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota2904Cory RoperRoper RacingFord3002Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet313Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3241Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet3312Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3420Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3517David GillilandDavid Gilliland RacingFord3675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet3710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3844Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet3933B. J. McLeodReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet406Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet Failed to qualify4114Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet4249Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsChevrolet4396Todd PeckPeck MotorsportsChevrolet Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts138Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1024John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9321Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet8416Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota752Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet6688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota5718Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4851Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota21026Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1
Stage 2 Laps: 45 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts14John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10251Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9342Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet8418Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota6656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet5738Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord482Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet3916Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota21025Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1
Stage 3 Laps: 57 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1152Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet1477running492499Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota14734running3531442Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1471running424988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1470running3851798Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingToyota1470running346613Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1470running3172656Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet1471running35814John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14765running4891222Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1470running2810313Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1470running27111840Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1474running26121924Ryan ReedGMS RacingChevrolet1470running2513216Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota14711running33141626Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1470running2415538Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord14717running3616321Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet1470running29172245Erik DarnellNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1470running20182730Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota1470running19192125Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1470running1920101Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1470running17213844Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1460running16223420Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1440running15231351Corey HeimKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1422dvp26243710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1390overheating1325752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1312dvp18263675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1300accident1127818Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1260parked21283517David GillilandDavid Gilliland RacingFord1170accident9292811Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota1170accident8303312Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1170accident7313241Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1170accident6323933B. J. McLeodReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1170accident5331115Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1102accident4342334Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingToyota1101accident3352019Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1090running2362423Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet800accident137406Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet610too slow138259Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet260accident1393002Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet250accident1402904Cory RoperRoper RacingFord130accident1 Official race results
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