The 2021 Toyota 200 presented by CK Power was the 16th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the 21st iteration of the event, the first race of the playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 10. The race was held on Friday, August 20, 2021 in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park. The race was extended from 160 laps to 163 due to a overtime finish. After dominating most of the race, Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing would win the race and lock himself into the Round of 8. To fill the rest of the podium, Matt Crafton and Ben Rhodes, both from ThorSport Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was the debut for Chris Hacker and Armani Williams.
Background
Known as Gateway Motorsports Park until its renaming in April 2019, World Wide Technology Raceway is a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track in Madison, Illinois, United States. The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014.
Entry list
#DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet02Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota04Cory RoperRoper RacingFord6Norm Benning*Norm Benning RacingChevrolet9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord11Spencer Davis**Spencer Davis MotorsportsToyota12Tate 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 RacingChevrolet23Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet24Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet25Josh BerryRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet26Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet30Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota31Chris HackerOn Point MotorsportsToyota33Armani WilliamsReaume Brothers RacingToyota34Lawless Alan***Reaume Brothers RacingToyota38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet41Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Jake GriffinNiece MotorsportsChevrolet49Roger ReuseCMI MotorsportsFord51Derek GriffithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet66Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota98Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota Official entry list *Withdrew due to the team breaking the rules, as they did not know they had run an illegal nose on the car. NASCAR rules state that 2018 bodies for the car after June 30, 2021 are only allowed for dirt races and road courses, and as Norm Benning had a 2018 body, they were forced to withdraw.
**Withdrew for unknown reasons.
***Driver changed to Chris Hacker in order for Hacker to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut.
Starting lineup Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the previous race, the 2021 United Rentals 176 at The Glen and owner's points. As a result, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises would win the pole.
The entry of Clay Greenfield of Clay Greenfield Motorsports and the initial entry of Chris Hacker for On Point Motorsports would fail to qualify, albeit Hacker would replace Lawless Alan in the #34 Reaume Brothers Racing truck to ensure that he would make his debut. Pos.#DriverTeamMake116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota24John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota338Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord42Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet521Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota898Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1151Derek GriffithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1326Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1425Josh BerryRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1522Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1615Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1840Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet191Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2013Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota2124Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet2202Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2330Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota2412Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2566Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota2617Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2756Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet2823Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet2945Jake GriffinNiece MotorsportsChevrolet309Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet3134Chris HackerReaume Brothers RacingToyota3220Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet333Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3449Roger ReuseCMI MotorsportsFord3510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord3633Armani WilliamsReaume Brothers RacingToyota3704Cory RoperRoper RacingFord3841Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet Failed to qualify or withdrew4131Chris HackerOn Point MotorsportsToyota4268Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsToyotaWD6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletWD11Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyota Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 55 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts12Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet10252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota9399Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota8421Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet7566Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota6638Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota4816Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota394John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota21019Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1
Stage 2 Laps: 55 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts12Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet10299Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota844John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7552Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota6666Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota5719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota4826Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet3998Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota21016Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1
Stage 3 Laps: 50 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts142Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet163142running6021088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1630running473799Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1630running514952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1630running4852013Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1630running3262823Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet1630running317191Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1630running308642Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1630running2991522Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1630running28102124Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet1630running27112756Tyler HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet1630running26122617Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1630running25131840Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1620running24142412Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1620running23151425Josh BerryRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet1620running0163220Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1610running21173704Cory RoperRoper RacingFord1610running20182202Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1610running19191615Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1610running18201719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1600running22213633Armani WilliamsReaume Brothers RacingToyota1590running162224John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1580running2423116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1572running18243449Roger ReuseCMI MotorsportsFord1570running1325309Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1540running12261151Derek GriffithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1500running11273134Chris HackerReaume Brothers RacingToyota1400running10281218Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1230running929338Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1200dvp13303841Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1170accident731898Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1130accident8321326Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1120accident8332566Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota1120accident15342945Jake GriffinNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1120accident335521Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet9919rear gear9362330Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota940engine137333Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet680engine1383510Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord280engine1 Official race results
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