The 2021 General Tire 200 was the third stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season and the 59th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 24, 2021, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 76 laps to complete. At race's end, Corey Heim for Venturini Motorsports would hold off the field on a final lap restart to win his 3rd ARCA Menards Series win of his career and the second of the season. To fill out the podium, Dave Mader III of Spraker Racing Enterprises and Nick Sanchez of Rev Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
The race was marred by a crash involving Derrick Lancaster late in the race. With five to go, Lancaster hit the wall on the backstretch, resulting in a fiery crash. Lancaster would suffer numerous first, second, and third degree burns to his body and suffered pneumonia. The crash would lead to debate in within the Lancaster family if he should ever race again.
Background
Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Michael HarperFast Track RacingFordACIE Dog Investments, Monster Truck Wars2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletEibach, Honda Generators02Toni BreidingerYoung's MotorsportsChevroletHuda Beauty06Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing7Eric CaudellCCM RacingFordETRM Software Consulting, Doug Design9Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevroletAlabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind10Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevroletBurt Crane & Rigging, Cen-Pe-Co Lubricants, Double "H" Ranch11Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFordThe Brews Box12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaLeggott Tractors of Waco, The Center for Factual Innocence15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL21Jack WoodGMS RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories23Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevroletGolden Eagle Syrup25Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 127Tim RichmondRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyotaImmigration Law Center28Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevroletC2 Freight Resources29Derrick LancasterDerrick Lancaster RacingToyotaTotal Car & Truck Service, RGM Erectors35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevroletCB Fabricating36Ryan HuffHuff RacingFordLand & Coates Outdoor Power Equipment44John FerrierFerrier-McClure RacingChevroletFerrier-McClure Racing46Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFordAqua ChemPacs, CleanPacs48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation57Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevroletO. B. Builders Door & Trim63Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevroletAmerican Apparel, Diamond C Ranch69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFordMelton-McFadden Insurance Agency73Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFordV1 Fiber94Benny ChastainCram Racing EnterprisesToyotaCram Racing Enterprises97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Starting lineup No qualifying session was held; instead, the lineup was determined by the previous season's owner's points and provisionals. As a result, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing won the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota223Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet325Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyota420Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota546Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord615Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota712D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota810Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet927Tim RichmondRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota1011Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFord1148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1221Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet1335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet1469Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord1506Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet1697Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet177Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord1801Michael HarperFast Track RacingFord1963Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet209Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet2157Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet222Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet2329Derrick LancasterDerrick Lancaster RacingToyota2428Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2544John FerrierFerrier-McClure RacingChevrolet2602Toni BreidingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2773Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord2894Benny ChastainCram Racing EnterprisesToyota2936Ryan HuffHuff RacingFordOfficial starting lineup
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1420Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota765Running4721963Dave Mader IIISpraker Racing EnterprisesChevrolet760Running423222Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet760Running414615Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota7628Running425223Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet7628Running416546Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord760Running3872773Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord760Running3782428Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet760Running369177Eric CaudellCCM RacingFord760Running35101469Scott MeltonKimmel RacingFord760Running34111221Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet760Running33122602Toni BreidingerYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet760Running3213810Ed PompaFast Track RacingChevrolet760Running31142936Ryan HuffHuff RacingFord760Running30151697Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet760Running29161801Michael HarperFast Track RacingFord761Running2917209Thomas PraytorMax Force RacingChevrolet760Running27182157Bryan DauzatBrother-In-Law RacingChevrolet760Running2619712D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota760Running25201506Con NicolopoulosWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet740Running24212894Benny ChastainCram Racing EnterprisesToyota740Running2322325Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyota740Running22232329Derrick LancasterDerrick Lancaster RacingToyota711Accident2224927Tim RichmondRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota700Running20251011Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFord640Running19261335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsChevrolet610Accident1827118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6111Accident18282544John FerrierFerrier-McClure RacingChevrolet610Accident16291148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet510Vibration15Official race results
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