The 2021 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 was the 10th race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, the fourth race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 17, 2021 in Marne, Michigan at Berlin Raceway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Daniel Dye of GMS Racing would dominate, leading almost every single lap and win his first ever ARCA Menards Series win. To fill out the podium Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Background Berlin Raceway is a 7/16 mile long paved oval race track in Marne, Michigan, near Grand Rapids. The track races weekly as part of NASCAR's Whelen All-American Series. It currently hosts a race in the ARCA Menards Series East tour. The track has held touring series events on the ARCA Menards Series, American Speed Association National Tour, USAC Stock Cars, USAC Silver Crown, World of Outlaws Sprint cars, and World of Outlaws Late Model Series tours.
The track opened in 1950. It was originally a horse track before World War II. Berlin's current track record is 12.513 seconds, set by Brian Gerster in 2018 in a winged sprint car. Berlin Raceway takes its name from the city of Marne's original name "Berlin," which was changed due to Anti-German sentiment following World War I.
The track was developed by the Chester Mysliwiec family in 1950. It was purchased by the West Michigan Whitecaps in 2001. The group made numerous improvements to the facilities such as new bathrooms, updated catch fences, and a new sound system. Dirt was temporarily placed over the pavement after the 2017 regular season and three touring series visited the track in September / October - American Ethanol Late Model Tour, American Ethanol Modified Tour and Engine Pro Sprints On Dirt. Some racing scenes for the movie God Bless the Broken Road were recorded at the track in early 2016 for the 2018 film. The track dropped its Super Stock and Modified classes in 2020 and added a class of Limited Late Models. Other classes include Super Late Models, Sportsman, 4 Cylinder, and Mini-Wedges.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Mike BashamFast Track RacingFordAcademy Mortgage2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletUniversal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute06Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingFordGreat Railing10Owen SmithFast Track RacingToyotaSzulczewski Financial Group, Double "H" Ranch11Mason MingusFast Track RacingFordDiamond Equipment, TC Construction12Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyotaThe Brews Box15Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordRipper Coffee Company18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman21Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevroletSolar Fit, Race to Stop Suicide25Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCalico Coatings27Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFordRichmond Clubb Motorsports30Adam Lemke*Rette Jones RacingFordJRi Shocks46Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFordClean Harbors48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation50Morgan AlexanderNiece MotorsportsChevroletAlexander ProduceOfficial entry list
Practice
First and final practice The only 45-minute practice session would take place on Saturday, July 17, at 4:15 PM EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest lap in the session, with a lap of 16.727 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.72794.159221Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevrolet16.76193.968320Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.79093.806Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, July 17, at 6:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to have a chance to set a lap, and the fastest of the two would be taken. Daniel Dye of GMS Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 16.468 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevrolet16.46895.640218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.51895.351320Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.62694.731417Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16.74794.047515Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.75094.03062Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet16.75993.979746Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord16.78493.839850Morgan AlexanderNiece MotorsportsChevrolet16.89393.234925Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.94092.9751011Mason MingusFast Track RacingFord16.98092.7561127Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFord17.40890.4761210Owen SmithFast Track RacingToyota17.60589.4631306Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingFord17.87488.1171412Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota17.89987.9941501Mike BashamFast Track RacingFord18.06187.2041648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet18.64084.496Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1121Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevrolet200198running492218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2002running433320Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running414417Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2000running405515Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running39662Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet2000running3871011Mason MingusFast Track RacingFord1990running378925Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyota1990running3691210Owen SmithFast Track RacingToyota1960running3510850Morgan AlexanderNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1950running34111127Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFord1870running3312746Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord1560power steering32131306Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingFord1410running31141648Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet250brakes30151412Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota140handling29161501Mike BashamFast Track RacingFord110handling28WithdrewWD30Adam LemkeRette Jones RacingFord
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