The 2021 Bush's Beans 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, the eighth and final race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season, the ninth race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, September 16, 2021 in Bristol, Tennessee, at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the race in dominating fashion, leading almost every lap and taking home his 18th career ARCA Menards Series win and his tenth of the season. Meanwhile, his teammate, Sammy Smith would come in second to clinch the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East championship, winning the championship by 34 points. To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray of David Gilliland Racing would finish third.
Background Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyotaThe Brews Box2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletUniversal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute6Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Incorporated, Sunoco06Don ThompsonWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing7Eric Caudell*CCM RacingToyotaCaudell Consulting & Marketing10Jade BufordFast Track RacingToyotaBig Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler11Mason MingusFast Track RacingFordTeam Construction12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyotaTradinghouse Bar & Grill15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordRipper Coffee Company18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman21Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevroletHeise LED Lighting, American Flat Track Charlotte Half Mile22Jack WoodGMS RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories23Sam MayerBret Holmes RacingChevroletQPS Employment Group25Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 127Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyotaIndiana Owned28Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevroletEastern Fuel Systems, Night Owl Contractors, Inc.30Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingFordToughBuilt35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating42Conner JonesCook-Finley RacingChevroletJones Utilities44Stephanie MoyerFerrier-McClure RacingToyotaEvergreen Raceway46Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFordBac-D Bacterial Defense48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation54Joey IestDavid Gilliland RacingFordBasila Ranch, Ag Solutions Network55Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyotaNXTLVL Marine73Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFordPhillips 66, Dak's Market74Mason DiazVisconti MotorsportsToyotaSolid Rock Carriers81Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaEngine Ice87Chuck Buchanan Jr.Chuck Buchanan RacingFordSpring Drug91Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyotaCarroll's Automatic97Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevroletA. L. L. ConstructionOfficial entry list
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Thursday, September 16, at 2:30p.m. EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest lap in the session, with a time of 14.941 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14.941128.425281Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.235125.947325Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.263125.716Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 16, at 4:30p.m. EST. The qualifying system used was a timed session. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole for the race, setting a lap of 14.859 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota14.859129.134281Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.042127.563321Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevrolet15.203126.212425Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.205126.195520Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.227126.01362Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet15.247125.84876Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet15.290125.494822Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet15.304125.379917Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord15.316125.2811054Joey IestDavid Gilliland RacingFord15.343125.0601146Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord15.348125.0201274Mason DiazVisconti MotorsportsToyota15.360124.9221355Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.452124.1781491Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota15.462124.0981530Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingFord15.533123.5311610Jade BufordFast Track RacingToyota15.546123.4271728Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet15.586123.1101811Mason MingusFast Track RacingFord15.607122.9451973Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord15.626122.7952015Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.627122.7872142Conner JonesCook-Finley RacingChevrolet15.647122.6312223Sam MayerBret Holmes RacingChevrolet15.665122.4902335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord15.735121.9452497Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet15.956120.2562527Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota16.220118.2982612D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota16.691114.9602787Chuck Buchanan Jr.Chuck Buchanan RacingFord17.171111.7472801Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyota17.925107.0462944Stephanie MoyerFerrier-McClure RacingToyota17.977106.7363006Don ThompsonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet19.54398.1833148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet——WithdrewWD7Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyota——Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200197running492281Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running423917Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2000running41462Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet2000running405520Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running39676Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet2000running387425Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running3782015Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running3691355Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running35102142Conner JonesCook-Finley RacingChevrolet2000running34111728Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet2000running3312321Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevrolet2000running3213822Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet1990running31141530Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingFord1990running30152335Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1990running29161491Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyota1990running28171811Mason MingusFast Track RacingFord1980running27181610Jade BufordFast Track RacingToyota1970running26191054Joey IestDavid Gilliland RacingFord1960running25202527Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota1930running24212787Chuck Buchanan Jr.Chuck Buchanan RacingFord1890running23222497Jason KitzmillerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1880running22232801Richard GarvieFast Track RacingToyota1810running21243148Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1740running20251146Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord1583accident20261973Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord1360accident18272944Stephanie MoyerFerrier-McClure RacingToyota760electrical17282612D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingToyota700engine16292223Sam MayerBret Holmes RacingChevrolet470radiator15303006Don ThompsonWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet140brakes14311274Mason DiazVisconti MotorsportsToyota20battery13WithdrewWD7Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyotaOfficial race results
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