The 2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism was the 19th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart on lap 156, Jesse Love of Venturini Motorsports would take the lead and lead every lap afterwards to win his first career ARCA Menards Series win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, who would finish second, would win the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown championship, winning the championship by 22 points. To fill out the podium, Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish third.
Background Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Willie MullinsFast Track RacingFordCW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletUniversal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute6Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevroletUniversal Technical Institute, Sunoco06A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFordJRC Transportation, Great Railing10Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyotaMenards Frank Kimmel Throwback, Double "H" Ranch11Mason MingusFast Track RacingFordTeam Construction Harry Gant Throwback12Ken SchraderFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing15Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyotaMobil 117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordRipper Coffee Company18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman21Kody SwansonGMS RacingChevroletCunningham, GMS Fabrication25Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCalico Coatings27Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyotaIndiana Owned30Landen LewisRette Jones RacingFordPlants Direct, 19th Green46Jean-Philippe BergeronDavid Gilliland RacingFordProlon Controls, Technoflex48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw Automation69Will KimmelKimmel RacingToyotaClarksville SchwinnOfficial entry list
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 3:15 PM EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.202 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17.202116.149220Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.359115.099317Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord17.391114.887Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 2, at 5:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set their fastest lap; whichever lap was fastest would be considered their official lap time. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 17.176 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota17.176116.325217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord17.206116.12232Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet17.297115.511415Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.307115.445520Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.345115.192669Will KimmelKimmel RacingToyota17.416114.722746Jean-Philippe BergeronDavid Gilliland RacingFord17.427114.650830Landen LewisRette Jones RacingFord17.505114.139925Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.517114.0611011Mason MingusFast Track RacingFord17.520114.0411121Kody SwansonGMS RacingChevrolet17.547113.866126Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet17.591113.5811312Ken SchraderFast Track RacingToyota17.654113.1751401Willie MullinsFast Track RacingFord17.865111.8391527Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota17.896111.6451610Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota18.460108.2341748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet19.591101.9861806A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord20.15199.151Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1415Jesse LoveVenturini MotorsportsToyota20045running472118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200155running443126Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet2000running414669Will KimmelKimmel RacingToyota2000running405925Gracie TrotterVenturini MotorsportsToyota2000running3961011Mason MingusFast Track RacingFord1990running387520Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota1990running378746Jean-Philippe BergeronDavid Gilliland RacingFord1980running3691121Kody SwansonGMS RacingChevrolet1970running35101312Ken SchraderFast Track RacingToyota1970running3411217Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1970running33121401Willie MullinsFast Track RacingFord1950running3213830Landen LewisRette Jones RacingFord1940running31141610Ed PompaFast Track RacingToyota1920running30151806A. J. MoyerWayne Peterson RacingFord1760running29161748Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet1410electrical281732Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet450crash27181527Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota390crash26Official race results
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