The 2021 Reese's 150 was the 20th and final stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway, a permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took 102 laps to complete due to an overtime finish. On the final restart on lap 101, Nick Sanchez of Rev Racing would take the lead to win his first career ARCA Menards Series win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, who finished 2nd, would win the 2021 ARCA Menards Series championship after taking the green flag, who won by 37 points over Corey Heim. To fill out the podium, Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish third.
Background
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in the Village West area near Kansas City, Kansas, United States. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletTradinghouse Bar & Grill02Connor MosackYoung's MotorsportsChevroletNic Tailor Custom Underwear2Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Incorporated06Wayne PetersonWayne Peterson RacingChevroletGreat Railing6Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Incorporated7Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyotaConsolidated Electrical Distributors10Arnout KokFast Track RacingToyotaBrand South Africa, Power Maxed11Ron Vandermeir Jr.Fast Track RacingFordMac Rak Incorporated12Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyotaFast Track Racing15Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyotaSunbelt Rentals18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMonster Energy20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaJBL25Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyotaNXTLVL Marine27Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFordIndiana Owned28Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing30Kris WrightRette Jones RacingFordWright Automotive Group35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabricating36Ryan HuffHuff RacingFordH&H Excavation, South Eastern Services40Dean ThompsonNiece MotorsportsChevroletThompson Pipe Group46J. P. BergeronDavid Gilliland RacingFordTechnoflex48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletLife Worth Living55Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaFP Movement66Kyle LockrowVandermeir RacingFordPedalin Pup69Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyotaMelton McFadden Insurance Agency73Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFordPhillips 66 Lubricants91Justin CarrollTC MotorsportsToyotaCarrolls AutomotiveOfficial entry list
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 23, at 11:00a.m. CST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.318 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.318178.112220Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.672176.05632Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.683175.993Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 23, at 12:45p.m. 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 30.575 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota30.575176.615220Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.674176.04532Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet30.675176.039415Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota30.911174.695546J. P, BergeronDavid Gilliland RacingFord30.989174.255628Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet31.025174.053730Kris WrightRette Jones RacingFord31.038174.980835Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord31.057173.874925Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota31.090173.6891002Connor MosackYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.147173.371116Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet31.220172.9661240Dean ThompsonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.436171.7781373Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord31.772169.9611469Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota32.389166.7231555Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota32.435166,4871627Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota32.436166,4821711Ron Vandermeir Jr.Fast Track RacingFord32.551165.8941812Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota32.692165,178197Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyota33.087163.2062001D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet33.674160.3612166Kyle LockrowVandermeir RacingFord34.727155.4992210Arnout KokFast Track RacingToyota36.114149.5262306Brad SmithWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet51.100104.854Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts132Nick Sanchez (R)Rev RacingChevrolet1022running472118Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10299running443220Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota1021running424415Drew DollarVenturini MotorsportsToyota1020running405546J. P. BergeronDavid Gilliland RacingFord1020running396730Kris WrightRette Jones RacingFord1010running387628Kyle SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1010running3781240Dean ThompsonNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1010running369116Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet1010running3510925Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota1000running34111002Connor MosackYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1000running33121469Scott MeltonKimmel RacingToyota1000running32131373Andy JankowiakJankowiak MotorsportsFord1000running3114835Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord1000running30151711Ron Vandermeir Jr.Fast Track RacingFord990running29161555Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota980running28171627Zachary TinkleRichmond Clubb MotorsportsToyota940running27182001D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet940running2619197Eric CaudellCCM RacingToyota920running25202210Arnout KokFast Track RacingToyota230rear end24212166Kyle LockrowVandermeir RacingFord210engine23221812Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota120brakes22232306Brad SmithWayne Peterson RacingChevrolet40vibration21242448Wayne PetersonBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet00did not start3Official race results
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