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
Bristol is a city in Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 27,147 at the 2020 census. It is the twin city of Bristol, Virginia, which lies directly across the state line between Tennessee and Virginia. The boundary be ...
, at
Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Bristol International Raceway from 1978 to 1996 and as the Bristol International Speedway from 1961 to 1978) is a oval Oval track racing#Short track, short track in Bristol, Tennessee. The track ha ...
, 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
Tyler Randal Gibbs (born October 4, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 54 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing and part-t ...
of
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
would win the race in dominating fashion, leading almost every lap and taking home his 18th career
ARCA Menards Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car racing, stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into ...
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
Practice
The only 45-minute practice session was held on Thursday, September 16, at 2:30 PM
EST.
Ty Gibbs
Tyler Randal Gibbs (born October 4, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 54 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing and part-t ...
of
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
would set the fastest lap in the session, with a time of 14.941 and an average speed of .
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 16, at 4:30 PM
EST. The qualifying system used was a timed session.
Ty Gibbs
Tyler Randal Gibbs (born October 4, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 54 Toyota Camry (XV80), Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing and part-t ...
of
Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is an American professional stock car racing organization founded by Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs. His son, J. D. Gibbs, ran the team with him until his death in 2019. Founded in Huntersville, North Carolina, ...
would win the pole for the race, setting a lap of 14.859 and an average speed of .
Full qualifying results
Race results
References
{{2021 ARCA Menards East
2021 ARCA Menards Series
2021 ARCA Menards Series East
NASCAR races at Bristol Motor Speedway
Bush's Beans 200
Bush's Beans 200