The 2021 Pensacola 200 was a

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race held on February 27, 2021, at the

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. It was contested over 200 laps on the short track. It was the second race of the

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season.

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driver

Sammy Smith Samuel L. Smith (born June 4, 2004) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports and part-time in t ...

collected his first career win in the ARCA Menards Series East.

Background

Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver. * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice/Qualifying

Practice was delayed due to rain, leading to the combination of the practice and qualifying sessions.

posted the fastest lap in practice, with a time of 17.493 seconds and a speed of gave him the pole award.

Starting Lineups

Race

Race results

References

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