The 2021 Pit Boss 250 was a
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...
race held on May 22, 2021. It was contested over 46 laps on the road course. It was the tenth race of the
2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
file:Ty gibbs (51278163160) (cropped).jpg, Ty Gibbs won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year#Xfinity Series, Rookie of the Year award.
file:Noah Gragson Darlington 2021 (cropped).jpg, Chevrolet won the List of NASCAR Manufacturers' champions#Xfinit ...
season.
Joe Gibbs Racing
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driver
Kyle Busch
Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...
, collected his first win of the season, and his 98th of his career.
Report
Background
Circuit of the Americas
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a Grade 1 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA-specification motor racing track and facilities located in Austin, Texas, United States. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Pr ...
(COTA) is a grade 1
FIA-specification
motorsports
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facility located within the
extraterritorial jurisdiction
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Any authority can claim ETJ over any external territory they wish. However, for the claim to be effective in the external ...
of
Austin, Texas
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. It features a
road racing
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circuit. The facility is home to the
Formula One
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United States Grand Prix
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, and the
Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas
The Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas is a motorcycling event that is part of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, FIM Grand Prix motorcycle racing season that takes place at Circuit of the Americas. It became the third MotoGP r ...
, a round of the
FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the
Supercars Championship
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, the
FIA World Endurance Championship
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, the
IMSA SportsCar Championship
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, and
IndyCar Series
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.
On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...
event for the first time on May 22, 2021. The
Camping World Truck Series
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was added as a support event. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.
Entry list
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Austin Cindric
Austin Louis Cindric (born September 2, 1998) is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske.
Prior to competing in stock cars, Cindric ra ...
was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 137.778 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying
Kyle Busch
Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...
scored the pole position after a time of 160.349 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
''Laps:'' 14
Stage Two
''Laps:'' 16
Final Stage Results
''Laps:'' 16
Race statistics
* Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 4 for 7
* Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 25 seconds
* Average speed:
References
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