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

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. The race was held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in

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, 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,

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would take the lead to win his first career

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win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile,

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, 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

would finish third.

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km)

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race track in the Village West area near

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. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual

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race weekends. The

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also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 23, at 11:00 AM CST.

would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.318 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 23, at 12:45 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set their fastest lap; whichever lap was fastest would be considered their official lap time.

would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.575 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

References

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