The 2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism was the 19th stock car race of the

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, the tenth and final race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 25th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in

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, a permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart on lap 156,

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would take the lead and lead every lap afterwards to win his first career

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win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile,

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, who would finish second, would win the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown championship, winning the championship by 22 points. To fill out the podium,

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would finish third.

Background

Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near

, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of

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. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.

Entry list

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 3:15 PM EST.

would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.202 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 2, at 5:30 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 17.176 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

References

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