The 2021 UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics was the 18th stock car race of the

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, the 24th iteration of the event, and the final and thus cutoff race for the Round of 10 for the playoffs. The race was held on Thursday, September 16, 2021 in

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, a permanent oval racetrack. The race took 200 laps to complete. In a wild finish that saw multiple lead changes in the final laps of the race,

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would win his first ever race in the

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, after both

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, who had dominated the race, and

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had issues on the final restart. To fill in the rest of the podium positions,

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and

would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. The two drivers that were cut from the playoffs from this race were

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and

Todd Gilliland Todd Jeremey Gilliland (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 34 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports ...

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Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a

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short track venue located in

. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and

stadium A stadium (: stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage completely or partially surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit ...

-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

Starting lineup

Qualifying was determined by a metric qualifying system based on the previous race, the

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and owner's points. As a result,

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won the pole.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: Stage 2 Laps: Stage 3 Laps:

References

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