The 2021 Pit Boss 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 22, 2021. It was contested over 46 laps on the road course. It was the eleventh race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, collected his first win of the season, and his 98th of his career.
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Background Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.
On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Xfinity Series event for the first time on May 22, 2021. The Camping World Truck Series 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.
DriverTeamManufacturer0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon Cassill JD MotorsportsChevrolet5Kevin Harvick (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord6Spencer Pumpelly JD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Ross Chastain (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin Haley Kaulig RacingChevrolet13Boris SaidMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingFord18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Kris Wright (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota31Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Gray GauldingMeans RacingChevrolet54Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota61Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet77Austin Dillon (i)Bassett RacingChevrolet78Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota90Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet91Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice Austin Cindric was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 137.778 seconds and a speed of .
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord137.77889.100218Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota137.84589.057331Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet137.96388.980Official first practice results
Qualifying Kyle Busch scored the pole position after a time of 160.349 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime154Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota160.349207Ross Chastain (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet160.457317Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingFord160.524436Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet160.640531Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet161.521611Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet161.757716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet161.876822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord162.24797Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet162.6291020Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota162.6301110Jeb Burton Kaulig RacingChevrolet163.240125 Kevin Harvick (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsFord163.3971323Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet164.5031468Brandon BrownnBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet164.615158Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet164.791166Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevrolet165.2131777Austin Dillon (i)Bassett RacingChevrolet165.2371848Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet165.2451919Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs RacingToyota163.305209Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet165.4622102Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet165.5472291Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet165.596232Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet165.7752413Boris SaidMBM MotorsportsToyota165.9712552Gray GauldingMeans MotorsportsChevrolet166.0342618Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota166.1072715Colby Howard JD MotorsportsChevrolet166.1672866Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota166.2292998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord166.393304Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet166.5153199Ryan EllisB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota166.5203244Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet167.0943351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet167.2373439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord168.903351Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet169.1053626Kris Wright (i)Sam Hunt RacingChevrolet169.304Did not qualify370Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet168.0663878Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota168.1823947Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon RacingChevrolet168.7364061Stephen Leicht Hattori Racing EnterprisesToyota169.0604192Josh Williams DGM RacingChevrolet171.4494290Caesar Bacarella DGM RacingChevrolet175.6224374Bayley Currey (i)Mike Harmon RacingChevroletOfficial qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results Stage One Laps: 14
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10231Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet0319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8423Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet7551Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet667Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet575Kevin Harvick (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet0877Austin Dillon (i)Bassett RacingChevrolet0922Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2108Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage Two Laps: 16
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints111Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1021Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet9348Jade Buford (R)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet8477Austin Dillon (i)Big Machine Racing TeamChevrolet0554Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota0651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet577Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet395Kevin Harvick (i)Stewart-Haas RacingFord01015Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet1
Final Stage Results
Laps: 16
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus1154Kyle Busch (i)Joe Gibbs RacingToyota460Running2716A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet4648Running397Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet4643Running4125Kevin Harvick (i)B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet460Running5822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord4634Running61020Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4631Running7317Cole Custer (i)SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet460Running8531Tyler Reddick (i)Jordan Anderson RacingChevrolet460Running9611Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet4638Running101110Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet4627Running11351Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet4635Running122102Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4625Running131777Austin DillonBassett Racing (i)Chevrolet460Running142291Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet4623Running151848Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet4630Running162998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord4621Running171919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4628Running181323Andy LallyOur MotorsportsChevrolet4626Running19166Spencer PumpellyJD MotorsportsChevrolet4618Running20436Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet4617Running21232Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4616Running22304Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet4615Running233351Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet4625Running243199Ryan EllisB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota4613Running253439Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord4612Running261468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet4611Running272552Gray GauldingMeans MotorsportsChevrolet4610Running282715Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet4610Running292618Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota468Running30207Ross Chastain (i)SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet360Running312413Boris SaidMBM MotorsportsToyota356Running323626Kris Wright (i)Sam Hunt RacingToyota290Engine332866 Timmy Hill (i)MBM MotorsportsToyota290Engine34158Miguel PaludoJR MotorsportsChevrolet254Rear Gear353244Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet192Engine36209Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet131Engine Official race results
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:
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