The 2021 Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey 200 at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 27th iteration of the event. The event was held on Saturday, August 7, 2021, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a permanent road course. The race took 82 laps to complete. Ty Gibbs, running a part time schedule for Joe Gibbs Racing, would win his 3rd race of the year and of his career for the series. A. J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing and Austin Cindric of Team Penske would score the rest of the podium positions, scoring 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.
Entry list +#DriverTeamMake0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota6Michael MunleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Josh BilickiSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Austin DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota31Erik JonesJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Dave SmithJimmy Means RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota61Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet90Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Kyle TilleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletOfficial entry list
Starting lineup The starting lineup was determined by a formula based on the previous race, the 2021 Ambetter Get Vaccinated 200. As a result, Justin Allgaier won the pole. +Pos.#DriverTeamMake17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet616A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet72Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet810Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet902Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord119Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1648Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet181Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet204Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet2119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2247Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet238Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2426Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota2507Joe Graf, Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet2778Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet280Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3017Josh BilickiSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet3115Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet3266Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet3323Austin DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet346Michael MunleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet3590Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet3631Erik JonesJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3799Kyle TilleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3852Dave SmithJimmy Means RacingChevrolet3974Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet4061Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaFailed to qualify4113David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord10216A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet9318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7510Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet6611Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet579Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3998Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord2108Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10254Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord847Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet759Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet6698Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord578Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet481Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet3931Erik JonesJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet01018Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 42 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11554Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8243running492616A.J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet826running543222Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8222running52417Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet820running405420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota823running3962119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota821running347119Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet820running408810Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet820running359511Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet820running3310238Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet820running3211181Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet820running29121468Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet820running25131098Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord820running31141992Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet820running231572Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet820running22161251Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet820running21172426Kris WrightSam Hunt RacingToyota820running0181339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord820running19191744Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet820running1820204Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet820running17211648Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet820running1622318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota827running24233590Preston PardusDGM RacingChevrolet820running14243017Josh BilickiSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet820running025280Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet820running1226902Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet820running11272778Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet820running10284061Stephen LeichtHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota820running9293266Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsChevrolet810running0302507Joe Graf, Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet810running7313115Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet810running6323974Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet810running0333852Dave SmithJimmy Means RacingChevrolet800running4342247Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet750electrical335346Michael MunleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet740running2363631Erik JonesJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet660accident0373323Austin DillonOur MotorsportsChevrolet530chassis038295Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota470accident1392636Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet280rear gear1403799Kyle TilleyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet200dvp0Failed to qualify4113David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial race results
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