The 2021 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 28, 2021 in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a permanent quad-oval. John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win his third race of the year and his 9th of his career. Carson Hocevar of Niece Motorsports and Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would finish in the rest of the podium positions, taking 2nd and 3rd, respectfully.
The race was marred by a late race crash including Trey Hutchens, Johnny Sauter, and Drew Dollar. Coming into Turn 3, Hutchens would blow a tire and was slow on the track- crucially, he could not get to pit road, and was stuck on the frontstretch, meaning he could not get to pit road for an extremely long time, or until the caution came out. Sauter and Dollar were in a battle for position coming off Turn 4 when Sauter, who could not see Hutchens, slammed the back side of Hutchens car with the right side of his, causing both cars to be destroyed in the incident. Dollar would also be involved, but was able to continue. The crash would lead to major controversy, with critics saying that NASCAR should have noticed Hutchens' car on track being slow, and that the caution should have been put out.
Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus Smith serving as track president.
Entry list #DriverTeamMake1Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet02Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3Keith McGeeJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet4John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota04Cory RoperRoper RacingFord9Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord12Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet13Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota14Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet15Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota18Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota20Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet21Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet22Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet23Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet24Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet25Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet26Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet30Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota32Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet33Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet34C. J. McLaughlinReaume Brothers RacingToyota38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord40Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet41Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet42Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet45Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet51Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota56Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet66Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota98Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota99Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota Official entry list
Practice The first and final practice would take place on May 28, 2021 at 12:34 PM EST. Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time, with a 30.391 and an average speed of .
The practice had numerous incidents occur, including incidents with Drew Dollar, Danny Bohn, Timothy Peters, C. J. McLaughlin, and Akinori Ogata. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota30.391177.68424John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.408177.585342Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.409177.579 Full practice results
Starting lineup Qualifying was to be originally held on Friday, May 28 after practice- however, rain would fall on the track, and qualifying was canceled. Therefore, NASCAR reverted to the metric system they had been using- a formula based on the previous race, this being the 2021 Toyota Tundra 225. As a result, Todd Gilliland of Front Row Motorsports would win the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake138Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord22Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota44John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota621Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet726Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet89Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota121Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1322Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1413Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1519Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1640Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1751Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1856Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet1945Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2024Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet2102Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2298Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota2318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2412Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2515Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2623Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet2704Cory RoperRoper RacingFord2832Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet2925Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet3034C. J. McLaughlinReaume Brothers RacingToyota3166Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota3230Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota333Keith McGeeJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3433Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet3520Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet3641Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet3710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord3814Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet WithdrewWD11Spencer DavisSpencer Davis MotorsportsToyotaWD49Ray CiccarelliCMI MotorsportsFord Official starting lineup
Race
Pre-race ceremonies
Race recap
Post-race driver comments Following the lap 116 wreck, Hutchens spoke to the media, looking visibly shakened. He would report that "I cut a tire getting into (Turn) 3 and tried to slow down to get to pit road and the hole closed up, so I ended up slow down the frontstretch and (Sauter) just ran into the back of us. ... They were coming pretty hard. They probably needed to throw the yellow a little sooner.”
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 30 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts12Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet10238Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord934John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8416Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota7521Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet6626Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet5719Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota4888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota3999Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota2101Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts121Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet10216Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota9366Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota8419Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota7540Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet6688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota5742Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet4852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota399Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet2104John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 74 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts144John Hunter NemechekKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13471running492942Carson HocevarNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1345running393599Ben RhodesThorSport RacingToyota1340running3641152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingToyota1341running365138Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord1345running4162318Chandler SmithKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340running3173166Ty MajeskiThorSport RacingToyota1340running3881519Derek KrausMcAnally–Hilgemann RacingToyota1340running409316Austin HillHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1340running4410621Zane SmithGMS RacingChevrolet13413running43112298Christian EckesThorSport RacingToyota1343running26121640Ryan TruexNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1341running3113121Hailie DeeganDavid Gilliland RacingFord1330running251489Grant EnfingerCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1330running25152024Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet1330running2216726Tyler AnkrumGMS RacingChevrolet1332running26171322Austin Wayne SelfAM RacingChevrolet1330running20181856Timmy HillHill MotorsportsChevrolet1330running19191945Bayley CurreyNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1330running18201751Drew DollarKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1330running17213641Dawson CramCram Racing EnterprisesChevrolet1330running16222515Tanner GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord1330running15232102Kris WrightYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1320running14243230Danny BohnOn Point MotorsportsToyota1310running13252704Cory RoperRoper RacingFord1290running12263520Spencer BoydYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1280running11273034C. J. McLaughlinReaume Brothers RacingToyota1270running10283433Akinori OgataReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1250running929333Keith McGeeJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1230running8301088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingToyota1140engine15311413Johnny SauterThorSport RacingToyota1110crash6323814Trey HutchensTrey Hutchens RacingChevrolet1080crash5333710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingFord710suspension4342623Chase PurdyGMS RacingChevrolet590dvp33522Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet5533crash12362832Bret HolmesBret Holmes RacingChevrolet490crash1372412Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet380rear gear1382925Timothy PetersRackley W.A.R.Chevrolet130steering1 Official race results
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