The 2021 Jeep Beach 175 was a ARCA Menards Series East race held on February 8, 2021. It was contested over 187 laps—extended from 175 laps due to an overtime finish—on the short track. It was the first race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East season. Rette Jones Racing driver Max Gutiérrez collected his first career win in the ARCA Menards Series East.
Background
Entry list
(R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
DriverTeamManufacturer3Willie MullinsMullins RacingChevrolet6Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet10Dick DohenyFast Track RacingChevrolet11Richard GarvieFast Track RacingChevrolet17Taylor Gray David Gilliland RacingFord18Sammy Smith Joe Gibbs RacingToyota21Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet22Brandon Oakley Brandon Oakley RacingToyota30Max GutiérrezRette Jones RacingFord41Carson KvapilCook-Finley RacingChevrolet42Parker RetzlaffCook-Finley RacingToyota43Daniel DyeBen Kennedy RacingChevrolet54Joey IestDavid Gilliland RacingFord74Mason DiazVisconti MotorsportsToyota87Chuck BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingChevrolet09Colt HensleyJett MotorsportsToyotaOfficial entry list
Practice Sammy Smith was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 18.715 seconds and a speed of .
PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime118Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18.71592.332242Parker RetzlaffCook-Finley RacingChevrolet18.79391.949317Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord18.82591.793Official practice results
Qualifying Taylor Gray earned the pole award, posting a time of 18.768 seconds and a speed of
Starting Lineups PosDriverTeamManufacturerTime117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord18.768230Max GutierrezRette Jones RacingFord18.793354Joey IestDavid Gilliland RacingFord18.804421Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet18.810574Mason Diaz Risconti MotorsportsToyota18.840642Parker RetzlaffCook-Finley RacingToyota18.84176Rajah Caruth Rev RacingChevrolet18.865843Daniel Dye Ben Kennedy RacingChevrolet18.914918Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18.9151041Carson KvapilCook-Finley RacingChevrolet18.9621122Brandon OakleyBrandon Oakley RacingToyota19.1811209Colt HensleyJett MotorsportsToyota19.248133Willie MullinsMullins RacingFord19.7061410Dick DohenyFast Track RacingToyota20.6801511Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFord20.7261687Chuck BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingChevrolet21.251Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
PosGridDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPointsStatus1230Max GutierrezRette Jones RacingToyota18747Running2918Sammy SmithJoe Gibbs RacingToyota18744Running3117Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord18743Running4574Mason DiazVisconti MotorsportsToyota18741Running5354Joey IestDavid Gilliland RacingFord18739Running6843Daniel DyeBen Kennedy RacingChevrolet18738Running71209Colt HensleyJett MotorsportsToyota18736Running81122Brandon OakleyBrandon Oakley RacingToyota18736Running9642Parker RetzlaffCook-Finley RacingToyota18536Running10133Willie MullinsMullins RacingFord18334Running1176Rajah CaruthRev RacingChevrolet17733Running121511Richard GarvieFast Track RacingFord17632Running13421Jack WoodGMS RacingChevrolet12731Crash141041Carson KvapilCook-Finley RacingChevrolet12030Ignition151410Dick DohenyFast Track RacingToyota429Vibration161687Chuck BuchananCharles Buchanan RacingChevrolet03Did Not Start
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