The 2021 Calypso Lemonade 200 was the 12th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, the sixth race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 26th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 31, in Winchester, Indiana at Winchester Speedway, a permanent, oval-shaped, high-banked racetrack. The race was extended from 200 laps to 205 laps due to a green–white–checker finish. After Corey Heim would spin within the closing laps of the race, Ty Gibbs would defend against a charging Greg Van Alst to win his 15th ARCA Menards Series career win, his seventh of the season, and his second consecutive win. To fill out the podium, Heim would come back to finish third.
Background Winchester Speedway is a half-mile paved oval motor racetrack in White River Township, Randolph County, just outside Winchester, Indiana, approximately 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Indianapolis. It seats 4000 spectators. It is also known as the "World's Fastest 1/2 mile".
The track's 37 degree banking is one of the steepest in motorsports, and the highest-banked active racetrack in the country. Notable drivers that raced at Winchester include Rusty Wallace, Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Sarah Fisher and Chase Briscoe.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor01Owen SmithFast Track RacingFordAcademy Mortgage2Nick SanchezRev RacingChevroletMax Siegel Incorporated06Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingFordGreat Railing10Brandon VarneyFast Track RacingToyotaVan's Tire Center11Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyotaThe Brews Box, Tamayo Sports12D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevroletLeggott Tractors of Waco, Inc.15Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyotaEagle Marine, NXTLVL Marine17Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFordRipper Coffee Company18Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJoe Gibbs Racing20Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman21Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevroletRace to End Suicide, Solar Fit25Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyotaTriller27Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFordRichmond Clubb Motorsports30Kris WrightRette Jones RacingFordWright Automotive Group35Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFordCB Fabrication46Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFordClean Harbors48Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevroletHenshaw AutomationOfficial entry list
Practice The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, July 31, at 4:15 PM EST. Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 16.043 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.043112.198218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota16.127111.61432Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet16.141111.517Full practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 31, at 6:00 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set a fastest time- the fastest of the two would count as their official lap time. Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of 15.796 and an average speed of .
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota15.796113.953218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.901113.20032Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet15.983112.620421Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevrolet16.070112.010517Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord16.171111.310635Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord16.374109.930715Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota16.384109.863830Kris WrightRette Jones RacingFord16.530108.893910Brandon VarneyFast Track RacingToyota16.561108.6891046Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord16.633108.2191111Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota17.168104.8461225Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota17.213104.5721306Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingFord17.633102.0811412D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet18.45897.5191548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet18.67596.3861627Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFord19.28693.3321701Owen SmithFast Track RacingFord19.43492.621Official qualifying results
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1218Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20530running472635Greg Van AlstGreg Van Alst MotorsportsFord2050running423120Corey HeimVenturini MotorsportsToyota205175running4441046Thad MoffittDavid Gilliland RacingFord2050running405517Taylor GrayDavid Gilliland RacingFord2050running396910Brandon VarneyFast Track RacingToyota2050running387715Parker ChaseVenturini MotorsportsToyota2040running378830Kris WrightRette Jones RacingFord2040running3691225Toni BreidingerVenturini MotorsportsToyota2010running35101111Tony CosentinoFast Track RacingToyota1990running34111306Zachary TinkleWayne Peterson RacingFord1930running33121412D. L. WilsonFast Track RacingChevrolet1230brakes3213421Daniel DyeGMS RacingChevrolet840accident311432Nick SanchezRev RacingChevrolet840accident30151627Alex ClubbRichmond Clubb MotorsportsFord630power steering29161548Brad SmithBrad Smith MotorsportsChevrolet250brakes28171701Owen SmithFast Track RacingFord40electrical27Official race results
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