2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen

The 2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen was the 13th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, the seventh race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 41 laps to complete. At race's end, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would take control in the later half of the race to win his sixth career ARCA Menards Series win and his fifth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen
Race details
Race 13 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
Race 7 of 10 of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date August 6, 2021
Official name 21st Annual Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.45 mi (3.94 km)
Distance 41 laps, 100.4 mi (161.578 km)
Scheduled Distance 41 laps, 100.4 mi (161.578 km)
Average speed 91.968 miles per hour (148.008 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 1:13.651
Most laps led
Driver Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports
Laps 18
Winner
No. 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, Trevor Bayne
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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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

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota ARCO National Construction
01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota Council Cup Campground, Evergreen Raceway
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Castle Pack's Power, Max Siegel Incorporated
3 Dale Quarterley Mullins Racing Chevrolet Van Dyk Recycling Solutions
10 Arnout Kok Fast Track Racing Toyota American Blast Systems, Wild Mike's Ultimate Pizza, South Africa "Inspiring new ways"
11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota Hytorc of New York, Double "H" Ranch
12 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Parker Offshore, Huffy
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunbelt Rentals
17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford Ripper Coffee Company
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet QPS Employment Group
25 Brandon Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Magickwoods Vanities
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota Immigration Legal Center
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Lotze Insulation Design
30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford Wright Automotive Group
32 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet Janitronics, Airbox Air Purifiers "Clean Air. Pure & Simple."
42 Tyler Ankrum Cook-Finley Racing Chevrolet LiUNA!
46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford Clean Harbors
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
50 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet GMPartsNow, Scott's Sports Cards, Coins, & Jewelry
54 Riley Herbst David Gilliland Racing Ford Dixie Vodka Tony's Tea
60 Brad Perez Josh Williams Motorsports Chevrolet Rackley Roofing
63 Chase Purdy* Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet Bama Buggies
69 Russ Lane Kimmel Racing Ford National Auto Sport Association Central Region
73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Chevrolet Phillips 66, Dak's Market
74 Chris Werth Visconti Motorsports Ford Otto Motorsports, Accede Mold & Tool
77 Ed Bull Bull Racing Ford Bayside Chiropractic
Official entry list

*Withdrew due to Purdy contracting COVID-19.

Practice/Qualifying

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Practice and qualifying would be combined for the event. The session would take place on Friday, August 6, at 3:15 PM EST. Each driver would have 45 minutes to run their fastest lap.[2] Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, with a lap of 1:13.651 and an average speed of 119.754 miles per hour (192.725 km/h).[3]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:13.651 119.754
2 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:14.538 118.329
3 1 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1:14.969 117.649
4 50 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.168 117.337
5 23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 1:15.410 116.961
6 25 Brandon Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:15.577 116.702
7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:15.699 116.514
8 30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford 1:16.094 115.909
9 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:16.264 115.651
10 42 Tyler Ankrum Cook-Finley Racing Chevrolet 1:16.557 115.208
11 54 Riley Herbst David Gilliland Racing Ford 1:16.624 115.108
12 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 1:16.819 114.815
13 21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 1:17.257 114.164
14 32 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 1:17.450 113.880
15 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 1:17.817 113.343
16 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:18.105 112.925
17 3 Dale Quarterley Mullins Racing Chevrolet 1:18.422 112.468
18 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:19.279 111.253
19 10 Arnout Kok Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:20.953 108.952
20 74 Chris Werth Visconti Motorsports Ford 1:21.095 108.761
21 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 1:21.676 107.988
22 69 Russ Lane Kimmel Racing Ford 1:22.039 107.510
23 11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:23.961 105.049
24 60 Brad Perez Josh Williams Motorsports Chevrolet 1:36.974 90.952
25 01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:42.055 86.424
26 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 1:42.939 85.682
27 73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Chevrolet 5:09.040 28.540
28 77 Ed Bull Bull Racing Ford
29 12 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Toyota
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 41 18 running 48
2 3 1 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 41 0 running 42
3 1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41 14 running 43
4 4 50 Carson Hocevar Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 41 0 running 40
5 6 25 Brandon Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 41 0 running 39
6 11 54 Riley Herbst David Gilliland Racing Ford 41 0 running 38
7 12 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 41 0 running 37
8 9 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 36
9 14 32 Austin Wayne Self AM Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 35
10 13 21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 34
11 15 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 41 0 running 33
12 18 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 32
13 8 30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford 41 0 running 31
14 5 23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 40 0 running 30
15 16 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 40 0 running 29
16 27 73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Chevrolet 39 0 running 28
17 21 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 39 0 running 27
18 23 11 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 39 0 running 26
19 19 10 Arnout Kok Fast Track Racing Toyota 39 0 running 25
20 20 74 Chris Werth Visconti Motorsports Ford 39 0 running 24
21 22 69 Russ Lane Kimmel Racing Ford 37 0 running 23
22 10 42 Tyler Ankrum Cook-Finley Racing Chevrolet 30 0 running 22
23 7 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 25 9 suspension 22
24 24 60 Brad Perez Josh Williams Motorsports Chevrolet 25 0 running 20
25 17 3 Dale Quarterley Mullins Racing Chevrolet 15 0 accident 19
26 29 12 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Toyota 8 0 rear gear 18
27 25 01 D. L. Wilson Fast Track Racing Toyota 4 0 brakes 17
28 26 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 brakes 16
29 28 77 Ed Bull Bull Racing Ford 0 0 did not start 3
Withdrew
WD 63 Chase Purdy Spraker Racing Enterprises Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Corey Heim cruises to win at Watkins Glen, closes gap to Ty Gibbs in points". ARCA. 2021-08-07. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  2. ^ "Schedule of events: Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen". ARCA. 2021-03-19. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  3. ^ "QUALIFYING: Ty Gibbs tops chart at Watkins Glen for seventh General Tire Pole Award of 2021". ARCA. 2021-08-06. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  4. ^ "2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.


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