The 2021 Dawn Ultra 150 was the seventh stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, the second race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the second iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 4, in Lexington, Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, a 2.258 miles (3.634 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 42 laps to complete. At race's end, Ty Gibbs would dominate for his 13th ARCA Menards Series career win, his fifth of the season, and his fourth win in a row of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Thad Moffitt of David Gilliland Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2021 Dawn Ultra 150
Race details
Race 7 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
Date June 4, 2021
Official name Dawn Ultra 150
Location Lexington, Ohio, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Course Permanent racing facility
2.258 mi (3.634 km)
Distance 42 laps, 94.836 mi (152.62 km)
Scheduled Distance 42 laps, 94.836 mi (152.62 km)
Average speed 71.456 miles per hour (114.997 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Venturini Motorsports
Time 1:27:877
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 35
Winner
No. 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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The track is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington. Mid-Ohio has also colloquially become a term for the entire north-central region of the state, from south of Sandusky to the north of Columbus.

The track opened as a 15-turn, 2.4 mile (3.86 km) road circuit run clockwise. The back portion of the track allows speeds approaching 180 mph (290 km/h). A separate starting line is located on the backstretch to allow for safer rolling starts. The regular start / finish line is located on the pit straight. There is grandstand seating for 10,000 spectators and three observation mounds alongside the track raise the capacity to over 75,000.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota ARCO National Construction
01 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford Academy Mortgage
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Incorporated
02 Mark Green Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Young's Motorsports
06 Con Nicolopoulos* Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
10 Arnout Kok Fast Track Racing Toyota Steel Seal, South Africa "Inspiring new ways"
11 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Ford Fast Track Racing
12 Stanton Barrett Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunbelt Rentals
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
25 Brandon Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota Bounty "The Quicker Picker Upper", Tide
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota Richmond Clubb Motorsports
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Eastern Fuel Systems, Night Owl Contractors
30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford America's Auto Auction
46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford Dirteeze
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
69 Russ Lane Kimmel Racing Ford National Auto Sport Association Central Region
Official entry list

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Friday, June 4, at 2:45 PM EST.[2] The qualifying system was a 45 minute session where drivers could run as many laps as they wanted within the session to set a time. Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would win the pole, setting a time of one minute, 27.877 seconds and an average speed of 92.502 miles per hour (148.868 km/h).[3]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:27.877 92.502
2 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:28.504 91.847
3 25 Brandon Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:28.648 91.698
4 30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford 1:28.702 91.698
5 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 1:29.336 90.991
6 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 1:29.827 90.991
7 1 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1:31.023 89.305
8 12 Stanton Barrett Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:31.366 89.305
9 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 1:31.592 88.750
10 69 Russ Lane Kimmel Racing Ford 1:32.631 87.755
11 10 Arnout Kok Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:37.208 83.623
12 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 1:39.506 81.692
13 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:39.739 81.501
14 11 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Ford 1:40.585 80.815
15 02 Mark Green Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1:55.613 70.310
16 01 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 2:13.701 60.798
Provisional
17 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
Withdrew
WD 06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 42 35 running 49
2 7 1 Austin Hill Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 42 0 running 42
3 9 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 42 0 running 41
4 3 25 Brandon Jones Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 4 running 41
5 5 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 42 0 running 39
6 8 12 Stanton Barrett Fast Track Racing Toyota 42 0 running 38
7 1 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 42 3 running 38
8 4 30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford 41 0 running 36
9 11 10 Arnout Kok Fast Track Racing Toyota 41 0 running 35
10 13 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 41 0 running 34
11 10 69 Russ Lane Kimmel Racing Ford 39 0 running 33
12 6 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 15 0 suspension 32
13 12 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 13 0 ignition 31
14 16 01 Owen Smith Fast Track Racing Ford 7 0 brakes 30
15 14 11 Tony Cosentino Fast Track Racing Ford 5 0 vibration 29
16 17 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 5 0 handling 28
17 15 02 Mark Green Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 5 0 vibration 27
Withdrew
WD 06 Con Nicolopoulos Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Ty Gibbs Extends Streak Of Victories, Wins ARCA Menards Series' 1,500th Race". ARCA. 2021-06-05. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  2. ^ "Schedule Of Events: Dawn 150 At Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course". ARCA. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  3. ^ "QUALIFYING: Corey Heim Tops Chart At Mid-Ohio For First General Tire Pole Of Career". ARCA. 2021-06-04. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  4. ^ "2021 Dawn Ultra 150 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.


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