2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200

The 2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism was the 19th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 miles (0.893 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart on lap 156, Jesse Love of Venturini Motorsports would take the lead and lead every lap afterwards to win his first career ARCA Menards Series win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, who would finish second, would win the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown championship, winning the championship by 22 points.[1] To fill out the podium, Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish third.

2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
Race details
Race 19 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
Race 10 of 10 of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown
Date October 2, 2021
Official name 25th Annual Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
Location Salem, Indiana, Salem Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.555 mi (0.893 km)
Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (179 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 111 mi (179 km)
Average speed 78.307 miles per hour (126.023 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 17.176
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 155
Winner
No. 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network MAVTV
Announcers Bob Dillner, Jim Trebow
Radio in the United States
Radio ARCA Racing Network

Background

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Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford CW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute
6 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet Universal Technical Institute, Sunoco
06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford JRC Transportation, Great Railing
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota Menards Frank Kimmel Throwback, Double "H" Ranch
11 Mason Mingus Fast Track Racing Ford Team Construction Harry Gant Throwback
12 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota Fast Track Racing
15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
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 Craftsman
21 Kody Swanson GMS Racing Chevrolet Cunningham, GMS Fabrication
25 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota Calico Coatings
27 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota Indiana Owned
30 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing Ford Plants Direct, 19th Green
46 Jean-Philippe Bergeron David Gilliland Racing Ford Prolon Controls, Technoflex
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Toyota Clarksville Schwinn
Official entry list

Practice

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The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 3:15 PM EST.[2] Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.202 and an average speed of 116.149 miles per hour (186.924 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 17.202 116.149
2 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.359 115.099
3 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 17.391 114.887
Full practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 2, at 5:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set their fastest lap; whichever lap was fastest would be considered their official lap time.[2] Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 17.176 and an average speed of 116.325 miles per hour (187.207 km/h).[4]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 17.176 116.325
2 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 17.206 116.122
3 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 17.297 115.511
4 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.307 115.445
5 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.345 115.192
6 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Toyota 17.416 114.722
7 46 Jean-Philippe Bergeron David Gilliland Racing Ford 17.427 114.650
8 30 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing Ford 17.505 114.139
9 25 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 17.517 114.061
10 11 Mason Mingus Fast Track Racing Ford 17.520 114.041
11 21 Kody Swanson GMS Racing Chevrolet 17.547 113.866
12 6 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet 17.591 113.581
13 12 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota 17.654 113.175
14 01 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 17.865 111.839
15 27 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 17.896 111.645
16 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 18.460 108.234
17 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 19.591 101.986
18 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 20.151 99.151
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 15 Jesse Love Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 45 running 47
2 1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 155 running 44
3 12 6 Rajah Caruth Rev Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 41
4 6 69 Will Kimmel Kimmel Racing Toyota 200 0 running 40
5 9 25 Gracie Trotter Venturini Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 39
6 10 11 Mason Mingus Fast Track Racing Ford 199 0 running 38
7 5 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 199 0 running 37
8 7 46 Jean-Philippe Bergeron David Gilliland Racing Ford 198 0 running 36
9 11 21 Kody Swanson GMS Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 35
10 13 12 Ken Schrader Fast Track Racing Toyota 197 0 running 34
11 2 17 Taylor Gray David Gilliland Racing Ford 197 0 running 33
12 14 01 Willie Mullins Fast Track Racing Ford 195 0 running 32
13 8 30 Landen Lewis Rette Jones Racing Ford 194 0 running 31
14 16 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Toyota 192 0 running 30
15 18 06 A. J. Moyer Wayne Peterson Racing Ford 176 0 running 29
16 17 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 141 0 electrical 28
17 3 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 45 0 crash 27
18 15 27 Zachary Tinkle Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 39 0 crash 26
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism at Salem Speedway". ARCA. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  2. ^ a b "Schedule of events: Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism at Salem Speedway". ARCA. 2021-01-25. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  3. ^ "Practice results: Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism at Salem Speedway". ARCA. 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  4. ^ "Qualifying: Ty Gibbs wins General Tire Pole Award at Salem Speedway". ARCA. 2021-10-02. Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. ^ "2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-18.


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