2021 Jockey Made in America 250

The 2021 Jockey Made in America 250 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 4, 2021, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Contested over 62 laps on the 4.048-mile (6.515 km) road course, it was the 20th race of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.

2021 Jockey Made in America 250
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 20 of 36 in the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series
Date July 4, 2021 (2021-07-04)
Location Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Course Permanent racing facility
4.048 mi (6.515 km)
Distance 62 laps, 250.48 mi (403.11 km)
Average speed 86.271 miles per hour (138.840 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Hendrick Motorsports
Time 2:12:049
Most laps led
Driver Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Laps 24
Winner
No. 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers Steve Post (1 & 2), Dave Moody (3 & 4), Mike Bagley (5 & 6), Eric Morse (7 & 8), Jason Toy (9 & 10), Kyle Rickey (11), Kurt Becker (12), Tim Catalfamo (13 & 14)

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Background

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A section of Road America, the track where the race was held.

Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NTT Indycar Series, NTTWeatherTech SportsCar Championship, SCCA Pirelli World Challenge, ASRA, AMA Superbike series, IndyCar Series, and SCCA Pro Racing's Trans-Am Series.

In June 2020, it was reported that Road America was in negotiations to host the Cup Series in 2021. When NASCAR revealed the 2021 Cup Series schedule on September 30, 2020, Road America was included on the Fourth of July weekend.[8] Following the late addition of the O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 at Daytona International Speedway, Road America became one of seven road courses on the 2021 Cup calendar, the most in series history. Wisconsin-based Kwik Trip was announced as the presenting sponsor for the race on April 13, 2021, which would be called it the "Road America 250 presented by Kwik Trip".[9] However, on May 12, 2021, the clothing company Jockey, also headquartered in Wisconsin, was announced as the title sponsor for the race, which would be known as the "Jockey Made in America 250 presented by Kwik Trip."[10]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet
1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet
52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford
53 Ryan Eversley Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford
96 Ty Dillon (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Kurt Busch was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 2:13:849 seconds and a speed of 108.875 mph (175.217 km/h).[11]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2:13:849 108.875
2 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:14:116 108.658
3 33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford 2:14:280 108.525
Official practice results

Qualifying

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William Byron scored the pole for the race with a time of 2:12:049 and a speed of 110.359 mph (177.606 km/h).[12]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:11:830 2:12:049
2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12:114 2:12:233
3 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2:11:793 2:12:668
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2:12:211 2:12:711
5 33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford 2:11:130 2:12:760
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12:205 2:12:849
7 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 2:12:708 2:12:887
8 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2:12:125 2:13:389
9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12:407 2:13:602
10 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 2:12:739 2:13:701
11 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 2:12:354 2:13:736
12 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:12:829 2:14:151
13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:12:964
14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2:12:967
15 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:12:986
16 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2:13:363
17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 2:13:561
18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:13:580
19 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:13:607
20 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 2:13:786
21 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 2:13:840
22 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14:026
23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 2:14:171
24 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 2:14:773
25 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 2:14:800
26 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 2:14:870
27 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Ford 2:15:098
28 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2:15:693
29 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 2:16:182
30 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 2:16:801
31 53 Ryan Eversley Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 2:16:816
32 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 2:18:531
33 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 2:20:213
34 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9:55:698
35 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 10:43:099
36 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 15:33:694
37 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 17:01:040
38 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 18:38:206
39 96 Ty Dillon (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 19:51:940
40 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.00.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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William Byron won the pole in qualifying. Early, Ryan Preece suffered an blown engine and Daniel Suárez came to a stop on the track due to a broken transmission. Bryon won the first stage while Tyler Reddick won the second stage. At the beginning of the third stage, Austin Cindric was leading and suffered a gearing issue. Chase Elliott would take the lead from Matt DiBenedetto and hold off Christopher Bell for his second win of the season and his seventh road course win, putting him third behind Tony Stewart (8) and Jeff Gordon (9).

Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 14

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0
3 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2
10 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 15

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8
4 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 5
7 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 4
8 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 3
9 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0
10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

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Stage Three Laps: 33

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 34 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 41
2 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 39
3 40 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 35
4 16 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 62 41
5 6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 37
6 35 14 Chase Briscoe (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 31
7 8 42 Ross Chastain Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 62 44
8 4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 46
9 9 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 62 28
10 7 21 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 62 27
11 37 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 62 26
12 38 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 62 25
13 20 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 62 24
14 19 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 23
15 14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 62 27
16 2 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 36
17 15 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 20
18 12 17 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 19
19 21 43 Erik Jones Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 62 18
20 17 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 62 17
21 23 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 62 16
22 10 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 18
23 27 52 Josh Bilicki Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 62 14
24 36 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 62 16
25 22 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 62 0
26 39 96 Ty Dillon (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 62 0
27 25 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 62 14
28 26 15 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 62 9
29 3 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 62 0
30 18 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 62 7
31 29 51 Cody Ware (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 62 0
32 28 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 62 5
33 1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 62 23
34 33 00 Quin Houff StarCom Racing Chevrolet 61 3
35 30 78 Kyle Tilley Live Fast Motorsports Ford 60 2
36 11 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 53 1
37 24 38 Anthony Alfredo (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 42 1
38 5 33 Austin Cindric (i) Team Penske Ford 35 0
39 31 53 Ryan Eversley Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 27 1
40 32 37 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 6 1
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 10 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 4 for 9
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 54 minutes and 33 seconds
  • Average speed: 86.271 miles per hour (138.840 km/h)

Media

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Television

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NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Parker Kligerman and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane. Jac Collinsworth handled the features from the track.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters Features reporter
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Dave Burns
Parker Kligerman
Marty Snider
Jac Collinsworth

Radio

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Radio coverage of the race was broadcast by Motor Racing Network (MRN) and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turn 1 & 2: Steve Post
Turns 3 & 4: Dave Moody
Turns 5 & 6: Mike Bagley
Turns 7 & 8: Eric Morse
Turns 9 & 10: Jason Toy
Turn 11: Kyle Rickey
Turn 12: Kurt Becker
Turns 13 & 14: Tim Catalfamo
Pete Pistone
Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Road America". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on April 23, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 3, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jockey Made in America 250 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. July 4, 2021. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Long, Dustin (September 30, 2020). "Road America to host 2021 Cup race on July 4". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "Kwik Trip named presenting sponsor for NASCAR Cup Series race at Road America July 4". Road America (Press release). April 13, 2021. Retrieved April 13, 2021.
  10. ^ "Cup race at Road America to be the Jockey Made in America 250". Jayski's Silly Season Site. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. May 12, 2021.
  11. ^ Utter, Jim (July 3, 2021). "Kurt Busch tops Cup practice at Road America, Kyle Busch wrecks". Motorsport.com. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  12. ^ Utter, Jim (July 4, 2021). "Led by Byron, Hendrick sweeps front row at Road America". Motorsport.com. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin: Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 4, 2021.


Previous race:
2021 Explore the Pocono Mountains 350
NASCAR Cup Series
2021 season
Next race:
2021 Quaker State 400
Preceded by Jockey Made in America 250
(Kwik Trip 250)

2021
Succeeded by