2021 Pit Boss 250
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| Race details[1] [2] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 33 in the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season | |||
 Circuit of the Americas | |||
| Date | May 22, 2021 | ||
| Location | Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.410 miles (5.488 km) | ||
| Distance | 46 laps, 156.860 mi (252.442 km) | ||
| Average speed | 72.723 mph | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 160.349 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Laps | 35 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 54 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Bubba Wallace, and Ryan Blaney | ||
The 2021 Pit Boss 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 22, 2021. It was contested over 46 laps on the 3.410-mile (5.488 km) road course. It was the eleventh race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, collected his first win of the season, and his 98th of his career.
Background
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426-mile (5.514 km) road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.
On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Xfinity Series event for the first time on May 22, 2021.[3] The Camping World Truck Series was added as a support event.[4] On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.[5]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Austin Cindric was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 137.778 seconds and a speed of 89.100 mph (143.393 km/h).[6]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 137.778 | 89.100 |
| 2 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 137.845 | 89.057 |
| 3 | 31 | Tyler Reddick (i) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 137.963 | 88.980 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||