The 2021 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts was the 19th stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The race was held on September 24, 2021 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took 134 laps to complete. In a historic first, ThorSport Racing and their 4 cars would all end up finishing 1-2-3-4, with Christian Eckes getting his first ever win in the series, driving a part-time schedule for ThorSport Racing. Ben Rhodes and Matt Crafton would fill in the rest of the podium positions, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Johnny Sauter would come back during the final restart to help complete the historic feat to finish 4th.[1]
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 19 of 22 of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
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| Date | September 24, 2021 | ||
| Official name | Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 presented by Westgate Resorts | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
| Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.476 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.476 km) | ||
| Average speed | 105.358 miles per hour (169.557 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
| Grid positions set by competition-based formula | |||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | |
| Laps | 66 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Kurt Busch | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
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Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Entry list
edit*Driver would change to Keith McGee for the race, after gambling $10,000 in Las Vegas for sponsorship.[2]
Qualifying
editQualifying was determined by a metric qualifying system based on the last race, the 2021 UNOH 200. As a result, John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole.[3]
Race results
editStage 1 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 54
References
edit- ^ Guth, Jason. "NCWTS: Christian Eckes earns first career victory, ThorSport finishes 1-4". www.speedwaydigest.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ Srigley, Joseph (2021-09-20). "Keith McGee Gambling On Himself, Literally, for Truck Series Opportunity at Las Vegas". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "Nemechek Lands Fifth Truck Series Pole Of 2021". SPEED SPORT. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ "2021 Victoria's Voice Foundation 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.