2021 General Tire AnywhereIsPossible 200

2021 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200
Race details
Race 8 of 20 of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series
Date June 25, 2021
Location Long Pond, Pennsylvania, Pocono Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Scheduled Distance 80 laps, 200 mi (321.869 km)
Average speed 115.979 miles per hour (186.650 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 52.393
Most laps led
Driver Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 33
Winner
No. 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Jamie Little, Phil Parsons, Matt Crafton
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2021 General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 was the eighth race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 25, 2021, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 80 laps to complete. At race's end, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would win a chaotic race to win his fourth career ARCA Menards Series win and his third of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing and Drew Dollar of Venturini Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The race was held at Pocono Raceway, which is a three-turn superspeedway located in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. The track hosts two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, as well as one Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series event. Until 2019, the track also hosted an IndyCar Series race.

Pocono Raceway is one of a very few NASCAR tracks not owned by either Speedway Motorsports, Inc. or International Speedway Corporation. It is operated by the Igdalsky siblings Brandon, Nicholas, and sister Ashley, and cousins Joseph IV and Chase Mattioli, all of whom are third-generation members of the family-owned Mattco Inc, started by Joseph II and Rose Mattioli.

Outside of the NASCAR races, the track is used throughout the year by Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) and motorcycle clubs as well as racing schools and an IndyCar race. The triangular oval also has three separate infield sections of racetrack – North Course, East Course and South Course. Each of these infield sections use a separate portion of the tri-oval to complete the track. During regular non-race weekends, multiple clubs can use the track by running on different infield sections. Also some of the infield sections can be run in either direction, or multiple infield sections can be put together – such as running the North Course and the South Course and using the tri-oval to connect the two.

Entry list

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
01 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota Council Cup Campground, Evergreen Raceway
2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet Max Siegel Incorporated
06 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet Great Railing
8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet Empire Racing
10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet Burt Crane & Rigging, Cen-Pe-Co Lubricants, Double "H" Ranch
11 Jade Buford Fast Track Racing Toyota Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler
12 Nick Igdalsky Fast Track Racing Toyota Sunset Hill Shooting Range, Pocono Regional Police Foundation
15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota Sunbelt Rentals
18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Pristine Auction
20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota JBL
21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet QPS Employment Group
25 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota Richmond Clubb Motorsports
28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Empire Jerky
30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford Mastertech,
35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet CB Fabricating
36 Ryan Huff Huff Racing Ford Southeastern Services, H & H Excavation
46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford Aqua ChemPacs, CleanPacs
48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet Henshaw Automation
50 Jett Noland Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Noland's Roofing Inc., Hype Motorsports
57 Bryan Dauzat Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet O. B. Builders Door & Trim
69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford Melton-McFadden Insurance Agency
73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford Phillips 66, K Konnect General Stores
97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet A. L. L. Construction
Official entry list

Practice

Open practice

An open session practice session of five hours would start on Thursday, June 24 at 9:00 AM EST. The practice was optional to any ARCA driver competing in the race. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 52.967 and an average speed of 169.917 miles per hour (273.455 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.967 169.917
2 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.690 167.629
3 25 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.756 167.423
Full open practice results

First and final practice

The first and final 45-minute practice session was held on Friday, June 25, at 2:15 PM EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 52.625 and an average speed of 171.021 miles per hour (275.232 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.625 171.021
2 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.307 168.833
3 23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 53.601 167.907
Full practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, June 25 at 4:00 PM EST.[4] The qualifying session was a timed session. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap time of 52.393 and an average speed of 171.779 miles per hour (276.452 km/h).[5]

No drivers would fail to qualify- but, due to Van Alst's practice crash, he would not set a lap in qualifying, nor compete in the race.[6]

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 52.393 171.779
2 25 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 52.840 170.326
3 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.086 169.536
4 23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 53.709 167.570
5 21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 53.780 167.348
6 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 53.856 167.112
7 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 53.915 166.929
8 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 54.002 166.660
9 73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford 54.074 166.439
10 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 55.067 163.437
11 11 Jade Buford Fast Track Racing Toyota 55.150 163.191
12 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 55.748 161.441
13 50 Jett Noland Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 56.204 160.131
14 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford 56.590 159.039
15 36 Ryan Huff Huff Racing Ford 56.678 158.792
16 57 Bryan Dauzat Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet 56.680 158.786
17 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 56.841 158.336
18 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 57.176 157.409
19 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 58.558 153.694
20 01 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:00.066 149.835
21 12 Nick Igdalsky Fast Track Racing Toyota 1:00.159 149.604
22 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 1:03.281 142.223
23 06 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 1:04.729 139.041
24 30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford
25 35 Greg Van Alst Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 20 Corey Heim Venturini Motorsports Toyota 80 17 running 47
2 1 18 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 80 33 running 44
3 7 15 Drew Dollar Venturini Motorsports Toyota 80 0 running 41
4 6 2 Nick Sanchez Rev Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 40
5 10 46 Thad Moffitt David Gilliland Racing Ford 80 0 running 39
6 8 28 Kyle Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 80 0 running 38
7 9 73 Andy Jankowiak Jankowiak Motorsports Ford 80 0 running 37
8 11 11 Jade Buford Fast Track Racing Toyota 80 0 running 36
9 17 8 Sean Corr Empire Racing Chevrolet 79 0 running 35
10 15 36 Ryan Huff Huff Racing Ford 79 0 running 34
11 13 50 Jett Noland Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 79 0 running 33
12 2 25 Chandler Smith Venturini Motorsports Toyota 78 22 running 33
13 19 10 Ed Pompa Fast Track Racing Chevrolet 78 0 running 31
14 18 27 Tim Richmond Richmond Clubb Motorsports Toyota 77 0 running 30
15 20 01 Stephanie Moyer Fast Track Racing Toyota 77 0 running 29
16 22 48 Brad Smith Brad Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 73 0 running 28
17 12 97 Jason Kitzmiller CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 59 3 accident 28
18 5 21 Jack Wood GMS Racing Chevrolet 58 5 accident 27
19 23 06 Don Thompson Wayne Peterson Racing Chevrolet 47 0 engine 25
20 16 57 Bryan Dauzat Brother-In-Law Racing Chevrolet 26 0 accident 24
21 21 12 Nick Igdalsky Fast Track Racing Toyota 26 0 accident 23
22 4 23 Sam Mayer Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet 19 0 radiator 22
23 14 69 Scott Melton Kimmel Racing Ford 17 0 accident 21
24 24 30 Kris Wright Rette Jones Racing Ford 13 0 rear gear 20
25 25 35 Greg Van Alst* Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 did not start 3
Official race results

*Van Alst would eventually be scored as last while not competing, as he had competed in some of the pre-race activities.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Corey Heim wins at Pocono, keeps points lead over Ty Gibbs". ARCA. 2021-06-26. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  2. ^ "PRACTICE: Ty Gibbs logs best lap in Thursday's open session at Pocono". ARCA. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. ^ "PRACTICE: Ty Gibbs rockets to top of speed chart at Pocono". ARCA. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. ^ "Schedule of Events: General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 at Pocono Raceway". ARCA. 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  5. ^ "QUALIFYING: Ty Gibbs takes General Tire Pole Award at Pocono". ARCA. 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  6. ^ a b Beard, Brock. "ARCA: Practice crash leaves Greg Van Alst off Pocono grid". Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  7. ^ "2021 General Tire Anywhere Is Possible 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-10.


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