The 2021 General Tire 150 was the sixth

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of the

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season and the 12th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, May 29, 2021 in

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, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. At race's end,

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would dominate, leading every lap to win his 12th career

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win, his fourth of the season, and his third straight win.

Background

The race was held at

, located in

. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a

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and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by

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and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the

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. The track is owned and operated by

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Inc. (SMI) with

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serving as track president.

Entry list

*Withdrew.

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, May 29, at 4:30 PM EST. The qualifying system was a 45 minute session where drivers could run as many laps as they wanted within the session to set a time.

would win the pole, setting a time of 29.952 and an average speed of in the closing minutes.

Full qualifying results

Race results

References

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