The 2021 Reese's 150 was the 20th and final

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of the

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, and the 21st iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, October 23, 2021 in

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, a permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took 102 laps to complete due to an overtime finish. On the final restart on lap 101,

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of Rev Racing would take the lead to win his first career

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win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile,

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, who finished 2nd, would win the

championship after taking the green flag, who won by 37 points over

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. To fill out the podium, Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish third.

Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km)

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race track in the Village West area near Kansas City,

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. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual

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race weekends. The

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also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by NASCAR.

Entry list

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 23, at 11:00 AM CST.

would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.318 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 23, at 12:45 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set their fastest lap; whichever lap was fastest would be considered their official lap time.

would win the pole, setting a lap of 30.575 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

References

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