The 2021 Tennessee Lottery 250 was a
NASCAR Xfinity Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to a ...
race held on June 19, 2021. It was contested over 189 laps -- extended from 188 laps due to an overtime finish -- on the superspeedway. It was the fifteenth race of the
2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series
The 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series was the 40th season of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Beef. It's What's for Dinner. 30 ...
season.
Joe Gibbs Racing driver
Kyle Busch, collected his third win of the season. Busch also became the first driver in NASCAR Xfinity series history to win
100 races.
Report
Background
Nashville Superspeedway is a
motor racing complex located in
Gladeville, Tennessee
Gladeville is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Tennessee. The community is named for the surrounding cedar glades— a unique type of ecosystem that thrives in the thin or barren soil of south Wilson County. Gladeville is located ...
(though the track has a
Lebanon address),
United States, about 30 miles (48 km) southeast of
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
. The track was built in
2001
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and is currently used for events, driving schools and ''
GT Academy'', a
reality television competition. It is a
concrete oval track 1 miles (2.145 km) long. Nashville Superspeedway is owned by
Dover Motorsports, Inc.
Speedway Motorsports, LLC is an American company that owns and manages auto racing facilities that host races sanctioned by NASCAR, IndyCar Series, NHRA, World of Outlaws and other racing series. The company was founded by Bruton Smith and has it ...
, which also owns
Dover International Speedway. Nashville Superspeedway was the longest concrete oval in NASCAR during the time it was on the Xfinity series and
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, and is the only series in NASCAR to race production pickup truck based stock cars. The series is one of th ...
circuits. Current permanent
seating capacity is approximately 25,000. Additional portable seats are brought in for some events, and seating capacity can be expanded to 150,000. Infrastructure is in place to expand the facility to include a short track, drag strip, and road course.
Entry list
* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 30.746 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole position after a time of 30.420 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One
''Laps:'' 45
Stage Two
''Laps:'' 45
Final Stage Results
''Laps:'' 98
Race statistics
* Lead changes: 12 among 5 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 8 for 46
* Time of race: 2 hours, 20 minutes, and 48 seconds
* Average speed:
References
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Tennessee Lottery 250
The Tennessee Lottery 250 is a NASCAR Xfinity Series at Nashville Superspeedway. Traditionally held on Holy Saturday from 2001 to 2011, the race was removed when Dover Motorsports ceased operations of this track and Gateway International Raceway ...
2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series