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. The race was held on Thursday, September 16, 2021 in

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, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end,

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would win the race in dominating fashion, leading almost every lap and taking home his 18th career

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win and his tenth of the season. Meanwhile, his teammate,

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would come in second to clinch the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East championship, winning the championship by 34 points. To fill out the podium, Taylor Gray of

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would finish third.

Background

Entry list

Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Thursday, September 16, at 2:30 PM EST.

would set the fastest lap in the session, with a time of 14.941 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Thursday, September 16, at 4:30 PM EST. The qualifying system used was a timed session.

would win the pole for the race, setting a lap of 14.859 and an average speed of .

Full qualifying results

Race results

References

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