The NASCAR CUP Series and XFINITY Series were active at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin’s 4.048-mile Road America road course. On Sunday, Chase Elliott confirmed, again, that he is the current Cup Series King of Road Courses. The Camping World Truck Series will return to action on Friday, July 9, at the Knoxville Raceway dirt oval. The latest results and upcoming scheduled events for the NASCAR feeder series are also included below as well as details on all tracks mentioned in this column.
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Sun, Jul 4, Jockey Made in America 250 – Road America – 62 laps.
– William Byron (#24 Chevrolet Camaro) won the Pole Award for Sunday’s inaugural event at Road America with a lap of 132.049 seconds, 110.359 mph. This is his 6th pole in 128 NCS races. It is his 1st pole and 17th top-10 start in 2021. Kyle Larson (2nd) posted his 13th top-10 start of 2021. XFINITY Series regular AJ Allmendinger (3rd) posted his 2nd top-10 in three NCS races this season. Anthony Alfredo (24th) was the fastest qualifying Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender (ROTY). Did not make the 40-car field: No one, there were only 40 entries.
– Chase Elliott (#9 Chevrolet Camaro) scored his 13th victory in 205 NCS races. This is his 2nd victory and 11th top-10 finish in 2021. It is Elliott’s 7th career NCS road course victory – he is now ranked 3rd on the NCS all-time wins list behind NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon (nine wins) and Tony Stewart (eight). Christopher Bell (2nd) posted his 7th top-10 finish in 2021. Kyle Busch (3rd) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 2021. Chase Briscoe (6th) was the highest finishing ROTY. Polesitter William Byron led 15 laps but finished 33rd after spinning off course in the final stage after a bump from another car.
– NCS points leader: Denny Hamlin by 3 points over Kyle Larson.
– TOP-16 NCS Playoff Contenders (G/L):
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Larson
3. William Byron
4. Kyle Busch 1
5. Joey Logano -1
6. Chase Elliott
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Ryan Blaney
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Brad Keselowski
11. Alex Bowman
12. Austin Dillon
13. Tyler Reddick
14. Kurt Busch
15. Christopher Bell 1
16. Chris Buescher -1
– Next: Sun, Jul 11, Quaker State 400 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – 260 laps.
NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS)
Sat, Jul 3, Henry 180 – Road America – 45 laps
– Ty Gibbs (#81 Toyota Supra) won the Pole Award for Saturday’s event with a lap of 135.52 seconds, 107.532 mph. This is his 1st pole in nine NXS races and his 3rd top-10 start in 2021. Austin Cindric (2nd) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2021 and his 5th in five Road America races. AJ Allmendinger (3rd) posted his 3rd top-10 start at Road America. It is his 13th in 17 races this season. Since only 36 cars were allowed to make up the lineup, the following 37th to 43rd, in that order, did not qualify for this event: #66 Matt Jaskol, #52 Gray Gaulding, #0 Jeffrey Earnhardt, #15 Colby Howard, #61 Boris Said, #47 Kyle Weatherman and #74 Bayley Currey.
– CUP Series regular Kyle Busch, driving the Joe Gibbs Racing #54 Toyota Supra, scored his 101st victory in 361 NXS races. This is his 4th victory in four NXS starts in 2021. Daniel Hemric (2nd) posted his 2nd top-10 finish in four races at Road America. It is his 11th top-10 finish in 2021. Michael Annett (3rd) posted his 4th top-10 finish in nine Road America races. Polesitter Ty Gibbs led two laps but was credited with a 33rd-place DNF after his #81 Toyota’s transmission failed on lap 34 of the 45-lap race.
– NXS points leader: Austin Cindric by 89 points over AJ Allmendinger.
– TOP-12 NXS Playoff Contenders (G/L):
1. Austin Cindric
2. AJ Allmendinger
3. Daniel Hemric
4. Justin Allgaier
5. Harrison Burton
6. Jeb Burton
7. Justin Haley 1
8. Brandon Jones -1
9. Noah Gragson
10. Michael Annett
11. Jeremy Clements
12. Brandon Brown 1
– Next: Sat, Jul 10, Credit Karma Money 250 – Atlanta Motor Speedway – 200 laps.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NTS)
– NTS points leader: John Hunter Nemechek by 86 points over Ben Rhodes.
– TOP-10 NTS Playoff Contenders (G/L):
1. John Hunter Nemechek
2. Ben Rhodes
3. Austin Hill
4. Zane Smith
5. Todd Gilliland
6. Sheldon Creed 1
7. Matt Crafton 1
8. Grant Enfinger -2
9. Stewart Friesen
10. Carson Hocevar
– Next: Fri, Jul 9, Corn Belt 150 – Knoxville Raceway – 150 laps.
NASCAR Feeder Series
ARCA Menards Series:
Fri, Jun 25, General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 200 – Pocono Raceway – 80 laps.
Winner: Corey Heim – P1: Ty Gibbs – Points Leader: Corey Heim
Next: Sat, Jul 10, Menards 250 – Elko Speedway – 250 laps.
ARCA Menards East:
Sat, Jun 12, North Carolina 200 – Southern National Motorsports Park – 200 laps.
Winner: Sammy Smith – P1: Mason Diaz – Points Leader: Sammy Smith
Next: Sat, Jul 24, * Iowa 150 – Iowa Speedway – 150 laps.
* Combo race with ARCA Menards Series
ARCA Menards West:
Sat, Jul 3, NAPA Auto Parts 150 – Irwindale Speedway – 150 laps.
Winner: Jesse Love – P1: Dean Thompson – Points Leader (tie): Todd Souza, Dean Thompson
Next: Sat, Jul 31, Colorado 150 – Colorado National Speedway – 150 laps.
Whelen Modified Tour:
Sat. Jun 19, Buzz Chew Chevrolet Cadillac 200 – Riverhead Raceway – 200 laps.
Winner: Doug Coby – P1: Justin Bonsignore – Points Leader: Patrick Emerling
Next: Sat. Jul 17, Whelen 100 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway – 100 laps.
Pinty’s Series:
Season-opener: Sun, Aug 1, Doubleheader at Sunset Speedway in Innisfil, Ontario.
Peak Mexico Series:
Sun, Jun 19 at Autodromo del Ecocentro de la Union Ganadera in Queretaro, Mexico.
Winner: Ruben Rovelo – Points Leader: Salvador De Alba Jr.
Next: Sun, Jul 11 at Autodromo Miguel E. Abed in Puebla, Mexico.
Track Details
Atlanta Motor Speedway – 1.54-mile oval – Hampton, Georgia
Autodromo Miguel E. Abed – 1.25-mile oval – Puebla, Mexico
Autodromo del Ecocentro de la Union Ganadera – 0.79-mile oval – Queretaro
Colorado National Speedway – 0.375-mile oval – Dacono, Colorado
Elko Speedway – 0.375-mile oval – Elko, Minnesota
Iowa Speedway – 0.875-mile oval – Newton, Iowa
Irwindale Speedway – 0.5-mile oval – Irwindale, California
Knoxville Raceway – 0.5 mile dirt oval – Knoxville, Iowa
New Hampshire Motor Speedway – 1.058-mile oval – Loudon, New Hampshire
Pocono Raceway – 2.5-mile tri-oval – Long Pond, Pennsylvania
Riverhead Raceway – 0.25-mile oval – Riverhead, New York
Road America – 4.048-mile road course – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Southern National Motorsports Park – 0.4-mile oval – Lucama, North Carolina
Sunset Speedway – 0.333-mile oval – Innisfil, Ontario