# 2021 BrakeBest Brake Pads 159

The 2021 BrakeBest Brake Pads 159 presented by O'Reilly was the 2nd stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, February 19, 2021, in Daytona Beach, Florida at the Daytona International Speedway road course. The race was extended from 44 to 51 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. As the race ended under caution, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would win his 2nd straight win of the season and the fifth of his career. To fill out the podium, Sheldon Creed of GMS Racing and John Hunter Nemechek of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race would mark the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts for Lawless Alan and Jett Noland.

## Background

The Daytona infield road course, which includes parts of the 2.5 mi (4.0 km) speedway oval, is most notably used for the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race and Daytona 200 motorcycle race. In March 2020, NASCAR announced the NASCAR Cup Series' Busch Clash exhibition race would use the road course rather than the oval starting in 2021.
While the event was intended to be just a temporary race for 2020, it returned in 2021 after the Cup and Xfinity Series races at Auto Club Speedway were canceled due to concerns related to COVID-19. Although the Trucks did not have an Auto Club race, their round at Homestead–Miami Speedway was replaced for logistics reasons as Homestead weekend was moved back one week in order to keep the teams in Daytona a second consecutive week. The race became one of four Truck road course events, the most in series history.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | GMS Racing |
| 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 3 | Bobby Reuse | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | I Heart Mac & Cheese |
| 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | Carquest Auto Parts |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | MDF A Sign Co. |
| 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Wreckfest |
| 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Fastener Supply, Driven2Honor.org |
| 12 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Solid Rock Carriers |
| 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Vivitar |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ford Performance |
| 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Sirius XM |
| 17 | Riley Herbst | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Lincoln Welders, Factory Canopies |
| 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | NAPA AutoCare |
| 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | CreditMRI "Fix Now. Pay Later." |
| 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. |
| 23 | Chase Purdy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Canac |
| 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 30 | Danny Bohn | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | North American Motor Car |
| 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | YourGMCTruckStore.com, Powder Ventures Excavations |
| 34 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | AUTOParkIt |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | Frontline Enterprises |
| 40 | Ryan Truex | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Jacob Companies |
| 41 | Dawson Cram | Cram Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | Magnum Contracting, Inc. |
| 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | The Shores Resort & Spa |
| 44 | Jett Noland | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Noland's Roofing Inc., Hype Motorsports |
| 45 | Brett Moffitt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Niece Motorsports |
| 49 | Roger Reuse* | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | WCIParts.com |
| 51 | Parker Chase | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Vertical Bridge |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | Halmar |
| 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hill Motorsports |
| 75 | Sam Mayer | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Silverado |
| 83 | Tim Viens* | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Menards, Hormel Black Label Bacon |
| 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Curb Records, Protect the Harvest |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | Bombardier Learjet 75 |
*Withdrew due to unknown reasons.

## Starting lineup

Qualifying was determined by a qualifying metric system based on the last race, the 2021 NextEra Energy 250 and owner's points. As a result, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would win the pole.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota |
| 2 | 40 | Ryan Truex | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota |
| 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford |
| 7 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota |
| 10 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 3 | Bobby Reuse | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 30 | Danny Bohn | On Point Motorsports | Toyota |
| 16 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota |
| 17 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota |
| 21 | 45 | Brett Moffitt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 51 | Parker Chase | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota |
| 23 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford |
| 24 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 17 | Riley Herbst | David Gilliland Racing | Ford |
| 26 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 12 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 23 | Chase Purdy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota |
| 31 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota |
| 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 33 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford |
| 34 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 44 | Jett Noland | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 36 | 75 | Sam Mayer | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 37 | 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 38 | 41 | Dawson Cram | Cram Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 39 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet |
| 40 | 34 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota |
| Withdrew |||||
| WD | 49 | Roger Reuse | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| WD | 83 | Tim Viens | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet |

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 12
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 45 | Brett Moffitt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 40 | Ryan Truex | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Riley Herbst | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 0 |
Stage 2 Laps: 13
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 23 | Chase Purdy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 26
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 51 | 13 | running | 49 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 17 | running | 40 |
| 3 | 4 | 4 | John Hunter Nemechek | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 51 | 14 | running | 44 |
| 4 | 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 5 | 25 | 17 | Riley Herbst | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 51 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 51 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 7 | 31 | 19 | Derek Kraus | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | Toyota | 51 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 8 | 24 | 02 | Kaz Grala | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 34 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 16 | 98 | Christian Eckes | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 51 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 30 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Toyota | 51 | 1 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 8 | 18 | Chandler Smith | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 51 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 13 | 37 | 8 | Camden Murphy | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 3 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 14 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 7 | 9 | Codie Rohrbaugh | CR7 Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 38 | 41 | Dawson Cram | Cram Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 19 | 13 | Johnny Sauter | ThorSport Racing | Toyota | 51 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 19 | 28 | 12 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 33 | 15 | Tanner Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 51 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 21 | 26 | 26 | Tyler Ankrum | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 29 | 23 | Chase Purdy | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 23 | 22 | 51 | Parker Chase | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 51 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 27 | 25 | Timothy Peters | Rackley WAR | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 21 | 45 | Brett Moffitt | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 26 | 12 | 24 | Raphaël Lessard | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 51 | 5 | running | 21 |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Bobby Reuse | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 23 | 1 | Hailie Deegan | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 50 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 29 | 35 | 44 | Jett Noland | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 49 | 0 | accident | 8 |
| 30 | 15 | 30 | Danny Bohn | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 49 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 2 | 40 | Ryan Truex | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 32 | 39 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 48 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 20 | 16 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 48 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 34 | 6 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 47 | 0 | fuel pressure | 3 |
| 35 | 17 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 36 | 40 | 34 | Lawless Alan | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 45 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 37 | 36 | 75 | Sam Mayer | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | accident | 1 |
| 38 | 18 | 33 | Jason White | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | running | 1 |
| 39 | 10 | 20 | Spencer Boyd | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 38 | 0 | transmission | 1 |
| 40 | 11 | 21 | Zane Smith | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | accident | 9 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 49 | Roger Reuse | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| WD | | 83 | Tim Viens | CMI Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |