# 2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen

The 2021 Clean Harbors 100 at The Glen was the 13th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series season, the seventh race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 6, 2021, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 41 laps to complete. At race's end, Corey Heim of Venturini Motorsports would take control in the later half of the race to win his sixth career ARCA Menards Series win and his fifth of the season. To fill out the podium, Austin Hill of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.
Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.
The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 1 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | ARCO National Construction |
| 01 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Council Cup Campground, Evergreen Raceway |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Castle Pack's Power, Max Siegel Incorporated |
| 3 | Dale Quarterley | Mullins Racing | Chevrolet | Van Dyk Recycling Solutions |
| 10 | Arnout Kok | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | American Blast Systems, Wild Mike's Ultimate Pizza, South Africa "Inspiring new ways" |
| 11 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Hytorc of New York, Double "H" Ranch |
| 12 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Fast Track Racing |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Parker Offshore, Huffy |
| 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Sunbelt Rentals |
| 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Ripper Coffee Company |
| 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | JBL |
| 21 | Jack Wood | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 23 | Sam Mayer | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | QPS Employment Group |
| 25 | Brandon Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Magickwoods Vanities |
| 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Toyota | Immigration Legal Center |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Lotze Insulation Design |
| 30 | Kris Wright | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Wright Automotive Group |
| 32 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | Janitronics, Airbox Air Purifiers "Clean Air. Pure & Simple." |
| 42 | Tyler Ankrum | Cook-Finley Racing | Chevrolet | LiUNA! |
| 46 | Thad Moffitt | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Clean Harbors |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Henshaw Automation |
| 50 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | GMPartsNow, Scott's Sports Cards, Coins, & Jewelry |
| 54 | Riley Herbst | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Dixie Vodka Tony's Tea |
| 60 | Brad Perez | Josh Williams Motorsports | Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing |
| 63 | Chase Purdy* | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | Bama Buggies |
| 69 | Russ Lane | Kimmel Racing | Ford | National Auto Sport Association Central Region |
| 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Chevrolet | Phillips 66, Dak's Market |
| 74 | Chris Werth | Visconti Motorsports | Ford | Otto Motorsports, Accede Mold & Tool |
| 77 | Ed Bull | Bull Racing | Ford | Bayside Chiropractic |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew due to Purdy contracting COVID-19.

## Practice/Qualifying

Practice and qualifying would be combined for the event. The session would take place on Friday, August 6, at 3:15 PM EST. Each driver would have 45 minutes to run their fastest lap. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, with a lap of 1:13.651 and an average speed of 119.754 miles per hour (192.725 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:13.651 | 119.754 |
| 2 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:14.538 | 118.329 |
| 3 | 1 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 1:14.969 | 117.649 |
| 4 | 50 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.168 | 117.337 |
| 5 | 23 | Sam Mayer | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.410 | 116.961 |
| 6 | 25 | Brandon Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:15.577 | 116.702 |
| 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:15.699 | 116.514 |
| 8 | 30 | Kris Wright | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 1:16.094 | 115.909 |
| 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 1:16.264 | 115.651 |
| 10 | 42 | Tyler Ankrum | Cook-Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 1:16.557 | 115.208 |
| 11 | 54 | Riley Herbst | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 1:16.624 | 115.108 |
| 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 1:16.819 | 114.815 |
| 13 | 21 | Jack Wood | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.257 | 114.164 |
| 14 | 32 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.450 | 113.880 |
| 15 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 1:17.817 | 113.343 |
| 16 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.105 | 112.925 |
| 17 | 3 | Dale Quarterley | Mullins Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.422 | 112.468 |
| 18 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.279 | 111.253 |
| 19 | 10 | Arnout Kok | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 1:20.953 | 108.952 |
| 20 | 74 | Chris Werth | Visconti Motorsports | Ford | 1:21.095 | 108.761 |
| 21 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Toyota | 1:21.676 | 107.988 |
| 22 | 69 | Russ Lane | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 1:22.039 | 107.510 |
| 23 | 11 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 1:23.961 | 105.049 |
| 24 | 60 | Brad Perez | Josh Williams Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:36.974 | 90.952 |
| 25 | 01 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 1:42.055 | 86.424 |
| 26 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:42.939 | 85.682 |
| 27 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5:09.040 | 28.540 |
| 28 | 77 | Ed Bull | Bull Racing | Ford | — | — |
| 29 | 12 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | — | — |
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## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 41 | 18 | running | 48 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | Austin Hill | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 41 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 41 | 14 | running | 43 |
| 4 | 4 | 50 | Carson Hocevar | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 6 | 25 | Brandon Jones | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 41 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 11 | 54 | Riley Herbst | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 12 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 14 | 32 | Austin Wayne Self | AM Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 13 | 21 | Jack Wood | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 15 | 46 | Thad Moffitt | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 18 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 41 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | 30 | Kris Wright | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 41 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 5 | 23 | Sam Mayer | Bret Holmes Racing | Chevrolet | 40 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 16 | 15 | Drew Dollar | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 40 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 27 | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | Jankowiak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 21 | 27 | Tim Richmond | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Toyota | 39 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 18 | 23 | 11 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 39 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 19 | 10 | Arnout Kok | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 39 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 20 | 20 | 74 | Chris Werth | Visconti Motorsports | Ford | 39 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 22 | 69 | Russ Lane | Kimmel Racing | Ford | 37 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 22 | 10 | 42 | Tyler Ankrum | Cook-Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 23 | 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 25 | 9 | suspension | 22 |
| 24 | 24 | 60 | Brad Perez | Josh Williams Motorsports | Chevrolet | 25 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 25 | 17 | 3 | Dale Quarterley | Mullins Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | accident | 19 |
| 26 | 29 | 12 | Tony Cosentino | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 8 | 0 | rear gear | 18 |
| 27 | 25 | 01 | D. L. Wilson | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 4 | 0 | brakes | 17 |
| 28 | 26 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | brakes | 16 |
| 29 | 28 | 77 | Ed Bull | Bull Racing | Ford | 0 | 0 | did not start | 3 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 63 | Chase Purdy | Spraker Racing Enterprises | Chevrolet | | | | |
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