Starting from 34th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet won the Inaugural Jockey Made in America 250 Presented by Kwik Trip, his 13th win in 205 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 2nd win & 11th Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Road America. This is Chase Elliott’s 7th career NASCAR Cup Series road course victory – he is now ranked solely 3rd on the NASCAR Cup Series all-time wins list behind NASCAR Hall of Famers Jeff Gordon (nine wins) and Tony Stewart (eight). This is Hendrick Motorsports’ 273rd NASCAR Cup Series victory – series-most. 2nd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Sirius XM Toyota, started from 13th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Road America. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Red White & Blue Toyota, started from 40th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in his series debut at Road America. It is his 13th Top 10 finish in 2021.
4th Place Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet, started from 16th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, started from 6th place. 6th Place Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Racing School/HighPoint.com, started from 35th place was the highest finishing rookie. His 2nd Top 10 finish of the season. 7th Place Car 42 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet, started from 8th place followed by 8th place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Kalahari Resorts + Conventions Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 9th Place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota, started from 9th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, in 10th place, started from 7th place.
The race had 4 Cautions for 9 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 4 for #99 Stopped On Track. 2nd Caution on lap 13 for #78 Stopped On Track / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 31 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 44 for #38 Stopped On Track.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; W. Byron 1-15; M. Truex Jr. 16; *. Cindric(i) 17-18; M. DiBenedetto 19-23; K. Busch 24-26; T. Reddick 27-31; K. Busch 32; M. DiBenedetto 33-37; C. Elliott 38-44; A. Almirola 45; C. Elliott 46-62.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 24, 16, 5, 8, 42, 11, 20, 48, 1, 9
Stage 2 Top 10: 8, 24, 42, 5, 1, 22, 4, 23, 77, 18
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 20
Race Results for the Inaugural Jockey Made in America 250 Presented by Kwik Trip – Sunday, July 4, Road America – Elkhart Lake, WI – 4.048 – Mile Road Total Race Length – 62 Laps – 250.976 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
| 1. 34. Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 2. 13. Car 20 Christopher Bell Sirius XM Toyota 62 Running |
| 3. 40. Car 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Red White & Blue Toyota 62 Running |
| 4. 16. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 5. 6. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 62 Running |
| 6. 35. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Racing School/HighPoint.com 62 Running |
| 7. 8. Car 42 Ross Chastain AdventHealth Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 8. 4. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Kalahari Resorts + Conventions Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 9. 9. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Toyota 62 Running |
| 10. 7. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 62 Running |
| 11. 37. Car 3 Austin Dillon Dow Salutes Veterans Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 12. 38. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/BallPark Buns & Rolls Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 13. 20. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Snap on Ford 62 Running |
| 14. 19. Car 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Pit Boss Grills Ford 62 Running |
| 15. 14. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 62 Running |
| 16. 2. Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 17. 15. Car 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 62 Running |
| 18. 12. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 62 Running |
| 19. 21. Car 43 Erik Jones SCAG Power Equipment Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 20. 17. Car 12 Ryan Blaney BodyArmor Ford 62 Running |
| 21. 23. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Diamond Creek Water Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 22. 10. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 23. 27. Car 52 Josh Bilicki Screamin Sicilian Pizza Co Ford 62 Running |
| 24. 36. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Dr. Pepper Toyota 62 Running |
| 25. 22. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 26. 39. Car 96 * Ty Dillon(i) Lure Lock/Bass Pro Shops Toyota 62 Running |
| 27. 25. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Apple Ford 62 Running |
| 28. 26. Car 15 James Davison Skip Barber Racing School Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 29. 3. Car 16 * AJ Allmendinger(i) Hyperice Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 30. 18. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 62 Running |
| 31. 29. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 32. 28. Car 6 Ryan Newman Kohler Generators Ford 62 Running |
| 33. 1. Car 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 34. 33. Car 00 Quin Houff 8 Ball Chocolate Whiskey Chevrolet 62 Running |
| 35. 30. Car 78 Kyle Tilley Bremont/Battle Associates Ford 60 Running |
| 36. 11. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Good Sam-Patriotic Chevrolet 53 Running |
| 37. 24. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # Speedy Cash Ford 42 Brakes |
| 38. 5. Car 33 * Austin Cindric(i) Pirtek Ford 35 Rear Gear |
| 39. 31. Car 53 Ryan Eversley Nurtec ODT Ford 27 Rear Gear |
| 40. 32. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Maxwell House/Kroger Chevrolet 6 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty: Nos. 18, 37 (backup car), No. 77 (engine change), No. 23 (transmission change), Nos. 78, 52, 00 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 54 Mins, 33 Secs. Average Speed: 86.271 MPH. Margin of Victory: 5.705 Seconds. Caution Flags: 4 for 9 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 8 drivers. Busch Pole Award: William Byron, #24 110.359 mph. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: July 11, 2021 – Atlanta Motor Speedway
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