2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200
# 2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200

The 2021 Sioux Chief PowerPEX 200 presented by Scott County Tourism was the 19th stock car race of the 2021 ARCA Menards Series, the tenth and final race of the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown, and the 25th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 2, 2021 in Salem, Indiana at Salem Speedway, a 0.555 miles (0.893 km) permanent paved oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. On the final restart on lap 156, Jesse Love of Venturini Motorsports would take the lead and lead every lap afterwards to win his first career ARCA Menards Series win and his only win of the season. Meanwhile, Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing, who would finish second, would win the 2021 Sioux Chief Showdown championship, winning the championship by 22 points. To fill out the podium, Rajah Caruth of Rev Racing would finish third.

## Background

Salem Speedway is a .555 miles (0.893 km) long paved oval motor racetrack in Washington Township, Washington County, near Salem, Indiana, approximately 100 miles (160 km) south of Indianapolis. The track has 33° degrees of banking in the corners. Major auto racing series that run at Salem are ARCA and USAC.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Willie Mullins | Fast Track Racing | Ford | CW Metals, Crow Wing Recycling |
| 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Universal Technical Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute |
| 6 | Rajah Caruth | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | Universal Technical Institute, Sunoco |
| 06 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | JRC Transportation, Great Railing |
| 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Menards Frank Kimmel Throwback, Double "H" Ranch |
| 11 | Mason Mingus | Fast Track Racing | Ford | Team Construction Harry Gant Throwback |
| 12 | Ken Schrader | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | Fast Track Racing |
| 15 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 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 | Craftsman |
| 21 | Kody Swanson | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Cunningham, GMS Fabrication |
| 25 | Gracie Trotter | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | Calico Coatings |
| 27 | Zachary Tinkle | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Toyota | Indiana Owned |
| 30 | Landen Lewis | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | Plants Direct, 19th Green |
| 46 | Jean-Philippe Bergeron | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | Prolon Controls, Technoflex |
| 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | Henshaw Automation |
| 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | Clarksville Schwinn |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

The only 45-minute practice session was held on Saturday, October 2, at 3:15 PM EST. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 17.202 and an average speed of 116.149 miles per hour (186.924 km/h).

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 17.202 | 116.149 |
| 2 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.359 | 115.099 |
| 3 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 17.391 | 114.887 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 2, at 5:30 PM EST. Each driver would have two laps to set their fastest lap; whichever lap was fastest would be considered their official lap time. Ty Gibbs of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 17.176 and an average speed of 116.325 miles per hour (187.207 km/h).

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 17.176 | 116.325 |
| 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 17.206 | 116.122 |
| 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.297 | 115.511 |
| 4 | 15 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.307 | 115.445 |
| 5 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.345 | 115.192 |
| 6 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 17.416 | 114.722 |
| 7 | 46 | Jean-Philippe Bergeron | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 17.427 | 114.650 |
| 8 | 30 | Landen Lewis | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 17.505 | 114.139 |
| 9 | 25 | Gracie Trotter | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 17.517 | 114.061 |
| 10 | 11 | Mason Mingus | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 17.520 | 114.041 |
| 11 | 21 | Kody Swanson | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 17.547 | 113.866 |
| 12 | 6 | Rajah Caruth | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 17.591 | 113.581 |
| 13 | 12 | Ken Schrader | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 17.654 | 113.175 |
| 14 | 01 | Willie Mullins | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 17.865 | 111.839 |
| 15 | 27 | Zachary Tinkle | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Toyota | 17.896 | 111.645 |
| 16 | 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 18.460 | 108.234 |
| 17 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 19.591 | 101.986 |
| 18 | 06 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 20.151 | 99.151 |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | 15 | Jesse Love | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 45 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 1 | 18 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 155 | running | 44 |
| 3 | 12 | 6 | Rajah Caruth | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 6 | 69 | Will Kimmel | Kimmel Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 25 | Gracie Trotter | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 10 | 11 | Mason Mingus | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 5 | 20 | Corey Heim | Venturini Motorsports | Toyota | 199 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 7 | 46 | Jean-Philippe Bergeron | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 9 | 11 | 21 | Kody Swanson | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 13 | 12 | Ken Schrader | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 11 | 2 | 17 | Taylor Gray | David Gilliland Racing | Ford | 197 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 12 | 14 | 01 | Willie Mullins | Fast Track Racing | Ford | 195 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 13 | 8 | 30 | Landen Lewis | Rette Jones Racing | Ford | 194 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 16 | 10 | Ed Pompa | Fast Track Racing | Toyota | 192 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 15 | 18 | 06 | A. J. Moyer | Wayne Peterson Racing | Ford | 176 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 16 | 17 | 48 | Brad Smith | Brad Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet | 141 | 0 | electrical | 28 |
| 17 | 3 | 2 | Nick Sanchez | Rev Racing | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | crash | 27 |
| 18 | 15 | 27 | Zachary Tinkle | Richmond Clubb Motorsports | Toyota | 39 | 0 | crash | 26 |
| Official race results ||||||||||
