2021 Super Start Batteries 188
# 2021 Super Start Batteries 188

The 2021 Super Start Batteries 188 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 20, 2021. It was contested over 56 laps—extended from 52 laps due to an overtime finish—on the 3.610-mile (5.810 km) asphalt road course. It was the second race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs, in his first career start, collected his first career Xfinity Series win.

## Background

Added as a replacement for the cancelled Production Alliance Group 300 because of California restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 race was scheduled for 52 laps on the 3.610-mile (5.810 km) road course, it was the second race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

## Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Sponsor |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | ForeverLawn Premium Synthetic Grass |
| 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot, American Heart Association |
| 02 | Brett Moffitt(I) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Quartz Hill Records, Nate Barnes' You Ain't Pretty |
| 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer |
| 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | J. F. Electric |
| 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | The Big Squeezy |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Bucked Up Energy |
| 8 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops, Truetimber Camo, Black Rifle Coffee Company |
| 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters, Northern Rockies Outfitters, Ltd. |
| 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Whataburger |
| 15 | Colby Howard | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Project Hope Foundation |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Ellsworth Advisors |
| 17 | Cody Ware (I) | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Ford | Nurtec ODT |
| 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Poppy Bank |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Barracuda Blinds |
| 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | DEX Imaging |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | PPG Industries |
| 23 | Natalie Decker | RSS Racing with Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Red Street Records, Jason Crabb's Just As I Am |
| 26 | Kris Wright (I) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | FNB Corporation |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | GloboCam, Prolon Controls |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | CMR Constriction & Roofing |
| 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | Gilreath Farms Red Angus "The New Black" |
| 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Picture Perfect |
| 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | All South Electric |
| 52 | Gray Gaulding | Means Racing | Chevrolet | Panini America |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Monster Energy |
| 61 | Stephen Leicht | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Jani-King |
| 66 | Timmy Hill (I) | MBM Motorsports | Ford | Coble Enterprises, CRASHClaimsR.US |
| 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | JABS Construction, Inc. |
| 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Covert Scouting Cameras, Picture Perfect |
| 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Chinchor Electric, Inc. |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services "Stranger by design" |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| 99 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Energy Air, Inc., UCC Group, Inc. |
| Official entry list |||||

## Qualifying

Brett Moffitt was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula.

### Starting Lineups

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 02 | Brett Moffitt | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 5 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 9 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota |
| 11 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs(R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 16 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford |
| 17 | 66 | Timmy Hill (I) | MBM Motorsports | Ford |
| 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 26 | Kris Wright (I) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 23 | Natalie Decker | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 99 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford |
| 28 | 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 30 | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Means Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 32 | 15 | Colby Howard | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 61 | Stephen Leicht | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota |
| 35 | 8 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 36 | 36 | Alex Labbe | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 37 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 38 | 17 | Cody Ware (I) | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 39 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 40 | 13 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| Official qualifying results |||||

## Race

### Race results

**Stage Results**

Stage One Laps: 15

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 99 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |

Stage Two Laps: 30

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 54 | Ty Gibbs (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |

### Final Stage Results

Laps: 52

| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56 | 50 | Running |
| 2 | 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 56 | 50 | Running |
| 3 | 5 | 18 | Daniel Hemric | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56 | 42 | Running |
| 4 | 39 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56 | 37 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 10 | Jeb Burton | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 32 | Running |
| 6 | 4 | 20 | Harrison Burton | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 56 | 44 | Running |
| 7 | 35 | 8 | Miguel Paludo | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 30 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | 68 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 34 | Running |
| 9 | 29 | 11 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 35 | Running |
| 10 | 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 35 | Running |
| 11 | 1 | 02 | Brett Moffitt (I) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 14 | 4 | Landon Cassill | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 25 | Running |
| 13 | 8 | 2 | Myatt Snider | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 36 | Running |
| 14 | 13 | 78 | Jesse Little | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 23 | Running |
| 15 | 33 | 1 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 22 | Running |
| 16 | 11 | 47 | Kyle Weatherman | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 24 | Running |
| 17 | 22 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 20 | Running |
| 18 | 19 | 26 | Kris Wright (I) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 56 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 10 | 5 | Matt Mills | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Toyota | 56 | 18 | Running |
| 20 | 9 | 07 | Joe Graf Jr. | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 17 | Running |
| 21 | 30 | 52 | Gray Gaulding | Means Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 16 | Running |
| 22 | 36 | 36 | Alex Labbe | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 15 | Running |
| 23 | 32 | 15 | Colby Howard | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 14 | Running |
| 24 | 20 | 44 | Tommy Joe Martins | Martins Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 13 | Running |
| 25 | 38 | 17 | Cody Ware | SS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 56 | 12 | Running |
| 26 | 25 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 18 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 56 | 10 | Running |
| 28 | 26 | 9 | Noah Gragson | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 9 | Running |
| 29 | 34 | 61 | Stephen Leicht | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 56 | 8 | Running |
| 30 | 37 | 0 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56 | 7 | Running |
| 31 | 24 | 99 | Andy Lally | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 12 | Running |
| 32 | 31 | 74 | Bayley Currey | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 7 | Running |
| 33 | 23 | 90 | Preston Pardus | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 49 | 6 | Transmission |
| 34 | 17 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 46 | 3 | Running |
| 35 | 6 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | 2 | Running |
| 36 | 28 | 48 | Jade Buford (R) | Big Machine Racing Team | Chevrolet | 38 | 1 | Suspension |
| 37 | 12 | 6 | Ryan Vargas (R) | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33 | 1 | Running |
| 38 | 40 | 13 | David Starr | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 20 | 1 | Transmission |
| 39 | 16 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 15 | 9 | Accident |
| 40 | 21 | 23 | Natalie Decker | RSS-Racing with Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 3 | 1 | Accident |
| Official race results |||||||||

### Race statistics

* Lead changes: 11 among 8 different drivers
* Cautions/Laps: 7 for 14
* Time of race: 2 hours, 35 minutes, and 5 seconds
* Average speed: 78.213 mph (125.872 km/h)
