Race Lineup
United Rentals 176
Saturday, August 7th, 2021
Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, NY
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- Watkins Glen International
- United Rentals 176
- Pole Winner: Austin Hill
- Age: 27
- Team: No. 16 - United Rentals Toyota
- Owner: Hattori Racing Enterprises
- Crew Chief: Scott Zipadelli
- Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
- Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the United Rentals 176 by having the highest total PMQ.
- PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
- 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
- 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
- 25% of the owner's final race position.
- 35% of the Owner Points position.
- Drivers Entered: 40 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 72
- Laps Actual: 61 - Race Shortened
- Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 42 Minutes 43 Seconds
- Average Speed: 87.298
- Cautions: 5 for 10 laps
- Lead Changes: 7
- Green Flag Passes: 1,623 (31.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Watkins Glen International
- United Rentals 176 at The Glen
- Race Winner: Austin Hill
- Age: 27
- Team : No. 16 - United Rentals Toyota
- Owner: Shigeaki Hattori
- Crew Chief: Scott Zipadelli
- Austin Hill won the United Rentals 176 at The Glen, his eighth victory in 113 Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his second victory and 12th top-10 finish in 2021.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International.
- John Hunter Nemechek (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2021.
- Sheldon Creed (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Watkins Glen International.
- Carson Hocevar (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- John Hunter Nemechek ends the regular season leading the point standings by 89 points over Austin Hill.
- John Hunter Nemechek is top seed in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs followed by Austin Hill, Ben Rhodes, Todd Gilliland, Sheldon Creed, Zane Smith, Matt Crafton, Carson Hocevar, Stewart Friesen and Chandler Smith.
