Race Lineup

The official 2021 Tennessee Lottery 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Nashville Superspeedway.

Tennessee Lottery 250

Saturday, June 19th, 2021

Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, TN

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 10 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • Inaugural Tennessee Lottery 250
  • Pole Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 36
  • Team : No. 54 - M&M's Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Kyle Busch won the Pole Award for the Inaugural Tennessee Lottery 250 with a lap of 30.42 seconds, 157.396 mph.
  • This is his 70th pole in 360 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second pole and second top-10 start in 2021.
  • This is his third pole in 11 races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2021 and his first in one race at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Harrison Burton (third) posted his first top-10 start at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his 12th in 15 races this season.
  • Jade Buford (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, June 19th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
Kyle Busch wins his 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series race

Kyle Busch earned his historic 100th NASCAR Xfinity Series victory Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway in epic fashion – starting on the pole position, leading a race-high 123 of the 189 laps and bettering the field on three restarts in the closing 20 laps of the Tennessee Lottery 250.

For the second race in a row Busch had to hold off veteran Justin Allgaier on a series of late race restarts. The margin of victory on Saturday was a mere 1.11-second – the two dueling side-by-side in the final laps exchanging the lead seven different times in the final stage of racing. The victory makes Busch a perfect 3-for-3 in Xfinity Series starts this season and it’s the second time he has won from the pole.

Appropriately for a Father’s Day weekend race, Busch was immediately greeted in Victory Circle by his six-year old son Brexton.

“I remember growing up as a kid and watching [NASCAR Hall of Famer] Mark Martin win every week in that 60 car, just the domination he had,” said Busch, driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. “And he’s number two with 49 wins.

“Wanted to give a huge shoutout to Rowdy Nation out there, we appreciate you Rowdy Nation” Busch added, pointing to the grandstands. “I saw a lot of you standing up when Allgaier took the lead then a lot of you sat back down when I took the lead. So, an awesome day for Rowdy Nation.”

Moments later, after receiving the famed guitar awarded to Nashville winners, Busch strummed the strings but he did not smash the guitar as he infamously did in 2009.

For his part, Allgaier left no doubt he was tired of being the race bridesmaid to Busch.

“Running second sucks, I’m not going to lie to you,” said Allgaier, who had both his daughters names – Harper and newborn Willow – on the car and at the track in recognition of the Father’s Day race weekend.

“When we took the lead from Kyle I thought we were good, we were able to drive away. But then all those restarts at the end, he just held me down really hard in the middle of [turns] three and four and we got loose and I think that was the difference-maker, after that we just didn’t have the speed after that.

“Again, just proud of my guys – to bring two fast race cars two weeks in a row to have a shot at it and have it come down to late in the races is a big deal. We’ll keep digging.”

The race marked the first time the series had competed at the 1.333-mile concrete Nashville track since 2011. By all accounts, this latest edition of close racing and dramatic finish was well-received by the fans.

Busch’s JGR Toyota teammate Harrison Burton finished third followed by Allgaier’s Chevy teammate Josh Berry who had a triumphant, if busy afternoon. He started 22nd but raced hard enough to earn points (eighth place) at the end of Stage 1. An unfortunately timed pit stop late in the race – a caution came out while he was on pit road – put him another lap down with just over 40 laps remaining. But the Tennessee native still rallied to a fourth place finish – his fourth top 5 in 13 races this year.

A.J. Allmendinger overcame an early race pit penalty to finish fourth in the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. Brandon Jones, Jeb Burton, Noah Gragson, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular Austin Hill and Riley Herbst rounded out the top 10.

The current Xfinity Series championship leader Austin Cindric finished 32nd after being collected in an accident toward the front of the field, late in the race. He led every lap in Stage 1 to earn his series best seventh stage victory. The finish is his worst of the season.

“Pretty hard hit right at the start/finish line,” said Cindric, driver of the No. 22 Penske Racing Ford. “I hate it for all the Penske guys. We had made great strides after practice, obviously. Winning the first stage was great but kind of lost handling of the car. I learned a lot today. But kinda battling back through the field… it was not our day.”

Despite the disappointing finish this week, Cindric remains the championship leader – 90 points over Allmendinger. With 11 races remaining until the Playoffs begin, Jeremy Clements holds a 48-point advantage over Brandon Brown for the 12th and final Playoff position.

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 188
  • Laps Actual: 189 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 01.110 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 20 Minutes 48 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 107.118
  • Cautions: 8 for 46 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,155 (8.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Nashville Superspeedway
  • Inaugural Tennessee Lottery 250
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 36
  • Team : No. 54 - M&M's Toyota
  • Owner: Coy Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Chris Gayle
  • Kyle Busch won the Inaugural Tennessee Lottery 250, his 100th victory in 360 Xfinity Series races. Mark Martin is second with 49 series wins.
  • This is his third victory and third top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his second victory and sixth top-10 finish in 11 races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in seven races at Nashville Superspeedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Harrison Burton (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Nashville Superspeedway.
  • Josh Berry (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Austin Cindric leads the point standings by 90 points over AJ Allmendinger.
Kyle Busch on the grid
Lebanon, Tennessee - June 19, 2021 : Kyle Busch, driver of the #54 M&M's Toyota, waits on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 19, 2021 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
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Race lineup for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 54 Kyle Busch Toyota 157.396 30.420 0.000 M&M's Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
2 22 Austin Cindric Ford 156.696 30.556 0.000 Car Shop Team Penske Brian Wilson
3 20 Harrison Burton Toyota 156.619 30.571 0.000 DEX Imaging Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
4 18 Daniel Hemric Toyota 155.870 30.718 0.000 Poppy Bank Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
5 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 155.849 30.722 0.000 Hyperice Kaulig Racing Justin Cox
6 10 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 155.829 30.726 0.000 Nutrien Ag Solutions Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 155.748 30.742 0.000 Menards / Delta Faucets Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
8 2 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 155.697 30.752 0.000 Crosley Furniture Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
9 48 Jade Buford Chevrolet 155.419 30.807 0.000 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
10 9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 155.117 30.867 0.000 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Jr Motorsports Dave Elenz
11 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 154.967 30.897 0.000 Unilever Dollar General LF Jr Motorsports Jason Burdett
12 11 Justin Haley Chevrolet 154.901 30.910 0.000 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
13 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 154.766 30.937 0.000 CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Ga… Rss Racing Shane Wilson
14 126 Will Rodgers Toyota 154.736 30.943 0.000 GoodRX Sam Hunt Racing Andrew Abbott
15 61 Austin Hill Toyota 154.477 30.995 0.000 AISIN Hattori Racing Enterprises David McCarty
16 68 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 154.437 31.003 0.000 Brandonbilt Motorsports Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
17 31 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 154.417 31.007 0.000 Bommarito Automotive Group Jordan Anderson Racing Arthur Haire
18 02 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 154.054 31.080 0.000 Our Motorsports Our Motorsports Joe Williams
19 44 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 153.995 31.092 0.000 AAN Adjusters Martins Motorsports Buddy Sisco
20 98 Riley Herbst Ford 153.925 31.106 0.000 Monster Energy Stewart-haas Racing Richard Boswell
21 1 Michael Annett Chevrolet 153.905 31.110 0.000 Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
22 8 Josh Berry Chevrolet 153.767 31.138 0.000 iRacing Jr Motorsports Taylor Moyer
23 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 153.693 31.153 0.000 All South Electric Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
24 99 Stefan Parsons Ford 153.644 31.163 0.000 Springrates / Dogecoin Bj Mcleod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
25 4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 153.378 31.217 0.000 Voyager Jd Motorsports Tommy Machek
26 92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 153.206 31.252 0.000 DGM Racing Dgm Racing Eddie Troconis
27 47 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 152.664 31.363 0.000 Replenish Foundation Mike Harmon Racing Teddy Brown
28 6 Ryan Vargas Chevrolet 152.630 31.370 0.000 MaintenX Jd Motorsports Ricky Viers
29 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 152.586 31.379 0.000 DGM Racing Dgm Racing Mario Gosselin
30 74 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 152.450 31.407 0.000 REEL Mike Harmon Racing Ed Jewett
31 07 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 152.111 31.477 0.000 Bucked Up Energy Ss Green Light Racing Jason Miller
32 5 Matt Mills Chevrolet 151.673 0.000 0.000 J.F. Electric Bj Mcleod Motorsports David Ingram
33 17 Joe Graf Jr Chevrolet 151.361 0.000 0.000 Work Pro Rick Ware Racing Mike Tyska
34 66 David Starr Toyota 151.294 0.000 0.000 Whataburger Motorsports Business Management Timothy Goulet
35 78 Jesse Little Toyota 150.372 0.000 0.000 Shriners Hospitals for Children Bj Mcleod Motorsports Adam Brooks
36 23 Natalie Decker Chevrolet 149.686 0.000 0.000 Red Street Records Our Motorsports Daniel Johnson