2021 Contender Boats 250


The 2021 Contender Boats 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 27, 2021. It was contested over 179 laps—extended from 167 laps due to an overtime finish—on the oval. It was the third race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Richard Childress Racing driver Myatt Snider, grabbed his first career Xfinity Series win.

Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the NTT IndyCar Series and the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead-Miami Speedway has hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.
  • ' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Qualifying

Austin Cindric was awarded the pole for the race as determined by competition-based formula. Jordan Anderson and Ronnie Bassett Jr. did not have enough points to qualify for the race.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 40
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
116A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet10
211Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet9
318Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
420Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7
510Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet6
67Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5
719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4
88Josh Berry JR MotorsportsChevrolet3
91Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2
109Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1

Stage Two
Laps: 80
PosDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord10
22Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet9
39Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet8
498Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord7
519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota6
651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet5
739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet4
816A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet3
910Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet2
104Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 167

Race statistics

  • Lead changes: 20 among 11 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 42
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 30 minutes, and 59 seconds
  • Average speed: