Kyle Busch Cruises to Victory in Inaugural Xfinity Race at COTA: Kyle Busch essentially went to school Saturday afternoon in the NASCAR Xfinity Series to learn the Circuit of the Americas road course in preparation for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race there. The result, however, was that Busch absolutely schooled the field – earning an 11-second victory in the Pit Boss 250, NASCAR’s Xfinity Series debut on the famed Austin circuit. (Read More)(5-22-2021)

#54-Kyle Busch won the inaugural Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas. The win is his 98th win of his career (series all-time wins leader).
#16-AJ Allmendinger finished second, with #7-Justin Allgaier, #5-Kevin Harvick and #22-Austin Cindric rounding out the top five.
#20-Harrison Burton, #17-Cole Custer, #31-Tyler Reddick (first start for Jordan Anderson Racing), #11-Justin Haley and #10-Jeb Burton made up the rest of the top 10.
Kaulig Racing teammates Allmendinger and Haley swept the first two stages.
There were six lead changes among five drivers and four cautions for seven yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 72.723 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

COTA Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Circuit of the Americas:
Kyle Busch won the Inaugural Pit Boss 250, his 98th victory in 358 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Circuit of The Americas.
AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Circuit of The Americas. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2021.
Justin Allgaier (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Circuit of The Americas.
Austin Cindric leads the point standings by 77 points over Harrison Burton.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Circuit of the Americas (Race 11 of 33):
1) Austin Cindric (3 wins) 471 points
2) Justin Allgaier (2 wins) 359, -112
3) AJ Allmendinger (1 win) 390, -81
4) Jeb Burton (1 win) 345, -126
5) Myatt Snider (1 win) 298, -173
6) Harrison Burton 394, -77
7) Daniel Hemric 383, -88
8) Justin Haley 330, -141
9) Jeremy Clements 302, -169
10) Noah Gragson 301, -170
11) Michael Annett 279, -192
12) Brandon Jones 268, -203
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #18-Daniel Hemric (transmission change), #26-Kris Wright and #39-Ryan Sieg (engine changes).

In a qualifying session that was soaked due to rain, #54-Kyle Busch won the pole for the inaugural Pit Boss 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas.
#07-Ross Chastain, #17-Cole Custer, #36-Alex Labbe and #31-Tyler Reddick round out the top five.
#11-Justin Haley, #16-AJ Allmendinger, #22-Austin Cindric, #7-Justin Allgaier and #20-Harrison Burton make up the rest of the top 10. #10-Jeb Burton and #5-Kevin Harvick were the final two drivers to advance to the second round of qualifying.
Did Not Qualify: #0-Jeffrey Earnhardt, #47-Kyle Weatherman, #61-Stephen Leicht, #74-Bayley Currey, #78-Jesse Little, #90-Caesar Bacarella and #92-Josh Williams.
See the complete Pit Boss 250 Starting Lineup.(5-22-2021)

Practice for the Pit Boss Grills 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Circuit of the Americas has concluded. After 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#22-Cindric 89.100 mph
#18-Hemric 89.057 mph
#31-Reddick 88.980 mph
#54-Busch 88.964 mph
#16-Allmendinger 88.565 mph
Slowest: #90-Bacarella 83.476 mph
Most laps run: 12, #54-Busch, #07-Graf
#26-Wright and #39-Sieg will both go to their backup engine for tomorrow’s qualifying session. #4-Cassill went for a spin during the session, while Hemric had power steering issues and #74-Currey had transmission problems.
Both Sieg and Currey didn’t turn a single timed lap.
See full results on the practice speeds page at COTA.

Pit Stall Selections

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

The Entry List for the Pit Boss 250 at Circuit of the Americas is posted, with 43 drivers [for 36 spots] listed.
Since 43 cars are entered, three drivers will miss the race following qualifying Saturday morning.
Notables: #5-Kevin Harvick, #6-Spencer Pumpelly, #8-Miguel Paludo, #13-Boris Said, #17-Cole Custer, #23-Andy Lally, #31-Tyler Reddick, #54-Kyle Busch, #77-Austin Dillon, #99-Ryan Ellis.
See the full entry list on the Pit Boss 250 Entry List page.

2021 Pit Boss Grills 250 at COTA TandemDraft Stats