2021 Verizon 200 at IMS road course

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Verizon 200
Sunday, Augsut 15, 2021
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course​

Start Time: approximately 1:00pm EDT on August 15th

Television: NBC @ 1:00pm EDT

Radio: IMS @ 1:00pm EDT

Race Length: 82 laps (200 mi / 321.86 km)

Race Stages: 15-20-47

Track Information: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course is a 2.439 mile (3.93 kilometer) road course located in Speedway, IN USA.

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials


Set limits: Cup: 3 sets for practice, 1 set for qualifying and 6 sets for the race
(5 race sets plus 1 set transferred from qualifying)

Tire Codes (same on all four tire positions): D-4990

Tire Circumference: 2,240 mm (88.19 in.)

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front — 22 psi; Right Front — 20 psi;

Left Rear — 17 psi; Right Rear — 17 psi

 

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This may apply to some:

 

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Invocation and Anthem complete, 5 minutes to the command.

 

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One more pace lap added, one of the Grand Marshall cars was still on truck as the field lined up.

 

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Green flag!!

 

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William Byron leads lap 1 but is passed by Chase Briscoe who leads lap 2.

 

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The 19 pits for a tire rub.

 

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38 car has a broken swaybar.

 

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tire rub on the 10 after contact with the 7

 

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Multiple cars pit with 3 to go in the stage, Briscoe still leads.

 

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The front cars pit with 2 to go handing the lead over to McDowell who is passed by Reddick.

 

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End of Stage 1

Top 10:

1. Reddick
2. McDowell
3. Austin Dillon
4. Jones
5. Preece
6. Keselowski
7. Stenhouse Jr
8. Justin Haley
9. Briscoe
10. Elliott

The 38 car is the beneficiary.

 

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42 car around in turn 1, no-one hits him and he gets the car righted and continues.

 

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Massive damage on the 2 car from spinning and hitting the wall.

 

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The top 6 cars pit with 2 to go in the stage handing the lead to the 8 of Reddick.

 

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16 car too fast entering in section 1. Will restart at the end of the field.

 

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End of Stage 2

Top 10:

1. Reddick
2. Austin Dilon
3. Preece
4. Stenhouse Jr
5. DiBenedetto
6. Justin Haley
7. LaJoie
8. Andy Lally
9. Larson
10. Elliott

The 2 car is the beneficiary.

 

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Some repair work to the curbing in 5 and 6 under caution.

 

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The 10 and 47 cars around on the backstretch on the restart

 

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Caution lap 42, debris in 5/6. A splitter support/radiator pan is stuck under the curbing.,