Trucks - 2021 - In It To Win It 200
Date: 2021-09-05 | Track: Darlington Raceway
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Sheldon Creed (#2) | John Hunter Nemechek (P) (#4) | John Hunter Nemechek (P) (#4) |
| Finish | P1 | P2 | P2 |
| TLS points | 5354 | 5457 | 5457 |
| ARP | 2.82 | 2.13 | 2.13 |
| Laps led | 104 | 39 | 39 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Sheldon Creed (#2): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 104 laps with 2.82 average running position and 5,354 TLS points.
TLS leader — John Hunter Nemechek (P) (#4): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (5,457 points). Finished P2 with 39 laps led and 2.13 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (2.13). The official winner ran a worse average position (2.82).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
| Finish Position | Points Position | Driver | Car Number | Manufacturer | Team | Start Position | Laps Led | ARP | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed (P) | 2 | Chevrolet | GMS Racing | 1 | 104 | 2.82 | 5354 |
| 2 | 1 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | 4 | Toyota | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 6 | 39 | 2.13 | 5457 |
| 3 | 4 | Stewart Friesen (P) | 52 | Toyota | Halmar Friesen Racing | 4 | 0 | 6.40 | 4825 |
| 4 | 5 | Todd Gilliland (P) | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 8 | 0 | 6.55 | 4803 |
| 5 | 8 | Parker Kligerman | 75 | Chevrolet | Henderson Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 9.11 | 4424 |
| 6 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | 98 | Toyota | ThorSport Racing | 12 | 0 | 9.28 | 4399 |
| 7 | 3 | Chandler Smith # (P) | 18 | Toyota | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 9 | 4 | 6.04 | 4878 |
| 8 | 11 | Johnny Sauter | 13 | Toyota | ThorSport Racing | 13 | 0 | 11.97 | 4000 |
| 9 | 10 | Zane Smith (P) | 21 | Chevrolet | GMS Racing | 10 | 0 | 10.22 | 4259 |
| 10 | 6 | Matt Crafton (P) | 88 | Toyota | ThorSport Racing | 2 | 0 | 7.45 | 4670 |
| 11 | 7 | Carson Hocevar # (P) | 42 | Chevrolet | Niece Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 8.04 | 4582 |
| 12 | 14 | Austin Hill (P) | 16 | Toyota | Hattori Racing Enterprises | 7 | 0 | 16.76 | 3291 |
| 13 | 36 | Colby Howard(i) | 9 | Chevrolet | CR7 Motorsports | 29 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | Austin Wayne Self | 22 | Chevrolet | AM Racing | 16 | 0 | 15.48 | 3481 |
| 15 | 15 | Chase Purdy # | 23 | Chevrolet | GMS Racing | 17 | 0 | 16.93 | 3266 |
| 16 | 16 | Derek Kraus | 19 | Toyota | McAnally Hilgemann Racing | 18 | 0 | 17.59 | 3169 |
| 17 | 36 | Josh Berry(i) | 25 | Chevrolet | Rackley W.A.R. | 20 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 18 | 13 | Tyler Ankrum | 26 | Chevrolet | GMS Racing | 25 | 0 | 16.76 | 3292 |
| 19 | 25 | Clay Greenfield | 68 | Toyota | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | 38 | 0 | 26.44 | 1846 |
| 20 | 23 | Danny Bohn | 30 | Toyota | On Point Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 24.18 | 2178 |
| 21 | 27 | Spencer Boyd | 20 | Chevrolet | Young's Motorsports | 26 | 0 | 26.80 | 1794 |
| 22 | 26 | Spencer Davis | 11 | Toyota | Spencer Davis Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 26.46 | 1843 |
| 23 | 21 | Dawson Cram | 41 | Chevrolet | Cram Enterprises | 28 | 0 | 23.62 | 2261 |
| 24 | 17 | Tanner Gray | 15 | Ford | Team DGR | 22 | 0 | 18.05 | 3080 |
| 25 | 31 | Josh Reaume | 34 | Toyota | Reaume Brothers Racing | 30 | 0 | 29.56 | 1387 |
| 26 | 19 | Jordan Anderson | 3 | Chevrolet | Jordan Anderson Racing | 33 | 0 | 22.02 | 2479 |
| 27 | 20 | Lawless Alan | 45 | Chevrolet | Niece Motorsports | 31 | 0 | 22.40 | 2423 |
| 28 | 29 | Kris Wright # | 02 | Chevrolet | Young's Motorsports | 23 | 0 | 26.99 | 1741 |
| 29 | 18 | Hailie Deegan # | 1 | Ford | Team DGR | 14 | 0 | 19.77 | 2788 |
| 30 | 28 | Jack Wood | 24 | Chevrolet | GMS Racing | 15 | 0 | 26.90 | 1743 |
| 31 | 22 | Dylan Lupton | 51 | Toyota | Kyle Busch Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 23.73 | 2199 |
| 32 | 30 | Tyler Hill | 56 | Chevrolet | Hill Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 26.92 | 1715 |
| 33 | 32 | Ryan Truex | 40 | Chevrolet | Niece Motorsports | 19 | 0 | 32.93 | 862 |
| 34 | 24 | Ben Rhodes (P) | 99 | Toyota | ThorSport Racing | 3 | 0 | 24.47 | 2049 |
| 35 | 34 | Norm Benning | 6 | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing | 37 | 0 | 34.63 | 380 |
| 36 | 35 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | 10 | Ford | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | 35 | 0 | 36.50 | 190 |
| 37 | 36 | Ryan Ellis(i) | 33 | Toyota | Reaume Brothers Racing | 32 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 38 | 33 | Tate Fogleman | 12 | Chevrolet | Young's Motorsports | 24 | 0 | 20.17 | 433 |
Season Points Standings (Up to This Race)
| Rank | Driver | Car Number | Season Points | Average Running Position | Total Laps Led | Points this race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hunter Nemechek (P) | 4 | 63518 | 6.38 | 526 | 5457 |
| 2 | Austin Hill (P) | 16 | 60270 | 9.58 | 51 | 3291 |
| 3 | Ben Rhodes (P) | 99 | 59358 | 9.81 | 74 | 2049 |
| 4 | Todd Gilliland (P) | 38 | 58298 | 8.93 | 60 | 4803 |
| 5 | Zane Smith (P) | 21 | 57840 | 9.45 | 66 | 4259 |
| 6 | Matt Crafton (P) | 88 | 55739 | 11.25 | 15 | 4670 |
| 7 | Sheldon Creed (P) | 2 | 55498 | 8.09 | 407 | 5354 |
| 8 | Stewart Friesen (P) | 52 | 54993 | 10.36 | 14 | 4825 |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | 98 | 54489 | 12.04 | 125 | 4399 |
| 10 | Johnny Sauter | 13 | 47921 | 15.45 | 33 | 4000 |
| 11 | Carson Hocevar # (P) | 42 | 47901 | 15.55 | 7 | 4582 |
| 12 | Chandler Smith # (P) | 18 | 47834 | 15.16 | 98 | 4878 |
| 13 | Tyler Ankrum | 26 | 44068 | 14.23 | 12 | 3292 |
| 14 | Tanner Gray | 15 | 42903 | 17.35 | 9 | 3080 |
| 15 | Austin Wayne Self | 22 | 42834 | 18.11 | 0 | 3481 |
| 16 | Derek Kraus | 19 | 39731 | 17.54 | 58 | 3169 |
| 17 | Hailie Deegan # | 1 | 39682 | 19.94 | 0 | 2788 |
| 18 | Chase Purdy # | 23 | 34858 | 20.06 | 4 | 3266 |
| 19 | Ryan Truex | 40 | 32848 | 19.88 | 5 | 862 |
| 20 | Raphael Lessard | 24 | 24772 | 14.79 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | Parker Kligerman | 75 | 24373 | 14.77 | 0 | 4424 |
| 22 | Danny Bohn | 30 | 23744 | 24.67 | 0 | 2178 |
| 23 | Timothy Peters | 25 | 20595 | 23.56 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Tate Fogleman | 12 | 20202 | 25.77 | 0 | 433 |
| 25 | Christian Eckes | 98 | 19144 | 13.43 | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Dawson Cram | 41 | 19107 | 26.59 | 0 | 2261 |
| 27 | Spencer Boyd | 20 | 17538 | 29.63 | 0 | 1794 |
| 28 | Brett Moffitt | 45 | 17376 | 16.82 | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Kris Wright # | 02 | 16432 | 26.73 | 0 | 1741 |
| 30 | Spencer Davis | 11 | 14784 | 24.55 | 0 | 1843 |
| 31 | Jack Wood | 24 | 12789 | 16.96 | 1 | 1743 |
| 32 | Cory Roper | 04 | 12707 | 28.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Ty Majeski | 66 | 10741 | 12.49 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Codie Rohrbaugh | 9 | 10258 | 25.48 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Drew Dollar | 51 | 8582 | 18.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Timmy Hill(i) | 56 | 8396 | 22.01 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | David Gilliland | 17 | 7617 | 15.29 | 8 | 0 |
| 38 | Tyler Hill | 56 | 7475 | 26.42 | 0 | 1715 |
| 39 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | 10 | 7469 | 34.78 | 0 | 190 |
| 40 | Bayley Currey(i) | 45 | 7179 | 19.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Ryan Reed | 49 | 5982 | 28.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Corey Heim | 51 | 5862 | 14.07 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Lawless Alan | 45 | 5794 | 27.24 | 0 | 2423 |
| 44 | Bret Holmes | 32 | 5566 | 26.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Jordan Anderson(i) | 3 | 5411 | 26.31 | 0 | 2479 |
| 46 | Josh Reaume | 34 | 4325 | 31.34 | 0 | 1387 |
| 47 | Jett Noland | 44 | 4181 | 25.80 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Norm Benning | 6 | 4069 | 36.51 | 0 | 380 |
| 49 | Keith McGee | 33 | 3746 | 31.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Taylor Gray | 17 | 3182 | 21.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Brennan Poole | 30 | 3063 | 16.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Howie Disavino III | 3 | 3058 | 30.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Kaz Grala(i) | 02 | 2601 | 12.61 | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Erik Darnell | 45 | 2367 | 25.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Paul Menard | 66 | 2324 | 17.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Akinori Ogata | 34 | 2286 | 33.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Dylan Lupton | 51 | 2199 | 23.73 | 0 | 2199 |
| 58 | Sam Mayer(i) | 75 | 2110 | 13.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Parker Chase | 51 | 2044 | 17.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Cody Erickson | 41 | 2012 | 27.68 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Jake Griffin | 45 | 1994 | 29.99 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Bryan Dauzat | 28 | 1853 | 28.50 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | Clay Greenfield | 68 | 1846 | 26.44 | 0 | 1846 |
| 64 | Jesse Iwuji | 34 | 1834 | 34.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | CJ McLaughlin | 34 | 1831 | 33.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Roger Reuse | 49 | 1664 | 32.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Camden Murphy | 8 | 1608 | 21.85 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Derek Griffith | 51 | 1594 | 25.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Andrew Gordon | 49 | 1486 | 30.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | BJ McLeod(i) | 34 | 1419 | 28.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Ray Ciccarelli | 49 | 1410 | 28.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Trey Hutchens III | 14 | 1252 | 32.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Bobby Reuse | 3 | 1217 | 30.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Conor Daly | 44 | 1161 | 24.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Armani Williams | 33 | 1152 | 28.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Jason White | 33 | 1095 | 33.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Todd Peck | 41 | 695 | 28.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Chris Hacker | 34 | 593 | 32.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Cameron Lawrence | 33 | 460 | 23.86 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Bill Lester | 17 | 444 | 37.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Chad Chastain | 45 | 367 | 34.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Michele Abbate | 30 | 330 | 29.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Brian Brown | 51 | 76 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Jessica Friesen | 62 | 69 | 6.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Morgan Alexander | 44 | 67 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Gus Dean | 56 | 6 | 34.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | James Buescher | 44 | 1 | 36.00 | 0 | 0 |