2021 Pit Boss 250

The 2021 Pit Boss 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on May 22, 2021. It was contested over 46 laps on the 3.410 mi road course. It was the tenth race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Joe Gibbs Racing driver Kyle Busch, collected his first win of the season, and his 98th of his career.

Background
Circuit of the Americas (COTA) is a grade 1 FIA-specification motorsports facility located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Austin, Texas. It features a 3.426 mi road racing circuit. The facility is home to the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and the Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas, a round of the FIM Road Racing World Championship. It previously hosted the Supercars Championship, the FIA World Endurance Championship, the IMSA SportsCar Championship, and IndyCar Series.

On September 30, 2020, it was announced that COTA would host a NASCAR Xfinity Series event for the first time on May 22, 2021. The Camping World Truck Series was added as a support event. On December 11, 2020, it was announced that NASCAR would run the full 3.41 mile course.

Entry list

 * (R) denotes rookie driver.
 * (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice
Austin Cindric was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 137.778 seconds and a speed of 89.100 mph.

Qualifying
Kyle Busch scored the pole position after a time of 160.349 seconds and a speed of 76.558 mph.

Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 14

Stage Two Laps: 16

Final Stage Results
Laps: 16

Race statistics

 * Lead changes: 6 among 5 different drivers
 * Cautions/Laps: 4 for 7
 * Time of race: 2 hours, 9 minutes, and 25 seconds
 * Average speed: 72.723 mph