NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Watkins Glen

Watkins Glen International — August 7, 2021

Austin Hill

Winner

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Austin Hill won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Watkins Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 7, 2021, leading 35 of 61 laps. John Hunter Nemechek finished second; Sheldon Creed rounded out the podium. The race featured 6 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, August 7, 2021

Track

Watkins Glen International

Season

2021

Winner

Austin Hill

Leaders

6 drivers

Sort by

Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	—	Austin Hill	61	—	Running	35	50
2	6	+4	John Hunter Nemechek	61	—	Running	2	44
3	19	+16	Sheldon Creed	61	—	Running	—	49
4	2	-2	Todd Gilliland	61	—	Running	18	46
5	38	+33	Parker Kligerman	61	—	Running	—	32
6	8	+2	Zane Smith	61	—	Running	4	38
7	10	+3	Tyler Ankrum	61	—	Running	—	35
8	39	+31	Paul Menard	61	—	Running	—	33
9	40	+31	Sam Mayer	61	—	Running	—	0
10	9	-1	Carson Hocevar	61	—	Running	1	31
11	21	+10	Josh Berry	61	—	Running	—	0
12	23	+11	Kaz Grala	61	—	Running	—	25
13	15	+2	Christian Eckes	61	—	Running	—	24
14	22	+8	Tanner Gray	61	—	Running	—	23
15	5	-10	Ben Rhodes	61	—	Running	—	26
16	20	+4	Austin Wayne Self	61	—	Running	—	27
17	12	-5	Ryan Truex	61	—	Running	—	21
18	16	-2	Corey Heim	61	—	Running	—	19
19	18	-1	Hailie Deegan	61	—	Running	—	18
20	17	-3	Stewart Friesen	61	—	Running	—	20
21	7	-14	Derek Kraus	61	—	Running	—	24
22	4	-18	Matt Crafton	61	—	Running	—	15
23	14	-9	Johnny Sauter	61	—	Running	—	14
24	36	+12	Timmy Hill	61	—	Running	—	13
25	27	+2	Jack Wood	61	—	Running	1	12
26	13	-13	Tate Fogleman	61	—	Running	—	11
27	25	-2	A.J. Allmendinger	61	—	Running	—	0
28	11	-17	Danny Bohn	61	—	Running	—	9
29	35	+6	Bobby Reuse	61	—	Running	—	8
30	37	+7	Roger Reuse	60	—	Running	—	7
31	33	+2	Josh Reaume	60	—	Running	—	6
32	24	-8	Lawless Alan	60	—	Running	—	5
33	34	+1	Spencer Boyd	59	—	Running	—	4
34	31	-3	Chad Chastain	58	—	Running	—	3
35	32	-3	Taylor Gray	53	—	Running	—	2
36	28	-8	Jennifer Cobb	45	—	DNF	—	1
37	26	-11	Norm Benning	40	—	DNF	—	1
38	30	-8	Grant Enfinger	8	—	DNF	—	1
39	29	-10	Will Rodgers	6	—	DNF	—	1
40	3	-37	Chandler Smith	61	—	Running	—	1

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 11 matched drivers, the model averaged 11.8 positions off — worse than the season average of 8.5. Below Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Austin Hill	21.4	1	+20.4	Moderate
2	John Hunter Nemechek	25.7	2	+23.7	High Confidence
4	Todd Gilliland	20.8	4	+16.8	Coinflip
6	Zane Smith	25.7	6	+19.7	High Confidence
10	Carson Hocevar	21.4	10	+11.4	Moderate
11	Josh Berry	28.4	11	+17.4	High Confidence
17	Ryan Truex	20.8	17	+3.8	Coinflip
18	Corey Heim	20.8	18	+2.8	Coinflip
21	Derek Kraus	20.8	21	-0.2	Coinflip
24	Timmy Hill	20.8	24	-3.2	Coinflip
27	A.J. Allmendinger	16.5	27	-10.5	Coinflip

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Austin Hill: has 6 career starts at Watkins Glen International with a 15.5 avg finish (1 win) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
A.J. Allmendinger: was the model’s top pick based on 21 career starts at Watkins Glen International with a 9.8 avg finish (1 win), finishing P27 on the day.
John Hunter Nemechek: was the biggest surprise, finishing P2 vs predicted P26. Track history: 4 starts, 12.5 avg finish.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Watkins Glen?

Austin Hill won the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Watkins Glen at Watkins Glen International.

Where was the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Watkins Glen held?

The 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Watkins Glen was held at Watkins Glen International on August 7, 2021.