Entry List

The official 2021 Drive for the Cure 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Drive for the Cure 250

Saturday, October 9th, 2021

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, NC

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 10 Toyota
  • 3 Ford

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Drive for the Cure 250
  • Pole Winner: Austin Cindric
  • Age: 23
  • Team: No. 22 - Menards / Richmond Ford
  • Owner: Team Penske
  • Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Austin Cindric won the Pole Award for the Drive for the Cure 250 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Saturday, October 9th, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
AJ Allmendinger streaks to third straight NASCAR Xfinity win at Charlotte Road Course

AJ Allmendinger stayed undefeated at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

The driver of the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet won his third straight race at the 2.28-mile, 17-turn Roval and achieved several milestones in the process.

With his overtime victory in the Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, Allmendinger clinched a spot in the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs. He won for the fifth time this season and the 10th time in his career.

Winning for the sixth time on a road course, Allmendinger broke a tie with race runner-up Austin Cindric for most-ever Xfinity road course victories.

Allmendinger, who worked his way forward from the 14th starting position, took the lead for good on Lap 48 when Ty Gibbs suffered brake problems, blew the chicane on the backstretch and had to come to a full stop before continuing.

From that point, Allmendinger stretched his lead to 8.8 seconds before a caution for Tommy Joe Martins' wreck on Lap 64 sent the race to overtime.

After the subsequent restart on Lap 67, Allmendinger pulled away again and beat Cindric to the finish line by 3.192 seconds.

Cindric, the defending series champion, already had clinched a spot in the Round of 8. Third-place finisher Daniel Hemric joined him, along with Justin Haley (fourth Saturday), Brandon Jones (fifth), Noah Gragson (sixth), Justin Allgaier (ninth) and Harrison Burton (15th).

Jeb Burton, Myatt Snider, Jeremy Clements and Riley Herbst were eliminated from the Playoffs.

"I knew it was coming out," Allmendinger said of the final caution. "It wasn't going to go simple like that. That was a fight today. We had to be kind of on defense early, worrying about the points. This place was tough to pass—the track was really slick to start with, obviously, because of all the rain.

"Once we got the lead, the (car) was stupid-fast."

As the final run progressed, Cindric didn't have the pace to keep up with Allmendinger.

"I feel like this has honestly been one of my weakest road courses for probably exactly what you saw—the rear tires fall off way too much," Cindric said. "I felt like I was driving a skid-pad car after about 10 laps.

"I feel a little bit lucky and a bit fortunate, honestly. I didn't get moved or put in the wall, so either way we had a fast car. I think we set a fast lap time and got a good finish, so that sets us up well for Texas. I just wish we could have taken advantage of getting a Playoff point."

Instead, it was Hemric who added to his Playoff point total by winning the first two stages of the race. Allmendinger gained five additional Playoff points for the victory.

The race featured six lead changes among five drivers, with Allmendinger leading the final 21 circuits. There were seven cautions for 13 laps, the fourth of which also caused a brief stoppage when the brakes failed on the No. 07 Chevrolet of Josh Bilicki, with the car plowing through the backstretch chicane and dislodging pieces of curbing in its path.

Track workers had to remove the exposed bolts that had held the curbing in place before the race could continue.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 67
  • Laps Actual: 68 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 03.192 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 7 Minutes 14 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 74.396
  • Cautions: 7 for 13 laps
  • Lead Changes: 6
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,520 (27.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • 40th Annual Drive for the Cure 250
  • Race Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 39
  • Team : No. 16 - Hyperice Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
  • AJ Allmendinger won the 40th Annual Drive for the Cure 250, his 10th victory in 56 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his fifth victory and 19th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his third victory and third top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Sam Mayer (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • AJ Allmendinger now leads the NASCAR Xfinity Series in road course with six victories.
  • Jeb Burton, Myatt Snider, Jeremy Clements and Riley Herbst did not advance to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs Round of 8.
Austin Cindric drives in the rain at Charlotte Motor Speedway
Concord, North Carolina - October 10, 2020 : Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Wurth Ford, drives in the rain during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.
Jared C TiltonGetty Images
Drive for the Cure 250 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 39 Chevrolet Hyperice Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
2 199 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 45 Chevrolet UBCF BJ McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks
3 104 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 32 Chevrolet Voyager JD Motorsports Tommy Machek
4 13 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 28 Toyota Unsponsored Motorsports Business Management Sebastian Laforge
5 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 35 Chevrolet Brandt JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
6 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 29 Chevrolet Home Town Lenders Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
7 23 Ty Dillon Lewisville, NC Feb 27, 1992 29 Chevrolet Koucar Management Our Motorsports Kenneth Roettger
8 10 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 29 Chevrolet Radiate Next Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
9 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 32 Chevrolet Azalea Gynecology JD Motorsports Paul Clapprood
10 74 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 23 Chevrolet GPS Tab Mike Harmon Racing Ryan Bell
11 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 34 Ford CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game RSS Racing Kevin Starland
12 47 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 24 Chevrolet Axe Crossbows Mike Harmon Racing Mike Tyska
13 18 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 30 Toyota Poppy Bank Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
14 07 Josh Bilicki Menomonee Falls, WI Jun 3, 1995 26 Chevrolet G Coin SS Green Light Racing Joe Williams
15 11 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 22 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
16 52 Spencer Boyd Creve Coeur, MO Jun 26, 1995 26 Toyota Rimtyme Means Motorsports Tim Brown
17 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 28 Chevrolet Prolon / Globocam / GBI DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
18 22 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 23 Ford Menards / Richmond Team Penske Brian Wilson
19 61 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 27 Toyota AISIN Hattori Racing Enterprises Scott Zipadelli
20 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 28 Chevrolet American Petrolog Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
21 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 24 Toyota Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
22 20 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 21 Toyota DEX Imaging Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
23 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 36 Chevrolet All South Electric Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
24 17 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 23 Chevrolet Arrowhead Brass SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
25 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 28 Chevrolet WorkPro Tools DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
26 105 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 24 Chevrolet Thompson Electric Inc BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
27 2 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 26 Chevrolet TaxSlayer Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
28 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 23 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC JR Motorsports Dave Elenz
29 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 22 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
30 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 34 Chevrolet AAN Adjusters Martins Motorsports Dan Stillman
31 48 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 33 Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
32 90 Preston Pardus New Smyrna Beach, FL Feb 15, 1997 24 Chevrolet Chinchor Electric / Danus DGM Racing Tony Furr
33 106 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 21 Chevrolet MaintenX JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
34 178 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 23 Toyota Sokal BJ McLeod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
35 66 Loris Hezemans Amsterdam, Netherlands May 26, 1997 24 Toyota Hezeberg Systems Motorsports Business Management Michael Contarino
36 26 Will Rodgers Maui, HI Oct 8, 1994 27 Toyota GoodRX / Race To End Hep C Sam Hunt Racing Andrew Abbott
37 1 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 30 Chevrolet TMC Transportation JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
38 15 Kris Wright Wexford, PA Jul 17, 1994 27 Chevrolet First National Bank JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
39 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 19 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
40 8 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 18 Chevrolet QPS Employment Group JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
41 31 Sage Karam Nazareth, PA Mar 5, 1995 26 Chevrolet Montage Mountain / BG Products Jordan Anderson Racing Arthur Haire