Entry List

The official 2021 New Holland 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Michigan International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

New Holland 250

Saturday, August 21st, 2021

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI

  • 29 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 3 Ford

  • Michigan International Speedway
  • New Holland 250
  • Pole Winner: Austin Cindric
  • Age: 22
  • Team: No. 22 - Menards / NIBCO 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 New Holland 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, August 21st, 2021
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Holly Cain
AJ Allmendinger's dream continues with Xfinity Series victory at Michigan

Standing in front of an enthusiastic Michigan International Speedway grandstands after his victory burnout, Kaulig Racing's A.J. Allmendinger paused and took in the cheering crowd – on its feet and chanting his name 'AJ. AJ. AJ."

It was the second time in the past week that Allmendinger earned a trip to NASCAR Victory Lane. On Saturday he prevailed in triple overtime to take the New Holland 250 win – the third of the season and the eighth NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career. He beat Joe Gibbs Racing driver Brandon Jones to the line by a mere .163-seconds and actually thanked Jones for the push on that last restart to let the two decided the trophy between themselves.

It was a high-action day on the Michigan high-banks, with Allmendinger answering his NASCAR Cup Series win at Indianapolis last week by leading a race best 70 of the 139 Xfinity Series laps on Saturday afternoon at Michigan.

'Whoa, I'm more tired from the celebrations than I am the driving," the 39-year old Allmendinger joked after climbing out of his No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet and telling the crowd, 'Thank you so much, guys."

'When you restart on the front row, the outside was the place to be. And you also have to just hope you got a push and Brandon Jones, thank you so much. He pushed me every time.

"I don't want to wake up from this dream," Allmendinger added. And while it may have been dream-like for Allmendinger, the outcome was definitely not that for several other of the series' normal frontrunners.

The bottom of the scoreboard read like the top normally would. Championship points leader and five-race winner Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric, Justin Haley and Myatt Snider were all involved in a Lap 36 seven-car incident. Brandon Brown, who went into the race ranked 14th, hoping to point his way into the Playoffs during the final four regular season races was also involved. Cindric, who won the opening 30-lap Stage 1, Hemric, Snider and Brown were unable to finish the race. And Haley, who is Allmendinger's Kaulig Racing teammate, was able to continue and salvage a 17th-place finish.

'We just got collected in a wreck by the cars that decided to stay out," Team Penske's Cindric said. 'I thought we had the fastest car out there today. In some ways I feel like that is a bold statement coming from me, but our guys did an amazing job on this Ford Mustang and I wish we could have contended for the rest of the race because I think we would have had a shot."

Ty Gibbs, a two-race winner even though he is only competing part-time in 2021, made a solid run for another trophy, but spun out while running top 10 in the second overtime. He said on Twitter following the race, 'Looks like I ran out a talent."

JR Motorsports drivers Noah Gragson and Josh Berry (who drove the No. 1 Chevrolet for injured Michael Annett) finished third and fourth with Berry leading an impressive 24 laps and keeping Allmendinger honest in the closing laps. Harrison Burton rounded out the top five.

Justin Allgaier, Riley Herbst, Brett Moffitt, rookie Jade Buford and NASCAR Cup Series regular Bubba Wallace rounded out the top 10.

There are now four races remaining to set the season's 12-driver Playoff field. The NASCAR Xfinity Series' next race is the Wawa 250 under the lights at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 125
  • Laps Actual: 139 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.163 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 24 Minutes 16 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 115.619
  • Cautions: 9 for 43 laps
  • Lead Changes: 13
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,691 (17.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Michigan International Speedway
  • 29th Annual New Holland 250
  • Race Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 39
  • Team : No. 16 - RAMCO Specialties Inc. Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Trinchere
  • AJ Allmendinger won the 29th Annual New Holland 250, his eighth victory in 49 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third victory and 15th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in his series debut at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in five races at Michigan International Speedway. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2021.
  • Noah Gragson (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Michigan International Speedway.
  • Josh Berry (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is Kaulig Racing's 11th victory in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Austin Cindric leads AJ Allmendinger, Noah Gragson and Justin Haley
Brooklyn, Michigan - August 21, 2021 : Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 Menards/NIBCO Ford, leads AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 RAMCO Specialties Inc. Chevrolet, Noah Gragson, driver of the #9 Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, and Justin Haley, driver of the #11 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway.
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New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 39 Chevrolet RAMCO Specialties, Inc Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
2 4 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 32 Chevrolet Voyager JD Motorsports Tommy Machek
3 66 David Starr Houston, TX Nov 11, 1967 53 Toyota Sinex Transport Motorsports Business Management Johnny Roten
4 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 35 Chevrolet Brandt JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
5 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 29 Chevrolet Our Motorsports Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
6 10 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 29 Chevrolet Nutrien AG Solutions Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
7 0 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 32 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Paul Clapprood
8 52 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 23 Chevrolet SVS Vision Means Motorsports Tim Brown
9 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 34 Ford CMR Construction and Roofing / A-Game RSS Racing Shane Wilson
10 61 Bubba Wallace Mobile, AL Oct 8, 1993 27 Toyota AISIN Hattori Racing Enterprises David McCarty
11 47 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 23 Chevrolet Axe Crossbows Mike Harmon Racing Mike Tyska
12 18 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 30 Toyota Poppy Bank Joe Gibbs Racing Dave Rogers
13 199 Jesse Little Sherrills Ford, NC Apr 15, 1997 24 Chevrolet Unsponsored BJ McLeod Motorsports Adam Brooks
14 23 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 25 Chevrolet Ohio Logistics
15 74 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 24 Chevrolet Fort Worth Screen Printing Mike Harmon Racing Ed Jewett
16 11 Justin Haley Winamac, IN Apr 28, 1999 22 Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
17 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 28 Chevrolet Can-Am DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
18 22 Austin Cindric Columbus, OH Sep 2, 1998 22 Ford Menards / NIBCO Team Penske Brian Wilson
19 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 27 Chevrolet Baby Dogecoin Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
20 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 24 Toyota Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
21 90 Caesar Bacarella Parkland, FL Dec 18, 1975 45 Chevrolet AP Sports Regimen / Maxim DGM Racing BJ Tucker
22 26 Colin Garrett Paces, VA Jul 6, 2000 21 Toyota 11/11 Project Sam Hunt Racing Andrew Abbott
23 20 Harrison Burton Huntersville, NC Oct 9, 2000 20 Toyota DEX Imaging Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
24 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 36 Chevrolet Booze Pops Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
25 07 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 23 Chevrolet Powerweld SS Green Light Racing Joe Williams
26 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 28 Chevrolet General Formulations DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
27 105 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 24 Toyota JF Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
28 2 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 26 Chevrolet Superior Essex Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
29 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 23 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / TrueTimber / BRCC JR Motorsports Dave Elenz
30 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 22 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
31 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 34 Chevrolet AAN Adjusters Martins Motorsports Dan Stillman
32 178 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 24 Chevrolet Gerber Collision & Glass BJ McLeod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
33 15 Colby Howard Simpsonville, SC Oct 28, 2001 19 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
34 17 Carson Ware Jamestown, NC Feb 28, 2000 21 Chevrolet Jacobs SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
35 48 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 33 Chevrolet Big Machine Vodka Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
36 6 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 20 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
37 31 Jordan Anderson Forest Acres, SC Apr 15, 1991 30 Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group Jordan Anderson Racing Arthur Haire
38 1 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 30 Chevrolet Pilot Flying J TMAF JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
39 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 18 Toyota SportClips Haircuts Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
40 8 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 18 Chevrolet QPS Employment Group JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer