The 2021 New Holland 250 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 21, 2021 in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a D-shaped oval. The race was extended from its scheduled 125 laps to 139, after three green–white–checkered finish attempts. A. J. Allmendinger would survive the chaotic race and win, his third of the year and his 8th overall career win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports would score the rest of the podium positions, finishing 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list #DriverTeamMake0Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet02Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet4Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet5Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet6Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet07Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet8Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet9Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet10Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet11Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota15Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet16A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet17Carson WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet18Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23Tyler ReddickOur MotorsportsChevrolet26Colin GarrettSam Hunt RacingToyota31Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet39Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord44Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet47Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet48Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet52Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevrolet54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota61Bubba WallaceHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota66David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota68Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet74Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet78Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota90Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet92Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet98Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord99Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyotaOfficial entry list
Starting lineup The starting lineup was based on metric qualifying from the previous race, the 2021 Pennzoil 150. As a result, Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMake122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet49Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet57Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet620Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord92Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1054Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1210Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet1336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1492Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet154Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet168Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet171Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet1844Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1948Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet2002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet2147Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet2223Tyler ReddickOur MotorsportsChevrolet2339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord2419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2568Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet2678Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota275Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet2817Carson WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet2926Colin GarrettSam Hunt RacingToyota300Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet3131Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3207Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3399Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota3490Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet356Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet3661Bubba WallaceHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota3766David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota3815Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet3974Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet4052Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevroletFailed to qualify4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial starting lineup
Race
Pre-race ceremonies
Race recap
Post-race driver comments
Race results FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1216A. J. AllmendingerKaulig RacingChevrolet13970running5822419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1390running42349Noah GragsonJR MotorsportsChevrolet1390running454171Josh BerryJR MotorsportsChevrolet13924running385620Harrison BurtonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1390running44657Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1399running387898Riley HerbstStewart-Haas RacingFord1390running3182002Brett MoffittOur MotorsportsChevrolet1390running3191948Jade BufordBig Machine Racing TeamChevrolet1390running28103661Bubba WallaceHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1390running0111151Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1390running26122339Ryan SiegRSS RacingFord1390running25131054Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1391running4214275Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1390running23153131Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1380running0162223Tyler ReddickOur MotorsportsChevrolet1380running017311Justin HaleyKaulig RacingChevrolet1380running21181492Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1380running19191844Tommy Joe MartinsMartins MotorsportsChevrolet1380running18202926Colin GarrettSam Hunt RacingToyota1380running1721356Ryan VargasJD MotorsportsChevrolet1380running16223766David StarrMBM MotorsportsToyota1370running1523300Jeffrey EarnhardtJD MotorsportsChevrolet1370running14242147Kyle WeathermanMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1370running13253815Colby HowardJD MotorsportsChevrolet1370running1226154Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1370running11274052Gray GauldingJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1370running10282817Carson WareSS-Green Light Racing with Rick Ware RacingChevrolet1360running9291210Jeb BurtonKaulig RacingChevrolet13523running14302678Mason MasseyB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1250accident7311336Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1230running6323399Jesse LittleB. J. McLeod MotorsportsToyota1200accident533168Sam MayerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1140running4343974Bayley CurreyMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1030accident0353490Caesar BacarellaDGM RacingChevrolet450dvp23692Myatt SniderRichard Childress RacingChevrolet450dvp837122Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord4112dvp11383207Joe Graf Jr.SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet370dvp139718Daniel HemricJoe Gibbs RacingToyota360accident6402568Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet350accident1Failed to qualify4113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaOfficial race results
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