AJ Allmendinger survived three overtime restarts and a late charge from Brandon Jones to win the New Holland 250 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 21. The victory was Allmendinger’s third of this year’s Xfinity season as he continues his pursuit for his first NASCAR championship.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series travel to Michigan International Speedway. The Camping World Truck Series will compete at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway for the first race in their Playoffs.
The 18-year-old grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer and team owner Joe Gibbs will return for an additional 14 Xfinity Series races throughout the 2021 season.
The NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series came to play last Friday night at Michigan International Speedway for the continuation of their 2020 season and their march to the postseason.
Harvick swept the weekend, holding off Brad Keselowski on Saturday and outpointing Denny Hamlin on Sunday. Harvick now has six wins this season and is the points leader by 140.
Six spots remain vacant and two competitors each trail the Playoff cutline by 26 points following an eventful Cup doubleheader weekend at the Irish Hills.