TRACK: Michigan International Speedway
RACE: New Holland 250 (125 laps / 250 miles)
DATE: Saturday, August 6, 2022
TV: 3:30 p.m. ET on USA
RADIO: 3:00 p.m. ET on MRN Radio Network and SiriusXM Ch. 90

Quotes:

Sam Mayer: "Last year at Michigan it was my first time on a track like this, so it was a huge learning curve for me. We ran inside of the top 10 for a good bit. It'll be nice to have practice and qualifying to get a little more seat time but I know this BUSDX team is ready to go. We have been fast off the trailer lately and I know this weekend won't be any different."

Justin Allgaier: "Michigan is going to be a fun challenge this weekend. We had a really good car here last year and I see no reason why that won't be the case again this weekend with our BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet. Hopefully we can have a good, solid day and execute the way we have been all summer long and contend for the win at the end. I'm ready to go."

Josh Berry: "Michigan is the one that really got away from us last year. We had a fast car and were able to race up into the lead with the speed we had but a late caution got us. We're going back with the same team and I know we are going to have a fast Harrison's USA Chevrolet this weekend. Hopefully we can go out and have that same speed and get it done this year."

Noah Gragson: "Michigan is a track that suits this Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/Black Rifle Coffee team. It's wide and fast and I like that. We've had a couple of great runs there, second and third, and we are in the thick of the playoff battle, so a good performance is what we need. Our whole team is performing well every week and I'm looking forward to getting to MIS."

Notes:

• Sam Mayer has one start at Michigan International Speedway in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. 

• In 17 starts at tracks measuring between 1-2 miles in length in the NXS, Mayer has five top fives and seven top 10s, with a best finish of third at Charlotte and Texas earlier this season.

• The No. 1 team battled to a seventh-place finish last week to earn their 11th top-10 finish this season.

• In 10 previous starts in the NXS in the Irish Hills, Justin Allgaier has scored a best finish of fourth, coming in 2010.

• In this event last year, Allgaier led for nine laps before coming home with a sixth-place finish.

• Overall, the Illinois native has earned two top fives and six top 10s, including three in a row, at Michigan.

• Through 73 starts in his NXS career on tracks 2 miles or greater, Allgaier has amassed one win (Indianapolis – 2018), 18 top fives and 37 top 10s. 

• With six races remaining in the regular season, Allgaier currently sits second in the NXS Playoff Grid, just 17 points off of the series lead.

• Josh Berry has one start at Michigan as a fill-in driver for the injured Michael Annett last season. Berry started 17th, led 24 laps and finished fourth.

• The No. 8 team won their sixth stage of the season by virtue of a Stage Two win at Indianapolis last week and ran inside the top five for most of the day before finishing 14th after being spun out on the final lap.

• In 26 starts on tracks measuring between 1-2 miles in length, Berry has recorded three wins (Charlotte, Dover, Las Vegas), nine top fives and 13 top 10s while leading the field for 312 laps.

• Noah Gragson has made two starts at Michigan with finishes of second and third to post an average result of 2.5.

• Over his career on 2-mile ovals in the NXS, Gragson has five starts at MIS and Auto Club Speedway, with a pair of runner-up finishes and a third on his ledger.

• Gragson continues to run at the front of the field, winning a stage last week at Indianapolis to improve his series-best total in that category to eight.

• Through 20 races, Gragson has compiled three wins, 10 top-five and 14 top-10 finishes. Gragson has also led the third-most laps in the series this season.