Below are some potential notable starts being made by drivers this weekend. Notable meaning they will be tied with a driver in number of starts made in that specific series, or the number of starts being made is a significant number that they are reaching in their specific race this weekend at Michigan International Speedway. Rankings reflect the all-time starts list for that series.
(The featured image is the driver I find having the most notable start this weekend)
*This will be updated after qualifying for each race if a driver does not make the race.
Xfinity Series Starts
Brandon Jones: 257th start ties Brad Keselowski & David Starr, ranks 40th
Brennan Poole: 113th start ties Kyle Larson, ranks 142nd
Kyle Weatherman: 98th start ties Tyler Reddick, ranks 162nd
John Hunter Nemechek: 88th start ties Bubba Wallace, ranks 184th
Ryan Ellis: 86th start ties Bobby Hamilton, Chase Briscoe, Daniel Suarez & Davey Allison, ranks 188th
Josh Berry: 83rd start ties Chase Elliott, ranks 199th
Parker Kligerman: 77th start ties Christopher Bell, Marcos Ambrose & Sterling Marlin, ranks 206th
Anthony Alfredo: 73rd start ties Jeff Gordon, ranks 216th
Austin Hill: 69th start ties Matt DiBenedetto, ranks 226th
Ty Gibbs: 57th start ties Ernie Irvan, ranks 250th
Parker Retzlaff & Sammy Smith: 30th start ties Kurt Busch, ranks 345th
Cup Series Starts
Erik Jones: 242nd start ties Donnie Allison, ranks 118th
Ty Dillon: 225th start!
Bubba Wallace: 206th start ties Fireball Roberts, ranks 140th
William Byron: 203rd start ties Phil Parsons, ranks 144th
*Noah Gragson: 40th start ties John Hunter Nemechek, ranks 355th
*Noah Gragson will not be making his 40th start this weekend due to being suspended by LMC
