Started from 3rd place Car 00 Cole Custer Thompson Pipe/Haas CNC Ford won the 21st Annual Production Alliance Group 300, his 3rd win in 76 Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win 4th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Auto Club Speedway. 2nd Place Car 18 Kyle Busch iK9 Toyota, started from 2nd place posted his 16th Top 10 finish in 19 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his 3rd Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Auto Club Speedway.
4th Place Car 2 Tyler Reddick Hurdl Chevrolet, started from pole. 5th Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps/C-A-L Ranch Ford, started from 6th place was the highest finishing rookie. 6th Place Car 22 Austin Cindric America’s Tire/Discount Tire Ford, started from 11th place followed by 7th place Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards Toyota, started from 9th place. 8th Place Car 8 Ryan Preece(i) Velveeta Shells and Cheese Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 9th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet, started from 8th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 11 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet, 10th place, started from 12th place. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 7 points over Cole Custer.
The race had 5 Cautions for 28 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 37 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 72 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 85 for #23, #39 Crash on Frontstretch. 4th Caution on lap 112 for #22 Spin in Turn 4. 5th Caution on lap 125 for #19 Crash in Turn 3.
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; T. Reddick 0; K. Busch(i) 1; T. Reddick 2-11; K. Busch(i) 12-86; N. Gragson # 87-89; C. Custer 90-91; K. Busch(i) 92; C. Custer 93; K. Busch(i) 94-114; C. Bell 115-118; C. Custer 119-125; M. Annett 126-130; C. Bell 131; C. Custer 132-150.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 2, 00, 7, 9, 1, 22, 8, 20, 39
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 2, 7, 00, 19, 20, 8, 22, 1, 98
Xfinity Series Race Number 5
Race Results for the 21st Annual Production Alliance Group 300 – Saturday, March 16, 2019. Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, CA – 2. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 150 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 3. Car 00 Cole Custer Thompson Pipe/Haas CNC Ford 150 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 18 Kyle Busch(i) iK9 Toyota 150 Running |
| 3. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 150 Running |
| 4. 1. Car 2 Tyler Reddick Hurdl Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 5. 6. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Nutri Chomps/C-A-L Ranch Ford 150 Running |
| 6. 11. Car 22 Austin Cindric America’s Tire/Discount Tire Ford 150 Running |
| 7. 9. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards Toyota 150 Running |
| 8. 7. Car 8 Ryan Preece(i) Velveeta Shells and Cheese Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 9. 8. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 10. 12. Car 11 Justin Haley # LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 11. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Lombard Bros. Gaming Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 12. 5. Car 9 Noah Gragson # Switch Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 13. 16. Car 1 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 14. 13. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 15. 18. Car 86 Brandon Brown # Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 16. 17. Car 08 Gray Gaulding GGPure.com/Flywheel Chevrolet 150 Running |
| 17. 21. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fire.&Chimney/Scuba Life Chev. 148 Running |
| 18. 15. Car 4 Ross Chastain RM Parks/EZ Angus Ranch Chevrolet 147 Running |
| 19. 25. Car 0 Garrett Smithley teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 147 Running |
| 20. 23. Car 99 Tommy Joe Martins Diamond Gusset Jeans Toyota 146 Running |
| 21. 28. Car 52 David Starr Chasco Chevrolet 146 Running |
| 22. 29. Car 01 Stephen Leicht teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 145 Running |
| 23. 30. Car 5 Matt Mills JF Electric Chevrolet 145 Running |
| 24. 27. Car 15 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 143 Running |
| 25. 33. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Koolbox Chevrolet 143 Running |
| 26. 36. Car 74 Mike Harmon Time for a Hero Chevrolet 142 Running |
| 27. 20. Car 35 Joey Gase Dynamic Pay Toyota 141 Running |
| 28. 10. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services INC Chevrolet 82 Accident |
| 29. 22. Car 93 Josh Bilicki RSS Racing Chevrolet 79 Vibration |
| 30. 35. Car 13 John Jackson Street Toys/LasVegas.net Toyota 50 Vibration |
| 31. 34. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 43 Handling |
| 32. 24. Car 42 Chad Finchum Amana/Signarama Toyota 39 Axle |
| 33. 19. Car 36 Josh Williams JoeFroyo Chevrolet 37 Engine |
| 34. 26. Car 66 Timmy Hill CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 34 Transmission |
| 35. 31. Car 17 Bayley Currey(i) JACOB COMPANIES Chevrolet 14 Overheating |
| 36. 32. Car 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 10 Brakes |
| 37. 37. Car 90 Caesar Bacarella Alpha Prime/MAXIM Chevrolet 1 Vibration |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following car(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 13 (missed driver introductions) 90 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 17 Mins, 43 Secs. Average Speed: 130.703 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.927 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 28 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 30, 2019 – Texas Motor Speedway
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