Starting from 2nd Place Car 07 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford won the 23rd Production Alliance Group 300, his 10th win in 106 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 2022. This is his 2nd win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 4 races at Auto Club Speedway. This is SS Green Light Racing’s first win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. 2nd Place Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2022. 3rd Place Car 18 Trevor Bayne Devotion Nutrition Toyota, started from 4th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 8 races at Auto Club Speedway.
4th Place Car 8 Josh Berry PUBG Mobile Chevrolet, started from 11th place followed by 5th place Car 23 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet, started from 28th place. 6th Place Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 7th place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 20th place followed by 9th place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 16th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRRoofing.com/A-game Ford, in 10th place, started from 14th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe Southwest Site Services Chevrolet finished in 24th place. Austin Hill (27th) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race had 12 Cautions for 58 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 8 for Possible Fluid From #10. 2nd Caution on lap 20 for Debris Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 37 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 44 for #11, 54 Crash on the Frontstretch. 5th Caution on lap 57 for #19 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 72 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 104 for #68 Spin Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 125 for #48 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 142 for Debris Turn 1. 10th Caution on lap 147 for #2, 02 Crash in Turn 1. 11th Caution on lap 152 for #11, 19 Crash in Turn 2. 12th Caution on lap 157 for #19, 2, 99 Crash in Turn 4 [Red Flag: 00:23:01].
The race had 19 Lead Changes among 8 drivers; A. Allmendinger 1-13; T. Bayne 14-23; N. Gragson 24; T. Bayne 25-38; D. Hemric 39-48; C. Custer(i) 49-59; N. Gragson 60; C. Custer(i) 61-72; J. Allgaier 73; B. Jones 74-76; C. Custer(i) 77-103; N. Gragson 104; J. Allgaier 105-108; N. Gragson 109-124; T. Gibbs 125-127; J. Allgaier 128-129; N. Gragson 130-134; C. Custer(i) 135-143; N. Gragson 144; C. Custer(i) 145-165.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 18, 07, 7, 9, 54, 16, 8, 39, 11, 1
Stage 2 Top 10: 07, 19, 7, 9, 54, 11, 16, 1, 8, 98
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the 23rd Production Alliance Group 300 – Saturday, February 26, 2022. Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, CA – 2. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 165 Laps – 330. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 07 Cole Custer(i) Production Alliance Group Ford 165 Running |
2. 6. Car 9 Noah Gragson Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet 165 Running |
3. 4. Car 18 Trevor Bayne Devotion Nutrition Toyota 165 Running |
4. 11. Car 8 Josh Berry PUBG Mobile Chevrolet 165 Running |
5. 28. Car 23 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 165 Running |
6. 13. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 165 Running |
7. 1. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet 165 Running |
8. 20. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 165 Running |
9. 16. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 165 Running |
10. 14. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRRoofing.com/A-game Ford 165 Running |
11. 30. Car 68 Brandon Brown TradeTheChain.com Chevrolet 165 Running |
12. 5. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet 165 Running |
13. 12. Car 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 165 Running |
14. 21. Car 27 Jeb Burton Arrowhead Brass Chevrolet 165 Running |
15. 18. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr. Tahoe Blue Vodka Ford 165 Running |
16. 22. Car 92 Kyle Weatherman PORAC Chevrolet 165 Running |
17. 10. Car 51 Jeremy Clements First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 165 Running |
18. 38. Car 28 Kyle Sieg TopPools.com Ford 165 Running |
19. 17. Car 02 Brett Moffitt Half Off Wholesale Chevrolet 165 Running |
20. 36. Car 35 Joey Gase OneLegacy Toyota 165 Running |
21. 34. Car 78 Josh Williams American Iron Rentals & I.M.S. Chevrolet 165 Running |
22. 24. Car 66 JJ Yeley Remote Health Solutions Toyota 165 Running |
23. 25. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 165 Running |
24. 19. Car 36 Alex Labbe Southwest Site Services Chevrolet 165 Running – Canadian |
25. 29. Car 45 Kaz Grala(i) Lilly Finance/Ruedebusch Chevrolet 163 Running |
26. 31. Car 31 Myatt Snider TaxSlayer Chevrolet 163 Running |
27. 8. Car 21 Austin Hill # Bennett Transportation and Logistics Chevrolet 162 Running |
28. 33. Car 91 Mason Massey BRUNT Workwear Chevrolet 162 Running |
29. 37. Car 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn/Harvest Toyota 161 Running |
30. 23. Car 99 Stefan Parsons SOKAL Chevrolet 159 Accident |
31. 27. Car 44 Tommy Joe Martins Market Rebellion Chevrolet 158 Running |
32. 9. Car 2 Sheldon Creed # Whelen Chevrolet 156 Accident |
33. 3. Car 19 Brandon Jones Menards/Patriot Lighting Toyota 155 Accident |
34. 26. Car 4 Bayley Currey KSDT CPA Chevrolet 154 Running |
35. 32. Car 6 Ryan Vargas Swann Security Chevrolet 150 Accident |
36. 35. Car 34 Jesse Iwuji # Chevy Truck Month Chevrolet 131 Running |
37. 15. Car 48 Jade Buford Big Machines Spiked Coolers Chevrolet 123 Accident |
38. 7. Car 10 Landon Cassill Carnomoly Chevrolet 6 Engine |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 26, 27, 34, 35, 44, 78 (Unapproved Adjustments), 38 (Driver Change), 28 (Engine Change). Failed to Qualify: (3) 33 Will Rodgers, 08 Joe Graf Jr., 47 Brennan Poole. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 5 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 105.682 MPH. Margin of Victory: .565 Seconds. Caution Flags: 12 for 58 laps. Lead Changes: 19 among 8 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 5, 2022 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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