Cole Custer won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland

Starting from 2nd Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford won the Pacific Office Automation 147, his 11th win in 123 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 8th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 1 race at Portland International Raceway. 2nd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 5th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Portland International Raceway. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, started from 36th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Portland International Raceway.

Credit: PORTLAND, OREGON – JUNE 03: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, and crew celebrate in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 03, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 6th Place Car 19 Myatt Snider Tree Top Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 7th place Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet, started from pole. 8th Place Car 24 Connor Mosack Open Eyes Toyota, started from 11th place followed by 9th place Car 16 Chandler Smith Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet, started from 7th place was the highest finishing rookie. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Red Bird Farms Toyota, in 10th place, started from 4th place. Canadian Car 91 Alex Labbe Duroking/Larue/Portland Gear Chevrolet finished in 11th place John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 14 points over Austin Hill.

Credit: PORTLAND, OREGON – JUNE 03: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 03, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The race had 5 Cautions for 10 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 20 for #07 Crash in Turn 3. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 69 for #98 Crash in Turn 9. 5th Caution on lap 74 for ??.

Credit: PORTLAND, OREGON – JUNE 03: Sheldon Creed, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 03, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

The race had 5 Lead Changes among 4 drivers; S. Creed 1-22; J. Nemechek 23-24; S. Creed 25-49; C. Custer 50-52; J. Allgaier 53-75; C. Custer 76-77.

Credit: PORTLAND, OREGON – JUNE 03: Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 BRANDT Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 03, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 20, 7, 21, 8, 10, 00, 19, 48, 98
Stage 2 Top 10: 00, 20, 7, 48, 10, 2, 1, 98, 21, 27

Credit: PORTLAND, OREGON – JUNE 03: Sheldon Creed, driver of the #2 Whelen Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 03, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Credit: PORTLAND, OREGON – JUNE 03: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, drives during practice for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway on June 03, 2023 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Saturday, 6/3/2023 @ 07:16 PM Eastern
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 13
Race Results for the Pacific Office Automation 147 – Saturday, June 3, 2023
Portland International Raceway – Portland, OR – 1.97 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 77 Laps – 151.69 Miles

Finish Start Car Team Laps Status

1. 2. Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford 77 Running 2. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 77 Running 3. 36. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 77 Running 4. 3. Car 8 Josh Berry Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet 77 Running 5. 8. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 77 Running 6. 9. Car 19 Myatt Snider Tree Top Toyota 77 Running 7. 1. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 77 Running 8. 11. Car 24 Connor Mosack Open Eyes Toyota 77 Running 9. 7. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 77 Running 10. 4. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Red Bird Farms Toyota 77 Running 11. 15. Car 91 Alex Labbe Duroking/Larue/Portland Gear Chevrolet 77 Running – Canadian 12. 19. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 77 Running 13. 37. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Schultz Potting Soil Chevrolet 77 Running 14. 14. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 77 Running 15. 27. Car 02 Blaine Perkins # Chevrolet 77 Running 16. 28. Car 92 Josh Williams Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet 77 Running 17. 23. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 77 Running 18. 24. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford 77 Running 19. 31. Car 45 Jeffrey Earnhardt ForeverLawn Chevrolet 77 Running 20. 29. Car 53 Patrick Emerling Chevrolet 77 Running 21. 17. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 77 Running 22. 20. Car 51 Jeremy Clements Spartan Waste/Fox Sports 98.3 Chevrolet 77 Running 23. 33. Car 38 Joe Graf Jr. ArmsList.com Ford 77 Running 24. 35. Car 4 Garrett Smithley DozerWinchParts.com Chevrolet 77 Running 25. 13. Car 27 Jeb Burton Bommarito.com/EasyCare Chevrolet 77 Running 26. 18. Car 26 Kaz Grala FDC Black Cherry Bourbon Toyota 77 Running 27. 6. Car 10 Jordan Taylor(i) Leaf Home Water Solutions Chevrolet 77 Running 28. 21. Car 43 Leland Honeyman Rokform Chevrolet 76 Accident 29. 22. Car 44 Dylan Lupton Lupton Excavation Inc. Chevrolet 76 Running 30. 16. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 75 Running 31. 25. Car 08 Preston Pardus B2B/Chinchor Electric Ford 72 Running 32. 12. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 65 Engine 33. 10. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Cirkul Chevrolet 47 Running 34. 30. Car 28 Kyle Sieg HMS Commercial Service Ford 46 Rear Gear 35. 32. Car 35 Parker Chase Ontivity Toyota 36 Tie Rod 36. 34. Car 66 Mason Maggio(i) HMS Commercial Service Toyota 28 Transmission 37. 38. Car 07 Stefan Parsons Lanphere Auto Group Chevrolet 17 Overheating 38. 26. Car 6 Brennan Poole Cascade West Development Inc. Chevrolet 15 Accident

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field for the reasons indicated: No. 07 (engine change), and No. 00, 02, 07, 1, 4, 9, 38, 48, 51, 53, 78, 92 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 19 Mins, 45 Secs. Average Speed: 65.126 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.142 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 10 laps. Lead Changes: 5 among 4 drivers.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: June 10, 2023 – Sonoma Raceway

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