Starting from 2nd place Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Vons/Albertsons Toyota won the Production Alliance Group 300, his 3rd win in 69 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 5 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Auto Club Speedway. 2nd Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet, started from 22nd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his 1st Top 10 finish in 2023. 3rd Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet, started from 3rd place posted his 8th Top 10 finish in 14 races at Auto Club Speedway.
4th Place Car 16 Chandler Smith Quick Tie Products Inc Chevrolet, started from 5th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th place Car 8 Josh Berry Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet, started from 19th place followed by 6th place Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet, started from pole. 7th Place Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford, started from 6th place followed by 8th place Car 10 Austin Dillon LA Golf Chevrolet, started from 15th place. 9th Place Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford, started from 25th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 23rd place. Canadian Car 28 Alex Labbe G Coin/LARUE Ford finished in 28th place.
The race had 10 Cautions for 41 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 17 for Competition Caution. 2nd Caution on lap 28 for #08 Incident Turn 2. 3rd Caution on lap 37 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 45 for #2, 8 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 63 for #8 Spin Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 72 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 87 for #9 Spin Turn 4. 8th Caution on lap 92 for #00, 10, 19 Crash on the Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 129 for #43 Spin Turn 2. 10th Caution on lap 135 for #18, 21, 2 Crash on the Backstretch.
The race had 23 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; J. Nemechek 1-20; A. Hill 21-24; C. Custer 25-38; J. Allgaier 39-41; C. Custer 42-73; J. Berry 74-75; S. Smith # 76-83; J. Berry 84; S. Smith # 85; S. Creed 86-95; C. Smith # 96; S. Creed 97; J. Nemechek 98-99; S. Smith # 100; J. Nemechek 101-107; S. Smith # 108-109; J. Nemechek 110-116; S. Smith # 117-118; A. Dillon(i) 119-128; J. Nemechek 129; S. Creed 130-133; J. Allgaier 134-138; J. Nemechek 139-150.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 00, 21, 16, 11, 98, 2, 25, 10, 20, 48
Stage 2 Top 10: 00, 20, 18, 10, 48, 7, 1, 2, 98, 16
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 2
Race Results for the Production Alliance Group 300 – Saturday, February 25, 2023
Auto Club Speedway – Fontana, CA – 2. – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 150 Laps – 300. Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 20 John Hunter Nemechek Vons/Albertsons Toyota 150 Running 2. 22. Car 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 150 Running 3. 3. Car 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 150 Running 4. 5. Car 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc Chevrolet 150 Running 5. 19. Car 8 Josh Berry Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet 150 Running 6. 1. Car 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 150 Running 7. 6. Car 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 150 Running 8. 15. Car 10 Austin Dillon(i) LA Golf Chevrolet 150 Running 9. 25. Car 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 150 Running 10. 23. Car 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 150 Running 11. 14. Car 19 Joe Graf Jr. CoverSeal Toyota 150 Running 12. 35. Car 11 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet 150 Running 13. 29. Car 26 Kaz Grala Fire Department Coffee Toyota 150 Running 14. 16. Car 39 Ryan Sieg CMRoofing.com Ford 150 Running 15. 18. Car 38 Kyle Sieg TopPools.com Ford 150 Running 16. 9. Car 92 Josh Williams Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 150 Running 17. 17. Car 78 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 150 Running 18. 11. Car 51 Jeremy Clements PacWest First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 150 Running 19. 13. Car 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 150 Running 20. 4. Car 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 150 Running 21. 20. Car 45 Rajah Caruth(i) Circle Pay Chevrolet 150 Running 22. 7. Car 27 Jeb Burton Contractor Rewards/State Water Heaters 150 Running 23. 31. Car 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 150 Running 24. 38. Car 91 Ross Chastain(i) JAG Metals LLC Chevrolet 150 Running 25. 30. Car 6 Brennan Poole TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 150 Running 26. 26. Car 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Jesus Revolution – The Movie Chevrolet 150 Running 27. 8. Car 00 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford 149 Running 28. 28. Car 28 Alex Labbe G Coin/LARUE Ford 149 Running – Canadian 29. 34. Car 35 Joey Gase OneLegacy/CA Highway Patrol Toyota 149 Running 30. 36. Car 4 Bayley Currey KSDT CPA Chevrolet 149 Running 31. 33. Car 07 Blaine Perkins # AUTOParkit.com Chevrolet 149 Running 32. 37. Car 66 Timmy Hill(i) Klutch Vodka Ford 149 Running 33. 10. Car 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Patriot Lighting Chevrolet 149 Running 34. 32. Car 43 Ryan Ellis Costa Oil Chevrolet 149 Running 35. 21. Car 02 David Starr Our Motorsports Chevrolet 148 Running 36. 24. Car 24 Tyler Reddick(i) GearWrench Toyota 148 37. 27. Car 53 CJ McLaughlin Sci Aps Chevrolet 147 Running 38. 12. Car 08 Gray Gaulding North South Machinery/Panini Ford 26 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 02, 51, 38, 66 (unapproved adjustments) and No. 31 (multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: (2) 99 Garrett Smithley, 74 Ryan Vargas. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 53 Secs. Average Speed: 115.471 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.761 Seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 41 laps. Lead Changes: 23 among 9 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: March 4, 2023 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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