Entry List

The official 2022 Production Alliance 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Auto Club Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.

Production Alliance 300

Saturday, February 26th, 2022

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 31 Chevrolet
  • 6 Toyota
  • 6 Ford

  • Auto Club Speedway
  • 23rd Production Alliance Group 300
  • Pole Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 40
  • Team : No. 16 - Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet
  • Owner: Kaulig Racing
  • Crew Chief: Bruce Schlicker
  • AJ Allmendinger won the Pole Award for the 23rd Production Alliance Group 300 with a lap of 40.038 seconds, 179.829 mph.
  • This is his fourth pole in 62 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Auto Club Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2022 and his fourth in four races at Auto Club Speedway.
  • Brandon Jones (third) posted his fifth top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second in two races this season.
  • Austin Hill (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
  • Chevrolet has tied Toyota for the NASCAR Xfinity Series most poles at Auto Club Speedway with 12 each.

  • Saturday, February 26th, 2022
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Cole Custer dominates Xfinity race at Fontana in three NASCAR overtimes

Californian Cole Custer was the only former Auto Club Speedway winner in the field for Saturday's Production Alliance 300 NASCAR Xfinity Series race in Fontana, California.

Three overtimes, 12 cautions and more than three hours of official race time later, Custer was still the only former winner in the Fontana field, having beaten runner-up Noah Gragson to the finish line by .565 seconds.

It was a long day's journey into night, a race that started in mid-afternoon and unexpectedly ended under the lights in temperatures that dropped appreciably between the start and the finish. The three overtimes extended the event 15 laps beyond its scheduled distance of 150 circuits at the 2-mile track.

But Custer was the clear class of the field, leading 80 of the 165 laps and twice charging like a rocket from the outside of the fourth row to the lead after slower-than-usual late pit stops.

He got his second victory at Fontana in a No. 07 Ford that was a partnership entry between Stewart-Haas Racing and Bobby Dotter-owned SS Green Light Racing.

Custer was moonlighting - literally, as it turned out - from his Sunday ride in the No. 41 SHR Ford Mustang, which he'll be racing in the WISE Power 400 (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

"Man, it was just an awesome car," Custer said during his post-race frontstretch interview. "That thing was just a rocket ship all day. I can't thank Bobby Dotter enough - everybody that was involved on this car.

"It was unbelievable how fast we were. It's awesome to win at home - can't wait for tomorrow."

Gragson was competitive all day, leading 25 laps. Despite sliding though his pit stall during a pit stop under the eighth caution on Lap 125, he surged back to the front from 14th, retaking the top spot on the second lap after a restart on Lap 129.

Five laps later, however, Custer regained the lead and held it for all but one of the last 31 laps, through four more cautions and three overtime restarts.

"I felt like the car was really close all day, just struggled with the cloud cover and the temperature change - too loose or too tight," Gragson said. "Hats off to all the guys on the 07 car and Cole Custer. He was really fast today."

Trevor Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner, ran third in his first Xfinity Series start since a one-off in 2016. Josh Berry was fourth, as JR Motorsports drivers claimed four of the top eight finishing positions, with Gragson second, Sam Mayer sixth and Justin Allgaier eighth.

Anthony Alfredo parlayed tire strategy into a fifth-place finish. Pole winner AJ Allmendinger recovered from an unscheduled pit stop for a loose wheel to come home seventh. Riley Herbst and Ryan Sieg were ninth and 10th, respectively.

  • Drivers Entered: 43 (5 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Laps Actual: 165 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.565 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 5 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 105.682
  • Cautions: 12 for 58 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: 2,336 (21.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Auto Club Speedway
  • 23rd Production Alliance Group 300
  • Race Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 24
  • Team : No. 07 - Production Alliance Group Ford
  • Owner: SS Green Light Racing
  • Crew Chief: Joe Williams
  • Cole Custer won the 23rd Production Alliance Group 300, his 10th victory in 106 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his second victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Auto Club Speedway.
  • Noah Gragson (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Trevor Bayne (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Auto Club Speedway.
  • Austin Hill (27th) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • This is SS Green Light Racing's first win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
AJ Allmendinger leads the field to start
Fontana, California - February 26, 2022 : AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet, leads the field to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway.
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Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 16 AJ Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Dec 16, 1981 40 Chevrolet Nutrien Ag Solutions Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
2 90 Dexter Bean Westby, WI Jan 5, 1987 35 Chevrolet DGM Racing DGM Racing BJ Tucker
3 66 JJ Yeley Phoenix, AZ Oct 5, 1976 45 Chevrolet Remote Health Solutions Motorsports Business Management George Church
4 10 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Jul 7, 1989 32 Chevrolet Carnomaly Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
5 18 Trevor Bayne Knoxville, TN Feb 19, 1991 31 Toyota Devotion Nutrition Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
6 38 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 29 Ford Tahoe Blue Vodka RSS Racing Steve Addington
7 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 35 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
8 02 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 29 Chevrolet Half Off Wholesale Our Motorsports Kris Bowen
9 35 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 8, 1993 29 Toyota OneLegacy Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
10 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 29 Chevrolet Arrowhead Brass Our Motorsports Chad Walter
11 24 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 32 Toyota ForeverLawn / Harvest Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
12 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 34 Ford CMRroofing.com\ A-game RSS Racing Kevin Starland
13 92 Kyle Weatherman Wentzville, MO Aug 28, 1997 24 Chevrolet PORAC DGM Racing Nathan Kennedy
14 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 31 Chevrolet Poppy Bank Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
15 47 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 30 Chevrolet Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon Racing Ryan Bell
16 52 Harrison Rhodes High Point, NC Jul 15, 1993 28 Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing Means Motorsports Tim Brown
17 07 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 24 Ford Production Alliance Group SS Green Light Racing Joe Williams
18 4 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 25 Chevrolet KSDT CPA JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
19 45 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 23 Chevrolet Lilly Finance/Ruedebusch Alpha Prime Racing Paul Clapprood
20 36 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 28 Chevrolet Southwest Site Services DGM Racing Corey Cashman
21 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 27 Chevrolet Bennett Transportation Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
22 68 Brandon Brown Woodbridge, VA Sep 14, 1993 28 Chevrolet TradeTheChain.com Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
23 19 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 25 Toyota Menards / Patroit Lighting Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
24 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 37 Chevrolet First Pacific Funding Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
25 08 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 23 Ford Bucked Up Energy Drink SS Green Light Racing Jason Miller
26 78 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 28 Chevrolet American Iron Rentals & I.M.S BJ McLeod Motorsports Daniel Johnson
27 5 Matt Mills Lynchburg, VA Nov 14, 1996 25 Chevrolet J.F. Electric BJ McLeod Motorsports David Ingram
28 31 Myatt Snider Charlotte, NC Dec 30, 1994 27 Chevrolet TaxSlayer Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
29 9 Noah Gragson Las Vegas, NV Jul 15, 1998 23 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC JR Motorsports Luke Lambert
30 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 23 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
31 44 Tommy Joe Martins Como, MS Dec 7, 1986 35 Chevrolet Market Rebellion Alpha Prime Racing Dan Stillman
32 91 Mason Massey Douglasville, GA Jan 24, 1997 25 Chevrolet BRUNT Workwear DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
33 23 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 22 Chevrolet Dude Wipes Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
34 48 Jade Buford Brentwood, TN Feb 15, 1988 34 Chevrolet Big Machine Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
35 34 Jesse Iwuji Carrollton, TX Aug 12, 1987 34 Chevrolet Chevy Truck Month Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Jason Houghtaling
36 6 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 21 Chevrolet Swann Security JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
37 99 Stefan Parsons Cornelius, NC Jun 15, 1998 23 Chevrolet SOKAL BJ McLeod Motorsports Mike Tyska
38 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 24 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
39 33 Will Rodgers Maui, HI Oct 8, 1994 27 Toyota Kelly Benefits Reaume Brothers Racing Andrew Abbott
40 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 31 Chevrolet PUBG Mobile JR Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
41 54 Ty Gibbs Charlotte, NC Oct 4, 2002 19 Toyota Monster Energy Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
42 28 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA Apr 16, 2001 20 Ford TopPools.com RSS Racing Andrew May
43 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 18 Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer