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Production Alliance Group 300

Saturday, February 25th, 2023

Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, CA

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 5 Toyota

  • Auto Club Speedway
  • Production Alliance Group 300
  • Pole Winner: Austin Hill
  • Age: 28
  • Team: No. 21 - Bennett Transportation Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress Racing
  • Crew Chief: Andy Street
  • Start positions set by NASCAR's Performance Metrics Qualifying (PMQ).
  • Austin Hill won the Pole Award for the Production Alliance Group 300 by having the highest total PMQ.
  • PMQ is a total number calculated on four performance metrics from the previous race:
  • 15% of the driver's fastest lap time position.
  • 25% of the driver's final race finish position.
  • 25% of the owner's final race position.
  • 35% of the Owner Points position.

  • Sunday, February 26th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
John Hunter Nemechek rides to victory in last race at Auto Club Speedway

After the sun set on Auto Club Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek drove his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to victory in Sunday's Production Alliance Group 300 in the final race at the 2.0-mile track.

It wasn't supposed to be that way. The NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers were scheduled to race on Saturday, leaving the speedway's swan song to the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, but rain and snow—yes, snow in Southern California's Inland Empire—forced postponement of the race until Sunday.

And after Kyle Busch won the Cup race, Nemechek, who drove for Busch in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last year, took the checkered flag in his first full-time stint in the JGR Supra.

"Man, this whole 20 team gave me one heck of a race car," said Nemechek, who took the lead for the last time after a restart on Lap 139 of 150. "Just a huge shout-out to all the guys who work on this 20 team.

"I think a lot of guys doubted (crew chief) Ben (Beshore) coming down from the Cup Series, and to have him on the box and to be able to establish the relationship I have with him, it's been awesome. I've worked with a lot of the guys on the team the last couple of years, and the pit crew—they got it done when it counted tonight."

Nemechek, who finished second by a matter of inches in the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona, led a race-high 49 laps and finished .761 seconds ahead of runner-up Sam Mayer. The Xfinity Series win was the third of his career, and it came at the track where his father, Joe Nemechek, won the first Cup pole of his career and the first-ever pole at the venue.

Justin Allgaier ran third, followed by Chandler Smith. Josh Berry was fifth, joining JR Motorsports teammates Mayer and Allgaier in the top five.

Mayer chased Nemechek for the final 12 laps but couldn't get close enough to make a move for the win.

"I'm super proud of my team," Mayer said. "We struggled early on, that's for sure. We had our work cut out for us, but we threw the kitchen sink at it, and we ended up second. All things considered, I'm really happy and really proud of these guys."

Cole Custer may have had the fastest car in the race. The driver of the No. 00 Stewart-Haas Ford, the defending race winner, swept the first two stages and led twice for 46 laps. But after a Lap 91 restart, Custer hit the outside wall on the backstretch, thanks to a flat tire, and sustained further damage when the Chevrolet of Austin Dillon couldn't avoid Custer's wounded car.

Custer finished 27th, one lap down.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 150
  • Margin of Victory: 0.761 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 35 Minutes 53 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 115.471
  • Cautions: 10 for 41 laps
  • Lead Changes: 23
  • Green Flag Passes: 6,833 (62.7 passes per green flag lap)

  • Auto Club Speedway
  • Production Alliance Group 300
  • Race Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
  • Age: 25
  • Team: No. 20 - Vons/Albertsons Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Ben Beshore
  • John Hunter Nemechek won the Production Alliance Group 300, his third victory in 69 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and second top-5 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Auto Club Speedway.
  • Sam Mayer (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Auto Club Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2023.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Auto Club Speedway.
  • Chandler Smith (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway Entry List
ENTRY # DRIVER HOMETOWN DOB AGE MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 10 Austin Dillon Lewisville, NC Apr 27, 1990 34 Chevrolet LA Golf Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
2 02 David Starr Houston, TX Nov 11, 1967 56 Chevrolet our motorsports Our Motorsports Teddy Brown
3 66 Timmy Hill Port Tobacco, MD Feb 25, 1993 31 Chevrolet Klutch Vodka Motorsports Business Management Jason Houghtaling
4 7 Justin Allgaier Riverton, IL Jun 6, 1986 38 Chevrolet BRANDT JR Motorsports Jim Pohlman
5 48 Parker Kligerman Westport, CT Aug 8, 1990 34 Chevrolet Big Machine Racing Spiked Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
6 25 Brett Moffitt Grimes, IA Aug 7, 1992 32 Ford AM Technical Solutions AM Racing Joe Williams
7 35 Joey Gase Cedar Rapids, IA Feb 8, 1993 31 Ford OneLegacy/ CA Highway Patrol Emerling Gase Motorsports Paul Clapprood
8 27 Jeb Burton Halifax, VA Aug 6, 1992 32 Chevrolet Contractor Rewards / State Water Heaters Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
9 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Mooresville, NC Jun 22, 1989 35 Chevrolet Jesus Revolution - The Movie Alpha Prime Racing Michael Groves
10 43 Ryan Ellis Torrence, CA Nov 29, 1989 34 Chevrolet Costa Oil Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
11 08 Gray Gaulding Colonial Heights, VA Feb 10, 1998 26 Ford North South Machinery / Panini SS-Green Light Racing Jason Miller
12 39 Ryan Sieg Tucker, GA Jun 20, 1987 37 Ford CMRroofing.com RSS Racing Mike Scearce
13 91 Ross Chastain Alva, FL Dec 4, 1992 31 Chevrolet DGM Racing DGM Racing Mario Gosselin
14 11 Daniel Hemric Kannapolis, NC Jan 27, 1991 33 Chevrolet Poppy Bank Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
15 6 Brennan Poole Sacramento, CA Apr 11, 1991 33 Chevrolet TeamJDMotorsports.com JD Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
16 00 Cole Custer Ladera Ranch, CA Jan 23, 1998 26 Ford Production Alliance Group Stewart-Haas Racing Jonathan Toney
17 99 Garrett Smithley Ligonier, PA Apr 27, 1992 32 Chevrolet PCARx BJ McLeod Motorsports Lee Leslie
18 24 Tyler Reddick Corning, CA Jan 11, 1996 28 Toyota GearWrench Sam Hunt Racing Kris Bowen
19 4 Bayley Currey Driftwood, TX Oct 29, 1996 27 Chevrolet KSDT CPA JD Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
20 20 John Hunter Nemechek Mooresville, NC Jun 11, 1997 27 Toyota Vons/Albertsons Joe Gibbs Racing Ben Beshore
21 26 Kaz Grala Boston, MA Dec 29, 1998 25 Toyota Fire Department Coffee Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
22 28 Alex Labbe Saint-Albert, Canada Apr 29, 1993 31 Ford G Coin/ LARUE RSS Racing Steve Addington
23 21 Austin Hill Winston, GA Apr 21, 1994 30 Chevrolet Bennett Transportation Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
24 9 Brandon Jones Atlanta, GA Feb 18, 1997 27 Chevrolet Menards/Patriot Lighting JR Motorsports Jason Burdett
25 53 CJ McLaughlin Framingham, MA Jul 1, 1992 32 Chevrolet Sci Aps Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
26 51 Jeremy Clements Spartanburg, SC Jan 16, 1985 39 Chevrolet PacWest First Pacific Funding Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
27 19 Joe Graf Jr Mahwah, NJ Jul 12, 1998 26 Toyota CoverSeal Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
28 92 Josh Williams Port Charlotte, FL Aug 3, 1993 31 Chevrolet Call 811 / Alloy Employer DGM Racing Bryan Berry
29 98 Riley Herbst Las Vegas, NV Feb 24, 1999 25 Ford Monster Energy Stewart-Haas Racing Richard Boswell
30 78 Anthony Alfredo Ridgefield, CT Mar 1, 1999 25 Chevrolet DUDE WIPES BJ McLeod Motorsports Pat Tryson
31 74 Ryan Vargas La Miranda, CA Sep 23, 2000 24 Chevrolet CHK Racing CHK Racing Ryan Bell
32 2 Sheldon Creed Alpine, CA Sep 30, 1997 27 Chevrolet Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
33 8 Josh Berry Hendersonville, TN Oct 22, 1990 33 Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats JR Motorsports Taylor Moyer
34 07 Blaine Perkins Bakersfield, CA Feb 28, 2000 24 Chevrolet AUTOPARKit.com SS-Green Light Racing Mark Hillman
35 38 Kyle Sieg Tucker, GA Apr 16, 2001 23 Ford TopPools.com RSS Racing Brad Parrott
36 1 Sam Mayer Franklin, WI Jun 26, 2003 21 Chevrolet Accelerate Pros Talent JR Motorsports Mardy Lindley
37 16 Chandler Smith Talking Rock, GA Jun 26, 2002 22 Chevrolet Charge Me Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
38 31 Parker Retzlaff Rhinelander, WI May 21, 2003 21 Chevrolet FUNKAWAY Jordan Anderson Racing Joshua Graham
39 45 Rajah Caruth Atlanta, GA Jun 11, 2002 22 Chevrolet Circle Pay Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
40 18 Sammy Smith Johnston, IA Jun 4, 2004 20 Toyota Pilot Flying J Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering