Race Lineup

The official 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Portland International Raceway.

Pacific Office Automation 147

Saturday, June 4th, 2022

Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR

  • 26 Chevrolet
  • 7 Ford
  • 5 Toyota

  • Portland International Raceway
  • Inaugural Pacific Office Automation 147
  • Pole Winner: Anthony Alfredo
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 23 - Dude Wipes Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chris Our
  • Crew Chief: Pat Tryson
  • Anthony Alfredo won the Pole Award for the Inaugural Pacific Office Automation 147 with a lap of 76.071 seconds, 93.229 mph.
  • This is his first pole in 33 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2022.
  • This is his first pole in one races at Portland International Raceway.
  • Austin Hill (second) posted his seventh top-10 start of 2022 and his first in one race at Portland International Raceway.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his first top-10 start at Portland International Raceway. It is his eighth in 14 races this season.
  • Austin Hill (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

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AJ Allmendinger wins wet and wild Xfinity Series race at Portland

AJ Allmendinger won an action-packed Pacific Office Automation 147 - the NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the Portland International Raceway road course Saturday afternoon.

Action-packed being the key words from green flag to checkered; in the rain, in the dry and in the rain again.

Allmendinger literally came from last on the grid to earn the win – after changing “everything but the motor” before the race, he claimed in victory lane. His No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet led only six of the race’s 75 laps and bested Myatt Snider by 2.879-seconds to earn the popular veteran his second Xfinity Series victory of 2022; his other win coming on the road course at the Circuit of the Americas early this season.

“It might be one of the craziest wins I’ve ever had,’’ the 12-time Xfinity Series winner Allmendinger said smiling.

It would be hard to argue otherwise. Not only did the 40-year old Californian Allmendinger start from the rear, he had his first of a half-dozen off-track excursions before even taking the checkered flag. He went down a lap early but managed to stay focused and rally back to the lead lap in a race that had nine cautions and only 21 of the 38 cars on the lead lap at the finish.

“Man I cannot believe this, I crashed before it went green,’’ said Allmendinger, who also earned his first Champ Car win at Portland back in 2006.

“I was making so many mistakes, trying so hard,’’ he added. “I put so much pressure on myself in these races because I know what everyone expects and I know what I expect out of myself, more importantly. But what a win.’’

Snider, who led five laps in the No. 31 Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet, managed a smile himself acknowledging that runner-up to Allmendinger on a road course isn’t such a horrible defeat.

“Just A.J.’s experience,’’ Snider said, managing a smile as he explained the difference in winning Saturday. “I could tell he was setting up those [corner] exits better than I was. To me that was good hard racing.

“So cool to be disappointed with second [place] with a team that’s only a year-and-a-half old and to get my first stage win and maybe the first Top-3 with this car,’’ he added.

Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Hill finished third with JR Motorsports teammates Josh Berry and Justin Allgaier rounding out the Top-5.

Daniel Hemric, Ty Gibbs, JJ Yeley, Noah Gragson and Alex Labbe completed the Top-10.

As with Allmendinger, much of the top finishers had adventurous days.

The opening stages on the 1.97-mile course called for wet-tires with a steady downpour at the green flag that dissipated slowly as the race progressed. By the Stage 2 break, most teams opted for the Goodyear slicks as the rain lessened and was replaced with heavy mist. Only to have the rain come back in the final stage – after cars had swapped to the dry tires.

It was the sort of drama that characterized the race.

Joe Gibbs Racing driver Gibbs led a race best 42 laps in the No. 54 JGR Toyota but was involved in several on-track incidents vying for the lead - and even just driving under caution at one point, hit from behind by Jesse Iwuji, who was three laps down.

Gragson, who like Allmendinger started from the rear of the field, made up a race best 22 positions by the start of Stage 2 and was running Top-5 when he was pushed off course by Gibbs on a mid-race re-start that proved to be consequential for many of the day’s top drivers.

Gibbs had contact with Gragson then with Sheldon Creed – resulting in both Gibbs and Creed’s cars going off-course. Creed returned to track and then was involved in a multi-car accident with 20 laps to go – damaging his No. 2 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet beyond repair.

“I thought we had an okay day going. I made a mistake running second there but got back to the lead,’’ said Creed, whose wife is due to give birth to their first child any day now.

“The way my year’s gone, every time we have speed something goes wrong. … Today I felt like we had a really good shot at winning.’’

With the victory Allmendinger extended his championship lead over Gibbs to 44 points. Gragson’s ninth place finish keeps him 45 points behind.

  • Drivers Entered: 38
  • Laps Scheduled: 75
  • Margin of Victory: 02.879 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 1 Minutes 21 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 48.883
  • Cautions: 9 for 26 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,938 (39.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Portland International Raceway
  • Inaugural Pacific Office Automation 147
  • Race Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 40
  • Team : No. 16 - Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet
  • Owner: Matthew Kaulig
  • Crew Chief: Bruce Schlicker
  • AJ Allmendinger won the Inaugural Pacific Office Automation 147, his 12th victory in 74 Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 13th top-10 finish in 2022.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Portland International Raceway.
  • Myatt Snider (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Portland International Raceway. It is his fourth top-10 finish in 2022.
  • Austin Hill (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Portland International Raceway.
  • Austin Hill (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • AJ Allmendinger leads the point standings by 43 points over Ty Gibbs.
A general view of "Portland" signage during qualifying
Portland, Oregon - June 3, 2022 : A general view of "Portland" signage during qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway.
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Race lineup for the Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 23 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 93.229 76.071 0.000 Dude Wipes Our Motorsports Pat Tryson
2 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 92.973 76.280 0.209 Bennett Transportation and Logistic… Richard Childress Racing Andy Street
3 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 92.832 76.396 0.325 Cirkul - Water Your Way Kaulig Racing Alex Yontz
4 1 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 92.808 76.416 0.345 Accelerate Pros Talent Jr Motorsports Taylor Moyer
5 48 Jade Buford Chevrolet 92.706 76.500 0.429 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Big Machine Racing Patrick Donahue
6 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 92.228 76.896 0.825 He Gets Us Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gayle
7 2 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 92.006 77.082 1.011 Whelen Richard Childress Racing Jeff Stankiewicz
8 18 Connor Mosack Toyota 91.914 77.159 1.088 Open Eyes Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
9 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 91.812 77.245 1.174 BRANDT Jr Motorsports Jason Burdett
10 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 91.782 77.270 1.199 Nutrien Ag Solutions Kaulig Racing Bruce Schlicker
11 9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 92.469 76.696 0.625 Bass Pro Shops TrueTimber BRCC Jr Motorsports Luke Lambert
12 02 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 92.399 76.754 0.683 Hometown Lenders Our Motorsports Kris Bowen
13 10 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 92.308 76.830 0.759 StormX Kaulig Racing Jason Trinchere
14 98 Riley Herbst Ford 92.257 76.872 0.801 Monster Energy Stewart-haas Racing Richard Boswell
15 44 Andy Lally Chevrolet 91.874 77.193 1.122 Clear Cryptos Alpha Prime Racing Michael Brandt
16 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 91.852 77.211 1.140 First Pacific Funding Jeremy Clements Racing Mark Setzer
17 13 Matt Jaskol Toyota 91.731 77.313 1.242 Auto Parts 4 Less Motorsports Business Management Carl Long
18 26 Parker Chase Toyota 91.692 77.346 1.275 Tower Family Foundation Sam Hunt Racing Allen Hart
19 8 Josh Berry Chevrolet 91.620 77.407 1.336 Tire Pros Jr Motorsports Mike Bumgarner
20 5 Scott Heckert Ford 91.341 77.643 1.572 Malco Bj Mcleod Motorsports David Ingram
21 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 90.939 77.986 1.915 Uvalde Strong Our Motorsports Chad Walter
22 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 90.773 78.129 2.058 Menards\Patriot Lighting Joe Gibbs Racing Jeff Meendering
23 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 90.732 78.164 2.093 Larue Industrial Snow Blowers Dgm Racing Nathan Kennedy
24 08 Spencer Pumpelly Ford 90.697 78.194 2.123 TicketSmarter Ss-glr W/jeff Lefcourt Jason Miller
25 31 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 90.402 78.450 2.379 Tree Top Jordan Anderson Racing Shane Whitbeck
26 45 Stefan Parsons Chevrolet 89.820 78.958 2.887 Lanphere Auto Group Alpha Prime Racing Frank Kerr
27 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 89.815 78.962 2.891 CMRroofing.com\ A-game Rss Racing Kevin Starland
28 68 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 89.671 79.089 3.018 Brandonbilt Foundations Brandonbilt Motorsports Doug Randolph
29 91 Mason Filippi Chevrolet 89.264 79.450 3.379 OpenFender.com Dgm Racing Mario Gosselin
30 6 Gray Gaulding Chevrolet 89.252 79.460 3.389 JT Marine Inc Jd Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
31 78 Josh Williams Chevrolet 88.893 79.781 3.710 Alloy Employer Services Bj Mcleod Motorsports Mike Tyska
32 38 Darren Dilley Ford 88.578 80.065 3.994 Willamette Valley Hops Rss Racing Steve Addington
33 07 Joe Graf Jr Ford 87.956 80.631 4.560 BuckedUp Buck Shot Ss-glr W/jeff Lefcourt Joe Williams
34 4 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 87.942 80.644 4.573 Team JD Motorsports Jd Motorsports Wayne Carroll Jr
35 66 JJ Yeley Ford 87.305 81.232 5.161 Motorsports Business Management Motorsports Business Management George Church
36 35 Patrick Emerling Chevrolet 86.690 81.809 5.738 Emerling Gase Motorsports Emerling Gase Motorsports Rick Bourgeois
37 47 Ryan Vargas Chevrolet 86.519 81.970 5.899 Mike Harmon Racing Mike Harmon Racing Ryan Bell
38 34 Jesse Iwuji Chevrolet 78.167 90.729 14.658 Equity Prime Mortgage Jesse Iwuji Motorsports Dan Stillman