Results

The 2022 Production Alliance 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Auto Club Speedway race.

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.
Cole Custer celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane
Fontana, California - February 26, 2022 : Cole Custer, driver of the #07 Production Alliance Group Ford, celebrates in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway.
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Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
7 1 16 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 39 30 9 0 165 13 1 6 7 Running
22 24 66 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
38 7 10 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 Engine
3 4 18 Trevor Bayne Toyota 45 34 10 1 165 24 2 1 0 Running
8 20 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 45 29 16 0 165 7 3 3 3 Running
19 17 2 Brett Moffitt Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
20 36 35 Joey Gase Toyota 17 17 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
14 21 27 Jeb Burton Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
29 37 26 Jeffrey Earnhardt Toyota 8 8 0 0 161 0 0 0 0 Running
10 14 39 Ryan Sieg Ford 30 27 3 0 165 0 0 8 0 Running
16 22 92 Kyle Weatherman Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
12 5 11 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 32 25 7 0 165 10 1 9 6 Running
1 2 7 Cole Custer Ford 0 0 0 0 165 80 5 2 1 Running
34 26 4 Bayley Currey Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 Running
25 29 45 Kaz Grala Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
24 19 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
27 8 21 Austin Hill Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
11 30 68 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
33 3 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 13 4 9 0 155 3 1 0 2 Accident
17 10 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
15 18 38 Joe Graf Jr Ford 22 22 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
21 34 78 Josh Williams Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
23 25 5 Matt Mills Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
26 31 31 Myatt Snider Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
2 6 9 Noah Gragson Chevrolet 49 35 14 0 165 25 6 4 4 Running
9 16 98 Riley Herbst Ford 29 28 1 0 165 0 0 0 10 Running
31 27 44 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Running
28 33 91 Mason Massey Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
5 28 23 Anthony Alfredo Chevrolet 32 32 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
37 15 48 Jade Buford Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 123 0 0 0 0 Accident
36 35 34 Jesse Iwuji Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 131 0 0 0 0 Running
35 32 6 Ryan Vargas Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 Accident
30 23 99 Stefan Parsons Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 Accident
32 9 2 Sheldon Creed Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 Accident
4 11 8 Josh Berry Chevrolet 39 33 6 0 165 0 0 7 9 Running
13 12 54 Ty Gibbs Toyota 36 24 12 0 165 3 1 5 5 Running
18 38 28 Kyle Sieg Ford 19 19 0 0 165 0 0 0 0 Running
6 13 1 Sam Mayer Chevrolet 35 31 4 0 165 0 0 10 8 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Jeb Burton Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Jesse Iwuji Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Joey Gase Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Tommy Joe Martins Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Josh Williams Pre-Race to the Rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Kyle Sieg Pre-Race to the Rear Engine change Tail End 0 0 White
Timmy Hill Pre-Race to the Rear Driver change Tail End 0 0 White
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 8 13 Yellow
Jesse Iwuji Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 9 0 Yellow
Austin Hill Unspecified Ran over choose box Tail End 12 13 Yellow
Mason Massey Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 20 24 Yellow
Austin Hill Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 21 24 Yellow
JJ Yeley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 23 24 Yellow
Tommy Joe Martins Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 37 42 Yellow
Austin Hill Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 39 42 Yellow
Jesse Iwuji Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 41 42 Yellow
Ty Gibbs Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 44 48 Yellow
Alex Labbe Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 44 48 Yellow
Tommy Joe Martins Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 45 48 Yellow
Austin Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 45 48 Yellow
Austin Hill Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 45 48 Yellow
Austin Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 59 60 Yellow
JJ Yeley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 59 60 Yellow
Stefan Parsons Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 73 76 Yellow
Kyle Weatherman Unspecified Equipment over early Tail End 73 76 Yellow
Jesse Iwuji Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 74 76 Yellow
Brandon Brown Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 103 108 Yellow
Tommy Joe Martins Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 104 108 Yellow
Tire violation Tail End 104 108 Yellow
Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 107 108 Yellow
Jesse Iwuji Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 125 128 Yellow
Mason Massey Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 141 144 Yellow
Mason Massey Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 141 144 Yellow
JJ Yeley Speeding on pit road Tail End 142 144 Yellow
Jeb Burton Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 146 150 Yellow
Sheldon Creed Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 146 150 Yellow
JJ Yeley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 154 155 Yellow
Myatt Snider Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 159 163 Yellow
Stefan Parsons Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 159 0 Yellow
Tommy Joe Martins Unspecified Ran over choose box Tail End 162 163 Yellow