Cole Custer wins overtime thriller at Portland: Taking advantage of a melee in Turn 1 after an overtime restart, Cole Custer held off charging Justin Allgaier to win Saturday’s Pacific Office Automation 147 NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway.(Read more)(6-3-2023)

In overtime, #48-Parker Kligerman pushed #7-Justin Allgaier and #2-Sheldon Creed wide allowing #00-Cole Custer to get by for the lead. #00-Custer went on to lead the final two laps and won the Xfinity Series Season race at Portland International Raceway — his first win of the 2023 season.
JR Motorsports took the next three spots in the rundown, with #7-Allgaier finishing runner-up. #1-Sam Mayer placed third and #8-Josh Berry rebounded from a mid-race spin to finish fourth. #21-Austin Hill rounded out the top five.
#19-Myatt Snider finished sixth in his first start since Daytona. Polesitter #2-Sheldon Creed, who led a race-high 47 laps finished seventh, followed by #24-Connor Mosack, #16-Chandler Smith and #20-John Hunter Nemechek.
#2-Creed won the opening stage, while #00-Custer picked up his third stage win of the season in the second stage.
There were five lead changes among four drivers and five cautions for 10 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was 65.126 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Drivers Points Standings, Owners Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Portland Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Portland:
Cole Custer won the Pacific Office Automation 147, his 11th victory in 123 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 2023.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Portland International Raceway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Portland International Raceway.
It is his ninth top-10 finish in 2023.
Sam Mayer (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Portland International Raceway.
Chandler Smith (ninth) was the highest finishing rookie.
John Hunter Nemechek leads the point standings by 14 points over Austin Hill.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Portland (Race 13 of 33):
1)#21-Austin Hill (3 wins)
2)#20-John Hunter Nemechek (2 wins, regular season championship leader)
3)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
4)#00-Cole Custer (1 win)
5)#16-Chandler Smith (1 win)
6)#18-Sammy Smith (1 win)
7)#27-Jeb Burton (1 win)
8)#8-Josh Berry 431, +112
9)#2-Sheldon Creed 396, +77
10) #1-Sam Mayer 353, +34
11)#98-Riley Herbs 346, +27
12)#11-Daniel Hemric 333, +14
Currently below playoff cutline
13)#9-Brandon Jones 319, -14
14)#48-Parker Kligerman 307, -26
15)#39-Ryan Sieg 276, -57
16)#25-Brett Moffitt 267, -66
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Cars to the rear: #00-Cole Custer, #1-Sam Mayer, #02-Blaine Perkins, #4-Garrett Smithley, #9-Brandon Jones, #38-Joe Graf Jr., #48-Parker Kligerman, #51-Jeremy Clements, #53-Patrick Emerling, #78-Anthony Alfredo, #92-Josh Williams (all for unapproved adjusments); #07-Stefan Parsons (engine change).

In his 50th career Xfinity Series start, #2-Sheldon Creed won the pole for the Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway. His speed of 95.694 mph was more than two-tenths of a second ahead of the next quickest lap, earning his first career pole.
#00-Cole Custer will start second (95.398 mph), with #8-Josh Berry (95.242 mph), #20-John Hunter Nemechek (95.127 mph) and #7-Justin Allgaier (94.897 mph) rounding out the top five.
#10-Jordan Taylor will start sixth in his series debut. #16-Chandler Smith, #21-Austin Hill, #19-Myatt Snider and #11-Daniel Hemric complete the top 10.
There were multiple spins in the session, with the majority coming in Turn 12 where the timing line was placed.
See the complete Portland Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts – Portland
Sheldon Creed won the Pole Award for the Pacific Office Automation 147 with a lap of 74.111 seconds,
95.694 mph.
This is his first pole in 50 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and 11th top-10 start in 2023.
This is his first pole in two races at Portland International Raceway.
Cole Custer (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2023 and his first in one race at Portland
International Raceway.
Josh Berry (third) posted his first top-10 start at Portland International Raceway. It is his sixth in 13
races this season.
Chandler Smith (seventh) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Pacific Automation 147 Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway is complete. After two, 15-minute groups, the top five, slowest, news and notes:
#48-Parker Kligerman 94.038 mph
#00-Cole Custer 94.016 mph
#18-Sammy Smith 93.974 mph
#19-Myatt Snider 93.936 mph
#91-Alex Labbe 93.887 mph
Slowest: #08-Preston Pardus 86.264 mph
Most laps run: #00-Custer, #2-Sheldon Creed, #16-Chandler Smith all turned 14 laps.
Notes: #07-Stefan Parsons blew an oil line in the waning minutes of the session and spun out. Both JR Motorsports drivers #1-Sam Mayer and #9-Brandon Jones had issues and won’t make a qualifying run.
See full Portland Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 38 cars on the entry list for the Pacific Office Automation 147 Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway. All 38 cars drivers/teams will make the race.
Notables: #07-Stefan Parsons, #08-Preston Pardus, #10-Jordan Taylor, #19-Myatt Snider, #24-Connor Mosack, #35-Parker Chase, #43-Leland Honeyman, #44-Dylan Lupton, #53-Patrick Emerling, #66-Mason Maggio, #91-Alex Labbe.
See the full entry list on the Portland Entry List.

Portland At-Track Schedule

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