Shane van Gisbergen scores first Xfinity Series victory at Portland: New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen claimed his first NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Saturday’s Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway. The popular Kiwi celebrated the hard-earned win with a burnout all the way around the 1.967-mile road course and then climbing out of his Chevy and topping it off by kicking a soccer ball into the thrilled crowd.(Read more)(6-1-2024)

#97-Shane van Gisbergen scored his first career Xfinity Series victory at Portland International Raceway. It took him just 13 starts to find Victory Lane and punch his ticket to the playoffs.
Gisbergen held off #7-Justin Allgaier, who won both stages and led a race-high 46 laps but was passed on a restart with four laps remaining. #8-Sammy Smith placed third, scoring his second consecutive top-five finish. #16-AJ Allmendinger rebounded from a trying day to finish fourth with #24-Ed Jones rounding out the top five.
2023 race winner #00-Cole Custer finished sixth, as #11-Josh Williams, #48-Parker Kligerman, #31-Parker Retzlaff and #98-Riley Herbst completed the top 10.
There were nine lead changes among four drivers and four cautions for 14 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 69.575 mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.

Portland Paint Schemes

Race Fast Facts – Portland
Shane van Gisbergen # won the Pacific Office Automation 147, his first victory in 13 Xfinity Series races.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2024.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Portland International Raceway.
Justin Allgaier (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Portland International Raceway. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2024.
Sammy Smith (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Portland International Raceway.
Shane Van Gisbergen (first) was the highest finishing rookie.

Xfinity Series Playoff Standings after Portland(Race 13 of 33):
1)#00-Cole Custer 475 points, +167 (regular season championship leader)
2)#21-Austin Hill (2 wins)
3)#81-Chandler Smith (2 wins)
4)#7-Justin Allgaier (1 win)
5)#2-Jesse Love (1 win)
6)#1-Sam Mayer (1 win)
7)#97-Shane van Gisbergen (1 win)
8)#16-AJ Allmendinger 380, +72
9)#98-Riley Herbst 378, +70
10)#18-Sheldon Creed 354, +46
11)#48-Parker Kligerman 342, +34
12)#8-Sammy Smith 328, +20
Currently below elimination line
13) #39-Ryan Sieg 308,-20
14)#9-Brandon Jones 305, -23
15)#5-Anthony Alfredo 296, -32
See the Drivers Points Standings and Owners Points Standings.

Race Updates:
Lap 75: #97-van Gisbergen holds off #7-Allgaier to score the first victory of his career.
Lap 74: #20-Truex spins on the final lap.
Lap 73: #1-Mayer gets into the tire barrier and cuts his left-rear tire while running third.
Lap 71: #97-van Gisbergen passes #7-Allgaier for the lead through Turns 3 and 4.
Lap 66: #81-Smith has an issue and significant hood damage. The caution flies for #9-Jones and #29-Perkins being stuck nose-deep in the tire barriers in Turn 12. #43-Ellis and #44-Poole both spun. #14-Castro also has damage.
Lap 62: #15-Deegan brings out the caution with a tire carcass falling off on the track.
Lap 61: #97-van Gisbergen and #1-Mayer pass #18-Creed, moving Creed back to fourth position.
Lap 56: #7-Allgaier takes the lead back from #18-Creed. #2-Love and #26-Karam are on pit road with hood damage.
Lap 55: #18-Creed takes the lead on the restart. #26-Karam gets into the rear of #19-Bilicki, who spun, entering Turn 1.
Lap 50: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 2, his 10th stage victory of the season. Allgaier is the first driver to have 10 stag wins through 13 races. #18-Creed, #19-Bilicki, #00-Custer, #97-van Gisbergen, #81-Smith, #98-Herbst, #26-Karam, #1-Mayer and #24-Jones all scores stage points.
Lap 49: #38-DiBenedetto is stopped on track.
Lap 46: #48-Kligerman and #39-Sieg go off course in the same turn. Sieg spins in the dirt.
Lap 36: #5-Alfredo cuts a left-front tire and has to make an unscheduled pit stop.
Lap 35: #97-van Gisbergen goes off course from third position and eases back on to the track in sixth.
Lap 32: #8-Smith spins on the inside of Turn 12 from 10th position.
Lap 29: #18-Creed gets a good restart and puts #97-van Gisbergen three-wide and drops to seventh. #7-Allgaier has re-taken the lead.
Lap 25: #7-Allgaier wins Stage 1, his ninth stage victory of the season — and fifth straight. #98-Herbst, #18-Creed, #19-Bilicki, #48-Kligerman, #8-Smith, #00-Custer, #20-Truex, #21-Hill and #26-Karam all scored stage points.
Lap 22: #97-van Gisbergen gives up the lead to pit to flip the stage.
Lap 21: #00-Custer wheel hops entering Turn 1 from fourth position and drops to eighth.
Lap 16: #97-van Gisbergen uses a crossover move to get the lead from #98-Herbst.
Lap 13: #27-Burton has a suspension issue and brings his car to pit road while running 11th. #97-van Gisbergen passes #7-Allgaier for second.
Lap 12: #98-Herbst continues to lead, but #7-Allgaier, #97-van Gisbergen and #00-Custer are all within a second.
Lap 9: #15-Deegan brings her car to pit road and the team goes under the hood.
Lap 3: #91-Weatherman goes off course and rejoins the race at the back of the field.
Lap 1: #97-van Gisbergen gets into the polesitter #1-Mayer in Turn 1 and #98-Herbst escapes with the lead. Mayer dropped to 27th.
Before the race even begins, pre-race favorite #16-Allmendinger is having radio issues and had to swap helmets to get it to work.

Cars to the rear: #16-AJ Allmendinger (backup car); #2-Jesse Love, #6-Patrick Gallagher, #07-Logan Bearden, #9-Brandon Jones, #15-Hailie Deegan, #24-Ed Jones, #26-Sage Karam, #32-Austin Green, #81-Chandler Smith, #91-Kyle Weatherman (all unapproved adjustments)

Pit Stall Selections

The following will be the Pit Stop Procedure for the Xfinity Series Event held at Portland International Raceway (6/1/2024)
GENERAL PROCEDURE RULES
Standard pit stop procedure – Restart position, for cars that pit, will be the order that the vehicles exit pit road;
Fuel may be added at any time during the event;
Tires may be changed at any time during the event
PIT STOPS
Any pit stop, where tires are changed and/or fuel is added, must not be completed faster than the minimum time allotted from yellow line to yellow line: 63 seconds minimum;
In the event of flat tire(s) under green flag: If the tire(s) are visually flat when the vehicle enters pit road, the team may elect to change the flat tire(s) only and not be subject to the minimum time on pit road;
Vehicles pitting for mechanical issues, damage repair, or to serve a penalty will not be subject to the minimum time on pit road;
Vehicle must be stopped in the pit box before the pit crew can go over the wall;
The Fueler and (2) Tire Carriers are permitted in the assigned pit box, positioned close to the pit wall, as the vehicle approaches for a pit stop. They must remain close to the pit wall until the vehicle is stopped;
Left side tires must be controlled back to the wall
PIT STOP PENALTIES
Restart Tail End:
Not exceeding the minimum time limit on pit road during a pit stop under yellow;
Stopping, reducing speed, or impeding another vehicle in an attempt to not be under the minimum time limit
Pass-Through:
Not exceeding the minimum time limit on pit road during a pit stop under green;
Stopping, reducing speed, or impeding another vehicle in an attempt to not be under the minimum time limit

#1-Sam Mayer won the pole for the Pacific Office Automation 147 Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway (96.654 mph). It is his second career pole and his first on a road course.
Road course ace #97-Shane van Gisbergen will start second (96.596 mph), with #98-Riley Herbst (96.165 mph), #00-Cole Custer (96.068 mph) and #7-Justin Allgaier (96.068 mph) rounding out the top five. Custer and Allgaier ran the exact same speed.
#18-Sheldon Creed, #48-Parker Kligerman, #19-Josh Bilicki, #8-Sammy Smith and #16-AJ Allmendinger rounding out the top 10. Allmendinger didn’t make a lap in the final round of qualifying as he spun into the tire barriers after his lap in the opening round. The team unloaded the backup car.
Did Not Qualify: #35-Frankie Muniz
See the complete Portland Starting Lineup.

Qualifying Fast Facts — Portland
Sam Mayer won the Pole Award for the Pacific Office Automation 147 with a lap of 73.375 seconds, 96.654 mph.
This is his third pole in 97 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
This is his first pole and sixth top-10 start in 2024.
This is his first pole in three races at Portland International Raceway.
Shane Van Gisbergen # (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2024 and his first in one race at Portland International Raceway.
Riley Herbst (third) posted his first top-10 start at Portland International Raceway. It is his seventh in 13 races this season.
Shane Van Gisbergen (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Qualifying Order

Practice for the Pacific Office Automation 147 Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway is complete. The top five, slowest, news and notes:
#1-Sam Mayer 95.204 mph
#97-Shane van Gisbergen 95.103 mph
#18-Sheldon Creed 95.000 mph
#16-AJ Allmendinger 94.978 mph
#19-Josh Bilicki 94.899 mph
Slowest: #35-Frankie Muniz 85.585 mph
Most laps run: #20_Ryan Truex, 12
See full Portland Practice Results.

Crew Rosters

Goodyear Tire Notes

There are 39 drivers/teams on the entry list for the Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway. One car will miss the show.
Notables: #4-Garrett Smithley, #6-Patrick Gallagher, #07-Logan Bearden, #14-Andre Castro, #19-Josh Bilicki, #20-Ryan Truex, #24-Ed Jones, #26-Sage Karam, #32-Austin Green, #35-Frankie Muniz, #36-Preston Pardus, #92-Nathan Byrd.
See the full Portland Entry List.

Portland At-Track Schedule