NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
Today, the NASCAR Xfinity Series will set the starting grid at Auto Club Speedway. It’s NXS qualifying at the 2-mile oval in Fontana, California.
View the full Auto Club Xfinity starting lineup below
Yesterday, MENCS qualifying brought all kinds of drama. In their final round, no car turned a lap in the final round.
We aren’t going to see that today in NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying. The support series has two rounds of single car runs on deck.
Round 1
Auto Club Xfinity
Qualifying – Report
Single car runs | Top 12 advance
37 cars are set to make a run run at Auto Club Speedway. The top 12 cars will make a run for the pole position.
It’s windy and sunny in California today. The combination is making the track very slick. A lot of drivers are fighting handling issues in round one.
No driver is fight it more than Caesar Bacarella. He just lost it at the entry to the corner, skated up the hill and tagged the wall during his hot lap.
Kyle Busch wins round one of NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Auto Club Speedway!
Auto Club Xfinity Series Qualifying – Round 1 Results: 1. Kyle Busch (39.841); 2. Christopher Bell (40.080); 3. Tyler Reddick (40.090); 4. Cole Custer (40.108); 5. Ryan Preece (40.316); 6. Noah Gragson (40.368); 7. Justin Allgaier (40.383); 8. Chase Briscoe (40.407_; 9. John Hunter Nemechek (40.535); 10. Justin Haley (40.609); 11. Brandon Jones (40.695); 12. Austin Cindric (40.718);
Round 2
Auto Club Xfinity
Qualifying – Report
Single car runs | Run for pole
They’ll hit the track in the reverse order of round one results. Theoretically, each car should be faster than the last.
Kyle Busch was fastest in round one. Can anyone top him in round two. Today, he’s chasing win number 200 which will tie Richard Petty.
Justin Haley is loose in turn three of his lap. He’s the slowest of the three cars thus far.
Drivers are running the wall on their warm up lap. That keeps the RPM’s up. Most drivers are then running a car length of the wall in turn one and the middle to bottom lane in turn three.
“I missed it,” Tyler Reddick radio. Yet, he leads with two cars remaining.
“Sorry,” Christopher Bell says as he sits 3rd so far.
Kyle Busch is the last car to roll. He’s a tenth up heading into turn three. Busch heads to the apron in turn three, he’s the only car to do that. But, Busch is out of the gas, it didn’t stick down there.
Tyler Reddick takes the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole at Auto Club Speedway!
View the full 2019 NASCAR Xfinity qualifying results from Auto Club Speedway below.
Auto Club Xfinity
Starting Lineup
March 16th, 2019
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Tyler Reddick
40.031
2. Kyle Busch
40.077
3. Cole Custer
40.248
4. Christopher Bell
40.355
5. Noah Gragson
40.461
6. Ryan Preece
40.614
7. Chase Briscoe
40.495
8. Justin Allagier
40.649
9. Brandon Jones
40.674
10. John Hunter Nemechek
40.707
11. Austin Cindric
40.963
12. Justin Haley
41.096
13. Jeremy Clements
40.816
14. Ryan Sieg
40.820
15. Ross Chastain
40.918
16. Michael Annett
40.970
17. Gray Gaulding
41.559
18. Brandon Brown
41.763
19. Josh Williams
41.901
20. Joey Gase
41.977
21. Ray Black II
42.095
22. Josh Bilicki
42.180
23. Tommy Joe Martins
42.182
24. Chad Finchum
42.231
25. Garrett Smithley
42.282
26. Timmy Hill
42.408
27. BJ McLeod
42.635
28. David Starr
42.751
29. Stephen Leicht
42.770
30. Matt Mills
42.920
31. Bayley Currey
43.040
32. Jeff Green
43.681
33. Vinnie Miller
43.927
34. Morgan Shepherd
44.979
35. John Jackson
47.006
36. Mike Harmon
47.065
37. Caesar Bacarella
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