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FONTANA, Calif. \u2013 After the sun set on Auto Club Speedway, John Hunter Nemechek drove his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to victory in Sunday\u2019s Production Alliance Group 300 in the final race at the 2.0-mile track.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t supposed to be that way. The NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers were scheduled to race on Saturday, leaving the speedway\u2019s swan song to the NASCAR Cup Series on Sunday, but rain and snow\u2014yes, snow in Southern California\u2019s Inland Empire\u2014forced postponement of the race until Sunday.<\/p>\n

And after Kyle Busch won the Cup race, Nemechek, who drove for Busch in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last year, took the checkered flag in his first full-time stint in the JGR Supra.<\/p>\n

\u201cMan, this whole 20 team gave me one heck of a race car,\u201d said Nemechek, who took the lead for the last time after a restart on Lap 139 of 150. \u201cJust a huge shout-out to all the guys who work on this 20 team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think a lot of guys doubted (crew chief) Ben (Beshore) coming down from the Cup Series, and to have him on the box and to be able to establish the relationship I have with him, it\u2019s been awesome. I\u2019ve worked with a lot of the guys on the team the last couple of years, and the pit crew\u2014they got it done when it counted tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nemechek, who finished second by a matter of inches in the NASCAR Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona, led a race-high 49 laps and finished .761 seconds ahead of runner-up Sam Mayer.\u00a0 The Xfinity Series win was the third of his career, and it came at the track where his father, Joe Nemechek, won the first Cup pole of his career and the first-ever pole at the venue.<\/p>\n

Justin Allgaier ran third, followed by Chandler Smith. Josh Berry was fifth, joining JR Motorsports teammates Mayer and Allgaier in the top five.<\/p>\n

Mayer chased Nemechek for the final 12 laps but couldn\u2019t get close enough to make a move for the win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m super proud of my team,\u201d Mayer said. \u201cWe struggled early on, that\u2019s for sure. We had our work cut out for us, but we threw the kitchen sink at it, and we ended up second. All things considered, I\u2019m really happy and really proud of these guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cole Custer may have had the fastest car in the race. The driver of the No. 00 Stewart-Haas Ford, the defending race winner, swept the first two stages and led twice for 46 laps. But after a Lap 91 restart, Custer hit the outside wall on the backstretch, thanks to a flat tire, and sustained further damage when the Chevrolet of Austin Dillon couldn\u2019t avoid Custer\u2019s wounded car.<\/p>\n

Custer finished 27th, one lap down.<\/p>\n

\u201330\u2013<\/p>\n

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race \u2013 Production Alliance Group 300<\/p>\n

Auto Club Speedway<\/p>\n

Fontana, California<\/p>\n

Saturday, February 25, 2023<\/p>\n

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  1. (2)\u00a0 John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, 150.<\/li>\n
  2. (22)\u00a0 Sam Mayer, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  3. (3)\u00a0 Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  4. (5)\u00a0 Chandler Smith #, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  5. (19)\u00a0 Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  6. (1)\u00a0 Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  7. (6)\u00a0 Riley Herbst, Ford, 150.<\/li>\n
  8. (15)\u00a0 Austin Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  9. (25)\u00a0 Brett Moffitt, Ford, 150.<\/li>\n
  10. (23)\u00a0 Parker Kligerman, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  11. (14)\u00a0 Joe Graf Jr., Toyota, 150.<\/li>\n
  12. (35)\u00a0 Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  13. (29)\u00a0 Kaz Grala, Toyota, 150.<\/li>\n
  14. (16)\u00a0 Ryan Sieg, Ford, 150.<\/li>\n
  15. (18)\u00a0 Kyle Sieg, Ford, 150.<\/li>\n
  16. (9)\u00a0 Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  17. (17)\u00a0 Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  18. (11)\u00a0 Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  19. (13)\u00a0 Sammy Smith #, Toyota, 150.<\/li>\n
  20. (4)\u00a0 Parker Retzlaff #, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  21. (20)\u00a0 Rajah Caruth(i), Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  22. (7)\u00a0 Jeb Burton, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  23. (31)\u00a0 Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  24. (38)\u00a0 Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  25. (30)\u00a0 Brennan Poole, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  26. (26)\u00a0 Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 150.<\/li>\n
  27. (8)\u00a0 Cole Custer, Ford, 149.<\/li>\n
  28. (28)\u00a0 Alex Labbe, Ford, 149.<\/li>\n
  29. (34)\u00a0 Joey Gase, Toyota, 149.<\/li>\n
  30. (36)\u00a0 Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 149.<\/li>\n
  31. (33)\u00a0 Blaine Perkins #, Chevrolet, 149.<\/li>\n
  32. (37)\u00a0 Timmy Hill(i), Ford, 149.<\/li>\n
  33. (10)\u00a0 Brandon Jones, Chevrolet, 149.<\/li>\n
  34. (32)\u00a0 Ryan Ellis, Chevrolet, 149.<\/li>\n
  35. (21)\u00a0 David Starr, Chevrolet, 148.<\/li>\n
  36. (24)\u00a0 Tyler Reddick(i), Toyota, 148.<\/li>\n
  37. (27)\u00a0 CJ McLaughlin, Chevrolet, 147.<\/li>\n
  38. (12)\u00a0 Gray Gaulding, Ford, Accident, 26.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 115.471 mph.<\/p>\n

    Time of Race:\u00a0 2 Hrs, 35 Mins, 53 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 0.761 Seconds.<\/p>\n

    Caution Flags:\u00a0 10 for 41 laps.<\/p>\n

    Lead Changes:\u00a0 23 among 9 drivers.<\/p>\n

    Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 J. Nemechek 1-20;A. Hill 21-24;C. Custer 25-38;J. Allgaier 39-41;C. Custer 42-73;J. Berry 74-75;S. Smith # 76-83;J. Berry 84;S. Smith # 85;S. Creed 86-95;C. Smith # 96;S. Creed 97;J. Nemechek 98-99;S. Smith # 100;J. Nemechek 101-107;S. Smith # 108-109;J. Nemechek 110-116;S. Smith # 117-118;A. Dillon(i) 119-128;J. Nemechek 129;S. Creed 130-133;J. Allgaier 134-138;J. Nemechek 139-150.<\/p>\n

    Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 John Hunter Nemechek 6 times for 49 laps; Cole Custer 2 times for 46 laps; Sheldon Creed 3 times for 15 laps; Sammy Smith # 5 times for 14 laps; Austin Dillon(i) 1 time for 10 laps; Justin Allgaier 2 times for 8 laps; Austin Hill 1 time for 4 laps; Josh Berry 2 times for 3 laps; Chandler Smith # 1 time for 1 lap.<\/p>\n

    Stage #1 Top Ten: 00,21,16,11,98,2,25,10,20,48<\/p>\n

    Stage #2 Top Ten: 00,20,18,10,48,7,1,2,98,16<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    February 26, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

    By Reid Spencer<\/strong><\/p>\n

    NASCAR Wire Service<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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