Closing out a double header Saturday, the Xinfity Series runs the Pit Boss 250. But first 42 teams have brought cars to the track for 38 spots in the field.
The drivers get a 20 minute practice session before being divided into two groups for qualifying. The top five in each group will make a second qualifying run for the pole.
Joining the Xfinity Series race this week is Cup Series driver Bubba Wallace driving the number 18 car for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Due to some mechanical issues, Brandon Jones will not make a qualifying run but will be in the race, starting from the back of the field.
Jesse Iwuji, Brennan Poole, Josh Williams, and Gar Robinson all failed to make the race.
With a qualifying time of 2:14.52 Ty Gibbs put his number 54 car on the pole for the second time in his career. The 19 year old is the first multiple race winner of the season so far with two.
After running in the Camping World Truck Series; Will Rodgers, Sheldon Creed, and Parker Kligerman are running a doubleheader and racing in the Xfinity Series race.
The starting lineup for the Pit Boss 250:
Ty Gibbs
Ross Chastai
Cole Custer
AJ Allmendinger
Alex Labbe
Sheldon Creed
Preston Pardus
Austin Hill
Justin Allgaier
Sam Mayer
Parker Kligerman
Noah Gragson
Brett Moffitt
Landon Cassill
Bubba Wallace
Jade Buford
Miguel Paludo
Anthony Alfredo
Daniel Hemric
Jeb Burton
Myatt Snider
Riley Herbst
Parker Chase
Sage Karam
Josh Berry
Jeremy Clements
Josh Bilicki
Brandon Brown
Bayley Currey
Patrick Gallagher
Joe Graf Jr
Scott Heckert
Stefan Parsons
Ryan Vargas
Ryan Sieg
JJ Yeley
Will Rodgers
Brandon Jones
Joey Logano and Kurt Busch join Adam Alexander in the FOX broadcast booth for today’s race.
Stage one of the race is 14 laps long with stage two and three lasting 16 laps for a total of 46 laps around the 3.41 mile track.
JJ Yeley, Brandon Brown, Josh Bilicki, Brett Moffitt, Landon Cassill, Brandon Jones, Will Rodgers, and Ryan Sieg will alls have to start the race from the back of the field after crews made unapproved adjustments to the cars.
Nineteen year old Ty Gibbs brings the field down for the green flag start of the race on a hot Saturday afternoon and drivers gets four and five wide a cross the track going into turn one.
NASCAR has announced that the race start is under review.
Ross Chastain takes the lead with Ty Gibbs in second.
The number 28 car of Patrick Gallagher has been posted for jumping the line.
Lap two, Ross Chastain leads the race with Ty Gibbs in second; Cole Custer, AJ Allmendinger, and Alex Labbe round out the top five.
Josh Berry and Miguel Paludo have damage to their cars after some on track contact amongh several drivers in close quarters.
Stefan Parsons gets off the track but gets moving again and the track stays green.
Lap three, Ross Chastain has a near one second lead on Ty Gibbs; AJ Allmendinger, Cole Custer, and Alex Labbe round out the top five.
Josh Berry is on pit road for repairs to his damaged car.
Parker Kligerman, who has already run 42 laps in the Truck Series, is reporting some major cramping in his arms. Kligerman’s cool suit malfunctioned during the Truck Series race.
Justin Allgaier spins out but the track stays green.
Lap four, Ty Gibbs passes Ross Chastain for the lead.
Lap four, Ross Chastain comes back to battle Ty Gibbs for the lead with AJ Allmendinger on their bumpers. AJ Allmendinger takes the lead with Ty Gibbs in second and Ross Chastain in third.
Lap six, AJ Allmendinger has a half second lead on Ty Gibbs with Ross Chastain in third; Cole Custer and Alex Labbe round out the top five.
Lap seven, Ty Gibbs challenges AJ Allmendinger for the lead, but so far “The Dinger” is holding off the teen driver.
Lap eight, the battle continues and AJ Allmendinger holds off Ty Gibbs one more time.
Lap eight, Ty Gibbs passes AJ Allmendinger briefly for the lead but Allmendinger quickly takes back the lead; Ross Chastain, Cole Custer, and Alex Labbe round out the top five.
Lap nine, AJ Allmendinger continues to lead the race with Ty Gibbs continuing to run in his wake.
More than just the first road course race of the season, the Dash-4-Cash returns for the Xfinity Series. The top four Xfinity Series regulars will qualify to compete for $100,000 prize over the next four races.
Lap 10, Cole Custer passes Ross Chastain for third.
After starting the race in 16th place, Bubba Wallace has moved up just outside the top five in sixth place.
Lap 10, AJ Allmendinger leads the race with Ty Gibbs in second; Cole Custer, Ross Chastain, and Alex Labbe rounding out the top five.
Lap eleven, AJ Allmendinger has a lead of over half a second on Ty Gibbs; Cole Custer, Ross Chastain, and Bubba Wallace round out the top five.
Lap 12, some drivers come down pit road to short pit the end of the stage.
Noah Gragson is reporting a very loose condition in his car.
AJ Allmendinger leads the race while Ty Gibbs and Cole Custer battle for second.
AJ Allmendinger stays out on the track to hold on to the lead but Ty Gibbs, Cole Custer, and Ross Chastain all make pit stops.
AJ Allmendinger wins stage one for his second stage win of the season.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
AJ Allmendinger
Alex Labbe
Daniel Hemric
Parker Kligerman
Justin Allgaier
Preston Pardus
Jade Buford
Parker Chase
Jeremy Clements
Ty Gibbs
Bayley Currey’s car was taken to the garage on the tow truck and is out of the race.
Will Rodgers’ car was stalled on pit road and had to be pushed; NASCAR keeps pit road closed until pit road is cleared.
Noah Gragson is reporting that he is very nauseous in the car and is asking for some form of medication for the issue.
Drivers who did not make a pit stop before the end of the stage, make their pit stops. AJ Allmendinger entered put road as the leader but comes back out on the track in 15th place.
Ty Gibbs is the leader of the race and brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 18. Drivers immediately get four and five wide across the track. Ross Chastain takes the lead.
The top five are Ross Chastain, Sam Mayer, Bubba Wallace, Ty Gibbs, and Cole Custer. AJ Allmendinger moves up four spots to 12th on the restart.
Bubba Wallace passes Sam Mayer for second with “The Watermelon Man” Ross Chastain leading the way.
Lap 19, Ross Chastain leads the race with Bubba Wallace in second; Cole Custer, Sam Mayer, and Noah Gragson round out the top five. AJ Allmendinger has entered the top 10 in ninth.
Lap 20, Ross Chastain has a near two second lead on Bubba Wallace; Cole Custer, Sam Mayer, and Noah Gragson round out the top five.
Ty Gibbs may have a tire going down.
AJ Allmendinger is just outside the top five in sixth place.
Lap 21, Ross Chastain has a near three second lead on Bubba Wallace; Cose Custer, Sam Mayer, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.
Ty Gibbs made a pit stop. One of his valve stems had been knocked off and was leaking air. He comes back out on the track in 36th place.
Cole Custer and Bubba Wallace battle for second with Custer taking the spot nearly three seconds behind Ross Chastain.
Bayley Currey is out of the race.
Sage Karam spins out but the track stays green.
Lapa 23, Ross Chastain has pulled out to a lead of nearly four seconds on Cole Custer, Bubba Wallace, Sam Mayer, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.
Lap 24, Ross Chastain has a lead of over two and a half seconds on Cole Custer; Bubba Wallace, Sam Mayer, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.
Bubba Wallace passes Cole Custer for second.
Lap 25, AJ Allmendinger and Sam Mayer battle for fourth.
Lap 26, Ross Chastain has a atwo and a half second lead on Bubba Wallace; Cole Custer, AJ Allmendinger, and Sam Mayer round out the top five.
Patrick Gallagher spins out but the track stays green when he gets the car moving again.
Lap 27, AJ Allmendinger is now in third place nearly four seconds behind leader Ros Chastain.
With four laps remaining in stage two, drivers are beginning to make pit stops short of the end of the stage including AJ Allmendinger and Bubba WAllace.
Lap 27 Ross Chastain’s lead is down to under two seconds over Cole Custer.
Lap 29, Ross Chastain gives up the lead to make a green flag pit stop and gives the lead over to Sam Mayer.
Cole Custer was caught speeding on pit road and will have to serve a pass through penalty.
Bubba Wallace is off the pace but is still on the track. The transmission keeps jumping out of gear and he has to try and hold it in gear.
Sam Mayer wins stage two for his first ever stage win.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Sam Mayer
Jade Buford
Justin Allgaier
Josh Berry
Riley Herbst
Cole Custer
Ssage Karam
Ross Chastain
AJ Allmendinger
Noah Gragson
The drivers who stayed out on the track now make their pit stops.
Justin Allgaier reports that he has no second gear.
Bubba Wallace is on pit road with the crew working on the transmission gear.
Ross Chastain leads the race with AJ Allmendinger in second.
Joe Graf Jr left pit road with equipment and will have to servie a penalty.
Ross Chastain brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with AJ Allmendinger alongside on 32. After a battle between the two, AJ Allmendinger takes the lead.
But Ross Chastain continues to battle with Allmendinger; Noah Gragson, Austin Hill, and Jeb Burton round out the top five.
The caution flag comes out for debrits on the track with 13 laps remaining in the race. This is the first caution flag of the race for something other than the end of a stage.
AJ Allmendinger brings the field down for the green flag restart with eleven laps remaining in the race. Drivers get four and five wide across the track. AJ Allmendinger takes the lead with Ross Chastain on his bumper; Noah Gragson, Austin Hill, and Jeb Burton round out the top five.
Drivers are smoking tires all over the field.
Patrick Gallagher spins out again but he gets going again and the track stays green.
Sheldon Creed gets off the track briefly but get going again and the track stays green.
AJ Allmendinger has a lead of over half a second on Ross Chastain; Austin Hill is in third over two seconds back with Noah Gragson and Landon Cassill rounding out the top five.
Ten to go, AJ Allmendinger has increased his lead on Ross Chastain to over a second with battles for position all through the field.
The caution flag comes out once again for debris with nine laps remaining in the race. Brandon Jones has some damage to his car.
A few drivers come down pit road for fresh tires including Ty Gibbs and Bubba Wallace.
AJ Allmendinger has led 19 of the 38 laps run so far.
AJ Allmendinger brings the field down for the green flag restart with Ross Chastain alongside. There are six laps remaining in the race. Drivers are four and five wide across the track and Ross Chastain spins out after contact with Landon Cassill. The restart is under review. AJ Allmendinger leads the race.
AJ Allmendinger leads the race with Austin Hill in second; Noah Gragson, Jeremy Clements, and Jeb Burton round out the top five.
Five to go, AJ Allmendinger leads the race with Austin Hill in second; Jeb Burton, Jeremy Clements ,and Noah Gragson round out the top five.
Jeb Burton has been penalized for cutting the course short and will have to serve a pass through penalty.
Four to go, AJ Allmendinger has a lead of over two seconds on Austin Hill.
Jeremy Clements is also being charged with short cutting the course and will have to serve a penalty.
Three to go, AJ Allmendinger’s lead is now over three seconds over Austin Hill.
AJ Allmendinger takes the white flag.
AJ Allmendinger wins the race to become the fifth winner in six races in th Xfinity Series.
AJ Allmendinger, Austin Hill, Noah Gragson, and Sam Mayer are the four drivers competing in the Dash-4-Cash race next week.
The unofficial resutls of the Pit Boss 250:
AJ Allmendinger
Austin Hill
Cole Custer
Noah Gragson
Sam Mayer
Myatt Snider
Brett Moffitt
Jade Buford
Miguel Paludo
Sheldon Creed
Ryan Sieg
Parker Kligerman
Anthony Alfredo
Preston Pardus
Ty Gibbs
Sage Karam
Ross Chastain
Brandon Jones
Parker Chase
Brandon Brown
Stefan Parsons
Patrick Gallagher
Jeb Burton
Jeremy Clements
Daniel Hemric
Riley Herbst
Josh Berry
Bubba Wallace
JJ Yeley
Ryan Vargas
Landon Cassill
Scott Heckert
Justin Allgaier
Joe Graf Jr
Josh Bilicki
Alex Labbe
Will Rodgers
Bayley Currey