In a stand alone event, the Xfinity Series does some road course racing in the northwest in Portland for the Pacific Office Automation 147.

 The drivers have been divided into two groups.  They have 15 minutes of practice each before group qualifying where all of the group goes out on the track to make their best laps.  The top five drivers from each group will make a second round to set the pole.

Frankie Muniz comes to a stop on the track trailing a big cloud of white smoke and leaking fluid.

NASCAR has extended practice by five minutes after the track cleanup.

There are 39 teams in Portland vying for 38 starting spots.

With the FOX broadcast crew scattered across the country in two different cities two time zones apart, the normal broadcast crew is a bit shorthanded.  Jamie McMurray steps away from the studio to join Adam Alexander to broadcast the race.

Sage Karam does a little agricultural racing when he gets off the track.

Seeing Portland for the first time, New Zealander Shane van Gisbergen needed just four laps to figure out how to run the road course in Portland.

Sam Mayer leads practice with Shane van Gisbergen in second.

With a time of 1:13.72, Parker Kligerman has set a new track record.  This is the third trip to Portland; the first year it was raining and sunny last year.

Brandon Jones gets off the course and has some damage to his car.

Shane van Gisbergen posts a time of1:13.59 seconds to set a new track record.

Parker Kligerman, Justin Allgaier, Josh Bilicki, Sammy Smith, and Shane van Gisbergen will all be moving on to the second round of qualifying.

Sheldon Creed and Riley Herbst make contact on the course and sends Creed into the grass while the two were making a qualifying run.

Riley Herbst, Sam Mayer, Cole Custer, Sheldon Creed, and AJ Allmendinger.

AJ Allmendinger gets off the track and hits the tire barrier, causing some damage to his car at the end of the lap.  He also hits the bumps hard coming back on the track.

Chandler Smith said that he locked up the car and will have to make some adjustments; as a result, he will have to start the race from the back of the field.

AJ Allmendinger will not make a second round of qualifying; he will be moving to a backup car and start the race from the back of the field.

The nine crew is replacing the nose and splitter on Brandon Jones’ car.

The top 10 drivers have 10 minutes to determine who will sit on the pole.

NASCAR officials have told AJ Allmendinger that he must go to the infield car center for the mandatory post crash checkup.

With a time of 1:13.38, Sam Mayer sits on the pole with Shane van Gisbergen will start alongside on the front row.

The starting line up for the Pacific Office Automation 147:
Sam Mayer
Shane van Gisbergen
Riley Herbst
Cole Custer
Justin Allgaier
Sheldon Creed
Parker Kligerman
Josh Bilicki
Sammy Smith
AJ Allmendinger
Chandler Smith
Jesse Love
Ryan Truex
Sage Karam
Parker Retzlaff
Jeb Burton
Ed Jones
Austin Hill
Anthony Alfredo
Brandon Jones
Preston Pardus
Josh Williams
Kyle Weatherman
Ryan Sieg
Ryan Ellis
Austin Green
Jeremy Clements
Brennan Poole
Matt DiBenedetto
Andre Castro
Blaine Perkins
Leland Honeyman
Logan Bearden
Garrett Smithley
Nathan Byrd
Patrick Gallagher
Kyle Sieg
Hailie Deegan

After crashing during practice, Frankie Muniz failed to qualify for the race.

A total of 10 drivers will have to move to the back of the field after the crews made repairs and unapproved adjustments to the cars including  AJ Allmendinger in a backup car, Chandler Smith, Jesse Love, Sage Karam, and Brandon Jones.

Even before the race begins, AJ Allmendinger is having some issues in his car with the radio.  He is not allowed to get on the track without a proper radio.

Today’s race marks the halfway point in the regular season for the Xfinity Series drivers.

Each of the three stage is 25 laps each for a total of 75 laps around the near two mile track.

Sam Mayer brings the field down for the green flag start of the race and gets out in front but spins out on in turn one and gives the lead over to Riley Herbst.

Lap two, the top five are Riley Herbst, Justin Allgaier, Shane van Gisbergen, Cole Custer, and Sheldon Creed.

Lap four, Kyle Weatherman did some agricultural racing after getting out into the grass.

Riley Herbst has a half second lead on Justin Allgaier; Shae van Gisbergen, Cole Custer, and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.

Lap six, Riley Herbst holds a near half second lead on Justin Allgaier; Shane van Gisbergen is one second back in third with Cole Custer and Sheldon Creed rounding out the top five.

Drivers who miss turns one and two must navigate a maze of turns in order to rejoin the race; Logan Bearden was penalized for not negotiating the maze after missing the turn.

Lap 10 Riley Herbst has increased his lead a bit to just over half a second on Justin Allgaier; Shane van Gisbergen, Cole Custer, and Sheldon Creed continue to round out the top five.

Lap eleven, Hailie Deegan is the only driver not on the lead lap.

Justin Allgaier has caught leader Riley Herbst and is challenging for the lead.

Lap 13, the gap between leader Riley Herbst and third place driver Shane van Gisbergen is now under one second.

Last weekend Sage Karam ran in the Indianapolis 500, during the week his wife had a new baby, and today he is racing in the Xfinity Series in Portland.

Lap 15, Shane van Gisbergen passes Justin Allgaier for second.

Logan Bearden is having a bad day, he spins out and makes a run through the grass, he will have to come down pit road to clean the grille.

Lap 16, Shane van Gisbergen passes Riley Herbst for the lead.

Preston Pardus is off the track.  There are 34 cars on the lead lap.

Lap 19, Shane van Gisbergen has pulled out to a near second and a half lead on Justin Allgaier; Riley Herbst, Cole Custer, and Sheldon Creed round out the top five.

One of the drivers who had to start the race from the back of the field, Sage Karam has moved upt to 12th place.

Lap 21, after starting the race on the pole, Sam Mayer has dropped to 14th.

Shane van Gisbergen has pulled out to a lead of over two seconds on Justin Allgaier.

Lap 22, Cole Custer slides off the track and has to run the maze to get back out on the track.  He drops to eighth place.

Jeb Burton is off the track.  Preston Pardus is out of the race.

Lap 24, Shane van Gisbergen comes down pit road short pitting the end of the stage.  Justin Allgaier is the new leader.

With a stand alone event, NASCAR has altered the rules for pit stops since the crews who normally pit the cars are at World Wide Technology Raceway.  Pit stops must be a minimum of 63 seconds including pit in and pit out.

Justin Allgaier wins stage one for his ninth stage win of the season.

The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Justin Allgaier
Riley Herbst
Sheldon Creed
Josh Bilicki
Parker Kligerman
Sammy Smith
Cole Custer
Ryan Truex
Austin Hill
Sage Karam

Parker Retzlaff spins out and gets off the track.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Justin Allgaier winning the race off of pit road.

Shane van Gisbergen and the pace car are the only vehicles on the track.

Chandler Smith has a tear off stuck in his windshield wiper.

Shane van Gisbergen brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two on lap 30 but it is Justin Allgaier who gets out in front for the lead.  Van Gisbergen is back in seventh place.

Lap 30 the top five are Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Josh Bilicki, Ryan Truex, and Cole Custer.

Shane van Gisbergen’s car is smoking; he has some damage to his car after on track contact.

Lap 32, Justin Allgaier has a one second lead on Sheldon Creed; Josh Bilicki, Cole Custer, and Ryan Truex round out the top five.

Sammy Smith spins out but gets the car moving once again and the track stays green.

Shane van Gisbergen passes Ryan Truex for fifth.

Lap 35, Justin Allgaier has pulled out to a near two second lead on Sheldon Creed; Josh Bilicki, Shane van Gisbergen and Cole Custer round out the top five.

Lap 36, Shane van Gisbergen passes Josh Bilicki for third.

Shane van Gisbergen got off the track and made a run through the grass to get back on the track.  He is now in seventh place

Anthony Alfredo has to come down pit road with a flat tire.

Lap 38 AJ Allmendinger passes Sam Mayer to enter the top 10.

Shane van Gisbergen passes Riley Herbst for sixth.

Lap 40, Justin Allgaier has a two and a half second lead on Sheldon Creed; Josh Bilicki Cole Custer, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Lap 43, Justin Allgaier holds a near two and a half second lead on Sheldon Creed; Josh Bilicki, Cole Custer, and Chandler Smith round out the top five.

Just five laps remain in stage two, Justin Allgaier continues to lead the race.  Parker Kligerman and Ryan Sieg get off the track and have to run through the grass to get back on the track.

In stage one, Shane van Gisbergen chose to short pit; but for stage two he stays on the track to finish the stage.

Justin Allgaier’s lead is now under two seconds as he encounters with slower traffic.

Matt DiBenedetto is stopped on the track.

Justin Allgaier wins stage two for the stage sweep.

The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Justin Allgaier
Sheldon Creed
Josh Bilicki
Cole Custer
Shane van Gisbergen
Chandler Smith
Riley Herbst
Sage Karam
Sam Mayer
Ed Jones

Justin Allgaier has swept the stages for the past three races.  Ten stage wins in 13 races is the most wins in NASCAR.

There is some wildlife running on the course.

Drivers come down pit road for service with Justin Allgaier winning the race off of pit road; Sheldon Creed was right on his bumper.  Shane van Gisbergen comes out in 10th.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with 20 laps remaining in the race.  Drivers spread out across the track.  Justin Allgaier and Sheldon Creed battle for the lead with Creed getting out in front.

The top five are Sheldon Creed, Justin Allgaier, Chandler Smith, Ryan Truex, and Shane van Gisbergen.

With 19 to go Justin Allgaier and Sheldon Creed battle for the lead with Allgaier back out in front.

Jesse Love has to make an unscheduled trip down pit road.  A crew member is bouncing on the hood.

Shane van Gisbergen passes Sam Mayer for fourth.

Sage Karam is on pit road for an unscheduled pit stop.

Shane van Gisbergen passes Chandler Smith for third.

With 18 laps to go, the top five are Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Shane van Gisbergen, Chandler Smith, and Sam Mayer.

Fifteen laps remain in the race, Justin Allgaier has a lead of over two seconds on Sheldon Creed.  Sheldon Creed, Shane van Gisbergen, and Sam Mayer are nose to tail in a battle for second.

With 14 to go, Shane van Gisbergen passes Sheldon Creed for second.  

Sam Mayer passes Sheldon Creed for third.

With 13 to go, Justin Allgaier has increased his lead to over two and a half seconds.

The caution flag comes out with 13 laps remaining in the race when Hailie Deegan has a flat tire and leaves the tire carcass on the track.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart with just nine laps remaining in the race with Shane van Gisbergen alongside.  Justin Allgaier gets out in front for the lead with drivers four wide behind him.

The top five are Justin Allgaier, Sheldon Creed, Shane van Gisbergen, Sam Mayer, and Sammy Smith.

The caution flag comes out with eight laps to go for a crash.  Brandon Jones is buried in the tire barrier.  Brennan Poole, Blaine Perkins, Ryan Ellis, Andre Castro, and Brandon Jones were all involved.

Chandler Smith was charged with jumping the restart.

Justin Allgaier brings the field down for the green flag restart with just four laps remaining in the race with Shane van Gisbergen alongside.  Allgaier takes the lead with Shane van Gisbergen and Sammy Smith in a battle for second.

Coming out of turn two, Shane van Gisbergen and Justin Allgaier battle for the lead.  Van Gisbergen gets out in front for the lead with three JR Motorsports cars on his bumper.

Three to go, Shane van Gisbergen has a half second lead on Justin Allgaier; Sam Mayer, Sammy Smith, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.

Sam Mayer has a flat tire after getting into a tire barrier.

Shane van Gisbergen takes the white flag.

Ryan Truex gets off the track.

The Supercar champion Shane van Gisbergen shows that his win in Chicago last year was no fluke and earns his first official NASCAR win at Portland!

The unofficial results of the Pacific Office Automation 147:
Shane van Gisbergen
Justin Allgaier
Sammy Smith
AJ Allmendinger
Ed Jones
Cole Custer
Josh Williams
Parker Kligerman
Parker Retzlaff
Riley Herbst
Austin Hill
Josh Bilicki
Sheldon Creed
Ryan Sieg
Austin Green
Brennan Poole
Ryan Ellis
Kyle Sieg
Jesse Love
Blaine Perkins
Nathan Byrd
Garrett Smithley
Andre Castro
Patrick Gallagher
Kyle Weatherman
Leland Honeyman
Ryan Truex
Sam Mayer
Logan Bearden
Jeremy Clements
Matt DiBenedetto
Anthony Alfredo
Hailie Deegan
Sage Karam
Chandler Smith
Brandon Jones
Jeb Burton
Preston Pardus