2020 Production Alliance Group 300

The 2020 Production Alliance Group 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 29, 2020 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 150 laps on the 2-mile (3.2 km) asphalt superspeedway, it was the third race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Rookie driver Harrison Burton won his first ever race in the NASCAR Xfinity series.[5]

2020 Production Alliance Group 300
Race details[1][2][3][4]
Race 3 of 33 in the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway
Track map of the speedway at Auto Club Speedway AKA California Speedway
Date February 29, 2020 (2020-02-29)
Location Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California
Course Permanent racing facility
2 mi (3.22 km)
Distance 150 laps, 300 mi (483 km)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 39.948
Most laps led
Driver Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 73
Winner
No. 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network FS1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Joey Logano, and Chad Knaus
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Dan Hubbard and Steve Post
Turn Announcers Kyle Rickey and Alex Hayden

Report

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Background

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Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold.[6] The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet
1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet
02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet
4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet
5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet
07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet
08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet
9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
15 Robby Lyons JD Motorsports Chevrolet
18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet
47 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet
52 J. J. Yeley Means Racing Chevrolet
61 Austin Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota
66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota
68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet
74 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Chevrolet
90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet
92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet
93 Myatt Snider RSS Racing Chevrolet
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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Noah Gragson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 40.646 seconds and a speed of 177.139 mph (285.078 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.646 177.139
2 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 40.904 176.022
3 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41.049 175.400
Official first practice results

Final practice

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Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 41.267 seconds and a speed of 174.474 mph (280.789 km/h).

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 20 Harrison Burton Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 41.267 174.474
2 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 41.432 173.779
3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 41.433 173.775
Official final practice results

Qualifying

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Brandon Jones scored the pole position after a time of 39.948 seconds and a speed of 180.234 mph (290.059 km/h).[7]

Qualifying results

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Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Time
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 39.948
2 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.079
3 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 40.137
4 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.230
5 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 40.242
6 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 40.248
7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 40.314
8 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 40.441
9 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 40.578
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.597
11 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 40.598
12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.667
13 21 Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 40.692
14 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 40.780
15 61 Austin Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota 40.920
16 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41.297
17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 41.395
18 47 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 41.405
19 93 Myatt Snider RSS Racing Chevrolet 41.451
20 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 41.521
21 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 41.636
22 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 41.650
23 52 J. J. Yeley Means Racing Chevrolet 41.675
24 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Chevrolet 41.711
25 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 41.765
26 0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 41.891
27 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 41.972
28 74 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 42.071
29 02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 42.086
30 6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 42.158
31 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 42.200
32 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 42.294
33 66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota 43.103
34 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 43.333
35 15 Robby Lyons JD Motorsports Chevrolet 43.916
36 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 44.090
Official qualifying results
  • Chad Finchum, Bayley Currey, and Josh Bilicki started from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.
  • Tommy Joe Martins started from the rear due to an engine change.

Race

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Race results

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Stage Results

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Stage One Laps: 35

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 7
5 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3
9 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Toyota 2
10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage Two Laps: 35

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 7
5 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
6 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 4
8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

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Laps: 80

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points Status
1 2 20 Harrison Burton (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 56 Running
2 5 18 Riley Herbst (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 150 45 Running
3 7 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 150 43 Running
4 8 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 150 39 Running
5 9 11 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 150 32 Running
6 13 21 Anthony Alfredo Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 150 31 Running
7 4 8 Daniel Hemric JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 45 Running
8 6 10 Ross Chastain Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 150 40 Running
9 11 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 150 28 Running
10 25 92 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 150 27 Running
11 19 93 Myatt Snider RSS Racing Chevrolet 150 26 Running
12 10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 150 28 Running
13 17 90 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 150 24 Running
14 29 02 Brett Moffitt (i) Our Motorsports Chevrolet 150 0 Running
15 36 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 150 22 Running
16 15 61 Austin Hill (i) Hattori Racing Toyota 149 0 Running
17 14 1 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 149 22 Running
18 31 44 Tommy Joe Martins Martins Motorsports Chevrolet 149 19 Running
19 3 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 148 34 Running
20 27 13 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 148 17 Running
21 30 6 David Starr JD Motorsports Chevrolet 148 16 Running
22 20 07 Ray Black Jr. SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 148 15 Running
23 35 15 Robby Lyons JD Motorsports Chevrolet 147 14 Running
24 26 0 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 147 13 Running
25 23 52 J. J. Yeley Means Racing Chevrolet 147 12 Running
26 12 9 Noah Gragson JR Motorsports Chevrolet 147 13 Running
27 32 5 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 146 10 Running
28 16 4 Jesse Little (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 146 9 Running
29 34 99 Josh Bilicki B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 146 8 Running
30 1 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 146 27 Running
31 22 08 Joe Graf Jr. (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 143 6 Running
32 18 47 Bayley Currey (i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 120 0 Running
33 21 68 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 115 4 Engine
34 28 74 Kyle Weatherman Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 97 3 Engine
35 33 66 Stephen Leicht MBM Motorsports Toyota 78 2 Fuel Pump
36 24 89 Landon Cassill Shepherd Racing Chevrolet 38 1 Fuel Pressure
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 36
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 2 hours, 28 minutes, 15 seconds
  • Average speed: 121.417 mph (195.402 km/h)

Media

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Television

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The Production Alliance 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Team Penske driver Joey Logano, and Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus called the race from the booth, with Matt Yocum and Regan Smith covering pit road.

FS1
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander

Color-commentator: Joey Logano

Color-commentator: Chad Knaus

Matt Yocum

Regan Smith

Radio

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The Motor Racing Network (MRN) called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Dan Hubbard and Steve Post anchored the action from the booth. Kyle Rickey called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Alex Hayden called the race through turns 3 & 4. Dillon Welch and Kim Coon provided reports from pit road.

MRN Radio
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Dan Hubbard

Announcer: Steve Post

Turns 1 & 2: Kyle Rickey

Turns 3 & 4: Alex Hayden

Dillon Welch

Kim Coon

Standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  2 1 Harrison Burton (R) 136
  1 2 Chase Briscoe 126 (-10)
  3 3 Austin Cindric 118 (-18)
  3 4 Ryan Sieg 112 (-24)
  3 5 Justin Haley 105 (-31)
  1 6 Brandon Jones 103 (-33)
  4 7 Ross Chastain 100 (-36)
  4 8 Michael Annett 99 (-37)
  7 9 Noah Gragson 98 (-38)
  1 10 Justin Allgaier 98 (-38)
  5 11 Riley Herbst (R) 82 (-54)
  1 12 Alex Labbé 72 (-64)
Official driver's standings

Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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  1. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). jayski.com. February 28, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Race Results" (PDF). jayski.com. February 29, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "FOX Sports Bolsters Stellar NASCAR XFINITY SERIES Driver Analyst Roster with Addition of Stewart and Busch Brothers". FOX Sports PressPass. February 13, 2020. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Wackerlin, Jeff (February 28, 2020). "Auto Club Weekend Preview". Motor Racing Network. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  5. ^ "Harrison Burton wins first career Xfinity Series race - NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2020-02-29. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  6. ^ "California on track with naming-rights deal". www.sportsbusinessdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
  7. ^ Srigley, Joseph (2020-02-29). "Brandon Jones Puts Down Blistering Lap, Earning Pole Position for Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved 2020-09-12.


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