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NASCAR Ford Teams Miss Top Five In Xfinity Fontana 2023 Qualifying

Qualifying for the Xfinity Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California was canceled due to rain, and thus, the starting lineup for Saturday’s race was set using the NASCAR rule book. Since the NASCAR Ford teams had a relatively uneventful Xfinity Series race at Daytona last week, that means no Blue Oval-badged racer will start within the top five, according to the qualifying formula.

As a reminder, in the event of a rained-out qualifying session, the NASCAR Rule Book outlines the following formula based on an individual driver’s performance and their respective team’s results in the previous race in order to set the Xfinity Series field:

  • Driver’s fastest lap time position (15 percent)
  • Driver’s final race position (25 percent)
  • Owner’s final race position (25 percent)
  • Owner’s points position (35 percent)

Therefore, the NASCAR Ford with the best starting position will be the No. 98 Mustang driven by Riley Herbst, who also posted the best finishing position last weekend at Daytona. Looking down the list, the next-best Ford, the No. 0 Mustang of Cole Custer, will start eighth. The rest of The Blue Oval’s teams are starting deep in the field. As the winner of last weekend’s race, the No. 21 Chevy Camaro of Austin Hill will start on the pole position.

Weather permitting, the green flag will drop on the Xfinity Series race at Fontana at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 25th. It’s worth noting that this weekend’s races will be the final events held on the speedway as a two-mile oval, as it will be torn down and reconfigured into a short track in the near future.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying Results, Auto Club Speedway, February 25, 2023
Pos Car Number Driver Team Time Speed Car
1 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Vons/Albertsons Toyota 0 0 Toyota Supra
3 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
4 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
6 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
7 27 Jeb Burton Contractor Rewards/State Water Heaters Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 0 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
9 92 Josh Williams Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
10 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Patriot Lighting Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 51 Jeremy Clements PacWest First Pacific Funding Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
12 8 Gray Gaulding North South Machinery/Panini Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
13 18 Sammy Smith # Pilot Flying J Toyota 0 0 Toyota Supra
14 19 Joe Graf Jr. CoverSeal Toyota 0 0 Toyota Supra
15 10 Austin Dillon(i) LA Golf Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
16 39 Ryan Sieg CMRoofing.com Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
17 78 Anthony Alfredo Dude Wipes Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
18 38 Kyle Sieg TopPools.com Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
19 8 Josh Berry Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 45 Rajah Caruth(i) Circle Pay Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 2 David Starr Our Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 48 Parker Kligerman Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 24 Tyler Reddick(i) GearWrench Toyota 0 0 Toyota Supra
25 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
26 44 Jeffrey Earnhardt Jesus Revolution – The Movie Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
27 53 CJ McLaughlin Sci Aps Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 28 Alex Labbe G Coin/LARUE Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
29 26 Kaz Grala Fire Department Coffee Toyota 0 0 Toyota Supra
30 6 Brennan Poole TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
31 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
32 43 Ryan Ellis Costa Oil Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 7 Blaine Perkins # AUTOParkit.com Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 35 Joey Gase OneLegacy/CA Highway Patrol Toyota 0 0 Toyota Supra
35 11 Daniel Hemric Poppy Bank Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 4 Bayley Currey KSDT CPA Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
37 66 Timmy Hill(i) Klutch Vodka Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang
38 91 Ross Chastain(i) JAG Metals LLC Chevrolet 0 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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