Track: Auto Club Speedway– D-Shaped Oval (2.0-mile)
Race: Production Alliance Group 300
Date: Sunday; February 26, 2023
Format; 150 Laps –35/35/80; 300 Miles
No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet Camaro SS – Parker Retzlaff
Start: 4
Stage 1: 19
Stage 2: 22
Finish: 20
Status: Running
Laps Completed: 150 of 150
Laps Led: 0
Stage One Recap:
- Start: 4 (Dropped to back on start for failing pre-race inspection too many times)
- Lap 1; 37
- Lap 2; 37
- Lap 3; 37
- Lap 4; 37
- Lap 5; 36; Retzlaff would move around the No. 44
- Lap 6; 36
- Lap 7; 35
- Lap 8; 35
- Lap 9; 35
- Lap 10; 35
- Lap 11; 35
- Lap 12; 35
- Lap 13; 35
- Lap 14; 35
- Lap 15; 35; Caution; Competition Caution
- Lap 17: Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, & adjustment
- Lap 19: 35; Restart
- Lap 20; 33
- Lap 21; 27
- Lap 22; 23
- Lap 23; 23
- Lap 24; 23
- Lap 25; 23
- Lap 26; 23; Caution; No. 08 into the backstretch wall from 33rd
- Lap 31: 19; Restart
- Lap 32; 19
- Lap 33; 19
- Lap 34; 19
- Lap 35: Stage 1 Finish: 19
Stage Two Recap:
- Lap 38; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel, adjustment
- Lap 41; 27; Restart
- Lap 42; 25
- Lap 43; 25
- Lap 44; 25; No. 2 throws a block on No. 8 and gets spun on the back stretch. No. 2 keeps the car from making hard impact with the inside wall
- Lap 48; 27; Restart
- Lap 49; 24
- Lap 50; 25; No. 43 moves around Retzlaff for position
- Lap 51; 28; Retzlaff drops back three spots
- Lap 52; 27
- Lap 53; 27
- Lap 54; 25
- Lap 55; 25
- Lap 56; 25
- Lap 57; 25
- Lap 58; 24; Retzlaff moves the No. 31 around the No. 16 to advance a position
- Lap 59; 24
- Lap 60; 24
- Lap 61; 24; Caution; No. 8 makes contact with the outside wall
- Lap 65; 22; Restart
- Lap 66; 23; Retzlaff drops a position to the No. 38
- Lap 67; 23
- Lap 68; 23
- Lap 69; 23
- Lap 70: Stage 2 Finish: 23
Final Stage Recap:
- Lap 73; Pit Stop; Four tires, fuel & adjustment
- Lap 76; 23; Restart
- Lap 77; 23
- Lap 78; 23
- Lap 79; 23
- Lap 80; 22
- Lap 81; 22
- Lap 82; 22
- Lap 83; 22
- Lap 84; 22
- Lap 85; 21
- Lap 86; 21; Caution; No. 9 spins off Turn-4 after coming up in front of the No. 48
- Lap 90; 16; Restart
- Lap 91; 16; Caution; No. 00 gets into the outside wall from 7th after a flat tire and No. 10 with nowhere to go gets into the back
- Lap 95; 14; Restart
- Lap 96; 23
- Lap 97; 27
- Lap 98; 27
- Lap 99; 28
- Lap 100; 28
- Lap 101; 28
- Lap 102; 28
- Lap 103; 28
- Lap 104; 26; Advances two positions around the No. 00 and No. 6
- Lap 105; 26
- Lap 106; 27; No. 00 drives back around to regain the spot
- Lap 107; 27
- Lap 108; 27
- Lap 109; 27
- Lap 110; 27
- Lap 111; 27
- Lap 112; 26; Retzlaff drives around No. 28 to take the spot away
- Lap 113; 26; Green Flag pit stops begin
- Lap 114; 25
- Lap 115; 20
- Lap 116; 20
- Lap 117; 25
- Lap 118; 33
- Lap 119; 31
- Lap 120; 28
- Lap 121; 28 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 122; 28 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 123; 28 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 124; 25 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 125; 25 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 126; 25 (-1 Lap)
- Lap 127; 24 (-1 Lap); Caution; No. 43 spins from 28th
- Lap 128; Retzlaff takes the wave around and gets back on the lead lap.
- Lap 132: 22; Restart
- Lap 133; 23; Caution; No. 21 makes contact with No. 18 in fifth who spins around
- Lap 136; Pit Stop; Four tires, Fuel, & Adjustment
- Lap 138; 21; Restart
- Lap 139; 21
- Lap 140; 23
- Lap 141; 23
- Lap 142; 23
- Lap 143; 23
- Lap 144; 23
- Lap 145; 22
- Lap 146; 22
- Lap 147; 22
- Lap 148; 21
- Lap 149; 21
- Lap 150; 20; Race Finish
NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Recap:
– In a race that was delayed for more than a day, #20-John Hunter Nemechek won the final Xfinity Series race on the two-mile layout at Auto Club Speedway. It’s his third career win — and second for Joe Gibbs Racing. Nemechek led a race-high 49 laps.
– #1-Sam Mayer tied his best career finish in second. #7-Justin Allgaier got off strategy twice during the 300-mile race, but rebounded to finish third. #16-Chandler Smith placed fourth, with #8-Josh Berry finishing fifth, despite getting into a couple of incidents throughout the event.
– #21-Austin Hill took the checkered flag in sixth, with #98-Riley Herbst, #10-Austin Hill, #25-Brett Moffitt and #48-Parker Kligerman rounding out the Top-10.
– #00-Cole Custer won both stages, but blew a right front tire during the final stage and finished 27th.
– There were 23 lead changes among nine drivers and 10 cautions for 43 yellow flag laps.
– The average speed of the race was 115.471 mph.
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NASCAR Xfinity Series Driver Point Standings:
After finishing in the 20th position during Saturday’s Production Alliance 300 at Auto Club Speedway, Parker Retzlaff drops six positions to 12th in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) Driver Point Standings after two events.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Owners Point Standings:
After the completion of two events, the No. 31 team drops seven positions to 14th in the NXS Owner Point Standings after Retzlaff’s 20th place finish on Sunday night.
Next Race:
Parker Retzlaff and the Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Autosport team will continue the Western swing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the Alsco Uniforms 300; Sat., March 4 at 5:00 PM ET (2:00 PM PT).
