Austin Hill on Xfinity pole at Auto Club as rain cancels qualifying, Starting Lineup

The winner of the 2023 Xfinity Series opener at Daytona will be on the pole for Saturday’s running of the Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway thanks to an assist from mother nature.

Austin Hill and the No. 21 Chevrolet will be on the pole as rain forced early track activity at Auto Club Speedway to be shelved.

Auto Club Weekend Schedule

The second race of the Xfinity Series season is schedule for Saturday Feb. 25 with a 5 pm ET start time. Coverage of the race will air on FS1 with MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio handing the radio call.

A total of 38 cars will take the green flag for the race. The complete lineup which features Cup Series regulars Ross Chastain starting shotgun on the field, Tyler Reddick 25th, and Austin Dillon starting 15th can be found below.

Production Alliance Group 300 Lineup

1. Austin Hill
2. John Hunter Nemechek
3. Justin Allgaier
4. Parker Retzlaff
5. Chandler Smith
6. Riley Herbst
7. Jeb Burton
8. Cole Custer
9. Josh Williams
10. Brandon Jones
11. Jeremy Clements
12. Gray Gaulding
13. Sammy Smith
14. Joe Graf Jr.
15. Austin Dillon
16. Ryan Sieg
17. Anthony Alfredo
18. Kyle Sieg
19. Josh Berry
20. Rajah Caruth
21. David Starr
22. Sam Mayer
23. Parker Kligerman
24. Tyler Reddick
25. Brett Moffitt
26. Jeffery Earnhardt
27. CJ McLaughlin
28. Alex Labbe
29. Kaz Grala
30. Brennan Poole
31. Sheldon Creed
32. Ryan Ellis
33. Blain Perkins
34. Joey Gase
35. Daniel Hemric
36. Bayley Currey
37. Timmy Hill
38. Ross Chastain