2024 Pacific Office Automation 147
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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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| Race 13 of 23 of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
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| Date | June 1, 2024 | ||
| Location | Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.967 miles (3.166 km) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 147 mi (237 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 75 laps, 147 mi (237 km) | ||
| Average speed | 69.575 mph (111.970 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | JR Motorsports | ||
| Time | 1:13.375 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 46 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 97 | Shane van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | FS1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Trevor Bayne, and Jamie McMurray | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
The 2024 Pacific Office Automation 147 was the 13th stock car race of the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the third iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Portland, Oregon at Portland International Raceway, a 1.967 miles (3.166 km) permanent asphalt road course. The race took the scheduled 75 laps to complete. Shane van Gisbergen, driving for Kaulig Racing, would successfully take the lead from Justin Allgaier in the final stages of the race, and led the final four laps to earn his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series win.[8] Allgaier had dominated the majority of the race, winning both stages and leading a race-high 46 laps, before falling back and finishing 2nd. To fill out the podium, Sammy Smith, driving for JR Motorsports, would finish in 3rd, respectively.
Background
Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a motorsport facility in Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is part of the Delta Park complex on the former site of Vanport, just south of the Columbia River. It lies west of the Delta Park/Vanport light rail station and less than a mile west of Interstate 5.
The track hosts the IndyCar Series, Formula E, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the ARCA Menards Series West, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and SCCA autocross events. Additionally, the PIR grounds are host to OBRA (Oregon Bicycle Racing Association) bicycling races on the track and the surrounding grounds. The facility includes a dragstrip and a motocross track.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
Practice
The first and only practice was held on Saturday, June 1, at 8:30 AM PST, and would last for 20 minutes.[9] Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:14.493, and a speed of 95.204 mph (153.216 km/h).[10]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.493 | 95.204 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.572 | 95.103 |
| 3 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:14.653 | 95.000 |
| Full practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 1, at 9:00 AM PST.[9] Since Portland International Raceway is a road course, the qualifying system is a two group system, with two rounds. Drivers will be separated into two groups, Group A and Group B. Each driver will have multiple laps to set a time. The fastest 5 drivers from each group will advance to the final round. The fastest driver to set a time in that round will win the pole.[11]
Under a 2021 rule change, the timing line in road course qualifying is "not" the start-finish line. Instead, the timing line for qualifying will be set at the exit of Turn 11. Sam Mayer, driving for JR Motorsports, would win the pole after advancing from the preliminary round and setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 1:13.375, and a speed of 96.654 mph (155.550 km/h).[12]
Frankie Muniz was the only driver who failed to qualify.
