# 2023 Pacific Office Automation 147

The 2023 Pacific Office Automation 147 was the 13th stock car race of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the 2nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Portland, Oregon at Portland International Raceway, a 1.967 miles (3.166 km) permanent road course. The race was increased from 75 to 77 laps, due to a NASCAR overtime finish. In a wild finish, Cole Custer, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, would take advantage of the lead with two laps to go, after the 3rd-place driver of Parker Kligerman locked his brakes coming into turn one, ultimately forcing Justin Allgaier and Sheldon Creed to miss the chicane. Custer eventually held off Allgaier in a last lap dash to earn his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first of the season. Creed, who started on the pole, would dominate the race in general, leading a race-high 47 laps. To fill out the podium, Allgaier, driving for JR Motorsports, and Sam Mayer, also driving for JR Motorsports, would finish 2nd and 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, ICSCC and SCCA and OMRRA road racing, the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, 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.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Accelerate Pros Talent |
| 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | Our Motorsports |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Whelen |
| 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | DozerWinchParts.com |
| 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Cascade West Development |
| 07 | Stefan Parsons | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Lanphere Auto Group |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BRANDT |
| 08 | Preston Pardus | Pardus Racing Inc. | Chevrolet | B2B, Chinchor Electric |
| 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tire Pros Love the Drive |
| 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Schultz Potting Soil, Menards |
| 10 | Jordan Taylor (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Leaf Home Water Solutions |
| 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Cirkul |
| 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Quick Tie Productions |
| 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Pilot Flying J |
| 19 | Myatt Snider | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Tree Top |
| 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Red Bird Farms |
| 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Bennett Transportation |
| 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | OpenEyes.net |
| 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | AM Technical Solutions |
| 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | FDC Black Cherry Bourbon |
| 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito, EasyCare |
| 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | HMS Commercial Service |
| 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | FUNKAWAY |
| 35 | Parker Chase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | Ontivity |
| 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | ARMSLIST.com |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | CMR Construction & Roofing |
| 43 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Rokform |
| 44 | Dylan Lupton | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | Lupton Excavation |
| 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | ForeverLawn |
| 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | Big Machine Spiked Coolers |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Spartan Waste, Fox Sports 98.3 |
| 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | Emerling-Gase Motorsports |
| 66 | Mason Maggio (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | HMS Commercial Service |
| 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Dude Wipes |
| 91 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Duroking, Larue, Portland Gear |
| 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Alloy Employer Services |
| 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | Monster Energy |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice

For practice, drivers were split into two groups, Group A and B. Both sessions were 15 minutes long, and was held on Saturday, June 3, at 8:30 AM PST. Parker Kligerman, driving for Big Machine Racing, would set the fastest time between both groups, with a lap of 1:15.123, and a speed of 94.405 mph (151.930 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.123 | 94.405 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:15.434 | 94.016 |
| 3 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:15.468 | 93.974 |
| Full practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 3, at 9:00 AM PST. 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. Sheldon Creed, driving for Richard Childress Racing, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 1:14.111, and an average speed of 95.694 mph (154.005 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.079 | 94.461 | 1:14.111 | 95.694 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:14.743 | 94.885 | 1:14.341 | 95.398 |
| 3 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:14.852 | 94.747 | 1:14.463 | 95.242 |
| 4 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:14.628 | 95.031 | 1:14.553 | 95.127 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.083 | 94.455 | 1:14.734 | 94.897 |
| 6 | 10 | Jordan Taylor (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.107 | 94.425 | 1:14.832 | 94.772 |
| 7 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.474 | 95.228 | 1:14.852 | 94.747 |
| 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.613 | 95.050 | 1:14.915 | 94.667 |
| 9 | 19 | Myatt Snider | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:14.857 | 94.741 | 1:15.045 | 94.503 |
| 10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:14.541 | 95.142 | 1:15.060 | 94.484 |
| Eliminated from Round 1 |||||||||
| 11 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:14.860 | 94.737 | — | — |
| 12 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:15.059 | 94.486 | — | — |
| 13 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.177 | 94.337 | — | — |
| 14 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.227 | 94.275 | — | — |
| 15 | 91 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.252 | 94.243 | — | — |
| 16 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:15.281 | 94.207 | — | — |
| 17 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:15.399 | 94.060 | — | — |
| 18 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1:15.473 | 93.967 | — | — |
| 19 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 1:15.610 | 93.797 | — | — |
| 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.835 | 93.519 | — | — |
| 21 | 43 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:15.902 | 93.436 | — | — |
| 22 | 44 | Dylan Lupton | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:16.181 | 93.094 | — | — |
| 23 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1:16.244 | 93.017 | — | — |
| 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:16.336 | 92.905 | — | — |
| 25 | 08 | Preston Pardus | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 1:16.600 | 92.585 | — | — |
| 26 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:16.620 | 92.561 | — | — |
| 27 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:17.072 | 92.018 | — | — |
| 28 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.174 | 91.896 | — | — |
| 29 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:17.308 | 91.737 | — | — |
| 30 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:17.445 | 91.575 | — | — |
| 31 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1:17.461 | 91.556 | — | — |
| 32 | 35 | Parker Chase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 1:17.526 | 91.479 | — | — |
| 33 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 1:18.025 | 90.894 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 66 | Mason Maggio (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:18.447 | 90.405 | — | — |
| 35 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:18.521 | 90.320 | — | — |
| 36 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 07 | Stefan Parsons | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Post-race conflict

After the race, a heated discussion took place between Jordan Anderson Racing driver Jeb Burton and Kaulig Racing driver Chandler Smith. With under ten laps to go, Smith bumped into the back of Burton coming into turn four, causing him to spin through the grass. After the race, Burton attempted to confront Smith on pit road. After throwing a few shots, Burton was cut off by Smith's pit crew members. In the end, one of the crew members put Burton in a headlock. After the scuffle, Burton went into a heated argument with Kaulig Racing president Chris Rice.

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 10 | Jordan Taylor (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 19 | Myatt Snider | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 25
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | Jordan Taylor (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 27
| Pos. | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 77 | 5 | Running | 54 |
| 2 | 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 23 | Running | 51 |
| 3 | 36 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 38 |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Josh Berry | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 39 |
| 5 | 8 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 41 |
| 6 | 9 | 19 | Myatt Snider | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 77 | 0 | Running | 34 |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 47 | Running | 45 |
| 8 | 11 | 24 | Connor Mosack (R) | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 77 | 0 | Running | 29 |
| 9 | 7 | 16 | Chandler Smith (R) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 4 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 77 | 2 | Running | 45 |
| 11 | 15 | 91 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 26 |
| 12 | 19 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Racing | Ford | 77 | 0 | Running | 25 |
| 13 | 37 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 24 |
| 14 | 14 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 32 |
| 15 | 27 | 02 | Blaine Perkins (R) | Our Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 28 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 23 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff (R) | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 24 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 77 | 0 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 31 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 29 | 53 | Patrick Emerling | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 17 |
| 21 | 17 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 15 |
| 23 | 33 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | RSS Racing | Ford | 77 | 0 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 35 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 13 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 13 |
| 26 | 18 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 77 | 0 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 6 | 10 | Jordan Taylor (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | 0 | Running | 0 |
| 28 | 21 | 43 | Leland Honeyman | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | Accident | 9 |
| 29 | 22 | 44 | Dylan Lupton | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 16 | 18 | Sammy Smith (R) | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 75 | 0 | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 25 | 08 | Preston Pardus | SS-Green Light Racing | Ford | 72 | 0 | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 12 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 65 | 0 | Engine | 9 |
| 33 | 10 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | 0 | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 30 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Ford | 46 | 0 | Rear Gear | 3 |
| 35 | 32 | 35 | Parker Chase | Emerling-Gase Motorsports | Toyota | 36 | 0 | Tie Rod | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 66 | Mason Maggio (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 28 | 0 | Transmission | 0 |
| 37 | 38 | 07 | Stefan Parsons | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | Overheating | 1 |
| 38 | 26 | 6 | Brennan Poole | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | Accident | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||