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NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Connor Zilisch Captures Pacific Office Automation 147 Pole

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Connor Zilisch Captures Pacific Office Automation 147 Pole

NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Connor Zilisch had “fun” beating his JR Motorsports teammate during qualifying for Saturday night’s Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway. 

Earning his sixth pole of the season, Zilisch’s hot qualifying lap was clocked at 73.380 seconds at the road course. 

Runner-up Justin Allgier, who leads the drivers’ standings by three points over Zilisch, finished four-tenths of a second behind Zilisch, who had a blast.  

“Sure is fun,” Zilisch told CW Sports.  

Austin Hill, William Sawalich and Sam Mayer rounded out the top-five qualifiers Saturday. 

The Xfinity Series has two regular-season events remaining.  

Zilisch also clocked the fastest practice time lap. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 Driver Odds

Here is a look at the lineup for Saturday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Portland International Raceway at Portland International Raceway:

  • 1, Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Chevrolet
  • 2, Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Chevrolet
  • 3, Austin Hill, No. 21 Chevrolet
  • 4, William Sawalich, No. 18 Toyota
  • 5, Sam Mayer, No. 41 Ford
  • 6, Alan Day, No. 24 Toyota
  • 7, Nick Sanchez, No. 48 Chevrolet
  • 8, Sammy Smith, No. 8 Chevrolet
  • 9, Carson Kvapil, No. 1 Chevrolet
  • 10, Jesse Love, No. 2 Chevrolet
  • 11, Brandon Jones, No. 20 Toyota
  • 12, Jack Perskins, No. 19 Toyota
  • 13, Taylor Gray, No. 54 Toyota
  • 14, Austin Green, No. 32 Chevrolet
  • 15, Christian Eckes, No. 16 Chevrolet
  • 16, Sheldon Creed, No. 00 Ford
  • 17, Jeb Burton, No. 27 Chevrolet
  • 18, Harrison Burton, No. 25 Ford
  • 19, Joey Hand, No. 28 Ford
  • 20, Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Ford
  • 21, Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 Chevrolet
  • 22, Dean Thompson, No. 26 Toyota
  • 23, Blaine Perkins, No. 31 Chevrolet
  • 24, Matt DiBenedetto, No. 99 Chevrolet
  • 25, Jeremy Clements, No. 51 Chevrolet
  • 26, Daniel Dye, No. 10 Chevrolet
  • 27, Will Brown, No. 11 Chevrolet
  • 28, Brennan Poole, No. 44 Chevrolet
  • 29, Parker Retzlaff, No. 4 Chevrolet
  • 30, Ryan Ellis, No. 71 Chevrolet
  • 31, Garrett Smithley, No. 14 Chevrolet
  • 32, Vincente Sales, No. 45 Chevrolet
  • 33, Josh Williams, No. 33 Chevrolet
  • 34, Kyle Sieg, No. 53 Chevrolet
  • 35, Takuma Koga, No. 35 Toyota
  • 36, Thomas Annunziata, No. 70 Chevrolet
  • 37, Alex Labbe, No. 07 Chevrolet

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
Jeff Hawkins is an award-winning sportswriter with more than four decades in the industry, in both print and digital media. He joined the Sportscasting team in 2021 following a decade of freelancing. He spent his early career as a reporter for various newspapers in Illinois, New York, Florida, North Carolina, and Michigan, with a particular emphasis as a beat reporter for the Chicago Blackhawks. Jeff earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from Oakland University. Over the course of his career he earned several sports writing awards, including two national awards from the Associated Press Sports Editors for column writing and news reporting. One of the five prized columns included a commentary on NASCAR's increasing corporate influences, particularly in northern racetracks — commentary which you might find Jeff building on as part of the Motorsports writing team at Sportscasting now.  
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