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NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Watkins Glen: Byron starts in the top 10


NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying at Watkins Glen: Byron starts in the top 10

WATKINS GLEN, NY – William Byron will start from 7th place in the NASCAR Xfinity Series main race on Saturday afternoon at Watkins Glen International.

Byron, the last NASCAR Cup Series winner at the 2.45-mile circuit, will return to the No. 17 HendrickCars.com entry for the fourth time this year. Leading the pit lane will be Brandon McSwain, who also served as crew chief in Byron’s three previous starts in the division this season.

Rookie Connor Zilisch qualified for the race on pole.

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The race begins at 3:00 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on the USA Network.

This is how they will line up:

NASCAR Xfinity Qualifying Results – Watkins Glen

  1. Connor Zilisch, No. 88
  2. Ty Gibbs, No. 19
  3. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
  4. Justin Allgaier, No. 7
  5. Sam Mayer, No. 1
  6. Chandler Smith, No. 81
  7. William Byron, No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro
  8. Aric Almirola, No. 20
  9. Sheldon Creed, No. 18
  10. Austin Hill, No. 21
  11. Jesse Love, No. 2
  12. Riley Autumn, No. 98
  13. Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 97
  14. Ryan Victory, No. 39
  15. Cole Custer, No. 00
  16. Brandon Jones, No. 9
  17. Sammy Smith, No. 8
  18. Jeremy Clements, No. 51
  19. Parker Kligerman, No. 48
  20. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38
  21. Ross Chastain, No. 92
  22. Alon Day, No. 45
  23. Parker Retzlaff, No. 31
  24. Anthony Alfredo, No. 5
  25. Mike Skeen, No. 87
  26. Josh Bilicki, No. 91
  27. Austin Green, No. 32
  28. Jeb Burton, No. 27
  29. Kyle Weatherman, No. 36
  30. Thomas Annunziata, No. 35
  31. Brennan Poole, No. 44
  32. Leland Honeyman, No. 42
  33. Joey Logano, No. 15
  34. RC Enerson, No. 14
  35. Ryan Ellis, No. 43
  36. Kyle Seig, No. 28
  37. Ed Jones, No. 26
  38. Josh Williams, No. 11

NASCAR Xfinity Series practice results

Byron was sixth fastest during the 20-minute practice session with a lap time of 72.763 seconds. Zilisch was also the fastest in practice with a lap time of 72.069 seconds.

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