NASCAR 2023 Xfinity Series: Driver’s standing after the Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway

Thirteen races have taken place in the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season so far, and Stewart-Haas Racing driver Cole Custer became the 10th different winner of the season after winning Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway On Saturday.

In the action-packed Xfinity race, Custer took the advantage of a melee in Turn 1 after an overtime restart and then held off the rest of the field to cross the start/finish line in P1.

With a victory, Cole Custer gained 54 points and secured his spot for the playoffs. He currently sits at fourth place in the driver standings with 457 points, with one win and six top-five finishes.

John Hunter Nemechek gained 45 points after finishing P10 and stayed on top of the Xfinity Series points table. Nemechek has a 14-point lead over Austin Hill, who currently has 522 points, two wins and seven top-five finishes.

Sheldon Creed, who started on the pole, failed to utilize the advantage and finished P7 in the race. He stands in seventh place in the points table with 396 points, with two top-five finishes.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series driver’s standings after Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway

Here is the updated list of NASCAR drivers in the Xfinity Series standings after the 13 NASCAR Xfinity Series race of the season:

1. John Hunter Nemechek – 522
2. Austin Hill – 508
3. Justin Allgaier - 478
4. Cole Custer – 457
5. Josh Berry - 431
6. Chandler Smith – 402
7. Sheldon Creed - 396
8. Sammy Smith – 357
9. Sam Mayer – 353
10. Riley Herbst - 346
11. Daniel Hemric – 333
12. Brandon Jones – 319
13. Jeb Burton - 316
14. Parker Kligerman - 307
15. Ryan Sieg - 276
16. Brett Moffitt - 267
17. Parker Retzlaff - 263
18. Kaz Grala - 227
19. Jeremy Clements - 212
20. Anthony Alfredo - 188
21. Joe Graf Jr. - 176
22. Kyle Sieg - 174
23. Jeffrey Earnhardt - 135
24. Brennan Poole - 134
25. Ryan Truex - 197
26. Josh Williams - 194
27. Ryan Ellis - 147
28. Alex Labbe - 113
29. Gray Gaulding - 104
30. Kyle Weatherman - 103
31. Patrick Emerling - 96
32. Connor Mosack - 94
33. Derek Kraus - 88
34. Blaine Perkins - 88
35. Joey Gase - 78
36. Myatt Snider - 67
37. Stefan Parsons - 65
38. Garrett Smithley - 58
39. Leland Honeyman Jr. - 43
40. CJ McLaughlin - 34
41. Caesar Bacarella - 32
42. Josh Bilicki - 26
43. Miguel Paludo - 24
44. Parker Chase - 24
45. David Starr - 17
46. Sage Karam - 14
47. Jade Buford - 13
48. Dylan Lupton - 8
49. Brad Perez - 8
50. Jesse Iwuji - 7

Catch NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers and teams next at the Sonoma Raceway on Saturday, June 10.