NASCAR 2023 Xfinity Series: What is the qualifying order for Contender Boats 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway?

The Homestead-Miami Speedway will host NASCAR's Contender Boats 300 this weekend. The 31st race of the 2023 Xfinity Series season and fifth playoff race of the season kicks off at 3 pm ET on Saturday, Oct. 21, in a 300-mile action-packed race.

The Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, is a 1.5-mile-long oval-shaped racetrack. It opened in 1993 and will host the 29th annual Contender Boats 300.

Contender Boats 300 will feature 38 out of 41 drivers. Just like the other NASCAR Xfinity Series races, practice sessions will open this week’s Xfinity race at 6:05 pm ET on Friday, Oct. 20. That will be followed by qualifying sessions, at 6:35 pm ET, which will set the starting order for the main event.

JR Motorsports driver Noah Gragson is the defending champion of the Xfinity Series Contender Boats 300.

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Qualifying order for NASCAR Xfinity Series Contender Boats 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway

FOX Sports journalist Bob Pockrass tweeted the qualifying order for Saturday’s Xfinity race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway:

The qualifying order for NASCAR’s Contender Boats 300 kicks off with Dale Earnhardt Jr running the first lap and John Hunter Nemechek in the final one.

Here’s the full qualifying order for Contender Boats 300:

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr - 41.000
2. Natalie Decker - 39.600
3. JJ Yeley - 38.550
4. Matt Mills - 38.500
5. Kyle Sieg - 36.150
6. Patrick Emerling - 35.950
7. Dawson Cram - 35.250
8. Ryan Newman - 35.050
9. Mason Maggio - 34.900
10. Jeffrey Earnhardt - 33.900
11. Mason Massey - 33.750
12. Leland Honeyman - 31.250
13. Kyle Weatherman - 30.150
14. Blaine Perkins - 29.550
15. Josh Williams - 29.100
16. Anthony Alfredo - 28.900
17. Brennan Poole - 27.850
18. Kaz Grala - 27.750
19. Ryan Ellis - 27.400
20. CJ McLaughlin - 26.850
21. Jeremy Clements - 25.350
22. Derek Kraus - 23.450
23. Brett Moffitt - 22.450
24. Connor Mosack - 21.600
25. Jeb Burton - 17.600
26. Ryan Sieg - 16.500
27. Parker Retzlaff - 15.250
28. Parker Kligerman - 14.250
29. Myatt Snider - 11.550
30. Brandon Jones - 11.400
31. Josh Berry - 10.000
32. Riley Herbst - 6.350
33. Sheldon Creed - 12.900
34. Sammy Smith - 12.500
35. Daniel Hemric - 7.850
36. Sam Mayer - 6.250
37. Austin Hill - 5.900
38. Justin Allgaier - 4.750
39. Chandler Smith - 4.200
40. Cole Custer - 3.200
41. John Hunter Nemechek - 2.100

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Catch all NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 21, live on USA Network and MRN.