2020 Production Alliance Group 300

The 2020 Production Alliance Group 300 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on February 29, 2020 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California. Contested over 150 laps on the asphalt superspeedway, it was the third race of the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Rookie driver Harrison Burton won his first ever race in the NASCAR Xfinity series.

Report

Background

Auto Club Speedway was a, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

Entry list

' denotes rookie driver.

' denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.

Practice

First practice

Noah Gragson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 40.646 seconds and a speed of.

Final practice

Harrison Burton was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 41.267 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying

Brandon Jones scored the pole position after a time of 39.948 seconds and a speed of.

Qualifying results

Chad Finchum, Bayley Currey, and Josh Bilicki started from the rear due to unapproved adjustments.
Tommy Joe Martins started from the rear due to an engine change.

Race

Race results

Stage Results

Stage One
Laps: 35

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	9
3	20	Harrison Burton '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	7
5	8	Daniel Hemric	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	6
6	18	Riley Herbst '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	3
9	9	Noah Gragson	JR Motorsports	Toyota	2
10	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	1

Stage Two
Laps: 35

Pos		Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	10
2	8	Daniel Hemric	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	20	Harrison Burton '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	8
4	98	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	7
5	22	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	6
6	18	Riley Herbst '	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	10	Ross Chastain	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	1	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	1

Final Stage Results

Laps: 80

Race statistics

Lead changes: 13 among 8 different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 8 for 36
Red flags: 0
Time of race: 2 hours, 28 minutes, 15 seconds
Average speed:

Media

Television

The Production Alliance 300 was carried by FS1 in the United States. Adam Alexander, Team Penske driver Joey Logano, and Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus called the race from the booth, with Matt Yocum and Regan Smith covering pit road.

Radio

The Motor Racing Network called the race for radio, which was simulcast on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio. Dan Hubbard and Steve Post anchored the action from the booth. Kyle Rickey called the action from Turns 1 & 2 and Alex Hayden called the race through turns 3 & 4. Dillon Welch and Kim Coon provided reports from pit road.

Standings after the race

; Drivers' Championship standings
Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.