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NASCAR / NASCAR Xfinity Series The Chilango 150: Qualifying, Connor Zilisch’s Pole Position, Lineup At Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez  

NASCAR Xfinity Series The Chilango 150: Qualifying, Connor Zilisch’s Pole Position, Lineup At Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez  

Jeff Hawkins Written by Sports EditorJeff Hawkins
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As the NASCAR Xfinity Series competes in Mexico City for the first time since 2008, driver Connor Zilisch earned the pole position for Saturday’s The Chilango 150 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. 

The rookie clocked a hot qualifying lap of 92.372 seconds, securing his fifth career pole position. Zilisch topped Cup Series regulars Ty Gibbs (92.475 seconds) and Christopher Bell (92.953) for the top three starting spots at the 15-turn, 2.42-mile road course.  

Carson Kvapil (93.105) and Sammy Smith (93.223) rounded out the top five qualifying runs Saturday. Daniel Suarez crashed into the tire barriers and will start P39.

Andres Perez de Lara Eager For Debut 

NASCAR Craftsman Truck series rookie Andres Perez de Lara was slated to make his Xfinity Series debut Saturday. 

Returning to his home country, Perez de Lara reached a deal in May to drive the No. 91 Chevrolet. 

The first Mexican-born driver to claim an ARCA Menards Series championship, Perez de Lara, 20, ranks No. 17 in the Truck circuit’s drivers’ standings. 

Perez de Lara qualified P16.  

Starting Lineup for NASCAR Xfinity Series’ The Chilango 150 

Here is a look at the lineup for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series’ The Chilango 150 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez: 

Starting Position, Driver, Car No. 

  • 1, Connor Zilisch, No. 88 
  • 2, Ty Gibbs, No. 19 Toyota 
  • 3, Christopher Bell, No. 24 
  • 4, Carson Kvapil, No. 1  
  • 5, Sammy Smith, No. 8  
  • 6, Sam Mayer, No. 41  
  • 7, Austin Hill, No. 21
    8, Taylor Gray, No. 54  
  • 9, Nick Sanchez, No. 48  
  • 10, Jesse Love, No. 2  
  • 11, William Sawalich, No. 18  
  • 12, Justin Allgaier, No. 7  
  • 13, Sheldon Creed, No. 00 
  • 14, Austin Green, No. 32  
  • 15, Brandon Jones, No. 20  
  • 16, Andres Perez de Lara, No. 91  
  • 17, Matt DeBenedetto, No. 99  
  • 18, Jeb Burton, No. 27  
  • 19, Jeremy Clements, No. 51  
  • 20, Sage Karam, No. 53  
  • 21, Alex Labbe, No. 07  
  • 22, Harrison Burton, No. 25  
  • 23, Thomas Annunziata, No. 70  
  • 24, Blaine Perkins, No. 31  
  • 25, Ryan Ellis, No. 71  
  • 26, Dean Thompson, No. 26  
  • 27, Kris Wright, No. 5  
  • 28, Josh Bilicki, No. 14  
  • 29, Daniel Dye, No. 10  
  • 30, Ryan Sieg, No. 39  
  • 31, Ruben Rovelo, No. 35  
  • 32, Josh Williams, No. 11  
  • 33, Brennan Poole, No. 44  
  • 34, Christian Eckes, No. 16 
  • 35, Parker Retzlaff, No. 4  
  • 36, Kyle Sieg, No. 28  
  • 37, Brad Perez, No. 45  
  • 38, Anthony Alfredo, No. 42 
  • 39, Daniel Suarez, No. 9

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 ed 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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