WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – William Byron will roll off from the 7th spot to start Saturday afternoon's NASCAR Xfinity Series main event at Watkins Glen International.
Byron, the most recent NASCAR Cup Series winner at the 2.45-mile road course, will return to the No. 17 HendrickCars.com entry for the fourth time this year. Atop the pit box will be Brandon McSwain, who also served as the crew chief for Byron's three previous starts in the division this season.
Rookie Connor Zilisch qualified on pole for the race.
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The race will begin at 3 p.m. ET with coverage on USA Network.
Here’s how they’ll line up:
NASCAR Xfinity qualifying results - Watkins Glen
- Connor Zilisch, No. 88
- Ty Gibbs, No. 19
- AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
- Justin Allgaier, No. 7
- Sam Mayer, No. 1
- Chandler Smith, No. 81
- William Byron, No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro
- Aric Almirola, No. 20
- Sheldon Creed, No. 18
- Austin Hill, No. 21
- Jesse Love, No. 2
- Riley Herbst, No. 98
- Shane Van Gisbergen, No. 97
- Ryan Sieg, No. 39
- Cole Custer, No. 00
- Brandon Jones, No. 9
- Sammy Smith, No. 8
- Jeremy Clements, No. 51
- Parker Kligerman, No. 48
- Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38
- Ross Chastain, No. 92
- Alon Day, No. 45
- Parker Retzlaff, No. 31
- Anthony Alfredo, No. 5
- Mike Skeen, No. 87
- Josh Bilicki, No. 91
- Austin Green, No. 32
- Jeb Burton, No. 27
- Kyle Weatherman, No. 36
- Thomas Annunziata, No. 35
- Brennan Poole, No. 44
- Leland Honeyman, No. 42
- Joey Logano, No. 15
- RC Enerson, No. 14
- Ryan Ellis, No. 43
- Kyle Seig, No. 28
- Ed Jones, No. 26
- Josh Williams, No. 11
NASCAR Xfinity Series practice results
Byron was sixth-quickest on speed 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.