NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup: Bowman earns pole in Phoenix

AVONDALE, Ariz. - For the second time this season, Hendrick Motorsports will compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. This time, Alex Bowman will pilot the No. 17 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet at Phoenix Raceway. 

And he'll start from the pole for Saturday's main event.

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Things got underway with 25 minutes of practice for each group on Saturday morning. Bowman recorded the sixth-quickest lap of the session. The Arizona native will aim to win for the first time in the Xfinity Series at Phoenix later this afternoon.

Check out the starting lineup for the main event at 5 p.m. ET on the CW. 

NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup

1. Alex Bowman, No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 
   
2. Sheldon Creed, No. 00
3. Sammy Smith, No. 8
4. Connor Zilisch, No. 88
5. Jesse Love, No. 2
6. William Sawalich, No. 18
7. Nick Sanchez, No. 48
8. Aric Almirola, No. 19
9. Taylor Gray, No. 54
10. Austin Hill, No. 21
11. Jeb Burton, No. 27
12. Dean Thompson, No. 26
13. Sam Mayer, No. 41
14. Justin Allgaier, No. 7 
15. Josh Williams, No. 11
16. Brandon Jones, No. 20
17. Daniel Dye, No. 10
18. Blaine Perkins, No. 31
19. Jeremy Clements, No. 51
    
20. Christian Eckes, No. 16
21. Harrison Burton, No. 25
    
22. Josh Bilicki, No. 91
23. Brennan Poole, No. 44
24. Carson Kvapil, No. 1
25. Anthony Alfredo, No. 42
26. Parker Retzlaff, No. 4
27. Thomas Annunziata, No. 70
    
28. Ryan Ellis, No. 71
29. Nick Leitz, No. 07
30. Ryan Seig, No. 39
31. Matt Dibenedetto, No. 99
    
32. Kyle Seig, No. 28
33. Kris Wright, No. 5
    
34. Mason Massey, No. 45
35. Dawson Cram, No. 74
36. Garrett Smithy, No. 14
37. Joey Gase, No. 53
38. Greg Van Alst, No. 35

NASCAR Cup qualifying today

The sport's top division will practice at 2 p.m. ET followed by. qualifying at 3:10. Both sessions can be found on Prime Video for coverage.

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