NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup for Watkins Glen International Raceway released, Ty Gibbs takes pole

After Pennzoil 150, the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series shifted to Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. Shriners Children’s 200 at The Glen will be live on USA and NBC Sports at 3:30 pm ET. The 23rd race of the 2023 Xfinity Series season will be contested on the 2.45-mile-long road course.

A total of 36 Xfinity drivers will compete over 82 laps, resulting in a 201.228-mile race to secure a chance at driving down Victory Lane.

In Saturday’s Xfinity Series qualifying race (August 19), Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs won his first pole of the 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series season after posting a lap with a time of 70.549 and a speed of 125.019 mph. It marked Gibbs’s eighth pole of his Xfinity career.

NASCAR Cup Series regular Alex Bowman will share the front row with him after turning a lap of 124.721 mph. They will be followed by Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer, Sam Mayer, Daniel Hemric, Josh Berry, Kyle Busch, Sammy Smith, and Riley Herbst complete the top 10 in the starting lineup for the main event.

Two drivers who failed to qualify for the Shriners Children’s 200 at The Glen are Patrick Emerling and Casey Carden.

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2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup at Watkins Glen International

Here are the starting positions of the 38-Xfinity Series drivers at Watkins Glen International:

1. #19 - Ty Gibbs
2. #17 - Alex Bowman
3. #7 - Justin Allgaier
4. #00 - Cole Custer
5. #1 - Sam Mayer
6. #11 - Daniel Hemric
7. #8 - Josh Berry
8. #10 - Kyle Busch
9. #18 - Sammy Smith
10. #98 - Riley Herbst
11. #21 - Austin Hill
12. #20 - John Hunter Nemechek
13. #2 - Sheldon Creed
14. #48 - Parker Kligerman
15. #26 - Kaz Grala
16. #51 - Jeremy Clements
17. #91 - Ross Chastain
18. #16 - Chandler Smith
19. #24 - Connor Mosack
20. #25 - Brett Moffitt
21. #45 - Sage Karam
22. #08 - Alex Labbe
23. #44 - Stefan Parsons
24. #9 - Brandon Jones
25. #27 - Jeb Burton
26. #39 - Ryan Sieg
27. #78 - Anthony Alfredo
28. #07 - Josh Bilicki
29. #31 - Parker Retzlaff
30. #02 - Blaine Perkins
31. #96 - Max McLaughlin
32. #6 - Brennan Poole
33. #4 - Kyle Weatherman
34. #92 - Josh Williams
35. #43 - Ryan Ellis
36. #38 - Joe Graf, Jr.
37. #28 - Kyle Sieg
38. #35 - Stanton Barrett

Catch the NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers at Watkins Glen International for Shriners Children’s 200 at The Glen on Saturday (August 19) on USA and MRN.