By Matt Courson, Staff Writer
AVONDALE, Ariz. — William Sawalich will start from the pole position in just his third start in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway.
The Joe Gibb’s racing driver turned a 26.832 second lap, .148 seconds faster than his teammate Sheldon Creed who will start second. Riley Herbst will start third followed by Chandler Smith in fourth. Austil Hill will start fifth, the fastest of the Championship 4 contenders.
Cole Custer will start 7th, and A.J. Allmendinger will start 9th. Justin Allgaier will start from the rear of the field after going to a backup car due to a practice crash.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship race is slated for 7:30 p.m. on CW.