{"id":108431,"date":"2025-08-31T09:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108431\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T09:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T09:10:10","slug":"nascar-news-will-brown-to-start-last-jack-perkins-qualifies-11th-at-portland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/108431\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR news: Will Brown to start last, Jack Perkins qualifies 11th at Portland"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Will
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWill Brown in the #11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Camaro at Portland.<\/p>\n

The Kaulig Racing driver was 25th in practice and two seconds off pace-setter Connor Zilisch before a gearbox issue in qualifying cost the #11 Chevrolet Camaro driver valuable time.<\/p>\n

Brown and compatriot Jack Perkins were part of the first group of qualifying. Perkins was third in while Brown was 13th in the 19-car field before the second group improved the benchmark.<\/p>\n

All told, Perkins was 11th and Brown 27th.<\/p>\n

Zilisch took pole position for the 75-lap race, nearly half a second clear of his nearest rival Justin Allgaier.<\/p>\n

\u201cI probably wasn\u2019t feeling as comfortable as I hoped, to be honest,\u201d said Brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just had a little drama. I don\u2019t know if I burred second gear or something happened.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had one miss-shift probably on lap two or three and then was just really struggling to get it into second gear.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was just hurting all my braking zones and everything like that. I felt like I couldn\u2019t get in a rhythm out there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll start off the back. It\u2019s a long race. We\u2019ll slowly see if we can pick a few off. We\u2019ll get it sorted and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n

How to watch Will Brown, Jack Perkins in NASCAR at Portland<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Brown said he struggled to get up to speed in practice, making the transition from the stiff touring car to the soft stock car.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re a lot different to what I\u2019m used to\u2026 obviously I drove the Cup car, but compared to the Supercar they move around a lot more.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey pick up the front, they roll a lot, so that was something to get used to.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t feel the lock-ups as easy, but I\u2019ve just got to do a better job and hopefully we get this sorted and we\u2019ll be right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zilisch said he needs to stay out of trouble to convert pole position into another win.<\/p>\n

The #88 JR Motorsports driver is searching for his eighth Xfinity Series race win of his rookie season.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep it on track, first of all. This track gets really dirty. It\u2019s pretty tough to manage, especially in that last section over there when guys are cutting that chicane and picking dirt up on the track, so that\u2019ll be first,\u201d said Zilisch.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen try not to go through the cut-through at Turn 1. I had to do that once in practice, so hopefully I don\u2019t have to do that again in the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to get used to it but it sure is fun getting to go to the track every weekend knowing that you\u2019re going to have a shot.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coverage of the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Portland International Raceway is live on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports from 9:00am AEST.<\/p>\n

Results: NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 Qualifying, Portland International Raceway<\/p>\n

Pos
\nNum
\nDriver
\nSponsor
\nLap
\nDiff
\nGap<\/p>\n

1
\n88
\nConnor Zilisch #
\nWeatherTech Chevrolet
\n73.38<\/p>\n

2
\n7
\nJustin Allgaier
\nBRANDT Chevrolet
\n73.78
\n0.400
\n0.400<\/p>\n

3
\n21
\nAustin Hill
\nBennett Transportation Chevrolet
\n73.797
\n0.417
\n0.017<\/p>\n

4
\n18
\nWilliam Sawalich #
\nSoundgear Toyota
\n73.873
\n0.493
\n0.076<\/p>\n

5
\n41
\nSam Mayer
\nAudibel Ford
\n73.925
\n0.545
\n0.052<\/p>\n

6
\n24
\nAlon Day
\nJSSI Toyota
\n73.945
\n0.565
\n0.020<\/p>\n

7
\n48
\nNick Sanchez #
\nCaroline Jones No Tellin Chevrolet
\n74.128
\n0.748
\n0.183<\/p>\n

8
\n8
\nSammy Smith
\nPilot Chevrolet
\n74.136
\n0.756
\n0.008<\/p>\n

9
\n1
\nCarson Kvapil #
\nBass Pro Shops\/Clarience Tech Chevrolet
\n74.242
\n0.862
\n0.106<\/p>\n

10
\n2
\nJesse Love
\nWhelen Chevrolet
\n74.271
\n0.891
\n0.029<\/p>\n

11
\n20
\nBrandon Jones
\nMenards\/Pelonis Toyota
\n74.329
\n0.949
\n0.058<\/p>\n

12
\n19
\nJack Perkins
\nShaw and Partners Toyota
\n74.339
\n0.959
\n0.010<\/p>\n

13
\n54
\nTaylor Gray #
\nOperation 300 Toyota
\n74.426
\n1.046
\n0.087<\/p>\n

14
\n32
\nAustin Green
\n3Dimensional.com Chevrolet
\n74.432
\n1.052
\n0.006<\/p>\n

15
\n16
\nChristian Eckes #
\nAction Industries Chevrolet
\n74.529
\n1.149
\n0.097<\/p>\n

16
\n0
\nSheldon Creed
\nFriends of Jaclyn Ford
\n74.531
\n1.151
\n0.002<\/p>\n

17
\n27
\nJeb Burton
\nOpti-Coat Chevrolet
\n74.672
\n1.292
\n0.141<\/p>\n

18
\n25
\nHarrison Burton
\nAirBox Ford
\n74.706
\n1.326
\n0.034<\/p>\n

19
\n28
\nJoey Hand
\nFord Performance Ford
\n74.818
\n1.438
\n0.112<\/p>\n

20
\n39
\nRyan Sieg
\nSci Aps Ford
\n74.838
\n1.458
\n0.020<\/p>\n

21
\n42
\nAnthony Alfredo
\nBig Rack Spirits Chevrolet
\n75.057
\n1.677
\n0.219<\/p>\n

22
\n26
\nDean Thompson #
\nOSU\/Thompson Pipe Group Toyota
\n75.084
\n1.704
\n0.027<\/p>\n

23
\n31
\nBlaine Perkins
\nOpti-Coat Chevrolet
\n75.233
\n1.853
\n0.149<\/p>\n

24
\n99
\nMatt DiBenedetto
\nViking Motorsports Chevrolet
\n75.319
\n1.939
\n0.086<\/p>\n

25
\n51
\nJeremy Clements
\nAlliance Driveway Solutions Chevrolet
\n75.35
\n1.970
\n0.031<\/p>\n

26
\n10
\nDaniel Dye #
\nRace to Stop Suicide Chevrolet
\n75.394
\n2.014
\n0.044<\/p>\n

27
\n11
\nWill Brown
\nMobile X Chevrolet
\n75.428
\n2.048
\n0.034<\/p>\n

28
\n44
\nBrennan Poole
\nFreedom Pro Chevrolet
\n75.702
\n2.322
\n0.274<\/p>\n

29
\n4
\nParker Retzlaff
\nZiploc Chevrolet
\n75.731
\n2.351
\n0.029<\/p>\n

30
\n71
\nRyan Ellis
\nClassic Collision Chevrolet
\n75.751
\n2.371
\n0.020<\/p>\n

31
\n14
\nGarrett Smithley
\nKnight Fire\/Dozer Winch Chevrolet
\n75.837
\n2.457
\n0.086<\/p>\n

32
\n45
\nVicente Salas
\nPrime Bites Mini Muffins Chevrolet
\n76.049
\n2.669
\n0.212<\/p>\n

33
\n91
\nJosh Williams
\nOACEUS Chevrolet
\n76.194
\n2.814
\n0.145<\/p>\n

34
\n53
\nKyle Sieg
\nChevrolet
\n78.397
\n5.017
\n2.203<\/p>\n

35
\n35
\nTakuma Koga
\nMacnica Toyota
\n79.13
\n5.75
\n0.733<\/p>\n

36
\n70
\nThomas Annunziata
\nCROW Credit Repair Chevrolet<\/p>\n

37
\n7
\nAlex Labbe
\nLockard Security Chevrolet<\/p>\n

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