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No. 16 NASCAR Chevy Scores Xfinity Pole At ‘Magic Mile’ June 2023

Chandler Smith, driver of the No. 16 NASCAR Chevy Camaro in the Xfinity Series, laid down a blistering lap at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Friday, June 14th, 2023, fast enough to take the pole position uncontested for the race on Saturday, June 15th.

Smith wheeled the No. 16 Camaro around the “Magic Mile” in 30.159 seconds at 126.91 mph. He bested John Hunter Nemecheck, driver of the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra and last weekend’s race winner at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Nemecheck’s No. 20 Supra made the mile circuit in 30.199 seconds at 126.123 mph for the second-best starting position.

Meanwhile, starting third will be the No. 8 Camaro of Josh Berry, who made the lap in 30.199 seconds at 125.649 seconds. As a reminder, this is Berry’s last season with The Bow Tie, as he will take over the No. 4 Ford Mustang in the Cup Series beginning in 2024, replacing the retiring Kevin Harvick.

Justin Allgaier will start from fourth in the No. 7 NASCAR Chevy, while fifth will be the No. 9 Camaro of Brandon Jones. The green flag will drop at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 15th.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Qualifying Results, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, July 14, 2023
Pos Car Number Driver Team Time Speed Car
1 16 Chandler Smith # Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet 30.159 126.291 Chevrolet Camaro
2 20 John Hunter Nemechek Persil Toyota 30.199 126.123 Toyoya TRD Supra
3 8 Josh Berry Jarrett Logistics Systems Chevrolet 30.313 125.649 Chevrolet Camaro
4 7 Justin Allgaier BRANDT Chevrolet 30.337 125.55 Chevrolet Camaro
5 9 Brandon Jones Menards/Watts Chevrolet 30.356 125.471 Chevrolet Camaro
6 0 Cole Custer HAAS Automation Ford 30.368 125.421 Ford Mustang
7 18 Sammy Smith # TMC Toyota 30.47 125.002 Toyota TRD Supra
8 21 Austin Hill Bennett Transportation Chevrolet 30.5 124.879 Chevrolet Camaro
9 10 Austin Dillon(i) LA Golf Chevrolet 30.518 124.805 Chevrolet Camaro
10 1 Sam Mayer Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet 30.589 124.515 Chevrolet Camaro
11 11 Daniel Hemric Campers Inn RV Chevrolet 30.596 124.487 Chevrolet Camaro
12 25 Brett Moffitt AM Technical Solutions Ford 30.615 124.41 Ford Mustang
13 31 Parker Retzlaff # FUNKAWAY Chevrolet 30.622 124.381 Chevrolet Camaro
14 98 Riley Herbst Monster Energy Ford 30.647 124.28 Ford Mustang
15 48 Parker Kligerman Spiked Light Coolers Chevrolet 30.659 124.231 Chevrolet Camaro
16 51 Jeremy Clements Spartan Waste/Fox Sports 98.3 Chevrolet 30.666 124.203 Chevrolet Camaro
17 2 Sheldon Creed Whelen Chevrolet 30.759 123.827 Chevrolet Camaro
18 78 Anthony Alfredo Steele Group Chevrolet 30.771 123.779 Chevrolet Camaro
19 19 Joe Graf Jr. Rocky's ACE Hardware Toyota 30.795 123.682 Toyota TRD Supra
20 27 Jeb Burton Rocky Chevrolet 30.822 123.574 Chevrolet Camaro
21 91 Alex Labbe VR Victoriaville Chevrolet 30.888 123.31 Chevrolet Camaro
22 92 Josh Williams Sleep Well/Alloy Chevrolet 31.007 122.837 Chevrolet Camaro
23 4 Kyle Weatherman TEAMJDMOTORSPORTS.COM Chevrolet 31.091 122.505 Chevrolet Camaro
24 6 Brennan Poole 511Auction.com Chevrolet 31.158 122.241 Chevrolet Camaro
25 24 Connor Mosack FW Webb Company Toyota 31.198 122.085 Toyota TRD Supra
26 28 Kyle Sieg Onsite Power Academy Ford 31.266 121.819 Ford Mustang
27 44 Rajah Caruth(i) Circle Chevrolet 31.279 121.769 Chevrolet Camaro
28 35 Patrick Emerling Chevrolet 31.282 121.757 Chevrolet Camaro
29 43 Ryan Ellis Costa Oil Chevrolet 31.304 121.671 Chevrolet Camaro
30 7 Stefan Parsons Ollie's/Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet 31.347 121.504 Chevrolet Camaro
31 38 Chris Hacker(i) Morgan & Morgan Ford 31.353 121.481 Ford Mustang
32 2 Blaine Perkins # Inflatable Park Chevrolet 31.472 121.022 Chevrolet Camaro
33 8 Mason Massey BRUNT Ford 31.514 120.861 Ford Mustang
34 66 Chad Finchum Wild Willies Ford Owner Points 118.947 Ford Mustang
35 53 CJ McLaughlin SciAps Chevrolet Owner Points 115.534 Chevrolet Camaro
36 45 Greg Van Alst CB Fabricating Chevrolet Owner Points 114.344 Chevrolet Camaro
37 39 Ryan Sieg CMRroofing.com Ford Owner Points 0 Ford Mustang
38 26 Kaz Grala Island Coastal Lager Toyota Owner Points 0 Toyota TRD Supra

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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