Bowman, running in his only scheduled Xfinity Series start of the season for Hendrick Motorsports, bested second place Sheldon Creed by more than a tenth of a second in Saturday's qualifying session. Justin Allgaier, the defending series champion, will start 14th after a so-so lap in qualifying.

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The second closest Xfinity Series race happened on Saturday, as a late caution flag costs the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Champion Justin Allgaier at the end and allows Aric Almirola to pass on the final overtime lap to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series GovX200 at Phoenix Raceway.