Overview

• NASCAR’s official post‑race report listed no penalties from the Turn 1 chicane incidents at Portland, leaving Connor Zilisch’s victory intact.
• On The Teardown podcast, Jeff Gluck and Jordan Bianchi said Zilisch followed the prescribed procedure for missing Turn 1 under the current rules.
• Door Bumper Clear’s Freddie Kraft argued the move should have triggered a stop‑and‑go and faulted Portland’s self‑penalizing escape layout.
• Chase Briscoe said the penalty lane appeared faster than the corner, highlighting drivers’ concerns about uneven track‑limit enforcement.
• Zilisch started from pole, swept both stages, led 70 of 78 laps while driving with a healing collarbone, and now leads the Xfinity standings entering World Wide Technology Raceway.