Ryan Sieg finished fourth in the Production Alliance Group 300 at Auto Club Speedway Saturday.
Sieg’s top five finish added 39 points to his season total.
Sieg qualified in eighth position at 178.037 mph. The eighth-year driver has earned seven top-five and 24 top-10 finishes in his career.
The fourth-place result on Saturday was the first time Sieg has cracked the top five at Auto Club Speedway. It also marks his first top-10 finish at Auto Club.
The Tucker, Georgia native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting 12 spots higher than his career mark of 19.6 and completing the race 13 places ahead of his 17.3 career average finish.
Sieg’s fourth-place finish came against a field of 36 drivers. The race endured eight cautions and 36 caution laps. There were 13 lead changes.
Harrison Burton finished first in the race, followed by Riley Herbst in second place and Austin Cindric in third place. Sieg placed fourth ahead of Justin Haley’s finish to secure fifth.
Brandon Jones got off to a great start in the race, winning both of the first two stages, but couldn’t hold on to end up in Victory Lane.