Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge with a lap of 28.523 seconds, 189.321 mph.
This is his sixth pole in 39 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his fifth pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2018.
This is his first pole in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Shane Lee (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Cole Custer (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 26th in 31 races this season.
Chad Finchum (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
Laps Scheduled: 200
Margin of Victory: 0.162 Seconds
Time of Race: 2 Hours 34 Minutes 5 Seconds
Average Speed: 116.820
Cautions: 13 for 54 laps
Lead Changes: 17
Green Flag Passes: 963 (6.6 passes per green flag lap)
Texas Motor Speedway
14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
Race Winner: Cole Custer
Age: 20
Team : No. 00 - Autodesk Ford
Owner: Gene Haas
Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
Cole Custer won the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his second victory in 69 XFINITY Series races.
This is his first victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2018.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Tyler Reddick (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2018.
Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Tyler Reddick (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 7 points over Elliott Sadler.
There were 13 cautions, a new track record. The previous record (10) was set on March 29, 2003
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November 4, 2023 :
Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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