Practice #1 : Talladega Superspeedway

Sparks Energy 300

Saturday, April 28th, 2018

Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL

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  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300
  • Pole Winner: Daniel Hemric
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 21 - South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress Racing
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Daniel Hemric won the Pole Award for the 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300 with a lap of 50.559 seconds, 189.402 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 42 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his second pole and eighth top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2018 and his eighth in ten races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Spencer Gallagher (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third in nine races this season.
  • Tyler Reddick (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 113
  • Laps Actual: 115 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.152 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 17 Minutes 44 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 133.258
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,217 (37.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300
  • Race Winner: Spencer Gallagher
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 23 - Allegiant Chevrolet
  • Owner: GMS Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chad Norris
  • Spencer Gallagher won the 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300, his first victory in 49 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 40 points over Tyler Reddick .
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - 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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Entry List
Lineup
Results
Loop Data
Draftkings Pts
Practice 2
DRIVER
DRIVER
#
MAKE
SINGLE BEST LAP
RANK
SPEED
TIME
BHND
LAP
LAPS
TOTAL
10-LAP AVG
SPEED
FROM
TO

Cole Custer
00
Ford
1
194.125
49.329
0.000
4
14
0
0
Spencer Gallagher
23
Chevrolet
2
193.980
49.366
0.036
4
12
0
0
Ryan Truex
11
Chevrolet
3
193.952
49.373
0.043
4
14
185.640
1
10
Brandon Jones
19
Toyota
4
193.948
49.374
0.045
4
21
191.887
3
12
Elliott Sadler
1
Chevrolet
5
193.322
49.534
0.205
12
13
190.725
3
12
Daniel Hemric
21
Chevrolet
6
193.162
49.575
0.246
12
28
191.104
6
15
Tyler Reddick
9
Chevrolet
7
192.688
49.697
0.368
12
17
191.096
6
15
Matt Tifft
2
Chevrolet
8
192.533
49.737
0.408
7
26
190.825
2
11
Chase Briscoe
98
Ford
9
192.479
49.751
0.422
10
21
191.263
5
14
Christopher Bell
20
Toyota
10
192.393
49.773
0.444
9
31
191.416
5
14
Justin Allgaier
7
Chevrolet
11
192.197
49.824
0.495
12
16
191.090
7
16
Austin Cindric
22
Ford
12
192.197
49.824
0.495
8
22
191.271
7
16
John Hunter Nemechek
42
Chevrolet
13
192.035
49.866
0.537
8
20
181.831
5
14
Noah Gragson
18
Toyota
14
191.927
49.894
0.565
9
24
191.244
4
13
Ty Majeski
60
Ford
15
191.900
49.901
0.572
5
22
190.377
2
11
Dylan Lupton
28
Ford
16
191.812
49.924
0.595
5
16
184.660
1
10
Joey Gase
35
Chevrolet
17
189.260
50.597
1.268
9
27
186.312
13
22
Jeremy Clements
51
Chevrolet
18
189.260
50.597
1.268
9
14
187.527
2
11
David Starr
52
Chevrolet
19
189.189
50.616
1.287
9
11
186.546
2
11
Shane Lee
3
Chevrolet
20
189.141
50.629
1.300
9
13
187.748
2
11
Michael Annett
5
Chevrolet
21
188.719
50.742
1.413
8
14
0
0
Alex Labbe
36
Chevrolet
22
188.667
50.756
1.427
14
20
186.302
8
17
Josh Bilicki
45
Toyota
23
187.938
50.953
1.624
17
18
0
0
Joe Nemechek
15
Chevrolet
24
187.328
51.119
1.790
8
9
0
0
Jennifer Jo Cobb
55
Toyota
25
186.659
51.302
1.973
13
19
0
0
Chad Finchum
40
Toyota
26
186.638
51.308
1.979
12
17
0
0
Spencer Boyd
76
Chevrolet
27
186.304
51.400
2.071
2
15
0
0
Ryan Reed
16
Ford
28
184.566
51.884
2.555
9
10
0
0
BJ McLeod
78
Toyota
29
184.491
51.905
2.576
2
6
0
0
Ryan Sieg
39
Chevrolet
30
183.843
52.088
2.759
11
11
0
0
JJ Yeley
38
Chevrolet
31
183.568
52.166
2.837
8
8
0
0
Jeff Green
93
Chevrolet
32
183.547
52.172
2.843
7
14
0
0
Kaz Grala
24
Ford
33
183.413
52.210
2.881
13
14
0
0
Tommy Joe Martins
8
Toyota
34
183.367
52.223
2.894
3
8
0
0
Ross Chastain
4
Chevrolet
35
183.129
52.291
2.962
5
7
0
0
Vinnie Miller
01
Chevrolet
36
182.874
52.364
3.035
4
4
0
0
Garrett Smithley
0
Chevrolet
37
182.258
52.541
3.212
6
7
0
0
Morgan Shepherd
89
Chevrolet
38
182.171
52.566
3.237
5
8
0
0
Timmy Hill
66
Toyota
39
181.168
52.857
3.528
5
5
0
0
Mike Harmon
74
Dodge
40
178.241
53.725
4.396
5
5
0
0