Practice #2 : 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 1
DRIVER
DRIVER
#
MAKE
SINGLE BEST LAP
RANK
SPEED
TIME
BHND
LAP
LAPS
TOTAL
10-LAP AVG
SPEED
FROM
TO

Shane Lee
3
Chevrolet
1
187.938
50.953
0.000
8
8
0
0
Ryan Truex
11
Chevrolet
2
186.343
51.389
0.436
2
2
0
0
Ryan Reed
16
Ford
3
186.148
51.443
0.489
17
17
0
0
Ty Majeski
60
Ford
4
185.441
51.639
0.686
9
19
0
0
Alex Labbe
36
Chevrolet
5
184.951
51.776
0.823
6
15
0
0
Josh Williams
90
Chevrolet
6
184.947
51.777
0.824
6
15
0
0
Jeremy Clements
51
Chevrolet
7
184.729
51.838
0.885
5
9
0
0
Vinnie Miller
01
Chevrolet
8
184.423
51.924
0.971
2
2
0
0
Tommy Joe Martins
8
Toyota
9
183.624
52.150
1.197
4
4
0
0
Kaz Grala
24
Ford
10
183.420
52.208
1.255
10
10
0
0
Morgan Shepherd
89
Chevrolet
11
183.420
52.208
1.255
5
5
0
0
BJ McLeod
78
Toyota
12
183.308
52.240
1.287
5
6
0
0
Chad Finchum
40
Toyota
13
182.556
52.455
1.502
2
2
0
0
David Starr
52
Chevrolet
14
182.012
52.612
1.659
2
2
0
0
Jennifer Jo Cobb
55
Toyota
15
180.720
52.988
2.035
3
3
0
0
Timmy Hill
66
Toyota
16
180.353
53.096
2.143
5
5
0
0
Mike Harmon
74
Dodge
17
180.274
53.119
2.166
8
8
0
0