Results
The 2018 Boyd Gaming 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway race.
Boyd Gaming 300
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
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- Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- 22nd Annual Boyd Gaming 300
- Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 20 - Rheem-Smurfit Kappa Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
- Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 22nd Annual Boyd Gaming 300 with a lap of 29.398 seconds, 183.686 mph.
- This is his third pole in 11 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his second pole and second top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole in one races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2018 and his third in four races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his third in three races this season.
- Christopher Bell (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 0.881 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 16 Minutes 29 Seconds
- Average Speed: 131.884
- Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
- Lead Changes: 10
- Green Flag Passes: 1,068 (6.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Las Vegas Motor Speedway
- 22nd Annual Boyd Gaming 300
- Race Winner: Kyle Larson
- Age: 25
- Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
- Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
- Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
- Kyle Larson won the 22nd Annual Boyd Gaming 300, his ninth victory in 104 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (second) posted his first top-10 finish in his first start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his second top-10 finish in 2018.
- Justin Allgaier (third) posted his seventh top-10 finish in eight races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 0 points over Elliott Sadler.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 1 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 142 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 48 | 35 | 12 | 1 | 200 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 9 | Running |
| 3 | 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 43 | 34 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 3 | Running |
| 4 | 8 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 2 | Running |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | Running |
| 6 | 3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 38 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | Running |
| 7 | 16 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 39 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | Running |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 43 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Running |
| 9 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 38 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 200 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | Running |
| 10 | 11 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 19 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | Running |
| 15 | 17 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 18 | 24 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 24 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 13 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 23 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 29 | 90 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 26 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 37 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 33 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 27 | 0 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 39 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 30 | 40 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 30 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 33 | 25 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Dodge | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Power |
| 34 | 15 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 35 | 35 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 36 | 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 37 | 36 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oil Leak |
| 38 | 28 | 93 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vibration |
| 39 | 32 | 38 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 40 | 22 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | Ford | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Matt Tifft | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 48 | 52 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 92 | 98 | Yellow |
| Jeremy Clements | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 93 | 98 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 94 | 98 | Yellow |
| Joey Gase | Improper fueling | 1 Lap | 97 | 98 | Yellow |
| Spencer Gallagher | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 135 | 138 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 136 | 138 | Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Garage | Pass Thru | 145 | 0 | Green |
| Kyle Busch | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Improper fueling | Pass Thru | 167 | 171 | Green |
| Ryan Sieg | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 184 | 189 | Yellow |
| Ryan Reed | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 185 | 189 | Yellow |
| Vinnie Miller | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Improper fueling | Tail End | 187 | 189 | Yellow |
| Ross Chastain | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 190 | 193 | Yellow |