2018 DC Solar 200

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2018 DC Solar 200
Race details
Race 4 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateMarch 10, 2018
Official name 14th Annual DC Solar 200
Location Avondale, Arizona, ISM Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Average speed 103.019 miles per hour (165.793 km/h)
Pole position
Driver JR Motorsports
Time 26.896
Most laps led
Driver Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports
Laps 76
Winner
No. 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Ryan Blaney
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 DC Solar 200 was the fourth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 14th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 10, 2018 in Avondale, Arizona, at ISM Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would take control after the final pit stops to overcome a penalty and win his 37th career NASCAR Xfinity Series season and his first of his part-time season. [1] To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of ISM Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Phoenix Raceway (updated).png
The layout of ISM Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

ISM Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It is named after the nearby metropolitan area of Phoenix. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

ISM Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and penultimate track on the schedule.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Glue
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Beechcraft, Cessna
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Dollar Shave Club #DSC500
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Nationwide Children's Hospital
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Shot
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota NOS Energy
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Kingman Chevrolet
24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford Nettts
28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford ThinQ Technology Partners
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Arizona
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet Superior Essex
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet TAP & Sons, Lighting SouthWest
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford Pirtek
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet CrashClaimsR.Us [ permanent dead link ], Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Shadow Warriors Project, Koolbox
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet JW Transport
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Scott Foundation, Phoenix Children's Hospital
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first 50-minute practice session would occur on Friday, March 9, at 12:05 PM MST. [2] Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 26.892 and an average speed of 133.869 miles per hour (215.441 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.892133.869
218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.220132.256
37 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.401131.382
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final 50-minute practice session would occur on Friday, March 9, at 2:05 PM MST. [2] Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 27.393 and an average speed of 131.420 miles per hour (211.500 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 27.393131.420
218 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.513130.847
322 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.527130.781
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 10, at 11:05 AM MST. [2] Since ISM Raceway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole. [4]

Justin Allgaier would win the pole after making through both preliminary rounds and setting a time of 26.896 and an average speed of 133.849 miles per hour (215.409 km/h) in the third round. [5] No drivers would fail to qualify,

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 26.896133.849
222 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 26.909133.784
300 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 26.910133.779
420 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.933133.665
518 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 26.940133.630
642 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.016133.254
711 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.023133.220
821 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.056133.057
92 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.092132.881
1019 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.142132.636
1116 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.341131.670
1223 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 27.378131.492
Eliminated in Round 2
1360 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.350131.627
143 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.356131.598
155 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.373131.516
1638 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.462131.090
1724 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 27.475131.028
184 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 27.503130.895
1935 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 27.627130.307
2028 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 27.757129.697
2151 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 27.773129.622
2236 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 27.867129.185
2339 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.932128.884
241 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 27.826129.375
Eliminated in Round 1
2593 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 27.963128.742
2678 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 27.967128.723
278 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 28.009128.530
2890 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 28.100128.114
2989 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 28.125128.000
3052 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 28.428126.636
310 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.472126.440
3255 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 28.538126.148
3301 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.662125.602
Qualified by owner's points
3476 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 28.669125.571
3515 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 28.830124.870
3640 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 28.874124.680
3774 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 28.904124.550
3866 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 28.966124.284
3945 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 28.987124.194
409 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
17 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
322 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 0
418 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
521 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
642 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
72 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
93 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
1011 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
118 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
221 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
300 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 8
442 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
511 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 6
623 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 5
77 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
824 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 3
938 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 2
1020 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1222 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 20066running0
217 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20076running49
3518 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20039running0
4420 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2005running43
5642 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2000running0
6821 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running46
792 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running34
8300 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 2000running37
9241 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running28
10409 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1996running27
111019 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1990running29
121724 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 1998running28
13143 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1990running0
141223 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 1990running28
15711 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1990running29
161360 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1990running21
17155 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running20
181116 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1990running19
19184 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running18
202151 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1980running17
211638 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 1980running18
222236 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1980running15
232028 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 1980running14
241935 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1970running13
252339 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1970running12
262678 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1960running11
27278 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1950running10
28310 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1950running9
292890 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1940running8
303476 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1940running7
313255 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 1930running6
323945 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1930running5
333301 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1920running4
343866 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 1900running3
353774 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1850running2
363640 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 1040engine1
372989 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 560brakes1
383515 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 540crash1
393052 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 240engine1
402593 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 180brakes1
Official race results

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