2018 Rinnai 250

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2018 Rinnai 250
Race details
Race 2 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Rinnai 250 logo.png
DateFebruary 24, 2018
Official name Rinnai 250
Location Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.54 mi (2.48 km)
Distance 163 laps, 251.02 mi (403.98 km)
Scheduled Distance 163 laps, 251.02 mi (403.98 km)
Average speed 129.67 miles per hour (208.68 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 30.600
Most laps led
Driver Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBiste
Laps 141
Winner
No. 98 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBiste
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Chase Elliott
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2018 Rinnai 250 was the 2nd stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent asphalt quad-oval intermediate speedway. The race took the scheduled 163 laps to complete. At race's end, Kevin Harvick driving for Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would dominate the race and win his 1st and only win of the season driving a part-time schedule. The win was the 47th, and so far as of 2021, final win of his NASCAR Xfinity Series career. [1] To fill out the podium, Joey Logano of Team Penske and Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas CNC
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Beechcraft, Cessna
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Surface Sunscreen
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Alsco, Red Kap
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Rinnai
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
12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
15 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Peak Antifreeze & Coolant
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Jeld-Wen
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Ruud
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford Marlow's Tavern
28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford ThinQ Technology Partners
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Donate Life Georgia
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Havoc Construction, Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, Atlanta Compressor, Georgia Metals, Inc.
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet All South Electric
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Striping Technology, Chasco
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us [ permanent dead link ], Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Shadow Warriors Project
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Star Tron
93 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza
99?* B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

*Withdrew. [2]

Practice

First practice

First practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 1:05 PM EST. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest lap in the session with a 31.068 and an average speed of 178.447 miles per hour (287.183 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.068178.447
222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 31.265177.323
300 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 31.512175.933
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 3:05 PM EST. John Hunter Nemechek of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 31.056 and an average speed of 178.516 miles per hour (287.294 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
142 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 31.056178.516
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.293177.164
300 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 31.342176.887
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, February 24, at 9:10 AM EST. Since Atlanta Motor Speedway 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]

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after setting a fast enough time in the first two rounds to advance to the next, with Bell achieving a lap in Round 3 with a time of 30.600 and an average speed of 181.176 miles per hour (291.575 km/h). [5]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Josh Bilicki and Mike Harmon.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.676180.72830.328182.80130.600181.176
222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 30.104184.16230.534181.56830.630180.999
342 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.208183.52830.311182.90430.669180.769
400 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 30.665180.79230.465181.97930.690180.645
598 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 30.602181.16530.696180.61030.691180.639
621 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.613181.10030.774180.15230.725180.439
719 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.864179.62730.758180.24630.842179.755
818 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.030178.66630.715180.49830.851179.702
912 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 30.643180.92230.583181.27730.852179.697
101 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.780180.11730.630180.99930.856179.673
119 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.648180.89330.833179.80730.926179.267
1216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.898179.42930.698180.59830.958179.081
Eliminated in Round 2
1323 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.895179.44730.874179.569
142 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.752180.28130.887179.493
1511 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.915179.33030.925179.272
163 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.742180.34030.940179.186
177 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.769180.18130.978178.966
1860 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.098178.27531.024178.700
1993 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.584181.27131.024178.700
2024 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 31.372176.71831.129178.098
215 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.274177.27231.198177.704
2251 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.033178.64931.422176.437
2378 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.416176.47132.283171.731
244 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.269177.300
Eliminated in Round 1
2539 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.568175.621
268 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.656175.133
2738 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.701174.884
2828 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 31.713174.818
2966 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 31.716174.801
3035 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.756174.581
3189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.832174.164
3215 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.869173.962
3336 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.936173.597
Qualified by owner's points
3440 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.033173.072
3576 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 32.141172.490
3652 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 32.266171.822
3790 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.424170.984
3855 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 32.901168.506
3901 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.999168.005
400 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.016167.919
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4145 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 32.474170.721
4274 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 32.608170.020
WD99? B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
198 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 0
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
316 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 8
422 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0
59 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
618 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
71 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
812 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3
93 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
107 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
198 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 0
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
322 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0
41 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
59 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
67 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
712 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 4
83 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
921 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
1016 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 83

Fin [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1598 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 163141running0
2222 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 16310running0
3120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 16312running52
4342 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1630running33
5101 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1630running43
6177 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1630running37
7912 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1630running37
8818 Kyle Benjamin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1620running34
91511 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1620running28
101216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1620running36
11621 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1620running28
12142 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1620running25
13163 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1620running0
141323 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 1620running23
151860 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1620running22
16244 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1620running21
17719 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1610running20
183336 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1610running19
19119 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1610running30
20215 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1610running17
212828 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 1600running16
222539 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1600running15
232024 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 1590running14
243790 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1590running13
253215 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1590running12
263035 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1590running11
272251 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1580running10
283652 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1580running9
293576 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1580running8
302378 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1580running7
313901 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1580running6
323855 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 1570running5
33268 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1560running4
342966 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 1560running3
353440 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 1550running2
36400 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1540running1
371993 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 920engine1
383189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 490brakes1
39400 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 100crash1
402738 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 50vibration1
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4145 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota
4274 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
WD99? B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

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