2018 Sparks Energy 300

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2018 Sparks Energy 300
Race details
Race 9 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Talladega Superspeedway.svg
DateApril 28, 2018
Official name 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300
Location Lincoln, Alabama, Talladega Superspeedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.66 mi (4.28 km)
Distance 115 laps, 305.9 mi (492.298 km)
Scheduled Distance 113 laps, 300.58 mi (483.736 km)
Average speed 133.258 miles per hour (214.458 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 50.559
Most laps led
Driver Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing
Laps 39
Winner
No. 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 Sparks Energy 300 was the ninth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 28, 2018, in Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from the scheduled 113 laps to 115 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Spencer Gallagher of GMS Racing would make a last lap pass on Tyler Reddick and fend off the field to win a shocker, winning his first and so far final NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and his first and only win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet FAME USA
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet KC Motorgroup
3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Childress Vineyards
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet TradeMark Nitrogen
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Armour Chili
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet Fleetwing
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Switch "Motivated By Invention. Driven By Perfection."
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota XYO Network
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
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 Sparks Energy, Donate Life Alabama
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet Josh Roberts Trucking
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Alabama Soda & Abrasive Blasting
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 RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
54?* NXT Motorsports Toyota VS1 Racing
55 Jennifer Jo Cobb JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean", Swampdaddy Crawfish
60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota CrashClaimsR.Us [ permanent dead link ], VS1 Racing
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport
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
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists, StarTron
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet C2 Freight Resources
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Ford
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 27, at 10:35 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [2] Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 49.329 and an average speed of 194.125 miles per hour (312.414 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 49.329194.125
223 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 49.366193.980
311 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 49.373193.952
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, April 27, at 12:35 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [2] Shane Lee of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 50.953 and an average speed of 187.938 miles per hour (302.457 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
13 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.953187.938
211 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 51.389186.343
316 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 51.443186.148
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would occur on Saturday, April 28, at 10:00 AM EST. [2] Since Talladega Superspeedway at least 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12. [4]

Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 50.559 and an average speed of 189.402 miles per hour (304.813 km/h) in the second round. [5]

One driver would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd.

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
121 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 50.640189.10050.559189.402
21 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.794188.52650.727188.775
323 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 50.842188.34850.762188.645
442 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 50.940187.98650.810188.467
55 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.848188.32650.814188.452
67 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.793188.53050.885188.189
73 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.044187.60350.914188.082
89 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 50.999187.76850.929188.026
911 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 51.039187.62151.030187.654
102 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 51.033187.64351.106187.375
1122 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 50.959187.91651.123187.313
1200 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 51.260186.81251.322186.587
Eliminated in Round 1
1320 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.283186.729
1460 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 51.309186.634
1519 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.322186.587
1698 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 51.341186.518
1728 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 51.411186.264
1835 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 51.452186.115
1916 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 51.549185.765
2018 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 51.653185.391
2136 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 51.699185.226
2239 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 51.733185.104
2315 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 51.752185.036
2451 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 51.844184.708
2501 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 51.946184.345
264 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 51.989184.193
2738 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 52.002184.147
288 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 52.036184.026
2978 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 52.090183.836
3076 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 52.195183.466
3190 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 52.216183.392
3245 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 52.276183.182
3324 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 52.300183.098
Qualified by owner's points
340 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 52.353182.912
3593 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 52.359182.891
3640 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 52.619181.987
3752 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 52.632181.943
3866 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 53.250179.831
3955 Jennifer Jo Cobb JP Motorsports Toyota 53.312179.622
4074 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 53.491179.021
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 52.504182.386
WD54? NXT Motorsports Toyota
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
121 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
311 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 8
419 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
62 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
700 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 4
81 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
93 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
109 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 25

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
11 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
223 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
316 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 8
45 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
59 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
62 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
700 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 4
87 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
935 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2
1042 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 65

Fin [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1323 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 1151running49
21519 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1150running42
367 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11535running46
42018 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1150running0
521 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11530running45
62239 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1151running31
7442 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1150running37
889 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1152running36
91200 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1150running36
10340 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1150running27
112738 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 1150running26
121320 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1151running25
133593 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 1151running24
1455 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1150running30
1573 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1150running24
161698 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1150running21
172501 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1150running20
18288 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 1150running19
192978 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 1150running18
203324 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 1140running17
211835 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1140running18
221916 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 1141running23
23121 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 11439running24
242136 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1140running13
25102 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1140running22
263190 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 1140running11
273866 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 1140running10
283245 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1140running9
293955 Jennifer Jo Cobb JP Motorsports Toyota 1140running0
301122 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1143running7
312315 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1130running0
323752 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1120running5
334074 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1121running4
34264 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 780suspension3
352451 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 530fuel pump2
361728 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 320crash1
371460 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 320crash1
38911 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 320crash9
393640 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 320crash1
403076 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 320crash1
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
WD54? NXT Motorsports Toyota
Official race results

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