Entry List
Rinnai 250
Saturday, February 24th, 2018
Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA
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- Atlanta Motor Speedway
- 27th Annual Rinnai 250
- Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 20 - Ruud Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
- Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 27th Annual Rinnai 250 with a lap of 30.600 seconds, 181.176 mph.
- This is his second pole in ten NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
- Joey Logano (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2018 and his fourth in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
- John H. Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first this season.
- Christopher Bell (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 163
- Margin of Victory: 04.183 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 56 Minutes 9 Seconds
- Average Speed: 129.670
- Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 1,407 (9.9 passes per green flag lap)
- Atlanta Motor Speedway
- 27th Annual Rinnai 250
- Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
- Age: 42
- Team : No. 98 - Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford
- Owner: Biagi-DenBeste Racing
- Crew Chief: Richard Boswell, II
- Kevin Harvick won the 27th Annual Rinnai 250, his 47th victory in 342 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his fifth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 17 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
- Joey Logano (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2018.
- Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
- Bell (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 4 points over Tyler Reddick .
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM | CREW CHIEF |
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| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 49 | Chevrolet | Cessna | JR Motorsports | Kevin Meendering |
| 2 | 93 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 47 | Chevrolet | RSS Racing | RSS Racing | Kyle Johnson |
| 3 | 38 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, KY | Sep 6, 1962 | 62 | Chevrolet | RSS Racing | RSS Racing | Rb Bracken |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 34 | Ford | Discount Tire | Team Penske | Brian Wilson |
| 5 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, CA | Dec 8, 1975 | 48 | Ford | Hunt Brothers Pizza | Biagi-DenBeste Racing | Richard Boswell |
| 6 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 82 | Chevrolet | Visone RV | Shepherd Racing | Nicholas Hoechst |
| 7 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | Asheville, NC | Jan 9, 1987 | 37 | Toyota | Janiking | J.P. Motorsports | Dave Jones |
| 8 | 52 | David Starr | Houston, TX | Nov 11, 1967 | 56 | Chevrolet | Striping Technology | Means Motorsports | Tim Brown |
| 9 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 31 | Dodge | CrashClaimsR.Us | Motorsports Business | Clinton Cram |
| 10 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Mayetta, NJ | Mar 18, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | Bar Harbor / Sea Watch International | Kaulig Racing | Chris Rice |
| 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Riverton, IL | Jun 6, 1986 | 38 | Chevrolet | Rinnai | JR Motorsports | Jason Burdett |
| 12 | 5 | Michael Annett | Des Moines, IA | Jun 23, 1986 | 38 | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | JR Motorsports | Jason Stockert |
| 13 | 35 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | DonataLifeGeorgia.org / Sparks | SS Green Light Racing | Patrick Donahue |
| 14 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Feb 27, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | Red Kap / Alsco | R Childress Racing | Brandon Thomas |
| 15 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Wauchula, FL | Nov 17, 1983 | 40 | Chevrolet | Densify | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | George Ingram |
| 16 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | Wilton, CA | Dec 7, 1993 | 30 | Ford | thinQ Technology Partners | JGL Racing | Rick Markle |
| 17 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Bakersfield, CA | Aug 12, 1993 | 31 | Ford | Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes | RFK Racing | Phil Gould |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Tucker, GA | Jun 20, 1987 | 37 | Chevrolet | Georgia Metals Inc. / Atlanta Compressor | RSS Racing | Kevin Starland |
| 19 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 31 | Chevrolet | teamjdmotorsports.com | JD Motorsports | Rick Johnson |
| 20 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 33 | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | Richard Childress Racing | Danny Stockman |
| 21 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 26 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing | Jeff Meendering |
| 22 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Knoxville, TN | Sep 22, 1994 | 29 | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes | Mtrsprts Bsnss Mngmnt | George Church |
| 23 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 32 | Chevrolet | teamjdmotorsports.com | JD Motorsports | Tevin Bair |
| 24 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 20, 1989 | 34 | Chevrolet | Allegiant | GMS Racing | Chad Norris |
| 25 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 29 | Toyota | Prevagen | J.P. Motorsports | Jason Houghtaling |
| 26 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 28 | Chevrolet | Nationwide Children's Hospitals | JR Motorsports | Dave Elenz |
| 27 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Fairfax, VA | Jun 26, 1996 | 28 | Chevrolet | Surface Sunscreen | R Childress Racing | Randall Burnett |
| 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Creve Coeur, MO | Jun 26, 1995 | 29 | Chevrolet | Grunt Style | SS Green Light Racing | Jason Miller |
| 29 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mooresville, NC | Jun 11, 1997 | 27 | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services Inc. | Chip Ganassi Racing | Mike Shiplett |
| 30 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 29 | Toyota | Ruud | Joe Gibbs Racing | Jason Ratcliff |
| 31 | 24 | Kaz Grala | Boston, MA | Dec 29, 1998 | 25 | Ford | Marlow's Tavern | JGL Racing | Shane Wilson |
| 32 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Saint-Albert, Canada | Apr 29, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear | DGM Racing | Mario Gosselin |
| 33 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Columbus, OH | Sep 2, 1998 | 26 | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits | Team Penske | Matt Swiderski |
| 34 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Atlanta, GA | Feb 18, 1997 | 27 | Toyota | Menards / Jeld-Wen | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chris Gabehart |
| 35 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Mitchell, IN | Dec 15, 1994 | 29 | Ford | Ford | RFK Racing | Mike Kelley |
| 36 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Spartanburg, SC | Jan 16, 1985 | 39 | Chevrolet | AllSouthElectric.com | Jeremy Clements Racing | Danny Gill |
| 37 | 90 | Josh Williams | Port Charlotte, FL | Aug 3, 1993 | 31 | Chevrolet | StarTron | DGM Racing | John Holmes |
| 38 | 0 | Matt Mills | Lynchburg, VA | Nov 14, 1996 | 27 | Chevrolet | teamjdmotorsports.com | JD Motorsports | Wayne Carroll Jr |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Birmingport, AL | Jan 24, 1958 | 66 | Chevrolet | Shadow Warriors Project | Mike Harmon Racing | Robert Scott |
| 40 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | Como, MS | Dec 7, 1986 | 37 | Chevrolet | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | B.J. McLeod Motorsports | Keith Wolfe |
| 41 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | Metamora, MI | Aug 16, 1997 | 27 | Chevrolet | JAS Trucking | JD Motorsports | Bryan Berry |
| 42 | 18 | Kyle Benjamin | Easley, SC | Nov 3, 1997 | 26 | Toyota | PEAK Antifreeze & Coolant | Joe Gibbs Racing | Eric Phillips |