Entry List
The official 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series entry list features top NASCAR drivers set to compete at Daytona International Speedway, highlighting the full lineup of race participants and teams.
PowerShares QQQ 300
Saturday, February 17th, 2018
Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
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- Daytona International Speedway
- 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300
- Pole Winner: Daniel Hemric
- Age: 27
- Team : No. 21 - South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
- Owner: Richard Childress Racing
- Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
- Daniel Hemric won the Pole Award for the 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300 with a lap of 47.541 seconds, 189.310 mph.
- This is his second pole in 34 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
- Kyle Larson (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2018 and his third in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
- Matt Tifft (third) posted his second top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
- Tyler Reddick (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 46 (8 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 120
- Laps Actual: 143 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 0 Minutes 6 Seconds
- Average Speed: 119.100
- Cautions: 12 for 49 laps
- Lead Changes: 19
- Green Flag Passes: 5,900 (62.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Daytona International Speedway
- 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300
- Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 22
- Team : No. 9 - BurgerFi Chevrolet
- Owner: JR Motorsports
- Crew Chief: David Elenz
- Tyler Reddick won the 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300, his second victory in 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
- Elliott Sadler (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 18 races at Daytona International Speedway.
- Ryan Reed (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Daytona International Speedway.
- Tyler Reddick (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 9 points over Elliott Sadler.
- The Margin of Victory of 0.000 in today's race is the closest MOV in NASCAR national series history. The previous record was held by the 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Colorado National Speedway with a MOV of 0.001.
- Today's race was the 100th race with Xfinity as the primary sponsor of the series.
| ENTRY | # | DRIVER | HOMETOWN | DOB | AGE | MAKE | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 98 | Aric Almirola | Tampa, FL | Mar 14, 1984 | 33 | Ford | Smithfield / DenBeste Water Solutions | Biagi-DenBeste Racing |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Emporia, VA | Apr 30, 1975 | 42 | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | JR Motorsports |
| 3 | 39 | JJ Yeley | Phoenix, AZ | Oct 5, 1976 | 41 | Chevrolet | Superior Essex | RSS Racing |
| 4 | 38 | Jeff Green | Owensboro, KY | Sep 6, 1962 | 55 | Chevrolet | RSS Racing | RSS Racing |
| 5 | 15 | Joe Nemechek | Lakeland, FL | Sep 26, 1963 | 54 | Chevrolet | Flex Tape | JD Motorsports |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Middleton, CT | May 24, 1990 | 27 | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits | Team Penske |
| 7 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Conover, NC | Oct 21, 1941 | 76 | Chevrolet | Visone RV | Shepherd Racing |
| 8 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | Asheville, NC | Jan 9, 1987 | 31 | Toyota | Janiking | J.P. Motorsports |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Lewisville, NC | Apr 27, 1990 | 27 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | R. Childress Racing |
| 10 | 52 | David Starr | Houston, TX | Nov 11, 1967 | 50 | Chevrolet | Whataburger | Means Motorsports |
| 11 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Port Tobacco, MD | Feb 25, 1993 | 24 | Toyota | CrashClaimsR.us | Motorsports Business |
| 12 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Mayetta, NJ | Mar 18, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Bar Harbor / Sea Watch International | Kaulig Racing |
| 13 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Riverton, IL | Jun 6, 1986 | 31 | Chevrolet | BRANDT Professional Agriculture | JR Motorsports |
| 14 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Sacremento, CA | Jul 31, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 15 | 5 | Michael Annett | Des Moines, IA | Jun 23, 1986 | 31 | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | JR Motorsports |
| 16 | 35 | Joey Gase | Cedar Rapids, IA | Feb 8, 1993 | 25 | Chevrolet | Sparks | SS Green Light Racing |
| 17 | 88 | Chase Elliott | Dawsonville, GA | Nov 28, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | Hellmann's | JR Motorsports |
| 18 | 78 | Ryan Ellis | Torrence, CA | Nov 29, 1989 | 28 | Toyota | Densify | B.J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 19 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | Wilton, CA | Dec 7, 1993 | 24 | Ford | thinQ Technology Partners | JGL Racing |
| 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Bakersfield, CA | Aug 12, 1993 | 24 | Ford | Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes | RFK Racing |
| 21 | 54 | Gray Gaulding | Colonial Heights, VA | Feb 10, 1998 | 20 | Toyota | VSI Racing | NXT Motorsports |
| 22 | 18 | Daniel Suarez | Monterrey, Mexico | Jan 7, 1992 | 26 | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 23 | 93 | Ryan Sieg | Tucker, GA | Jun 20, 1987 | 30 | Chevrolet | Code Rum | RSS Racing |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Alva, FL | Dec 4, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Flex Seal | JD Motorsports |
| 25 | 99 | Ray Black II | Montgomery, AL | May 17, 1991 | 26 | Toyota | Zomongo / America?s Donuts | B.J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 26 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Kannapolis, NC | Jan 27, 1991 | 27 | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | R. Childress Racing |
| 27 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ladera Ranch, CA | Jan 23, 1998 | 20 | Ford | Haas Automation | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 28 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Knoxville, TN | Sep 22, 1994 | 23 | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes / BuddyGreggRVs | Motorsports Business |
| 29 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Ligonier, PA | Apr 27, 1992 | 25 | Chevrolet | Flex Tape | JD Motorsports |
| 30 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 20, 1989 | 28 | Chevrolet | Allegiant | GMS Racing |
| 31 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Menomonee Falls, WI | Jun 3, 1995 | 22 | Toyota | Prevagen | J.P. Motorsports |
| 32 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Corning, CA | Jan 11, 1996 | 22 | Chevrolet | BurgerFi | JR Motorsports |
| 33 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Fairfax, VA | Jun 26, 1996 | 21 | Chevrolet | Nexteer | R. Childress Racing |
| 34 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Creve Coeur, MO | Jun 26, 1995 | 22 | Chevrolet | Grunt Style | SS Green Light Racing |
| 35 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Norman, OK | Dec 16, 1994 | 23 | Toyota | Rheem | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 36 | 24 | Kaz Grala | Boston, MA | Dec 29, 1998 | 19 | Ford | NETTTS | JGL Racing |
| 37 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Saint-Albert, Canada | Apr 29, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear | DGM Racing |
| 38 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Columbus, OH | Sep 2, 1998 | 19 | Ford | Pirtek | RFK Racing |
| 39 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Woodbridge, VA | Sep 14, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | CONO.io | Brandonbilt Motorsports |
| 40 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Atlanta, GA | Feb 18, 1997 | 20 | Toyota | Juniper | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 41 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | Parkland, FL | Dec 18, 1975 | 42 | Toyota | Alpha Prime | B.J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 42 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Conyers, GA | Dec 24, 1986 | 31 | Chevrolet | Advanced Communications Group | ACG Motorsports |
| 43 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Spartanburg, SC | Jan 16, 1985 | 33 | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com | Jeremy Clements Racing |
| 44 | 90 | Josh Williams | Port Charlotte, FL | Aug 3, 1993 | 24 | Chevrolet | StarTronStarBrite / StaySkyHotel | DGM Racing |
| 45 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Birmingport, AL | Jan 24, 1958 | 60 | Dodge | Shadow Warrior Project | Mike Harmon Racing |
| 46 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | Metamora, MI | Aug 16, 1997 | 20 | Chevrolet | Flex Glue | JD Motorsports |