Race Lineup

The official 2018 Rinnai 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Rinnai 250

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 8 Ford
  • 6 Toyota
  • 1 Dodge

  • 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 .
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Race lineup for the Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 181.176 30.600 0.000 Ruud Joe Gibbs Racing
2 22 Joey Logano Ford 180.999 30.630 0.029 Discount Tire Team Penske
3 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 180.769 30.669 0.068 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chip Ganassi Racing
4 00 Cole Custer Ford 180.645 30.690 0.090 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing
5 98 Kevin Harvick Ford 180.639 30.691 0.090 Hunt Brothers Pizza Biagi-denbeste Racing
6 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 180.439 30.725 0.125 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 179.755 30.842 0.242 Menards / Jeld-Wen Joe Gibbs Racing
8 18 Kyle Benjamin Toyota 179.702 30.851 0.251 PEAK Antifreeze & Coolant Joe Gibbs Racing
9 12 Austin Cindric Ford 179.697 30.852 0.252 Fitzgerald Glider Kits Team Penske
10 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 179.673 30.856 0.256 Cessna Jr Motorsports
11 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 179.267 30.926 0.326 Nationwide Children's Hospitals Jr Motorsports
12 16 Ryan Reed Ford 179.081 30.958 0.358 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing
13 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 179.569 30.874 0.274 Allegiant Gms Racing
14 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 179.493 30.887 0.287 Surface Sunscreen R Childress Racing
15 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 179.272 30.925 0.325 Bar Harbor / Sea Watch Internationa… Kaulig Racing
16 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 179.186 30.940 0.340 Red Kap / Alsco R Childress Racing
17 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 178.966 30.978 0.378 Rinnai Jr Motorsports
18 60 Chase Briscoe Ford 178.700 31.024 0.424 Ford Rfk Racing
19 93 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 178.700 31.024 0.424 RSS Racing Rss Racing
20 24 Kaz Grala Ford 178.098 31.129 0.529 Marlow's Tavern Jgl Racing
21 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 177.704 31.198 0.598 Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports
22 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 176.437 31.422 0.822 AllSouthElectric.com Jeremy Clements Racing
23 78 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 171.731 32.283 1.683 Densify B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
24 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.600 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
25 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 175.621 31.568 0.968 Georgia Metals Inc. / Atlanta Compr… Rss Racing
26 8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 175.133 31.656 1.056 B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
27 38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 174.884 31.701 1.101 RSS Racing Rss Racing
28 28 Dylan Lupton Ford 174.818 31.713 1.113 thinQ Technology Partners Jgl Racing
29 66 Timmy Hill Dodge 174.801 31.716 1.116 CrashClaimsR.Us Motorsports Business
30 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 174.581 31.756 1.156 DonataLifeGeorgia.org / Sparks Ss Green Light Racing
31 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 174.164 31.832 1.232 Visone RV Shepherd Racing
32 15 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 173.962 31.869 1.269 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
33 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 173.597 31.936 1.336 Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear Dgm Racing
34 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 173.072 32.033 1.433 Smithbilt Homes Mtrsprts Bsnss Mngmnt
35 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 172.490 32.141 1.541 Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing
36 52 David Starr Chevrolet 171.822 32.266 1.666 Striping Technology Means Motorsports
*37 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 170.984 32.424 1.824 StarTron Dgm Racing
*38 55 Stephen Leicht Toyota 168.506 32.901 2.301 Janiking J.p. Motorsports
*39 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 168.005 32.999 2.399 JAS Trucking Jd Motorsports
*40 0 Matt Mills Chevrolet 167.919 33.016 2.416 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
*41 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 170.721 32.474 1.874 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
*42 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 170.020 32.608 2.008 Shadow Warriors Project Mike Harmon Racing

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.