Race Lineup

The official 2018 Food City 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Food City 300

Friday, August 17th, 2018

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 7 Toyota
  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 37th Annual Food City 300
  • Pole Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 33
  • Team : No. 18 - NOS Energy Drink Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Eric Phillips
  • Kyle Busch won the Pole Award for the 37th Annual Food City 300 with a lap of 15.389 seconds, 124.686 mph.
  • This is his 65th pole in 345 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his sixth pole in 26 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2018 and his second in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his sixth in six races this season.
  • Christopher Bell (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Laps Actual: 310 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.434 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 0 Minutes 27 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 82.306
  • Cautions: 8 for 59 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,030 (4.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 37th Annual Food City 300
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • Kyle Larson won the 37th Annual Food City 300, his 12th victory in 108 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 16 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 13 points overJustin Allgaier.
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Race lineup for the Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 124.686 15.389 0.000 NOS Energy Drink Joe Gibbs Racing
2 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 123.986 15.476 0.087 Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing
3 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 123.682 15.514 0.125 DC Solar Chip Ganassi Racing
4 22 Joey Logano Ford 123.674 15.515 0.126 Snap On Team Penske
5 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 123.340 15.557 0.168 Nexteer Richard Childress Racing
6 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 123.110 15.586 0.197 OneMain Financial Jr Motorsports
7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 122.984 15.602 0.213 Juniper Joe Gibbs Racing
8 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 122.474 15.667 0.278 Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's Richard Childress Racing
9 00 Cole Custer Ford 122.411 15.675 0.286 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing
10 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 121.720 15.764 0.375 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Jr Motorsports
11 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 121.558 15.785 0.396 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
12 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 121.382 15.808 0.419 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing
13 60 Chase Briscoe Ford 121.689 15.768 0.379 Ford Rfk Racing
14 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 121.682 15.769 0.380 Food City Jr Motorsports
15 23 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 121.290 15.820 0.431 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Gms Racing
16 16 Ryan Reed Ford 121.259 15.824 0.435 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing
17 12 Austin Cindric Ford 120.877 15.874 0.485 Pirtek Team Penske
18 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 120.414 15.935 0.546 Flex Seal Jd Motorsports
19 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 120.241 15.958 0.569 RepairableVehicles.com Jeremy Clements Racing
20 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 119.985 15.992 0.603 Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear Dgm Racing
21 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 119.484 16.059 0.670 Cook?s Comfort Systems Inc. Rss Racing
22 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 15.389 Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports
23 15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 15.389 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
24 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 15.389 Isokern B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
25 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 117.848 16.282 0.893 Flex Tape Jd Motorsports
26 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 117.833 16.284 0.895 Sparks Ss Green Light Racing
27 78 Ja Junior Avila Chevrolet 117.819 16.286 0.897 CorvetteParts.net B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
28 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 117.552 16.323 0.934 Sleep Well Dgm Racing
29 38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 117.415 16.342 0.953 C2 Freight Resources Rss Racing
30 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 117.079 16.389 1.000 Smithbilt Homes / The Preserve Motorsports Business
31 13 Carl Long Toyota 116.080 16.530 1.141 Smithbilt Homes Motorsports Business
32 52 David Starr Chevrolet 115.996 16.542 1.153 Chasco / Whataburger / Dai Means Motorsports
33 93 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 115.271 16.646 1.257 RSS Racing Rss Racing
34 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 114.761 16.720 1.331 Flex Glue Jd Motorsports
35 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 114.357 16.779 1.390 Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing
36 66 Timmy Hill Chevrolet 114.262 16.793 1.404 TLC Resorts Motorsports Business
*37 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 112.692 17.027 1.638 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
*38 55 Bayley Currey Toyota 112.474 17.060 1.671 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
*39 74 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 112.270 17.091 1.702 Horizon Travel Mike Harmon Racing
*40 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 109.897 17.460 2.071 Visone RV Shepherd Racing

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.