Race Lineup
The official 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Daytona International Speedway.
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.
| ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | SPD | TIME | BHND | SPONSOR | TEAM |
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| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 189.310 | 47.541 | 0.000 | South Point Hotel & Casino | R. Childress Racing |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 188.980 | 47.624 | 0.083 | DC Solar | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 3 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 188.917 | 47.640 | 0.099 | Nexteer | R. Childress Racing |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 188.253 | 47.808 | 0.267 | Fitzgerald Glider Kits | Team Penske |
| 5 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 188.131 | 47.839 | 0.298 | Allegiant | Gms Racing |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 188.115 | 47.843 | 0.302 | BRANDT Professional Agriculture | Jr Motorsports |
| 7 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 188.103 | 47.846 | 0.305 | Bar Harbor / Sea Watch Internationa… | Kaulig Racing |
| 8 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 188.060 | 47.857 | 0.316 | Pilot Flying J | Jr Motorsports |
| 9 | 88 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 187.044 | 48.117 | 0.576 | Hellmann's | Jr Motorsports |
| 10 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 186.943 | 48.143 | 0.602 | BurgerFi | Jr Motorsports |
| 11 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 186.768 | 48.188 | 0.647 | Pirtek | Rfk Racing |
| 12 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 47.541 | OneMain Financial | Jr Motorsports |
| 13 | 98 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 186.559 | 48.242 | 0.701 | Smithfield / DenBeste Water Solutio… | Biagi-denbeste Racing |
| 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 186.359 | 48.294 | 0.753 | Rheem | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 186.227 | 48.328 | 0.787 | Haas Automation | Stewart-haas Racing |
| 16 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 185.912 | 48.410 | 0.869 | Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes | Rfk Racing |
| 17 | 15 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 185.759 | 48.450 | 0.909 | Flex Tape | Jd Motorsports |
| 18 | 18 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 185.732 | 48.457 | 0.916 | Interstate Batteries | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 19 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 185.724 | 48.459 | 0.918 | Juniper | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 20 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 185.208 | 48.594 | 1.053 | Sparks | Ss Green Light Racing |
| 21 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | Ford | 184.767 | 48.710 | 1.169 | thinQ Technology Partners | Jgl Racing |
| 22 | 93 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 184.718 | 48.723 | 1.182 | Code Rum | Rss Racing |
| 23 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 184.661 | 48.738 | 1.197 | Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear | Dgm Racing |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 184.430 | 48.799 | 1.258 | Flex Seal | Jd Motorsports |
| 25 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 184.328 | 48.826 | 1.285 | RepairableVehicles.com | Jeremy Clements Racing |
| 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 184.196 | 48.861 | 1.320 | Flex Tape | Jd Motorsports |
| 27 | 90 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 183.910 | 48.937 | 1.396 | StarTronStarBrite / StaySkyHotel | Dgm Racing |
| 28 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | Chevrolet | 183.614 | 49.016 | 1.475 | Flex Glue | Jd Motorsports |
| 29 | 24 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 183.370 | 49.081 | 1.540 | NETTTS | Jgl Racing |
| 30 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 183.270 | 49.108 | 1.567 | CONO.io | Brandonbilt Motorsports |
| 31 | 78 | Ryan Ellis | Toyota | 183.240 | 49.116 | 1.575 | Densify | B.j. Mcleod Motorsports |
| 32 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | Toyota | 182.838 | 49.224 | 1.683 | Alpha Prime | B.j. Mcleod Motorsports |
| 33 | 38 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 182.826 | 49.227 | 1.686 | RSS Racing | Rss Racing |
| 34 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 182.456 | 49.327 | 1.786 | Whataburger | Means Motorsports |
| 35 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 181.800 | 49.505 | 1.964 | Grunt Style | Ss Green Light Racing |
| 36 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 181.778 | 49.511 | 1.970 | CrashClaimsR.us | Motorsports Business |
| *37 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | Toyota | 179.311 | 50.192 | 2.651 | Janiking | J.p. Motorsports |
| *38 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 174.917 | 51.453 | 3.912 | Smithbilt Homes / BuddyGreggRVs | Motorsports Business |
| *39 | 39 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 174.216 | 51.660 | 4.119 | Superior Essex | Rss Racing |
| *40 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.000 | 0.000 | 47.541 | Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's | R. Childress Racing |
| *41 | 54 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | 181.991 | 49.453 | 1.912 | VSI Racing | Nxt Motorsports |
| *42 | 99 | Ray Black II | Toyota | 181.939 | 49.467 | 1.926 | Zomongo / America?s Donuts | B.j. Mcleod Motorsports |
| *43 | 25 | Chris Cockrum | Chevrolet | 181.910 | 49.475 | 1.934 | Advanced Communications Group | Acg Motorsports |
| *44 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 180.705 | 49.805 | 2.264 | Visone RV | Shepherd Racing |
| *45 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 177.581 | 50.681 | 3.140 | Prevagen | J.p. Motorsports |
* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.