Race Lineup

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

Alsco 300

Friday, July 13th, 2018

Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, KY

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 6 Toyota
  • 5 Ford
  • 1 Dodge

  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 18th Annual ALSCO 300
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the 18th Annual ALSCO 300 with a lap of 29.759 seconds, 181.458 mph.
  • This is his fourth pole in 55 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fourth pole and 13th top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in four races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his 12th top-10 start of 2018 and his 10th in 12 races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his 10th top-10 start at Kentucky Speedway. It is his sixth in six races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.848 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 16 Minutes 29 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 131.884
  • Cautions: 7 for 32 laps
  • Lead Changes: 8
  • Green Flag Passes: 815 (4.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Kentucky Speedway
  • 18th Annual ALSCO 300
  • Race Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - Rheem Toyota
  • Owner:
  • Crew Chief:
  • Christopher Bell won the 18th Annual ALSCO 300, his third victory in 25 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Daniel Hemric (second) posted his third top-10 finish in three races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 13th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Kyle Busch (third) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 11 races at Kentucky Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 0 points over Hemric.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
Avondale, Arizona - November 4, 2023 : Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship at Phoenix Raceway.
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Race lineup for the Alsco 300 at Kentucky Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 00 Cole Custer Ford 181.458 29.759 0.000 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing
2 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 181.038 29.828 0.068 Dale Jr's Whisky River Jr Motorsports
3 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 181.026 29.830 0.070 NOS Energy Drink Joe Gibbs Racing
4 12 Austin Cindric Ford 180.880 29.854 0.094 Lasik Vision Institute Team Penske
5 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 180.578 29.904 0.145 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
6 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 180.162 29.973 0.214 Anderson Columbia Co. Inc. Chip Ganassi Racing
7 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 180.108 29.982 0.223 Surface Sunscreen Richard Childress Racing
8 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 179.396 30.101 0.342 BurgerFi Jr Motorsports
9 16 Ryan Reed Ford 179.253 30.125 0.366 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing
10 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 179.217 30.131 0.372 OneMain Financial Jr Motorsports
11 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 178.442 30.262 0.503 Menards / NRG Joe Gibbs Racing
12 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 0.000 0.000 29.759 Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing
13 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 179.307 30.116 0.357 Phantom Fireworks Kaulig Racing
14 22 Paul Menard Ford 178.796 30.202 0.443 Discount Tire Team Penske
15 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 178.672 30.223 0.464 ISM Connect Gms Racing
16 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 178.336 30.280 0.521 Red Kap / Alsco Richard Childress Racing
17 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 178.130 30.315 0.556 Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports
18 60 Ty Majeski Ford 178.024 30.333 0.574 Ford Rfk Racing
19 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 177.258 30.464 0.705 RSS Racing Rss Racing
20 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 177.061 30.498 0.739 RepairableVehicles.com Jeremy Clements Racing
21 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 176.609 30.576 0.817 AE Door & Window Co. Jd Motorsports
22 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 175.810 30.715 0.956 Donate Life / Pro Master Ss Green Light Racing
23 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 173.835 31.064 1.305 RSS Racing Rss Racing
24 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 29.759 FAME / fame-usa.com Jd Motorsports
25 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 173.132 31.190 1.431 Sticky Stuff Custom Signs & Graphic… Dgm Racing
26 15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 172.772 31.255 1.496 Herb Kinman Chevrolet Jd Motorsports
27 55 Brandon Hightower Toyota 172.502 31.304 1.545 NAPA / S.AaronSiebeneicherAttorneya… J.p. Motorsports
28 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 172.238 31.352 1.593 RSS Racing Rss Racing
29 66 Timmy Hill Dodge 172.133 31.371 1.612 CrashClaimsR.Us Motorsports Business
30 52 David Starr Chevrolet 172.007 31.394 1.635 Tony?s Steaks and Seafood Means Motorsports
31 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 171.385 31.508 1.749 Star Tron Star Brite / Sleep Well Dgm Racing
32 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 170.827 31.611 1.852 Visone RV Shepherd Racing
33 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 170.783 31.619 1.860 JW Transport LLC / CorvetteParts.ne… B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
34 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 170.525 31.667 1.908 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
35 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 169.689 31.823 2.064 Smithbilt Homes Motorsports Business
36 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 168.303 32.085 2.326 Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing
*37 78 Blake Jones Chevrolet 167.598 32.220 2.461 Tennessee XXX Moonshine B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
*38 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 167.090 32.318 2.559 Herb Kinman Chevrolet Jd Motorsports
*39 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 163.300 33.068 3.309 Horizon Transport Mike Harmon Racing
*40 79 Josh Reaume Chevrolet 163.910 32.945 3.186 Striping Technologies Jimmy Means Racing

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.