XFINITY Series Las Vegas Motor Speedway

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Race Lineup

DC Solar 300

Saturday, September 15th, 2018

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 6 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Inaugural DC Solar 300
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Code 3 Associates Ford
  • Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the Inaugural DC Solar 300 with a lap of 30.118 seconds, 179.295 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 64 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fifth pole and 21st top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2018 and his first in two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th in 26 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 01.629 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 30 Minutes 56 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 119.258
  • Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,097 (6.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Inaugural DC Solar 300
  • Race Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • Ross Chastain won the Inaugural DC Solar 300, his first victory in 132 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 21st top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 44 points overCole Custer.
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 DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
START VEH # DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 00 Cole Custer Ford Code 3 Associates Stewart-haas Racing Jeff Meendering
2 22 Austin Cindric Ford MoneyLion Team Penske Brian Wilson
3 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet OneMain Financial Jr Motorsports Kevin Meendering
4 20 Christopher Bell Toyota GameStop Tomb Raider Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
5 42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet DC Solar Chip Ganassi Racing Mike Shiplett
6 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet Childress Vineyards Richard Childress Racing Nick Harrison
7 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet Nationwide Children's Jr Motorsports Dave Elenz
8 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet BRANDT Professional Agriculture Jr Motorsports Jason Burdett
9 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet Allstate Parts & Service Group Jr Motorsports Travis Mack
10 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet Big Valley Towing Rss Racing Kevin Starland
11 16 Ryan Reed Ford Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing Phil Gould
12 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet RepairableVehicales.com Jeremy Clements Racing Danny Gill
13 60 Chase Briscoe Ford Ford Rfk Racing Mike Kelley
14 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet Allegiant Gms Racing Chad Norris
15 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet Sticky-stuff.com / James Carter Att… Dgm Racing Mario Gosselin
16 4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet JD Motorsports Jd Motorsports Robert Goodman
17 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet Sparks Ss Green Light Racing Patrick Donahue
18 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet RSS Racing Rss Racing Todd Myers
19 55 Bayley Currey Toyota Prevagen J.p. Motorsports Kase Kallenbach
20 26 Max Tullman Ford Yurpal.com Tullman Walker Racing Doug Richert
21 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports George Ingram
22 78 Cole Rouse Chevrolet B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
23 15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports Paul Clapprood
24 52 David Starr Chevrolet OnyxAutos.com / ACRE-One Means Motorsports Tim Brown
25 66 Timmy Hill Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us Motorsports Business Sebastian Laforge
26 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota Prevagen J.p. Motorsports Terry Elmore
27 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing Jerry Miller
28 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet Shadow Warriors Project Mike Harmon Racing Timothy Goulet
29 40 Chad Finchum Chevrolet Smithbilt Homes Motorsports Business Brian Keselowski
30 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet RSS Racing Rss Racing Kyle Johnson
31 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet Sleep Well / Star Tron Dgm Racing John Holmes
32 72 John Jackson Toyota CrashClaimsR.Us / James Carter Atto… Carter Racing Rb Bracken
33 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking Jd Motorsports Bryan Berry
34 18 Ryan Preece Toyota Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing Eric Phillips
35 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
36 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Menards Mastercraft Doors Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
*37 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet KCMG Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
*38 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Chris Rice
*39 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet FAME-USA.com Jd Motorsports Mark Setzer
*40 13 Stan Mullis Dodge OCR Gaz Bar Motorsports Business Brandon Mosley

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.