Race Lineup

The official 2018 DC Solar 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 00 Cole Custer Ford 179.295 30.118 0.000 Code 3 Associates Stewart-haas Racing
2 22 Austin Cindric Ford 177.866 30.360 0.242 MoneyLion Team Penske
3 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 177.825 30.367 0.249 OneMain Financial Jr Motorsports
4 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 177.708 30.387 0.269 GameStop Tomb Raider Joe Gibbs Racing
5 42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 177.317 30.454 0.336 DC Solar Chip Ganassi Racing
6 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 177.305 30.456 0.338 Childress Vineyards Richard Childress Racing
7 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 176.788 30.545 0.427 Nationwide Children's Jr Motorsports
8 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 176.603 30.577 0.459 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Jr Motorsports
9 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 175.103 30.839 0.721 Allstate Parts & Service Group Jr Motorsports
10 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 174.995 30.858 0.740 Big Valley Towing Rss Racing
11 16 Ryan Reed Ford 174.633 30.922 0.804 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing
12 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 RepairableVehicales.com Jeremy Clements Racing
13 60 Chase Briscoe Ford 175.581 30.755 0.637 Ford Rfk Racing
14 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 174.379 30.967 0.849 Allegiant Gms Racing
15 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 173.991 31.036 0.918 Sticky-stuff.com / James Carter Att… Dgm Racing
16 4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 173.027 31.209 1.091 JD Motorsports Jd Motorsports
17 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 172.276 31.345 1.227 Sparks Ss Green Light Racing
18 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 171.767 31.438 1.320 RSS Racing Rss Racing
19 55 Bayley Currey Toyota 167.843 32.173 2.055 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
20 26 Max Tullman Ford 164.519 32.823 2.705 Yurpal.com Tullman Walker Racing
21 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
22 78 Cole Rouse Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
23 15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
24 52 David Starr Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 OnyxAutos.com / ACRE-One Means Motorsports
25 66 Timmy Hill Dodge 167.645 32.211 2.093 CrashClaimsR.Us Motorsports Business
26 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 166.713 32.391 2.273 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
27 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 166.507 32.431 2.313 Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing
28 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 166.425 32.447 2.329 Shadow Warriors Project Mike Harmon Racing
29 40 Chad Finchum Chevrolet 166.093 32.512 2.394 Smithbilt Homes Motorsports Business
30 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 165.904 32.549 2.431 RSS Racing Rss Racing
31 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 164.966 32.734 2.616 Sleep Well / Star Tron Dgm Racing
32 72 John Jackson Toyota 164.399 32.847 2.729 CrashClaimsR.Us / James Carter Atto… Carter Racing
33 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 162.391 33.253 3.135 JAS Expedited Trucking Jd Motorsports
34 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 0.000 0.000 30.118 Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing
35 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
36 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 0.000 0.000 30.118 Menards Mastercraft Doors Joe Gibbs Racing
*37 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 KCMG Richard Childress Racing
*38 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing
*39 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 30.118 FAME-USA.com Jd Motorsports
*40 13 Stan Mullis Dodge 0.000 0.000 30.118 OCR Gaz Bar Motorsports Business

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.