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Whelen Trusted To Perform 200

Saturday, November 10th, 2018

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

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  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • ISM Raceway
  • 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200
  • Pole Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 42 - Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • John Hunter Nemechek won the Pole Award for the 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 with a lap of 26.97 seconds, 133.482 MPH.
  • This is his first pole in 17 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in his series debut at ISM Raceway.
  • Cole Custer (second) posted his 27th top-10 start of 2018 and his fourth in four races at ISM Raceway.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 start at ISM Raceway. It is his 19th in 32 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 01.887 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 59 Minutes 14 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 100.643
  • Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 741 (4.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • ISM Raceway
  • 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200
  • Race Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - GameStop Just Cause 4 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200, his eighth victory in 40 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his seventh victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at ISM Raceway.
  • Daniel Hemric (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at ISM Raceway. It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Matt Tifft (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at ISM Raceway.
  • Christopher Bell (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • The four drivers advancing to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 are Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric and Tyler Reddick.
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 Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at Phoenix Raceway
START VEH # DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR TEAM CREW CHIEF
1 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chip Ganassi Racing Mike Shiplett
2 00 Cole Custer Ford Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing Jeff Meendering
3 22 Austin Cindric Ford Discount Tire Team Penske Brian Wilson
4 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet BRANDT Professional Agriculture Jr Motorsports Jason Burdett
5 18 Ryan Preece Toyota Rheem / Smurfit Kappa Joe Gibbs Racing Eric Phillips
6 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet Hunt Brothers Pizza Jr Motorsports Kevin Meendering
7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Service Centers / Mobil 1 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing Chris Gabehart
8 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing Danny Stockman
9 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet CIPT / Race to Give Richard Childress Racing Nick Harrison
10 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet Go Green Richard Childress Racing Randall Burnett
11 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet ISM Connect Gms Racing Chad Norris
12 16 Ryan Reed Ford Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing Phil Gould
13 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports Travis Mack
14 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet BurgerFi Jr Motorsports Dave Elenz
15 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing Chris Rice
16 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet Lombard Brothers Rss Racing Kevin Starland
17 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear Dgm Racing Mario Gosselin
18 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com Jeremy Clements Racing Danny Gill
19 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet Iron Mountain Data Centers Rss Racing Todd Myers
20 8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports George Ingram
21 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet Donate Life Arizona / Sparks Ss Green Light Racing Patrick Donahue
22 40 Chad Finchum Toyota Smithbilt Homes Motorsports Business John Reaume
23 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet Flex Seal Jd Motorsports Robert Goodman
24 52 David Starr Chevrolet Whataburger Means Motorsports Tim Brown
25 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet RSS Racing Rss Racing Kyle Johnson
26 90 Donald Theetge Chevrolet Mercedes-Benz St. Nicolas / Circuit… Dgm Racing Josh Williams
27 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet Flex Tape Jd Motorsports Mark Setzer
28 01 BJ McLeod Chevrolet Flex Glue Jd Motorsports Paul Clapprood
29 15 Quin Houff Chevrolet teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports Bryan Berry
30 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports Robbie Freeman
31 13 Tyler Hill Toyota OCR Gaz Bar Motorsports Business Robert Scott
32 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing Jerry Miller
33 66 Akinori Ogata Toyota SEAVAC Motorsports Business Sebastian Laforge
34 55 Bayley Currey Toyota Rollin Smoke Barbeque / Touched by … J.p. Motorsports Jerry Hattaway
35 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Visone RV Shepherd Racing Nicholas Hoechst
36 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet Veterans 4 Child Rescue Mike Harmon Racing Timothy Goulet
*37 78 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net / JW Transport LL… B.j. Mcleod Motorsports Keith Wolfe
*38 20 Christopher Bell Toyota GameStop Just Cause 4 Joe Gibbs Racing Jason Ratcliff
*39 60 Ty Majeski Ford Ford Rfk Racing Mike Kelley
*40 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota Prevagen J.p. Motorsports Rb Bracken

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.