Race Lineup

The official 2018 Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Phoenix Raceway.

Whelen Trusted To Perform 200

Saturday, November 10th, 2018

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

  • 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
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 133.482 26.970 0.000 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chip Ganassi Racing
2 00 Cole Custer Ford 133.398 26.987 0.016 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing
3 22 Austin Cindric Ford 133.048 27.058 0.088 Discount Tire Team Penske
4 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 132.935 27.081 0.111 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Jr Motorsports
5 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 132.738 27.121 0.151 Rheem / Smurfit Kappa Joe Gibbs Racing
6 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 132.480 27.174 0.204 Hunt Brothers Pizza Jr Motorsports
7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 132.275 27.216 0.246 Service Centers / Mobil 1 Toyota Joe Gibbs Racing
8 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 132.217 27.228 0.258 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
9 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 132.207 27.230 0.260 CIPT / Race to Give Richard Childress Racing
10 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 132.091 27.254 0.284 Go Green Richard Childress Racing
11 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 131.776 27.319 0.349 ISM Connect Gms Racing
12 16 Ryan Reed Ford 131.009 27.479 0.509 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing
13 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 131.392 27.399 0.429 Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports
14 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 131.320 27.414 0.444 BurgerFi Jr Motorsports
15 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 131.014 27.478 0.508 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing
16 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 130.971 27.487 0.517 Lombard Brothers Rss Racing
17 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 129.917 27.710 0.740 Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear Dgm Racing
18 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 129.875 27.719 0.749 RepairableVehicles.com Jeremy Clements Racing
19 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 128.903 27.928 0.958 Iron Mountain Data Centers Rss Racing
20 8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 128.636 27.986 1.016 B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
21 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 128.544 28.006 1.036 Donate Life Arizona / Sparks Ss Green Light Racing
22 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 127.882 28.151 1.181 Smithbilt Homes Motorsports Business
23 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 26.970 Flex Seal Jd Motorsports
24 52 David Starr Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 26.970 Whataburger Means Motorsports
25 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 127.537 28.227 1.257 RSS Racing Rss Racing
26 90 Donald Theetge Chevrolet 127.235 28.294 1.324 Mercedes-Benz St. Nicolas / Circuit… Dgm Racing
27 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 127.173 28.308 1.338 Flex Tape Jd Motorsports
28 01 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 126.971 28.353 1.383 Flex Glue Jd Motorsports
29 15 Quin Houff Chevrolet 126.694 28.415 1.445 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
30 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 126.024 28.566 1.596 B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
31 13 Tyler Hill Toyota 125.769 28.624 1.654 OCR Gaz Bar Motorsports Business
32 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 125.659 28.649 1.679 Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing
33 66 Akinori Ogata Toyota 125.274 28.737 1.767 SEAVAC Motorsports Business
34 55 Bayley Currey Toyota 124.814 28.843 1.873 Rollin Smoke Barbeque / Touched by … J.p. Motorsports
35 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 124.727 28.863 1.893 Visone RV Shepherd Racing
36 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 123.486 29.153 2.183 Veterans 4 Child Rescue Mike Harmon Racing
*37 78 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 122.921 29.287 2.317 CorvetteParts.net / JW Transport LL… B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
*38 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 0.000 0.000 26.970 GameStop Just Cause 4 Joe Gibbs Racing
*39 60 Ty Majeski Ford 0.000 0.000 26.970 Ford Rfk Racing
*40 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 0.000 0.000 26.970 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.