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The official 2018 Sparks Energy 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Talladega Superspeedway.

Sparks Energy 300

Saturday, April 28th, 2018

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 9 Toyota
  • 7 Ford
  • 1 Dodge

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300
  • Pole Winner: Daniel Hemric
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 21 - South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress Racing
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Daniel Hemric won the Pole Award for the 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300 with a lap of 50.559 seconds, 189.402 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 42 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his second pole and eighth top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2018 and his eighth in ten races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Spencer Gallagher (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third in nine races this season.
  • Tyler Reddick (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 113
  • Laps Actual: 115 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.152 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 17 Minutes 44 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 133.258
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,217 (37.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300
  • Race Winner: Spencer Gallagher
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 23 - Allegiant Chevrolet
  • Owner: GMS Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chad Norris
  • Spencer Gallagher won the 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300, his first victory in 49 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 40 points over Tyler Reddick .
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Race lineup for the Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 189.402 50.559 0.000 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
2 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 188.775 50.727 0.168 OneMain Financial Jr Motorsports
3 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 188.645 50.762 0.203 Allegiant Gms Racing
4 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 188.467 50.810 0.251 Fire Alarm Services Inc Chip Ganassi Racing
5 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 188.452 50.814 0.255 Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports
6 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 188.189 50.885 0.326 TradeMark Nitrogen Jr Motorsports
7 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 188.082 50.914 0.355 Childress Vineyards R Childress Racing
8 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 188.026 50.929 0.370 Armour Chili Jr Motorsports
9 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 187.654 51.030 0.471 Bar Harbor / Sea Watch Internationa… Kaulig Racing
10 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 187.375 51.106 0.547 KCMG R Childress Racing
11 22 Austin Cindric Ford 187.313 51.123 0.564 Fitzgerald Glider Kits Team Penske
12 00 Cole Custer Ford 186.587 51.322 0.763 Haas Automation Stewart-haas Racing
13 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 186.729 51.283 0.724 Rheem Joe Gibbs Racing
14 60 Ty Majeski Ford 186.634 51.309 0.750 Ford Rfk Racing
15 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 186.587 51.322 0.763 XYO Networks Joe Gibbs Racing
16 98 Chase Briscoe Ford 186.518 51.341 0.782 Ford Biagi-denbeste Racing
17 28 Dylan Lupton Ford 186.264 51.411 0.852 thinQ Technology Partners Jgl Racing
18 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 186.115 51.452 0.893 Sparks Ss Green Light Racing
19 16 Ryan Reed Ford 185.765 51.549 0.990 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing
20 18 Noah Gragson Toyota 185.391 51.653 1.094 Switch Joe Gibbs Racing
21 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 185.226 51.699 1.140 Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear Dgm Racing
22 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 185.104 51.733 1.174 Alabama Soda & Abrasive Repairs Rss Racing
23 15 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 185.036 51.752 1.193 Fleetwing / D.A.B. Constructors Jd Motorsports
24 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 184.708 51.844 1.285 RepairableVehicles.com Jeremy Clements Racing
25 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 184.345 51.946 1.387 JAS Expedited Trucking LLC Jd Motorsports
26 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 184.193 51.989 1.430 Flex Seal Jd Motorsports
27 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 184.147 52.002 1.443 Josh Roberts Trucking & Repairs Rss Racing
28 8 Tommy Joe Martins Toyota 184.026 52.036 1.477 B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
29 78 BJ McLeod Toyota 183.836 52.090 1.531 JW Transport LLC B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
30 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 183.466 52.195 1.636 Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing
31 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 183.392 52.216 1.657 Star Tron Star Brite / Sleep Well Dgm Racing
32 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 183.182 52.276 1.717 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
33 24 Kaz Grala Ford 183.098 52.300 1.741 NETTTS Jgl Racing
34 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 182.912 52.353 1.794 FAME-USA.org Jd Motorsports
35 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 182.891 52.359 1.800 C2 Freight Resources Rss Racing
36 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 181.987 52.619 2.060 Smithbilt Homes Mtrsprts Bsnss Mngmnt
*37 52 David Starr Chevrolet 181.943 52.632 2.073 Whataburger Means Motorsports
*38 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 179.831 53.250 2.691 CrashClaimsR.Us Mtrsprts Bsnss Mngmnt
*39 55 Jennifer Jo Cobb Toyota 179.622 53.312 2.753 Swampdaddy Crawfish / Driven2Honor.… J.p. Motorsports
*40 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 179.021 53.491 2.932 Horizon Transport Mike Harmon Racing
*41 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 182.386 52.504 1.945 Visone RV Shepherd Racing

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.