Race Lineup
Sparks Energy 300
Saturday, April 28th, 2018
Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL
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- 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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* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.