Race Lineup

The official 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race lineup, determined by qualifying results, shows the starting positions of all drivers at Texas Motor Speedway.

O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
  • Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - GameStop NBA 2K19 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge with a lap of 28.523 seconds, 189.321 mph.
  • This is his sixth pole in 39 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fifth pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Shane Lee (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 26th in 31 races this season.
  • Chad Finchum (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.162 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 34 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 116.820
  • Cautions: 13 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: 963 (6.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
  • Race Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Autodesk Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his second victory in 69 XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 7 points over Elliott Sadler.
  • There were 13 cautions, a new track record. The previous record (10) was set on March 29, 2003
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 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway
ST # DRIVER MAKE SPD TIME BHND SPONSOR TEAM
1 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 189.321 28.523 0.000 GameStop NBA 2K19 Joe Gibbs Racing
2 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 189.056 28.563 0.039 Childress Vineyards Richard Childress Racing
3 00 Cole Custer Ford 188.758 28.608 0.085 Autodesk Stewart-haas Racing
4 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 188.488 28.649 0.126 BurgerFi Jr Motorsports
5 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 188.350 28.670 0.147 Suave MEN Jr Motorsports
6 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 188.245 28.686 0.163 Rheem / Johns Mansville Joe Gibbs Racing
7 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 188.009 28.722 0.199 Anderson's Maple Syrup Richard Childress Racing
8 22 Austin Cindric Ford 187.885 28.741 0.218 Discount Tire Team Penske
9 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 187.813 28.752 0.229 South Point Hotel & Casino Richard Childress Racing
10 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 186.968 28.882 0.359 ROMCO Equipment Co. Chip Ganassi Racing
11 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 186.961 28.883 0.360 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Kaulig Racing
12 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 186.619 28.936 0.413 Allegiant Gms Racing
13 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 187.026 28.873 0.350 OneMain Financial Jr Motorsports
14 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 186.716 28.921 0.398 Interstate Batteries Joe Gibbs Racing
15 16 Ryan Reed Ford 186.657 28.930 0.407 Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Rfk Racing
16 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 186.580 28.942 0.419 Pilot Flying J Jr Motorsports
17 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 183.536 29.422 0.899 ETBU Rss Racing
18 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 183.069 29.497 0.974 RepairableVehicles.com Jeremy Clements Racing
19 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 182.784 29.543 1.020 Smithbilt Homes / The Preserve Motorsports Business
20 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 182.414 29.603 1.080 AlphaPrimeUSA.com Dgm Racing
21 90 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 180.892 29.852 1.329 Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes Dgm Racing
22 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 177.743 30.381 1.858 Sinclair / Raging Wire Rss Racing
23 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 28.523 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
24 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 28.523 Equipment World / Trophy Tractor Jd Motorsports
25 01 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 180.385 29.936 1.413 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
26 15 Quin Houff Chevrolet 180.355 29.941 1.418 teamjdmotorsports.com Jd Motorsports
27 13 Timmy Hill Toyota 180.048 29.992 1.469 OCR Gaz Bar Motorsports Business
28 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 179.104 30.150 1.627 B.J. McLeod Motorsports B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
29 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 178.235 30.297 1.774 ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
30 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 178.183 30.306 1.783 Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency Ss Green Light Racing
31 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 177.971 30.342 1.819 RSS Racing Rss Racing
32 52 David Starr Chevrolet 177.148 30.483 1.960 Whataburger Means Motorsports
33 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 176.702 30.560 2.037 Grunt Style Ss Green Light Racing
34 45 Bayley Currey Toyota 176.131 30.659 2.136 Prevagen J.p. Motorsports
34 55 Bayley Currey Toyota 176.131 30.659 2.136 Rollin Smoke Barbeque / Touched by … J.p. Motorsports
35 66 Bobby Earnhardt Toyota 175.953 30.690 2.167 Copeland Insurance Motorsports Business
36 78 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 175.724 30.730 2.207 CorvetteParts.net / JW Transport LL… B.j. Mcleod Motorsports
*37 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 173.583 31.109 2.586 The Journey Home Project Mike Harmon Racing
*38 60 Ty Majeski Ford 0.000 0.000 28.523 Ford Rfk Racing
*39 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 28.523 Vizone RV Shepherd Racing

* Did Not Qualify (DNQ) for race.