XFINITY Series Talladega Superspeedway

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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 .
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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Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway Loop Data Box Score results
DRIVER ST MID CLO FIN HI LOW ARP PL DIF GFP GFxP PD QPS % QPS FST % T15 LED % LED LAPS DR TOT PTS
Spencer Gallagher 3 16 10 1 1 29 9.6 2 110 103 7 81 73.64 5 90.4 1 0.9 115 110.20 49
Brandon Jones 15 11 7 2 2 22 10.1 13 131 122 9 91 69.47 4 88.7 0 0.0 115 101.10 42
Justin Allgaier 6 5 1 3 1 28 5.9 3 89 63 26 52 58.43 11 90.4 35 30.4 115 128.80 46
Noah Gragson 20 9 11 4 3 30 15.7 16 99 103 -4 43 43.43 1 34.8 0 0.0 115 81.90 0
Elliott Sadler 2 1 22 5 1 34 10.8 -3 72 58 14 38 52.78 3 67.0 30 26.1 115 118.00 45
Ryan Sieg 22 29 21 6 1 40 24.9 16 95 66 29 17 17.89 0 7.8 1 0.9 115 57.70 31
John Hunter Nemechek 4 6 14 7 2 31 11.3 -3 76 74 2 51 67.11 4 75.7 0 0.0 115 90.80 37
Tyler Reddick 8 13 5 8 1 31 8.6 0 129 104 25 84 65.12 4 88.7 2 1.7 115 105.10 36
Cole Custer 12 3 9 9 2 28 11.2 3 113 117 -4 77 68.14 3 87.8 0 0.0 115 94.70 36
Garrett Smithley 34 19 3 10 3 34 17.0 24 69 52 17 12 17.39 1 36.5 0 0.0 115 78.70 27
JJ Yeley 27 30 18 11 3 40 25.2 16 87 79 8 17 19.54 0 13.0 0 0.0 115 55.00 26
Christopher Bell 13 2 8 12 1 38 12.6 1 96 112 -16 59 61.46 9 77.4 1 0.9 115 96.20 25
Jeff Green 35 24 17 13 1 39 22.2 22 101 74 27 22 21.78 2 16.5 1 0.9 115 62.70 24
Michael Annett 5 7 13 14 2 33 11.5 -9 87 95 -8 63 72.41 8 77.4 0 0.0 115 90.40 30
Shane Lee 7 15 12 15 6 32 14.4 -8 103 107 -4 64 62.14 4 62.6 0 0.0 115 85.20 24
Chase Briscoe 16 14 20 16 2 30 19.6 0 107 134 -27 60 56.07 1 32.2 0 0.0 115 68.10 21
Vinnie Miller 25 25 4 17 4 36 21.1 8 62 50 12 7 11.29 3 31.3 0 0.0 115 65.40 20
Tommy Joe Martins 28 32 16 18 3 33 22.4 10 61 54 7 6 9.84 0 25.2 0 0.0 115 58.70 19
BJ McLeod 29 31 15 19 4 36 22.7 10 59 50 9 7 11.86 0 27.0 0 0.0 115 58.00 18
Kaz Grala 33 17 24 20 7 37 23.6 13 96 89 7 7 7.29 0 4.4 0 0.0 114 55.80 17
Joey Gase 18 18 27 21 8 33 19.8 -3 111 99 12 33 29.73 4 31.3 0 0.0 114 68.60 18
Ryan Reed 19 4 23 22 1 34 15.0 -3 107 109 -2 53 49.53 1 58.3 1 0.9 114 79.50 23
Daniel Hemric 1 8 6 23 1 30 8.1 -22 77 89 -12 48 62.34 4 87.0 39 34.2 114 104.50 24
Alex Labbe 21 20 28 24 5 33 20.6 -3 122 129 -7 58 47.54 0 24.4 0 0.0 114 67.00 13
Matt Tifft 10 10 31 25 4 31 12.5 -15 111 130 -19 84 75.68 0 77.4 0 0.0 114 86.80 22
Josh Williams 31 21 29 26 3 31 22.1 5 113 117 -4 21 18.58 3 11.3 0 0.0 114 59.80 11
Timmy Hill 38 27 26 27 4 38 24.8 11 71 93 -22 12 16.90 1 20.0 0 0.0 114 44.80 10
Josh Bilicki 32 34 25 28 7 37 26.8 4 60 55 5 9 15.00 0 16.5 0 0.0 114 41.80 9
Jennifer Jo Cobb 39 26 30 29 9 40 31.5 10 60 84 -24 7 11.67 0 5.2 0 0.0 114 37.20 0
Austin Cindric 11 12 2 30 1 34 11.8 -19 123 119 4 57 46.34 3 67.0 3 2.6 114 80.00 7
Joe Nemechek 23 23 19 31 9 31 20.6 -8 89 97 -8 10 11.24 1 8.7 0 0.0 113 58.00 0
David Starr 37 28 32 32 8 37 29.1 5 61 89 -28 6 9.84 0 2.6 0 0.0 112 35.80 5
Mike Harmon 40 33 33 33 1 40 31.9 7 44 47 -3 2 4.55 0 2.6 1 0.9 112 31.20 4
Ross Chastain 26 22 34 34 7 34 26.4 -8 60 66 -6 6 10.00 0 0.9 0 0.0 78 53.30 3
Jeremy Clements 24 35 35 35 6 40 33.2 -11 39 67 -28 20 51.28 0 4.4 0 0.0 53 26.00 2
Dylan Lupton 17 36 36 36 15 28 32.1 -19 27 31 -4 1 3.70 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 45.30 1
Ty Majeski 14 37 37 37 5 19 29.6 -23 32 36 -4 26 81.25 2 22.6 0 0.0 32 55.10 1
Ryan Truex 9 38 38 38 3 31 27.5 -29 42 25 17 23 54.76 1 24.4 0 0.0 32 72.90 9
Chad Finchum 36 39 39 39 21 36 35.7 -3 14 14 0 0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 32 26.30 1
Spencer Boyd 30 40 40 40 13 34 35.1 -10 12 16 -4 0 0.00 1 0.9 0 0.0 32 33.90 1