Practice #1

The 2018 Food City 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Food City 300

Friday, August 17th, 2018

Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN

  • 7 Toyota
  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 5 Ford

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 37th Annual Food City 300
  • Pole Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 33
  • Team : No. 18 - NOS Energy Drink Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Eric Phillips
  • Kyle Busch won the Pole Award for the 37th Annual Food City 300 with a lap of 15.389 seconds, 124.686 mph.
  • This is his 65th pole in 345 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first pole and seventh top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his sixth pole in 26 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2018 and his second in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (third) posted his eighth top-10 start at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his sixth in six races this season.
  • Christopher Bell (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 300
  • Laps Actual: 310 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.434 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 0 Minutes 27 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 82.306
  • Cautions: 8 for 59 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,030 (4.1 passes per green flag lap)

  • Bristol Motor Speedway
  • 37th Annual Food City 300
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 26
  • Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • Kyle Larson won the 37th Annual Food City 300, his 12th victory in 108 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fourth victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Bristol Motor Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 16 races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 13 points overJustin Allgaier.
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Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 7 123.110 15.586 0.144 11 34 0.000 0 0
93 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 34 115.119 16.668 1.226 2 3 0.000 0 0
38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 20 120.725 15.894 0.452 2 11 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 4 123.570 15.528 0.086 33 58 122.161 2 11
18 Kyle Busch Toyota 2 124.002 15.474 0.032 11 40 0.000 0 0
89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 33 115.611 16.597 1.155 3 8 0.000 0 0
74 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 36 109.884 17.462 2.020 2 3 0.000 0 0
52 David Starr Chevrolet 28 118.204 16.233 0.791 10 28 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 17 121.821 15.751 0.309 10 38 0.000 0 0
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 10 122.992 15.601 0.159 28 40 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 1 124.259 15.442 0.000 11 16 0.000 0 0
5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 18 121.813 15.752 0.310 15 62 119.720 52 61
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 26 119.269 16.088 0.646 18 35 0.000 0 0
3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 12 122.858 15.618 0.176 11 16 0.000 0 0
23 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 6 123.419 15.547 0.105 8 41 0.000 0 0
16 Ryan Reed Ford 15 122.154 15.708 0.266 20 37 120.000 27 36
39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 22 120.422 15.934 0.492 7 28 118.049 11 20
4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 16 121.883 15.743 0.301 15 32 0.000 0 0
8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 30 117.978 16.264 0.822 5 5 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 5 123.531 15.533 0.090 16 37 0.000 0 0
00 Cole Custer Ford 8 123.024 15.597 0.155 16 35 0.000 0 0
40 Chad Finchum Toyota 23 120.083 15.979 0.537 25 38 116.603 2 11
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 24 120.060 15.982 0.540 18 19 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 14 122.326 15.686 0.244 9 50 121.564 2 11
2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 13 122.388 15.678 0.236 16 35 119.416 2 11
55 Bayley Currey Toyota 35 111.196 17.256 1.814 17 19 0.000 0 0
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 29 118.109 16.246 0.804 20 36 116.491 17 26
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 3 123.770 15.503 0.061 20 32 120.043 1 10
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 25 119.820 16.014 0.572 17 21 0.000 0 0
12 Austin Cindric Ford 9 123.000 15.600 0.158 41 52 120.182 7 16
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 11 122.937 15.608 0.166 22 58 119.869 2 11
60 Chase Briscoe Ford 19 121.343 15.813 0.371 28 41 119.073 6 15
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 21 120.656 15.903 0.461 15 32 0.000 0 0
90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 27 118.848 16.145 0.703 6 16 0.000 0 0
01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 31 117.336 16.353 0.911 35 45 115.089 28 37
78 Ja Junior Avila Chevrolet 32 116.390 16.486 1.044 32 37 113.460 16 25