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The 2018 Ford EcoBoost 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Homestead Miami Speedway.

Ford EcoBoost 300

Saturday, November 17th, 2018

Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL

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  • 1 Dodge
  • 31 Chevrolet
  • 7 Toyota
  • 6 Ford

  • Homestead-Miami Speedway
  • 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300 with a lap of 32.609 seconds, 165.598 mph.
  • This is his sixth pole in 71 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his sixth pole and 28th top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his 23rd top-10 start of 2018 and his second in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 13th in 18 races this season.
  • Christopher Bell (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 45 (7 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 06.902 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 8 Minutes 6 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 140.515
  • Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
  • Lead Changes: 5
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,094 (5.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Homestead-Miami Speedway
  • 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300
  • Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 9 - BurgerFi Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: David Elenz
  • Tyler Reddick won the 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300, his third victory in 51 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his second victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 26th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his series track debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick has won the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship.
  • Tyler Reddick has won the 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
  • Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 00 Ford Mustang team has won the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series owners championship.
  • Chevrolet has won the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series manufacturers championship.
  • Driver Champion: Tyler Reddick
  • Team: No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro
  • Tyler Reddick won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship; becoming the 29th different driver to win the title and the third in series history to win the championship in his Sunoco rookie season joining Chase Elliott (2014) and William Byron (2017).
  • Reddick won the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim the title.
  • Reddick made 33 starts this season posting two wins (Daytona-1 and Homestead), seven top fives and 20 top 10s.
  • In the Playoffs this season Reddick has posted one win (Homestead), three top fives and six top 10s.
  • Reddick (Corning) has become the second NASCAR Xfinity Series champion from the state of California joining Kevin Harvick from Bakersfield, who won the championship in 2001 and 2006.
  • Owner Of Driver Champion: Dale Earnhardt Jr., JR Motorsports
  • This is JR Motorsport's third NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship (Chase Elliott, 2014; William Byron, 2017).
  • Owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., a two-time (1998, '99) NASCAR Xfinity Series driver champion, fielded his first car as an owner in the series with driver Mark McFarland at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2005.
  • JR Motorsports has led 12 different drivers to Victory Lane for a total of 44 wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
  • Crew Chief Champion: David Elenz
  • This is David Elenz's second career NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (William Byron, 2017 and Tyler Reddick, 2018).
  • Elenz is the 25th different crew chief to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series title and the 10th to win multiple titles.
  • Elenz has won 10 NASCAR Xfinity Series races with five different drivers: William Byron (four), Kevin Harvick (two), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one), Chase Elliott (one) and Tyler Reddick (two).
  • Owner Champion: Tony Stewart & Gene Haas, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 00 Ford
  • This is Stewart-Haas Racing's first NASCAR Xfinity Series owner championship.
  • Stewart-Haas Racing began its NASCAR Xfinity Series program in 2017 at Daytona International Speedway with driver Cole Custer.
  • Stewart-Haas Racing has two wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
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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Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead Miami Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
40 Carl Long Dodge 33 156.631 34.476 2.178 1 2 0.000 0 0
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 6 164.896 32.748 0.450 1 29 159.159 11 20
93 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 24 159.071 33.947 1.649 2 4 0.000 0 0
89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 39 153.474 35.185 2.887 2 6 0.000 0 0
99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 42 149.353 36.156 3.858 2 2 0.000 0 0
52 David Starr Chevrolet 27 158.089 34.158 1.860 2 6 0.000 0 0
13 Timmy Hill Toyota 32 157.068 34.380 2.082 3 5 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 14 162.803 33.169 0.871 1 16 0.000 0 0
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 12 163.320 33.064 0.766 1 31 157.066 20 29
5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 16 162.450 33.241 0.943 2 28 159.773 1 10
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 31 157.347 34.319 2.021 6 11 0.000 0 0
01 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 23 159.264 33.906 1.608 1 1 0.000 0 0
18 Ryan Preece Toyota 13 163.039 33.121 0.823 2 30 161.068 1 10
16 Ryan Reed Ford 15 162.489 33.233 0.935 1 26 157.949 7 16
38 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 8 164.169 32.893 0.595 1 18 0.000 0 0
4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 21 160.853 33.571 1.273 2 7 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 3 165.431 32.642 0.344 1 16 159.477 7 16
00 Cole Custer Ford 4 165.375 32.653 0.355 1 15 0.000 0 0
66 Chad Finchum Toyota 30 157.430 34.301 2.003 2 16 0.000 0 0
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 26 158.474 34.075 1.777 3 7 0.000 0 0
23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 17 162.070 33.319 1.021 2 20 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 7 164.394 32.848 0.550 2 32 161.567 1 10
2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 9 164.134 32.900 0.602 1 24 0.000 0 0
15 Quin Houff Chevrolet 35 155.177 34.799 2.501 28 28 0.000 0 0
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 37 153.908 35.086 2.788 9 22 150.087 13 22
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 5 165.006 32.726 0.428 1 21 162.254 1 10
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 1 167.193 32.298 0.000 1 25 161.658 1 10
61 Kaz Grala Ford 10 164.119 32.903 0.605 22 22 159.743 1 10
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 28 158.070 34.162 1.864 4 22 154.583 9 18
22 Austin Cindric Ford 2 166.410 32.450 0.152 1 22 0.000 0 0
86 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 25 159.029 33.956 1.658 2 20 0.000 0 0
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 18 161.938 33.346 1.048 5 37 160.254 1 10
90 Caesar Bacarella Chevrolet 36 154.901 34.861 2.563 4 25 0.000 0 0
60 Chase Briscoe Ford 22 159.759 33.801 1.503 1 9 0.000 0 0
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 20 161.064 33.527 1.229 6 16 0.000 0 0
92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 34 156.006 34.614 2.316 1 13 0.000 0 0
8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 29 157.743 34.233 1.935 7 20 0.000 0 0
78 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 38 153.798 35.111 2.813 3 10 0.000 0 0
26 Max Tullman Ford 19 161.904 33.353 1.055 36 37 157.089 1 10
3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 11 163.984 32.930 0.632 1 37 155.872 15 24
74 Tim Viens Chevrolet 41 149.779 36.053 3.755 6 8 0.000 0 0
39 Angela Ruch Chevrolet 40 152.057 35.513 3.215 4 5 0.000 0 0