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DC Solar 300

Saturday, September 15th, 2018

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

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  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 6 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Inaugural DC Solar 300
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Code 3 Associates Ford
  • Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the Inaugural DC Solar 300 with a lap of 30.118 seconds, 179.295 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 64 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fifth pole and 21st top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2018 and his first in two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th in 26 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 01.629 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 30 Minutes 56 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 119.258
  • Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,097 (6.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Inaugural DC Solar 300
  • Race Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • Ross Chastain won the Inaugural DC Solar 300, his first victory in 132 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 21st top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 44 points overCole Custer.
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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DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 5- 10- 15- 20- 25- 30- 10-LAP FRM TO
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 2 177.113 30.489 0.086 1 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 173.361 8 17
38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 23 170.455 31.680 1.277 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 24 170.331 31.703 1.300 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 22 170.584 31.656 1.253 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
52 David Starr Chevrolet 29 166.687 32.396 1.993 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 11 175.012 30.855 0.452 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 3 176.580 30.581 0.178 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 19 172.524 31.300 0.897 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 25 170.315 31.706 1.303 12 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 28 168.292 32.087 1.684 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
18 Ryan Preece Toyota 12 174.831 30.887 0.484 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
16 Ryan Reed Ford 10 175.530 30.764 0.361 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 172.108 12 21
39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 18 173.288 31.162 0.759 4 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 5 175.999 30.682 0.279 10 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 4 176.005 30.681 0.278 2 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
00 Cole Custer Ford 6 175.965 30.688 0.285 4 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 21 170.595 31.654 1.251 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 14 174.132 31.011 0.608 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 33 163.330 33.062 2.659 19 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 16 173.550 31.115 0.712 6 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 1 177.614 30.403 0.000 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
55 Bayley Currey Toyota 31 165.527 32.623 2.220 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 32 164.449 32.837 2.434 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 8 175.724 30.730 0.327 9 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 26 168.650 32.019 1.616 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
22 Austin Cindric Ford 7 175.873 30.704 0.301 2 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 9 175.536 30.763 0.360 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
60 Chase Briscoe Ford 17 173.405 31.141 0.738 6 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 169.984 16 25
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 15 173.611 31.104 0.701 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 30 166.093 32.512 2.109 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 35 159.062 33.949 3.546 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 34 162.837 33.162 2.759 8 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
13 Stan Mullis Dodge 27 168.634 32.022 1.619 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
26 Max Tullman Ford 20 171.647 31.460 1.057 3 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0
3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 13 174.599 30.928 0.525 2 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 172.114 9 18