Practice #1
The 2018 ToyotaCare 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Richmond Raceway.
ToyotaCare 250
Friday, April 20th, 2018
Richmond Raceway, Richmond, VA
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- Richmond Raceway
- 31st Annual ToyotaCare 250
- Pole Winner: Cole Custer
- Age: 20
- Team : No. 00 - Code 3 Associates/Ford Mustang Ford
- Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
- Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
- Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the 31st Annual ToyotaCare 250 with a lap of 22.253 seconds, 121.332 mph.
- This is his second pole in 46 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole in four races at Richmond Raceway.
- Christopher Bell (second) posted his sixth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in two races at Richmond Raceway.
- Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 start at Richmond Raceway. It is his fourth in eight races this season.
- Christopher Bell (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Margin of Victory: 0.423 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 0 Minutes 36 Seconds
- Average Speed: 93.284
- Cautions: 5 for 39 laps
- Lead Changes: 9
- Green Flag Passes: 994 (4.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Richmond Raceway
- 31st Annual ToyotaCare 250
- Race Winner: Christopher Bell
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 20 - Rheem Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
- Christopher Bell won the 31st Annual ToyotaCare 250, his second victory in 16 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Richmond Raceway.
- Noah Gragson (second) finished in the top-five in his series debut at Richmond Raceway.
- Elliott Sadler (third) posted his 15th top-10 finish in 30 races at Richmond Raceway.
- Christopher Bell (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 29 points over Christopher Bell .
| # | DRIVER | MAKE | RNK | SPD | TME | BHND | LAP | LAPS | 10-LAP | FRM | TO |
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| 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 15 | 118.990 | 22.691 | 0.542 | 11 | 25 | 117.316 | 16 | 25 |
| 38 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 28 | 117.822 | 22.916 | 0.767 | 7 | 15 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 9 | 119.888 | 22.521 | 0.372 | 3 | 9 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | 22 | 118.499 | 22.785 | 0.636 | 9 | 29 | 112.195 | 1 | 10 |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 35 | 116.189 | 23.238 | 1.089 | 11 | 12 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Stephen Leicht | Toyota | 38 | 113.493 | 23.790 | 1.641 | 5 | 9 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 30 | 117.591 | 22.961 | 0.812 | 9 | 16 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | Dodge | 25 | 118.152 | 22.852 | 0.703 | 6 | 17 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 5 | 121.065 | 22.302 | 0.153 | 6 | 24 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 6 | 120.838 | 22.344 | 0.195 | 8 | 17 | 118.460 | 1 | 10 |
| 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 19 | 118.749 | 22.737 | 0.588 | 9 | 26 | 117.687 | 5 | 14 |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 31 | 117.570 | 22.965 | 0.816 | 8 | 32 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Jeb Burton | Chevrolet | 12 | 119.400 | 22.613 | 0.464 | 5 | 25 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 34 | 116.475 | 23.181 | 1.032 | 12 | 19 | 112.777 | 3 | 12 |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 18 | 118.812 | 22.725 | 0.576 | 9 | 18 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 24 | 118.328 | 22.818 | 0.669 | 9 | 23 | 117.703 | 5 | 14 |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 11 | 119.846 | 22.529 | 0.380 | 9 | 28 | 115.942 | 18 | 27 |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 14 | 119.385 | 22.616 | 0.467 | 7 | 15 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 2 | 121.902 | 22.149 | 0.000 | 4 | 14 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 37 | 114.733 | 23.533 | 1.384 | 8 | 15 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 27 | 117.842 | 22.912 | 0.763 | 11 | 25 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 7 | 120.332 | 22.438 | 0.289 | 8 | 26 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 36 | 115.031 | 23.472 | 1.323 | 11 | 22 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 21 | 118.619 | 22.762 | 0.613 | 11 | 40 | 117.735 | 4 | 13 |
| 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 20 | 118.702 | 22.746 | 0.597 | 14 | 23 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 29 | 117.780 | 22.924 | 0.775 | 7 | 36 | 111.719 | 27 | 36 |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 8 | 120.299 | 22.444 | 0.295 | 8 | 47 | 118.345 | 6 | 15 |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 1 | 121.902 | 22.149 | 0.000 | 5 | 46 | 120.622 | 3 | 12 |
| 24 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 32 | 116.868 | 23.103 | 0.954 | 6 | 9 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 13 | 119.395 | 22.614 | 0.465 | 7 | 28 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 4 | 121.294 | 22.260 | 0.111 | 7 | 42 | 118.666 | 3 | 12 |
| 90 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 10 | 119.846 | 22.529 | 0.380 | 4 | 34 | 116.098 | 11 | 20 |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 16 | 118.969 | 22.695 | 0.546 | 10 | 36 | 117.134 | 4 | 13 |
| 60 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 17 | 118.880 | 22.712 | 0.563 | 10 | 23 | 117.440 | 5 | 14 |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 23 | 118.473 | 22.790 | 0.641 | 7 | 11 | 116.247 | 2 | 11 |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Dodge | 39 | 112.500 | 24.000 | 1.851 | 12 | 12 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Toyota | 3 | 121.891 | 22.151 | 0.001 | 7 | 44 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 33 | 116.822 | 23.112 | 0.963 | 5 | 15 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 01 | Vinnie Miller | Chevrolet | 26 | 117.909 | 22.899 | 0.750 | 6 | 22 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |