XFINITY Series Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Practice #2

The 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Daytona International Speedway.

PowerShares QQQ 300

Saturday, February 17th, 2018

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 7 Ford
  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 11 Toyota
  • 1 Dodge

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 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 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300 with a lap of 47.541 seconds, 189.310 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 34 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2018 and his third in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Matt Tifft (third) posted his second top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (8 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 120
  • Laps Actual: 143 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 0 Minutes 6 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 119.100
  • Cautions: 12 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: 5,900 (62.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300
  • Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 9 - BurgerFi Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: David Elenz
  • Tyler Reddick won the 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300, his second victory in 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 18 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Ryan Reed (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 9 points over Elliott Sadler.
  • The Margin of Victory of 0.000 in today's race is the closest MOV in NASCAR national series history. The previous record was held by the 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Colorado National Speedway with a MOV of 0.001.
  • Today's race was the 100th race with Xfinity as the primary sponsor of the series.
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
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PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
27 181.572 49.567 2.526 6 10 0.000 0 0
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 3 190.553 47.231 0.190 8 8 0.000 0 0
39 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 32 176.049 51.122 4.081 3 3 0.000 0 0
38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 22 183.453 49.059 2.018 1 1 0.000 0 0
15 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 11 186.664 48.215 1.174 2 5 0.000 0 0
22 Joey Logano Ford 7 188.426 47.764 0.723 4 5 0.000 0 0
89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 29 181.397 49.615 2.574 2 2 0.000 0 0
3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 2 191.310 47.044 0.003 6 11 0.000 0 0
52 David Starr Chevrolet 25 182.711 49.258 2.217 1 1 0.000 0 0
66 Timmy Hill Toyota 30 181.152 49.682 2.641 3 5 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 6 188.675 47.701 0.660 3 5 0.000 0 0
42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 5 188.893 47.646 0.605 4 4 0.000 0 0
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 9 187.250 48.064 1.023 3 3 0.000 0 0
78 Ryan Ellis Toyota 20 184.222 48.854 1.813 3 3 0.000 0 0
28 Dylan Lupton Ford 12 185.900 48.413 1.372 4 6 0.000 0 0
93 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 16 185.269 48.578 1.537 5 8 0.000 0 0
99 Ray Black II Toyota 21 183.524 49.040 1.999 4 4 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 1 191.322 47.041 0.000 6 13 0.000 0 0
40 Chad Finchum Toyota 28 181.496 49.588 2.547 3 3 0.000 0 0
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 15 185.277 48.576 1.535 4 4 0.000 0 0
23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 8 187.352 48.038 0.997 1 1 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 4 189.183 47.573 0.532 4 12 0.000 0 0
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 26 182.467 49.324 2.283 2 4 0.000 0 0
24 Kaz Grala Ford 23 183.378 49.079 2.038 1 1 0.000 0 0
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 14 185.445 48.532 1.491 7 18 180.917 1 10
86 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 19 184.657 48.739 1.698 3 3 0.000 0 0
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 10 186.862 48.164 1.123 1 1 0.000 0 0
8 Caesar Bacarella Toyota 18 184.873 48.682 1.641 5 5 0.000 0 0
25 Chris Cockrum Chevrolet 24 183.158 49.138 2.097 3 5 0.000 0 0
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 17 185.235 48.587 1.546 3 3 0.000 0 0
90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 13 185.502 48.517 1.476 6 12 0.000 0 0
74 Mike Harmon Dodge 31 180.303 49.916 2.875 2 2 0.000 0 0