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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 35 153.710 35.131 2.689 3 25 0.000 0 0
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 3 165.873 32.555 0.113 3 40 161.666 3 12
93 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 26 158.581 34.052 1.610 1 2 0.000 0 0
37 Jeff Green Chevrolet 34 155.745 34.672 2.230 1 1 0.000 0 0
99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 31 156.264 34.557 2.115 5 5 0.000 0 0
52 David Starr Chevrolet 32 156.214 34.568 2.126 6 10 0.000 0 0
13 Timmy Hill Toyota 29 156.972 34.401 1.959 3 4 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 14 163.339 33.060 0.618 20 34 159.718 18 27
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 8 164.639 32.799 0.357 2 31 162.040 1 10
5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 16 161.594 33.417 0.975 9 44 159.723 9 18
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 24 160.000 33.750 1.308 14 23 156.324 14 23
18 Ryan Preece Toyota 12 163.895 32.948 0.506 2 36 161.034 1 10
16 Ryan Reed Ford 1 166.451 32.442 0.000 2 37 154.238 19 28
4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 25 159.811 33.790 1.348 4 19 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 10 164.289 32.869 0.427 28 52 161.882 27 36
00 Cole Custer Ford 6 165.578 32.613 0.171 23 45 162.920 23 32
66 Chad Finchum Toyota 20 161.281 33.482 1.040 1 20 156.874 3 12
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 28 157.109 34.371 1.929 3 22 0.000 0 0
23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 17 161.498 33.437 0.995 9 38 158.993 9 18
45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 40 145.404 37.138 4.696 1 8 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 4 165.766 32.576 0.134 1 36 162.231 1 10
2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 13 163.686 32.990 0.548 31 60 161.499 31 40
15 Quin Houff Chevrolet 33 155.826 34.654 2.212 29 29 0.000 0 0
55 Bayley Currey Toyota 37 152.250 35.468 3.026 4 15 0.000 0 0
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 36 152.814 35.337 2.895 2 18 0.000 0 0
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 9 164.594 32.808 0.366 14 47 162.216 14 23
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 5 165.710 32.587 0.145 3 33 163.311 1 10
61 Kaz Grala Ford 15 162.616 33.207 0.765 3 36 159.488 25 34
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 22 160.571 33.630 1.188 22 22 0.000 0 0
22 Austin Cindric Ford 2 166.195 32.492 0.049 4 52 162.273 28 37
86 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 21 161.107 33.518 1.076 8 20 157.430 11 20
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 11 164.284 32.870 0.428 2 37 160.659 1 10
90 Caesar Bacarella Chevrolet 27 158.107 34.154 1.712 12 27 0.000 0 0
60 Chase Briscoe Ford 23 160.304 33.686 1.244 12 26 0.000 0 0
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 19 161.310 33.476 1.034 1 22 0.000 0 0
92 Josh Williams Chevrolet 30 156.404 34.526 2.084 19 19 0.000 0 0
26 Max Tullman Ford 18 161.421 33.453 1.011 35 35 158.291 3 12
3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 7 165.477 32.633 0.191 1 47 159.071 28 37
74 Tim Viens Chevrolet 38 149.155 36.204 3.762 2 7 0.000 0 0
39 Angela Ruch Chevrolet 39 146.238 36.926 4.484 1 5 0.000 0 0