Practice #2

The 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series practice results offer insights into driver performance, including lap times, top speeds, and practice session leaders at Texas Motor Speedway.

O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
  • Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - GameStop NBA 2K19 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge with a lap of 28.523 seconds, 189.321 mph.
  • This is his sixth pole in 39 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fifth pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Shane Lee (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 26th in 31 races this season.
  • Chad Finchum (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.162 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 34 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 116.820
  • Cautions: 13 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: 963 (6.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
  • Race Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Autodesk Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his second victory in 69 XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 7 points over Elliott Sadler.
  • There were 13 cautions, a new track record. The previous record (10) was set on March 29, 2003
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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O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway Practice results
# DRIVER MAKE RNK SPD TME BHND LAP LAPS 10-LAP FRM TO
1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 7 187.084 28.864 0.107 31 35 186.190 1 10
38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 24 182.014 29.668 0.911 12 17 0.000 0 0
99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 25 181.886 29.689 0.932 3 3 0.000 0 0
52 David Starr Chevrolet 30 179.128 30.146 1.389 1 4 0.000 0 0
13 Timmy Hill Toyota 26 181.452 29.760 1.003 1 1 0.000 0 0
11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 1 187.780 28.757 0.000 26 26 0.000 0 0
7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 9 186.812 28.906 0.149 30 32 185.862 14 23
5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 15 185.300 29.142 0.385 14 38 181.473 18 27
35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 29 180.222 29.963 1.206 11 12 0.000 0 0
01 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 31 177.766 30.377 1.620 5 5 0.000 0 0
18 Ryan Preece Toyota 12 186.471 28.959 0.202 13 30 184.614 1 10
16 Ryan Reed Ford 19 183.993 29.349 0.592 9 18 0.000 0 0
39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 17 184.181 29.319 0.562 23 25 0.000 0 0
4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 20 183.368 29.449 0.692 5 14 0.000 0 0
21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 6 187.357 28.822 0.064 5 40 185.622 1 10
00 Cole Custer Ford 4 187.474 28.804 0.046 8 28 0.000 0 0
40 Chad Finchum Toyota 22 182.309 29.620 0.863 11 11 0.000 0 0
0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 28 180.898 29.851 1.094 14 17 0.000 0 0
23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 13 185.938 29.042 0.285 8 33 183.545 16 25
Josh Bilicki 33 175.046 30.849 2.092 3 5 0.000 0 0
9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 14 185.912 29.046 0.289 7 15 0.000 0 0
2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 8 186.903 28.892 0.135 2 22 0.000 0 0
15 Quin Houff Chevrolet 23 182.143 29.647 0.890 15 15 0.000 0 0
45 Bayley Currey Toyota 34 174.780 30.896 2.139 3 3 0.000 0 0
55 Bayley Currey Toyota 34 174.780 30.896 2.139 3 3 0.000 0 0
76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 32 176.626 30.573 1.816 10 10 0.000 0 0
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 10 186.567 28.944 0.187 40 42 184.875 1 10
20 Christopher Bell Toyota 5 187.454 28.807 0.049 14 21 0.000 0 0
36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 21 183.243 29.469 0.712 19 19 0.000 0 0
22 Austin Cindric Ford 11 186.516 28.952 0.195 11 25 0.000 0 0
90 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 27 181.008 29.833 1.076 4 23 0.000 0 0
19 Brandon Jones Toyota 2 187.689 28.771 0.013 21 25 182.336 1 10
51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 16 185.204 29.157 0.400 18 19 0.000 0 0
74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 36 167.048 32.326 3.569 1 3 0.000 0 0
66 Bobby Earnhardt Toyota 35 171.217 31.539 2.782 10 15 0.000 0 0
3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 3 187.676 28.773 0.015 20 25 0.000 0 0
60 Ty Majeski Ford 18 184.131 29.327 0.570 5 17 0.000 0 0