XFINITY Series Pocono Raceway

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Qualifying Results

Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons

Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA

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

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
  • Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Bruce Schlicker
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons with a lap of 55.754 seconds, 161.423 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 50 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his third pole and ninth top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Ryan Truex (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his seventh in 12 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Margin of Victory: 02.852 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 57 Minutes 59 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 127.137
  • Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,033 (12.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Pocono Raceway
  • 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons
  • Race Winner: Kyle Busch
  • Age: 33
  • Team : No. 18 - Comcast Salute to Service/Juniper Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Eric Phillips
  • Kyle Busch won the 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons, his 92nd victory in 342 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Chase Elliott (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Pocono Raceway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway.
  • Austin Cindric (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 62 points over Cole 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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