XFINITY Series Texas Motor Speedway

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Qualifying Results

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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