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Results

The 2018 Rinnai 250 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Atlanta Motor Speedway race.

Rinnai 250

Saturday, February 24th, 2018

Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA

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

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • 27th Annual Rinnai 250
  • Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - Ruud Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 27th Annual Rinnai 250 with a lap of 30.600 seconds, 181.176 mph.
  • This is his second pole in ten NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Joey Logano (second) posted his second top-10 start of 2018 and his fourth in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • John H. Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 start at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first this season.
  • Christopher Bell (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 42 (4 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 163
  • Margin of Victory: 04.183 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 56 Minutes 9 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 129.670
  • Cautions: 4 for 21 laps
  • Lead Changes: 9
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,407 (9.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • 27th Annual Rinnai 250
  • Race Winner: Kevin Harvick
  • Age: 42
  • Team : No. 98 - Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford
  • Owner: Biagi-DenBeste Racing
  • Crew Chief: Richard Boswell, II
  • Kevin Harvick won the 27th Annual Rinnai 250, his 47th victory in 342 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his fifth victory and 13th top-10 finish in 17 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Joey Logano (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in six races at Atlanta Motor Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
  • Bell (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 4 points over Tyler Reddick .
Cole Custer celebrates in victory lane
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Entry List
Lineup
Loop Data
Draftkings Pts
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice-Qualifying
Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
5 10 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 43 32 163 0 0 Running
37 19 93 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 1 1 92 0 0 Engine
40 27 38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 1 1 5 0 0 Vibration
2 2 22 Joey Logano Ford 0 0 163 10 4 Running
1 5 98 Kevin Harvick Ford 0 0 163 141 4 Running
38 31 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 1 1 49 0 0 Brakes
32 38 55 Stephen Leicht Toyota 5 5 157 0 0 Running
28 36 52 David Starr Chevrolet 9 9 158 0 0 Running
34 29 66 Timmy Hill Dodge 3 3 156 0 0 Running
9 15 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 28 28 162 0 0 Running
6 17 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 37 31 163 0 0 Running
20 21 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 17 17 161 0 0 Running
26 30 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 11 11 159 0 0 Running
13 16 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 0 0 162 0 0 Running
30 23 78 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 7 7 158 0 0 Running
21 28 28 Dylan Lupton Ford 16 16 160 0 0 Running
10 12 16 Ryan Reed Ford 36 27 162 0 0 Running
22 25 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 15 15 160 0 0 Running
16 24 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 21 21 162 0 0 Running
11 6 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 28 26 162 0 0 Running
39 4 00 Cole Custer Ford 1 1 10 0 0 Accident
35 34 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 2 2 155 0 0 Running
25 32 15 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 12 12 159 0 0 Running
14 13 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 23 23 162 0 0 Running
19 11 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 30 18 161 0 0 Running
12 14 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 25 25 162 0 0 Running
29 35 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 8 8 158 0 0 Running
4 3 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 33 33 163 0 0 Running
3 1 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 52 34 163 12 1 Running
23 20 24 Kaz Grala Ford 14 14 159 0 0 Running
18 33 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 19 19 161 0 0 Running
7 9 12 Austin Cindric Ford 37 30 163 0 0 Running
17 7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 20 20 161 0 0 Running
15 18 60 Chase Briscoe Ford 22 22 162 0 0 Running
27 22 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 10 10 158 0 0 Running
24 37 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 13 13 159 0 0 Running
36 40 0 Matt Mills Chevrolet 1 1 154 0 0 Running
33 26 8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 4 4 156 0 0 Running
31 39 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 6 6 158 0 0 Running
8 8 18 Kyle Benjamin Toyota 34 29 162 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Spencer Gallagher Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved Changes Tail End 0 0 White
Ryan Sieg Pre-Race to the rear Tire Change Tail End 0 0 White
Ryan Sieg Pre-Race to the rear Missed Driver Intros Tail End 0 0 White
Morgan Shepherd Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved Adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Jeremy Clements Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road Tail End 32 39 Green/Yellow
Tommy Joe Martins Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 Lap 37 43 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Commitment Line Violation Tail End 38 39 Yellow
JJ Yeley Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 44 47 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 79 88 Green/Yellow
Stephen Leicht Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 84 88 Yellow
Stephen Leicht Non-compliant refueling (overflow container) Tail End 84 88 Yellow
Matt Mills Speed-Entering pits Pass Thru 124 126 Green
Ty Dillon Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Pass Thru 126 130 Green