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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
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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Rinnai 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
5 10 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 43 32 11 0 163 0 0 7 4 Running
37 19 93 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 92 0 0 0 0 Engine
40 27 38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 Vibration
2 2 22 Joey Logano Ford 0 0 0 0 163 10 4 4 3 Running
1 5 98 Kevin Harvick Ford 0 0 0 0 163 141 4 1 1 Running
38 31 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 49 0 0 0 0 Brakes
32 38 55 Stephen Leicht Toyota 5 5 0 0 157 0 0 0 0 Running
28 36 52 David Starr Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Running
34 29 66 Timmy Hill Dodge 3 3 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 Running
9 15 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 28 28 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
6 17 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 37 31 6 0 163 0 0 10 6 Running
20 21 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 161 0 0 0 0 Running
26 30 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 Running
13 16 3 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 162 0 0 9 8 Running
30 23 78 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Running
21 28 28 Dylan Lupton Ford 16 16 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 Running
10 12 16 Ryan Reed Ford 36 27 9 0 162 0 0 3 10 Running
22 25 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 160 0 0 0 0 Running
16 24 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
11 6 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 28 26 2 0 162 0 0 0 9 Running
39 4 00 Cole Custer Ford 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 Accident
35 34 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 2 2 0 0 155 0 0 0 0 Running
25 32 15 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 Running
14 13 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
19 11 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 30 18 12 0 161 0 0 5 5 Running
12 14 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
29 35 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Running
4 3 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 33 33 0 0 163 0 0 0 0 Running
3 1 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 52 34 18 0 163 12 1 2 2 Running
23 20 24 Kaz Grala Ford 14 14 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 Running
18 33 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 161 0 0 0 0 Running
7 9 12 Austin Cindric Ford 37 30 7 0 163 0 0 8 7 Running
17 7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 20 20 0 0 161 0 0 0 0 Running
15 18 60 Chase Briscoe Ford 22 22 0 0 162 0 0 0 0 Running
27 22 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Running
24 37 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 159 0 0 0 0 Running
36 40 0 Matt Mills Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 154 0 0 0 0 Running
33 26 8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 156 0 0 0 0 Running
31 39 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 6 6 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Running
8 8 18 Kyle Benjamin Toyota 34 29 5 0 162 0 0 6 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