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Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nor…
Saturday, September 29th, 2018
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, NC
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- Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- 37th Annual Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Pole Winner: Austin Cindric
- Age: 20
- Team : No. 22 - MoneyLion Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
- Austin Cindric won the Pole Award for the 37th Annual Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina with a lap of 77.781 seconds, 105.527 mph.
- This is his third pole in 28 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his third pole and 15th top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Daniel Hemric (second) posted his 22nd top-10 start of 2018 and his first at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Tyler Reddick (third) posted his first top-10 start at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 18th in 28 races this season.
- Alex Labbe (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 55
- Margin of Victory: 01.478 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 32 Minutes 35 Seconds
- Average Speed: 81.267
- Cautions: 5 for 10 laps
- Lead Changes: 4
- Green Flag Passes: 990 (22.0 passes per green flag lap)
- Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
- Race Winner: Chase Briscoe
- Age: 23
- Team : No. 98 - Ford Performance Ford
- Owner: Biagi-DenBeste Racing
- Crew Chief: Richard Boswell, II
- Chase Briscoe won the Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, his first victory in 14 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Justin Marks (second) posted his first top-10 finish at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his second top-10 finish in 2018.
- Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Austin Cindric (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Christopher Bell leads the point standings by 33 points over Daniel Hemric.
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 20 | 90 | Andy Lally | Chevrolet | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Accident |
| 14 | 17 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | Running |
| 40 | 38 | 38 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 39 | 39 | 93 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 17 | 18 | 3 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | Running |
| 38 | 31 | 13 | Landon Cassill | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine | |
| 27 | 34 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 24 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chevrolet | 41 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 23 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 29 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Toyota | 45 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | Running |
| 11 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 12 | 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 30 | 74 | Ray Black II | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 38 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 48 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | Running |
| 28 | 37 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Dodge | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 36 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 25 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 21 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Running |
| 24 | 28 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 44 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | Running |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 35 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 32 | 55 | Bayley Currey | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 29 | 35 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 43 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 14 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 34 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | Running |
| 13 | 5 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 22 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 47 | 40 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 9 | Running |
| 18 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 40 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 21 | 01 | Lawson Aschenbach | Chevrolet | 17 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 34 | 8 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Ford | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 26 | 15 | Katherine Legge | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 33 | 8 | Dylan Murcott | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Spencer Gallagher | Pre-Race to the rear backup car | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| JJ Yeley | Pre-Race to the rear backup car | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Truex | Pre-Race to the rear unapproved adjustments | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| Lawson Aschenbach | Disobeying a NASCAR request missed backstretch chicane | stop and go | 1 | 1 | Green |
| Garrett Smithley | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 16 | 17 | Yellow |
| Katherine Legge | Commitment Line Violation | pass thru | 18 | 24 | Green |
| Ryan Sieg | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 29 | 33 | Green/Yellow |
| Ryan Sieg | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 29 | 33 | Yellow |
| Ray Black II | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 31 | 33 | Yellow |
| Ty Majeski | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 34 | 36 | Yellow |
| Ryan Truex | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 34 | 36 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 34 | 36 | Yellow |
| Andy Lally | Pitting before pit road is open garage | tail end | 34 | 0 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Safety violation no radio communication | pit | 36 | 0 | Green |
| Spencer Gallagher | Disobeying a NASCAR request missed backstretch chicane | tail end | 41 | 44 | Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | stop and go / tail end | 42 | 43 | Yellow |
| Spencer Gallagher | Speed-Entering pits | tail end | 43 | 44 | Yellow |
| Daniel Hemric | Disobeying a NASCAR request missed front chicane | stop and go | 44 | 44 | Green |