Results
The 2018 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Darlington Raceway race.
Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
Saturday, September 1st, 2018
Darlington Raceway, Darlington, SC
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- Darlington Raceway
- 36th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
- Pole Winner: Ross Chastain
- Age: 25
- Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
- Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
- Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
- Ross Chastain won the Pole Award for the 36th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 with a lap of 29.007 seconds, 169.531 mph.
- This is his first pole in 130 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole in four races at Darlington Raceway.
- Christopher Bell (second) posted his 16th top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one races at Darlington Raceway.
- Tyler Reddick (third) posted his first top-10 start at Darlington Raceway. It is his 15th in 24 races this season.
- Christopher Bell (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 147
- Margin of Victory: 0.738 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 48 Minutes 22 Seconds
- Average Speed: 111.179
- Cautions: 6 for 30 laps
- Lead Changes: 10
- Green Flag Passes: 582 (5.0 passes per green flag lap)
- Darlington Raceway
- 36th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200
- Race Winner: Brad Keselowski
- Age: 34
- Team : No. 22 - Snap On Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
- Brad Keselowski won the 36th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, his 39th victory in 254 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his third victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Darlington Raceway.
- Cole Custer (second) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 20th top-10 finish in 2018.
- Tyler Reddick (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Darlington Raceway.
- Tyler Reddick (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 16 points overElliott Sadler.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 1 | 9 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 0 | 0 | 147 | 35 | 2 | Running |
| 33 | 34 | 66 | Carl Long | Dodge | 4 | 4 | 67 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 4 | 5 | 18 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 39 | 32 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 22 | 38 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 99 | 3 | 2 | Electrical |
| 39 | 36 | 93 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | Transmission |
| 29 | 7 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 0 | 0 | 111 | 18 | 1 | Accident |
| 38 | 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | Handling |
| 14 | 21 | 01 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 28 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 35 | 27 | 72 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | Vibration |
| 15 | 13 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 43 | 30 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 19 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 146 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 12 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 38 | 23 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 29 | 15 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 146 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 14 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 24 | 24 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 32 | 78 | Cody Ware | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 23 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 1 | 42 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 34 | 12 | 145 | 90 | 5 | Running |
| 11 | 4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 32 | 26 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 39 | 35 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 37 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 20 | 4 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 146 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 40 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 9 | 9 | 128 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 47 | 34 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 16 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 29 | 29 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 30 | 55 | Bayley Currey | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 95 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 12 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 19 | 18 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 146 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 11 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 18 | 24 | 90 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 39 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 25 | 25 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 17 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 147 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 35 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 131 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 25 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 146 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 37 | 26 | 0 | Vinnie Miller | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Garrett Smithley | Pre-Race to the rear Back up car | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Chase Elliott | Pre-Race to the rear Tire change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Josh Bilicki | Pre-Race to the rear Engine change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Brandon Jones | Inspection failure | Tail End, Pass Thru | 0 | 1 | W/G |
| Spencer Boyd | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 3 | 9 | Yellow |
| Elliott Sadler | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 48 | 52 | Yellow |
| Denny Hamlin | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Stop & Go, Tail End | 48 | 49 | Yellow |
| Mike Harmon | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | 1 Lap | 49 | 49 | Yellow |
| JJ Yeley | Pulling up to pit | Tail End | 50 | 52 | Yellow |
| Bayley Currey | Pitting after wave around | 1 Lap | 51 | 52 | Yellow |
| 61 | 0 | Green | |||
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 66 | 0 | Yellow |
| Alex Labbe | Tossing or throwing the fuel filler/overflow containers/equipment | Tail End | 93 | 96 | Yellow |
| Kevin Harvick | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 111 | 0 | Yellow |
| Justin Allgaier | Removing equipment from assigned pit area | Stop & Go, Tail End | 113 | 114 | Yellow |
| Bayley Currey | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 135 | 138 | Green |