XFINITY Series Daytona International Speedway

NASCAR XFINITY Series

Results

Coca-Cola Firecracker 250

Friday, July 6th, 2018

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

  • 26 Chevrolet
  • 9 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 100
  • Laps Actual: 105 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.005 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 1 Minutes 35 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 129.541
  • Cautions: 6 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 10
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,878 (51.0 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 17th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250
  • Race Winner: Kyle Larson
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • Kyle Larson won the 17th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250, his 11th victory in 106 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his third victory and third top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in eight races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 19 races at Daytona International Speedway. It is his 14th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Christopher Bell (third) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 12 points overDaniel Hemric.
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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Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
2 5 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 45 35 10 0 105 17 2 3 9 Running
16 25 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
23 31 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 98 0 0 0 0 Accident
35 27 52 David Starr Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 Accident
7 36 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 30 30 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
13 12 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 25 24 1 0 105 0 0 10 0 Running
9 9 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 40 28 12 0 105 0 0 4 6 Running
1 7 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 105 40 3 1 1 Running
11 17 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
4 2 22 Ryan Blaney Ford 0 0 0 0 105 39 3 5 4 Running
32 20 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 82 0 0 0 0 Accident
29 11 23 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 2 2 Engine
36 32 15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 Accident
39 1 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 1 1 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 Overheating
26 15 16 Ryan Reed Ford 11 11 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 Accident
27 18 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 Accident
10 16 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
22 39 99 Ray Black II Toyota 15 15 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 Running
8 4 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 32 29 3 0 105 0 0 9 10 Running
25 3 00 Cole Custer Ford 15 12 3 0 97 8 1 8 0 Accident
14 35 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 23 23 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
28 22 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 94 0 0 0 0 Accident
37 26 78 Blake Jones Toyota 1 1 0 0 75 0 0 0 0 Accident
40 33 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 1 1 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 Engine
31 8 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 12 6 6 0 82 0 0 0 5 Accident
20 13 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 25 17 8 0 103 0 0 6 8 Running
18 40 24 Justin Haley Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 105 1 1 0 7 Running
17 30 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
3 6 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 34 34 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
5 38 61 Kaz Grala Ford 32 32 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
15 21 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
33 23 60 Austin Cindric Ford 16 4 12 0 81 0 0 7 3 Accident
12 10 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 25 25 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
38 24 8 Caesar Bacarella Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 70 0 0 0 0 Accident
34 19 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 81 0 0 0 0 Accident
24 28 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 Accident
21 37 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 Running
19 29 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 104 0 0 0 0 Running
6 14 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 31 31 0 0 105 0 0 0 0 Running
30 34 55 Brandon Hightower Toyota 7 7 0 0 87 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Josh Bilicki Pre-Race to the rear Engine Tail End 0 0 White
Ryan Reed Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Jeremy Clements Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Brandon Hightower Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
JJ Yeley Pre-Race to the rear Missed driver meeting Tail End 0 0 White
Ryan Sieg Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road Tail End 32 35 Yellow
Christopher Bell Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 32 35 Yellow
Caesar Bacarella Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 Lap 33 35 Yellow
Brandon Hightower Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 34 35 Yellow
Brandon Jones Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 61 66 Yellow
Mike Harmon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 62 66 Yellow
Blake Jones Tire violation-Removing outside tire acceptable/Rolling a tire(s) beyond the center of pit road Tail End 64 66 Yellow
Ryan Reed Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 72 77 Yellow
Shane Lee Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 73 77 Yellow
Blake Jones Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 73 77 Yellow
Caesar Bacarella Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 73 77 Yellow
Spencer Boyd Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 74 77 Yellow
Timmy Hill Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 75 77 Yellow
Ryan Truex Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 87 Yellow
Joey Gase Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 87 Yellow
Tyler Reddick Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 82 0 Yellow
David Starr Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 82 0 Yellow
BJ McLeod Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 82 0 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 87 Yellow
Matt Tifft Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 87 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 87 Yellow
Timmy Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 87 Yellow
Ross Chastain Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 87 Yellow
Ray Black II Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 88 93 Yellow
Chad Finchum Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 88 93 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 88 93 Yellow
Jeff Green Pitting before pit road is open Garage Tail End 98 0 Yellow
JJ Yeley Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 98 103 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 98 103 Yellow
Alex Labbe Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 98 103 Yellow