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Results

The 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Daytona International Speedway race.

PowerShares QQQ 300

Saturday, February 17th, 2018

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL

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  • 7 Ford
  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 11 Toyota
  • 1 Dodge

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300
  • Pole Winner: Daniel Hemric
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 21 - South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress Racing
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Daniel Hemric won the Pole Award for the 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300 with a lap of 47.541 seconds, 189.310 mph.
  • This is his second pole in 34 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Kyle Larson (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2018 and his third in seven races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Matt Tifft (third) posted his second top-10 start at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 46 (8 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 120
  • Laps Actual: 143 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: Under Caution Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 0 Minutes 6 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 119.100
  • Cautions: 12 for 49 laps
  • Lead Changes: 19
  • Green Flag Passes: 5,900 (62.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Daytona International Speedway
  • 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300
  • Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 22
  • Team : No. 9 - BurgerFi Chevrolet
  • Owner: JR Motorsports
  • Crew Chief: David Elenz
  • Tyler Reddick won the 37th Annual PowerShares QQQ 300, his second victory in 19 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (second) posted his ninth top-10 finish in 18 races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Ryan Reed (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in nine races at Daytona International Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 9 points over Elliott Sadler.
  • The Margin of Victory of 0.000 in today's race is the closest MOV in NASCAR national series history. The previous record was held by the 1995 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held at Colorado National Speedway with a MOV of 0.001.
  • Today's race was the 100th race with Xfinity as the primary sponsor of the series.
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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PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
35 12 98 Aric Almirola Ford 9 0 121 4 1 Accident
2 11 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 41 35 143 2 1 Running
18 37 39 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 19 19 143 0 0 Running
11 31 38 Jeff Green Chevrolet 26 26 143 0 0 Running
23 16 15 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 0 0 143 0 0 Running
34 3 22 Joey Logano Ford 9 0 121 28 3 Accident
15 35 55 Stephen Leicht Toyota 22 22 143 0 0 Running
32 38 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 4 0 122 0 0 Accident
17 32 52 David Starr Chevrolet 20 20 143 0 0 Running
7 6 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 35 30 143 3 1 Running
31 5 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 15 6 124 0 0 Accident
29 2 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 18 0 134 61 6 Accident
37 7 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 5 1 106 0 0 Accident
33 19 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 4 4 122 0 0 Accident
12 8 88 Chase Elliott Chevrolet 10 0 143 17 1 Running
30 29 78 Ryan Ellis Toyota 7 7 133 0 0 Accident
27 20 28 Dylan Lupton Ford 10 10 137 0 0 Accident
3 15 16 Ryan Reed Ford 34 34 143 3 1 Running
38 33 54 Gray Gaulding Toyota 0 0 82 0 0 Rear Gear
8 17 18 Daniel Suarez Toyota 10 0 143 5 1 Running
21 21 93 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 16 16 143 0 0 Running
9 23 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 28 28 143 0 0 Running
26 1 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 18 11 140 7 2 Running
14 14 00 Cole Custer Ford 24 23 143 0 0 Running
28 36 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 9 9 136 0 0 Running
5 25 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 32 32 143 2 2 Running
6 4 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 39 31 143 0 0 Running
1 9 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 55 40 143 11 1 Running
19 39 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 18 18 143 0 0 Running
25 34 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 12 12 142 0 0 Running
39 13 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 1 1 11 0 0 Accident
4 27 24 Kaz Grala Ford 33 33 143 0 0 Running
24 22 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 13 13 142 0 0 Running
40 10 60 Austin Cindric Ford 1 1 10 0 0 Accident
36 28 86 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 1 1 121 0 0 Accident
10 18 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 27 27 143 0 0 Running
13 30 8 Caesar Bacarella Toyota 24 24 143 0 0 Running
16 24 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 21 21 143 0 0 Running
22 40 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 15 15 143 0 0 Running
20 26 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 17 17 143 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Vinnie Miller Pre-Race to the rear engine change tail end 0 0 White
Matt Tifft Pre-Race to the rear time disallowed tail end 0 0 White
Joey Logano Pre-Race to the rear unapproved adjustments tail end 0 0 White
Chad Finchum Pre-Race to the rear unapproved adjustments tail end 0 0 White
Josh Williams Pre-Race to the rear time disallowed tail end 0 0 White
Tyler Reddick Pitting before pit road is open tail end 11 14 Yellow
Ryan Reed Pitting before pit road is open tail end 11 14 Yellow
Christopher Bell Pitting before pit road is open garage tail end 11 0 Yellow
JJ Yeley Speed-Exiting pits tail end 12 14 Yellow
Chad Finchum Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon tail end 12 14 Yellow
Chad Finchum Speed-Exiting pits pass thru / tail end 26 35 Green/Yellow
JJ Yeley Speed-Exiting pits tail end 32 35 Yellow
Brandon Jones Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area tail end 32 35 Yellow
Stephen Leicht Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon tail end 33 35 Yellow
Josh Williams Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon tail end 33 35 Yellow
Jeff Green Pitting before pit road is open tail end 62 66 Yellow
Brandon Brown Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 lap 63 64 Yellow
Ryan Truex Speed-Exiting pits tail end 63 66 Yellow
David Starr Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 63 66 Yellow
Gray Gaulding Pitting before pit road is open garage tail end 82 0 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Speed-Exiting pits tail end 83 86 Yellow
Elliott Sadler Disobeying a NASCAR request locking bumpers pass thru 92 97 Green
Chase Elliott Disobeying a NASCAR request locking bumpers pass thru 92 97 Green
Ryan Reed Disobeying a NASCAR request forcing a competitor below yellow line tail end 98 104 Yellow
Joey Gase Pitting before pit road is open tail end 99 104 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Pitting before pit road is open tail end 100 104 Yellow
Michael Annett Pitting before pit road is open tail end 100 104 Yellow
Jeff Green Pitting before pit road is open tail end 100 104 Yellow
Jeff Green Speed-Exiting pits speeding to save lap 1 lap 100 100 Yellow
Spencer Boyd Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area too many crew members working on car under DVP 2 laps 101 103 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area too many crew members working on car under DVP 2 laps 103 105 Yellow
Michael Annett Pitting before pit road is open garage tail end 107 0 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Pitting before pit road is open tail end 107 110 Yellow
Jeff Green Speed-Exiting pits tail end 108 110 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Pitting before pit road is open tail end 111 115 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Too many crewmember(s) in contact with tail end 112 115 Yellow
Elliott Sadler Pitting before pit road is open tail end 118 121 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area tail end 119 121 Yellow
Brandon Jones Pitting before pit road is open tail end 122 129 Yellow
Austin Dillon Pitting before pit road is open garage tail end 122 0 Yellow
Joe Nemechek Pitting before pit road is open tail end 122 129 Yellow
Jeff Green Pitting before pit road is open tail end 122 129 Yellow
David Starr Pitting before pit road is open tail end 122 129 Yellow
Joe Nemechek Driving through more than 3 pit boxes tail end 122 129 Yellow
Justin Allgaier Pitting before pit road is open garage tail end 123 0 Yellow
Stephen Leicht Pitting before pit road is open tail end 123 129 Yellow
Matt Tifft Pitting before pit road is open tail end 123 129 Yellow
Matt Tifft Pitting before pit road is open tail end 130 132 Yellow
Spencer Gallagher Pitting before pit road is open tail end 130 132 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Driving through more than 3 pit boxes tail end 131 132 Yellow
Kyle Larson Pitting before pit road is open garage tail end 134 0 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Pitting before pit road is open tail end 134 137 Yellow