Results
The 2018 Ford EcoBoost 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Homestead Miami Speedway race.
Ford EcoBoost 300
Saturday, November 17th, 2018
Homestead Miami Speedway, Homestead, FL
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- Homestead-Miami Speedway
- 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300
- Pole Winner: Cole Custer
- Age: 20
- Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
- Owner: Gene Haas
- Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
- Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300 with a lap of 32.609 seconds, 165.598 mph.
- This is his sixth pole in 71 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his sixth pole and 28th top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole in three races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (second) posted his 23rd top-10 start of 2018 and his second in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 start at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 13th in 18 races this season.
- Christopher Bell (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 45 (7 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 200
- Margin of Victory: 06.902 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 8 Minutes 6 Seconds
- Average Speed: 140.515
- Cautions: 2 for 10 laps
- Lead Changes: 5
- Green Flag Passes: 1,094 (5.8 passes per green flag lap)
- Homestead-Miami Speedway
- 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300
- Race Winner: Tyler Reddick
- Age: 22
- Team : No. 9 - BurgerFi Chevrolet
- Owner: JR Motorsports
- Crew Chief: David Elenz
- Tyler Reddick won the 24th Annual Ford EcoBoost 300, his third victory in 51 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his second victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- Cole Custer (second) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Homestead-Miami Speedway. It is his 26th top-10 finish in 2018.
- John Hunter Nemechek (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his series track debut at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- Tyler Reddick has won the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship.
- Tyler Reddick has won the 2018 Sunoco Rookie of the Year honors.
- Stewart-Haas Racing's No. 00 Ford Mustang team has won the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series owners championship.
- Chevrolet has won the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series manufacturers championship.
- Driver Champion: Tyler Reddick
- Team: No. 9 JR Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro
- Tyler Reddick won his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship; becoming the 29th different driver to win the title and the third in series history to win the championship in his Sunoco rookie season joining Chase Elliott (2014) and William Byron (2017).
- Reddick won the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway to claim the title.
- Reddick made 33 starts this season posting two wins (Daytona-1 and Homestead), seven top fives and 20 top 10s.
- In the Playoffs this season Reddick has posted one win (Homestead), three top fives and six top 10s.
- Reddick (Corning) has become the second NASCAR Xfinity Series champion from the state of California joining Kevin Harvick from Bakersfield, who won the championship in 2001 and 2006.
- Owner Of Driver Champion: Dale Earnhardt Jr., JR Motorsports
- This is JR Motorsport's third NASCAR Xfinity Series driver championship (Chase Elliott, 2014; William Byron, 2017).
- Owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., a two-time (1998, '99) NASCAR Xfinity Series driver champion, fielded his first car as an owner in the series with driver Mark McFarland at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19, 2005.
- JR Motorsports has led 12 different drivers to Victory Lane for a total of 44 wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
- Crew Chief Champion: David Elenz
- This is David Elenz's second career NASCAR Xfinity Series championship (William Byron, 2017 and Tyler Reddick, 2018).
- Elenz is the 25th different crew chief to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series title and the 10th to win multiple titles.
- Elenz has won 10 NASCAR Xfinity Series races with five different drivers: William Byron (four), Kevin Harvick (two), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (one), Chase Elliott (one) and Tyler Reddick (two).
- Owner Champion: Tony Stewart & Gene Haas, Stewart-Haas Racing No. 00 Ford
- This is Stewart-Haas Racing's first NASCAR Xfinity Series owner championship.
- Stewart-Haas Racing began its NASCAR Xfinity Series program in 2017 at Daytona International Speedway with driver Cole Custer.
- Stewart-Haas Racing has two wins in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 33 | 38 | 40 | Carl Long | Dodge | 4 | 4 | 180 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 27 | 23 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 28 | 93 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 46 | 0 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 39 | 40 | 37 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 38 | 24 | 89 | Landon Cassill | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Suspension | |
| 28 | 34 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 194 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 31 | 13 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 2 | 2 | 54 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 15 | 15 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 42 | 30 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 14 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 26 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 196 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 32 | 01 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 185 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 12 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Toyota | 40 | 31 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 11 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 26 | 25 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 19 | 38 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 197 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 33 | 17 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 37 | 15 | 200 | 95 | 2 | Running |
| 31 | 25 | 66 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 6 | 6 | 187 | 0 | 0 | Handling |
| 27 | 29 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 194 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 198 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 4 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 45 | 29 | 200 | 44 | 2 | Running |
| 10 | 9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 35 | 15 | Quin Houff | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 191 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 189 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 3 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 49 | 34 | 200 | 52 | 1 | Running |
| 11 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 26 | 13 | 199 | 9 | 1 | Running |
| 18 | 18 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 19 | 19 | 198 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 20 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 197 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 5 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 40 | 32 | 200 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 27 | 86 | Brandon Brown | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 196 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 8 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 30 | 29 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 33 | 90 | Caesar Bacarella | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 161 | 0 | 0 | Overheating |
| 13 | 13 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 24 | 24 | 199 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 198 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 30 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 195 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 37 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Clutch |
| 25 | 22 | 26 | Max Tullman | Ford | 12 | 12 | 195 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 21 | 3 | Shane Lee | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 198 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 39 | 39 | Angela Ruch | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | Parked |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Carl Long | Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustment | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Carl Long | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 3 | 10 | Green |
| Angela Ruch | Safety violation Not meeting minimum speed | Pit | 14 | 16 | Green |
| Caesar Bacarella | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 46 | 51 | Yellow |
| Caesar Bacarella | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 46 | 51 | Yellow |
| Carl Long | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 49 | 51 | Yellow |
| Carl Long | Safety violation Not meeting minimum speed | Pit | 67 | 68 | Green |
| Angela Ruch | Safety violation Not meeting minimum speed | Garage | 68 | 69 | Green |
| Ryan Sieg | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 94 | 96 | Yellow |
| Caesar Bacarella | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 146 | 147 | Green |
| Chad Finchum | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Pass Thru | 191 | 195 | Green |