Results
Iowa 250 presented by Enogen
Sunday, June 17th, 2018
Iowa Speedway, Newton, IA
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- Iowa Speedway
- 8th Annual Iowa 250 presented by Enogen
- Pole Winner: Austin Cindric
- Age: 19
- Team : No. 22 - Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford
- Owner: Team Penske
- Crew Chief: Brian Wilson
- Austin Cindric won the Pole Award for the 8th Annual Iowa 250 presented by Enogen with a lap of 23.971 seconds, 131.409 mph.
- This is his first pole in 15 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his first pole and eighth top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole in one race at Iowa Speedway.
- Daniel Hemric (second) posted his 11th top-10 start of 2018 and his second in three races at Iowa Speedway.
- Brandon Jones (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Iowa Speedway. It is his ninth in 14 races this season.
- Austin Cindric (first) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Margin of Victory: 0.745 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 8 Minutes 33 Seconds
- Average Speed: 102.100
- Cautions: 5 for 31 laps
- Lead Changes: 13
- Green Flag Passes: 1,244 (5.7 passes per green flag lap)
- Iowa Speedway
- 8th Annual Iowa 250 presented by Enogen
- Race Winner: Justin Allgaier
- Age: 32
- Team : No. 7 - BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet
- Owner: JR Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Jason Burdett
- Justin Allgaier won the 8th Annual Iowa 250 presented by Enogen, his seventh victory in 254 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his second victory and ninth top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and ninth top-10 finish in 13 races at Iowa Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Iowa Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2018.
- Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Iowa Speedway.
- Christopher Bell (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 4 points over Cole Custer.
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 |
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| 28 | 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 31 | 93 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vibration |
| 35 | 24 | 38 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Driveshaft |
| 39 | 30 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 24 | 23 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 35 | 13 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 14 | 6 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 11 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 67 | 40 | 20 | 7 | 250 | 182 | 7 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 13 | 10 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 22 | 15 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 40 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 18 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 51 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 250 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Running |
| 4 | 5 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 46 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | Running |
| 26 | 29 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 20 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 32 | 8 | Blake Jones | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 34 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fuel Pump |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 12 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 13 | 23 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 26 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 15 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 28 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | Running |
| 2 | 39 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 48 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 250 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Running |
| 10 | 8 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 18 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 41 | 26 | 15 | 0 | 250 | 58 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Running |
| 5 | 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 44 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Running |
| 20 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 33 | 90 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Electrical |
| 38 | 37 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rear Gear |
| 6 | 9 | 18 | Riley Herbst | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | Running |
| 32 | 25 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 36 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Overheating |
| 33 | 38 | 66 | Stan Mullis | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 14 | 3 | Shane Lee | Chevrolet | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 28 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 7 | 17 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Ford | 32 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Matt Tifft | Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Ryan Sieg | Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| BJ McLeod | Pre-Race to the rear Tire Change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Spencer Boyd | Pre-Race to the rear Tire Change | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Garrett Smithley | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 4 | 8 | Yellow |
| Elliott Sadler | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 64 | 69 | Yellow |
| Matt Tifft | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 66 | 69 | Yellow |
| Jeremy Clements | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 123 | 129 | Yellow |
| Ryan Reed | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 123 | 129 | Yellow |
| Ty Majeski | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 123 | 129 | Yellow |
| Brandon Hightower | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 125 | 129 | Yellow |
| Brandon Hightower | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 126 | 129 | Yellow |
| BJ McLeod | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Pass Thru | 132 | 140 | Green |
| Brandon Hightower | Speed-Exiting pits | Pass Thru | 185 | 188 | Green |
| Brandon Hightower | Speed-Entering pits | Stop & Go | 188 | 192 | Green |
| Chad Finchum | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 199 | 205 | Yellow |
| Ryan Truex | Speed-Exiting pits | Tail End | 201 | 205 | Yellow |
| Tyler Reddick | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 201 | 205 | Yellow |
| Riley Herbst | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 201 | 205 | Yellow |
| Brandon Hightower | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 233 | 0 | Yellow |