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DC Solar 300

Saturday, September 15th, 2018

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV

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  • 27 Chevrolet
  • 2 Dodge
  • 6 Toyota
  • 5 Ford

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Inaugural DC Solar 300
  • Pole Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Code 3 Associates Ford
  • Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the Inaugural DC Solar 300 with a lap of 30.118 seconds, 179.295 mph.
  • This is his fifth pole in 64 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fifth pole and 21st top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Austin Cindric (second) posted his 14th top-10 start of 2018 and his first in two races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (third) posted his seventh top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th in 26 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (second) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 01.629 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 30 Minutes 56 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 119.258
  • Cautions: 8 for 40 laps
  • Lead Changes: 11
  • Green Flag Passes: 1,097 (6.9 passes per green flag lap)

  • Las Vegas Motor Speedway
  • Inaugural DC Solar 300
  • Race Winner: Ross Chastain
  • Age: 25
  • Team : No. 42 - DC Solar Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi Racing
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • Ross Chastain won the Inaugural DC Solar 300, his first victory in 132 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in five races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Justin Allgaier (second) posted his eighth top-10 finish in nine races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It is his 21st top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his second top-10 finish in three races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
  • Christopher Bell (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Justin Allgaier leads the point standings by 44 points overCole Custer.
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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DC Solar 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
5 3 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 45 32 13 0 200 0 0 3 6 Running
11 18 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
39 30 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 Vibration
14 16 4 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
32 24 52 David Starr Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 145 0 0 0 0 Engine
34 25 66 Timmy Hill Dodge 3 3 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 Suspension
8 38 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 32 29 3 0 200 0 0 8 0 Running
2 8 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 45 35 10 0 200 16 3 7 5 Running
40 9 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 Accident
15 17 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
19 23 15 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
6 34 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 31 31 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
35 11 16 Ryan Reed Ford 2 2 0 0 64 0 0 0 0 Accident
12 10 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 25 25 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
1 5 42 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 67 40 20 7 200 180 6 1 1 Running
17 21 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 198 0 0 0 0 Running
29 35 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 22 8 14 0 188 1 1 5 3 Accident
3 1 00 Cole Custer Ford 50 34 16 0 200 3 2 4 2 Running
25 29 40 Chad Finchum Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 191 0 0 0 0 Running
18 39 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 19 19 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
10 14 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
27 26 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 10 10 0 0 190 0 0 0 0 Running
28 7 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 11 9 2 0 188 0 0 0 9 Accident
36 37 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 63 0 0 0 0 Accident
24 19 55 Bayley Currey Toyota 0 0 0 0 191 0 0 0 0 Running
22 27 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 194 0 0 0 0 Running
4 4 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 49 33 16 0 200 0 0 2 4 Running
16 15 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
9 2 22 Austin Cindric Ford 36 28 8 0 200 0 0 6 8 Running
7 36 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 35 30 5 0 200 0 0 10 7 Running
31 13 60 Chase Briscoe Ford 9 6 3 0 181 0 0 9 10 Accident
13 12 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
20 31 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 Running
33 28 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 4 4 0 0 93 0 0 0 0 Clutch
26 33 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 191 0 0 0 0 Running
38 32 72 John Jackson Toyota 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 Vibration
37 40 13 Stan Mullis Dodge 1 1 0 0 51 0 0 0 0 Vibration
23 20 26 Max Tullman Ford 14 14 0 0 192 0 0 0 0 Running
30 6 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 7 7 0 0 188 0 0 0 0 Accident
21 22 78 Cole Rouse Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 194 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Garrett Smithley Pre-Race to the rear Backup car tail end 0 0 White
Matt Tifft Pre-Race to the rear Inspection failure tail end/pass thru 0 1 White
Spencer Boyd Speed-Exiting pits tail end 10 12 Yellow
Jeff Green Speed-Exiting pits Garage pass thru 18 0 Green
Tyler Reddick Pitting before pit road is open tail end 47 51 Yellow
Shane Lee Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area tail end 48 51 Yellow
Josh Bilicki Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 49 51 Yellow
Mike Harmon Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 49 51 Yellow
Mike Harmon Speed-Entering pits pass thru 59 63 Green
Mike Harmon Speed-Exiting pits tail end 63 70 Yellow
Mike Harmon Driving through more than 3 pit boxes tail end 68 70 Yellow
Max Tullman Speed-Exiting pits pass thru 78 80 Green
Mike Harmon Pitting before pit road is open tail end 92 96 Yellow
Ryan Preece Speed-Exiting pits tail end 93 96 Yellow
Garrett Smithley Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 93 96 Yellow
Ryan Preece Pitting before pit road is open tail end 125 129 Yellow
Brandon Jones Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 126 129 Yellow
Ray Black II Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 127 129 Yellow
Cole Rouse Speed-Exiting pits pass thru 147 150 Green
Vinnie Miller Pitting before pit road is open tail end 176 180 Yellow
Tyler Reddick Pitting before pit road is open tail end 189 194 Yellow