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Whelen Trusted To Perform 200

Saturday, November 10th, 2018

Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, AZ

  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • ISM Raceway
  • 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200
  • Pole Winner: John Hunter Nemechek
  • Age: 21
  • Team : No. 42 - Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet
  • Owner: Chip Ganassi
  • Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett
  • John Hunter Nemechek won the Pole Award for the 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 with a lap of 26.97 seconds, 133.482 MPH.
  • This is his first pole in 17 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his first pole and 12th top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in his series debut at ISM Raceway.
  • Cole Custer (second) posted his 27th top-10 start of 2018 and his fourth in four races at ISM Raceway.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 start at ISM Raceway. It is his 19th in 32 races this season.
  • Austin Cindric (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 01.887 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 1 Hours 59 Minutes 14 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 100.643
  • Cautions: 6 for 34 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 741 (4.5 passes per green flag lap)

  • ISM Raceway
  • 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200
  • Race Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - GameStop Just Cause 4 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200, his eighth victory in 40 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
  • This is his seventh victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in three races at ISM Raceway.
  • Daniel Hemric (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in four races at ISM Raceway. It is his 22nd top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Matt Tifft (third) posted his second top-10 finish in four races at ISM Raceway.
  • Christopher Bell (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • The four drivers advancing to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 are Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric and Tyler Reddick.
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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Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at Phoenix Raceway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
11 6 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
21 19 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 16 16 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
40 25 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 Brakes
39 35 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 22 0 0 0 0 Brakes
38 30 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 Suspension
27 24 52 David Starr Chevrolet 10 10 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
13 15 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
24 4 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 33 13 20 0 199 69 2 1 1 Running
16 13 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 21 21 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
22 21 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 15 15 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
23 28 01 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 14 14 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
5 5 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 38 32 6 0 200 0 0 8 8 Running
12 12 16 Ryan Reed Ford 26 25 1 0 200 0 0 0 10 Running
19 16 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 18 18 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
15 23 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 22 22 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
2 8 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 49 35 14 0 200 1 1 3 5 Running
8 2 00 Cole Custer Ford 40 29 11 0 200 0 0 5 6 Running
37 22 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 1 1 0 0 143 0 0 0 0 Rear Gear
26 27 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
10 11 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
34 40 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 3 3 0 0 158 0 0 0 0 Running
6 14 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 37 31 6 0 200 0 0 9 7 Running
3 10 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 41 34 7 0 200 0 0 6 9 Running
29 29 15 Quin Houff Chevrolet 8 8 0 0 196 0 0 0 0 Running
30 34 55 Bayley Currey Toyota 0 0 0 0 193 0 0 0 0 Running
28 32 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 9 9 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
9 1 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 44 28 16 0 200 33 2 4 2 Running
1 38 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 48 40 8 0 200 94 2 10 4 Running
20 17 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 17 17 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running
4 3 22 Austin Cindric Ford 50 33 17 0 200 3 1 2 3 Running
7 7 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 34 30 4 0 200 0 0 7 0 Running
17 18 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
32 36 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 181 0 0 0 0 Running
35 20 8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 151 0 0 0 0 Engine
36 37 78 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 144 0 0 0 0 Ignition
25 26 90 Donald Theetge Chevrolet 12 12 0 0 197 0 0 0 0 Running
14 9 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 23 23 0 0 200 0 0 0 0 Running
31 31 13 Tyler Hill Toyota 6 6 0 0 185 0 0 0 0 Running
33 33 66 Akinori Ogata Toyota 4 4 0 0 179 0 0 0 0 Running
18 39 60 Ty Majeski Ford 19 19 0 0 199 0 0 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Christopher Bell Pre-Race to the Rear No Time Tail End 0 0 White
Josh Bilicki Pre-Race to the Rear No Time Tail End 0 0 White
Ty Majeski Pre-Race to the Rear No Time Tail End 0 0 White
David Starr Jumping the start Tail End 1 4 Green/Yellow
Akinori Ogata Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 2 4 Yellow
Matt Tifft Speed-Exiting pits Tail End 49 53 Yellow
Brandon Jones Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 49 53 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 92 97 Yellow
BJ McLeod Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 94 97 Yellow
Spencer Boyd Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 95 97 Yellow
Tyler Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 138 142 Yellow
Tyler Hill Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 138 142 Yellow
Tyler Hill Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 146 149 Yellow
Tyler Hill Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 146 149 Yellow
Mike Harmon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 158 164 Yellow