Results
The 2018 Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Pocono Raceway race.
Pocono Green 250 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons
Saturday, June 2nd, 2018
Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
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- Pocono Raceway
- 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons
- Pole Winner: Cole Custer
- Age: 20
- Team : No. 00 - Haas Automation Ford
- Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
- Crew Chief: Bruce Schlicker
- Cole Custer won the Pole Award for the 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons with a lap of 55.754 seconds, 161.423 mph.
- This is his third pole in 50 NASCAR Xfinity Series races.
- This is his third pole and ninth top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his first pole in two races at Pocono Raceway.
- Ryan Truex (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one races at Pocono Raceway.
- Austin Cindric (third) posted his first top-10 start at Pocono Raceway. It is his seventh in 12 races this season.
- Austin Cindric (third) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 100
- Margin of Victory: 02.852 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 57 Minutes 59 Seconds
- Average Speed: 127.137
- Cautions: 5 for 18 laps
- Lead Changes: 7
- Green Flag Passes: 1,033 (12.6 passes per green flag lap)
- Pocono Raceway
- 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons
- Race Winner: Kyle Busch
- Age: 33
- Team : No. 18 - Comcast Salute to Service/Juniper Toyota
- Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
- Crew Chief: Eric Phillips
- Kyle Busch won the 3rd Annual Pocono Green 250 Recycled by JP Mascaro & Sons, his 92nd victory in 342 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
- This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway.
- Chase Elliott (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Pocono Raceway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2018.
- Daniel Hemric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Pocono Raceway.
- Austin Cindric (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 62 points over Cole Custer.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 6 | 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 41 | 31 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 25 | 38 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 40 | 33 | 93 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 1 | 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 100 | 64 | 2 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 22 | Paul Menard | Ford | 0 | 0 | 100 | 3 | 1 | Running |
| 20 | 29 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 99 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 39 | 34 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Dodge | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Overheating |
| 10 | 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Chevrolet | 28 | 27 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 19 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 9 | 1 | 60 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 35 | 22 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 66 | 0 | 0 | Suspension |
| 19 | 24 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 18 | 18 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 10 | 23 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 28 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 23 | 26 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | Ford | 14 | 14 | 99 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 20 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 24 | 24 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 12 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 11 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 35 | 34 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Ford | 41 | 32 | 100 | 23 | 2 | Running |
| 30 | 35 | 40 | Chad Finchum | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 96 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 37 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 98 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 39 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | Toyota | 8 | 8 | 96 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 9 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 32 | 28 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 21 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 23 | 23 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 97 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 41 | 30 | 100 | 4 | 1 | Running |
| 36 | 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Toyota | 10 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 16 | 15 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 21 | 21 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 18 | 23 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 48 | 33 | 100 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 24 | 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 19 | 13 | 99 | 5 | 1 | Running |
| 38 | 16 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 1 | 1 | 57 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 15 | 14 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 32 | 90 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 99 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 98 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 40 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 4 | 4 | 93 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 27 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 99 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 18 | 3 | Shane Lee | Chevrolet | 25 | 25 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 32 | 38 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | Toyota | 5 | 5 | 95 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Alex Labbe | Pre-Race to the rear Unapproved Adjustments | Tail End | 0 | 0 | White |
| Tommy Joe Martins | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 23 | 30 | Green/Yellow |
| Ryan Reed | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 27 | 30 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 27 | 30 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 27 | 30 | Yellow |
| Brandon Hightower | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 28 | 30 | Yellow |
| JJ Yeley | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | Tail End | 28 | 30 | Yellow |
| Matt Mills | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 28 | 30 | Yellow |
| Matt Mills | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 31 | 34 | Yellow |
| Michael Annett | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 31 | 34 | Yellow |
| Austin Cindric | Speed-Entering pits | Tail End | 52 | 55 | Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | Tail End | 53 | 55 | Yellow |
| Chase Briscoe | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 57 | 0 | Yellow |
| Christopher Bell | Pitting before pit road is open Garage | Tail End | 61 | 0 | Yellow |
| Michael Annett | Pitting before pit road is open | Tail End | 62 | 65 | Yellow |
| Chad Finchum | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | Tail End | 63 | 65 | Yellow |
| Vinnie Miller | Passing on a start or restart | Pass Thru | 65 | 67 | Green |