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Sparks Energy 300

Saturday, April 28th, 2018

Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, AL

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  • 24 Chevrolet
  • 9 Toyota
  • 7 Ford
  • 1 Dodge

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300
  • Pole Winner: Daniel Hemric
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 21 - South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
  • Owner: Richard Childress Racing
  • Crew Chief: Danny Stockman, Jr
  • Daniel Hemric won the Pole Award for the 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300 with a lap of 50.559 seconds, 189.402 mph.
  • This is his third pole in 42 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his second pole and eighth top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Elliott Sadler (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2018 and his eighth in ten races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Spencer Gallagher (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third in nine races this season.
  • Tyler Reddick (eighth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 41 (3 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 113
  • Laps Actual: 115 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
  • Margin of Victory: 0.152 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 17 Minutes 44 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 133.258
  • Cautions: 5 for 29 laps
  • Lead Changes: 12
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,217 (37.4 passes per green flag lap)

  • Talladega Superspeedway
  • 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300
  • Race Winner: Spencer Gallagher
  • Age: 28
  • Team : No. 23 - Allegiant Chevrolet
  • Owner: GMS Racing
  • Crew Chief: Chad Norris
  • Spencer Gallagher won the 27th Annual Sparks Energy 300, his first victory in 49 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in two races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Brandon Jones (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his fifth top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Justin Allgaier (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (eighth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 40 points over 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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Sparks Energy 300 at Talladega Superspeedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS STG PTS PO PTS LAPS LED X LED S1 S2 STATUS
5 2 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 46 32 13 1 115 30 2 8 1 Running
11 27 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 26 26 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 Running
13 35 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 24 24 0 0 115 1 1 0 0 Running
31 23 15 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 Running
32 37 52 David Starr Chevrolet 5 5 0 0 112 0 0 0 0 Running
27 38 66 Timmy Hill Toyota 10 10 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 Running
38 9 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 9 1 8 0 32 0 0 3 0 Accident
3 6 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 46 34 12 0 115 35 1 2 8 Running
14 5 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 30 23 7 0 115 0 0 0 4 Running
21 18 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 18 16 2 0 114 0 0 0 9 Running
19 29 78 BJ McLeod Toyota 18 18 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 Running
36 17 28 Dylan Lupton Ford 1 1 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 Accident
22 19 16 Ryan Reed Ford 23 15 8 0 114 1 1 0 3 Running
6 22 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 31 31 0 0 115 1 1 0 0 Running
34 26 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 3 3 0 0 78 0 0 0 0 Suspension
23 1 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 25 14 10 1 114 39 2 1 0 Running
9 12 00 Cole Custer Ford 36 28 8 0 115 0 0 7 7 Running
39 36 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 1 1 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 Accident
10 34 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 27 27 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 Running
1 3 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 54 40 9 5 115 1 1 0 2 Running
28 32 45 Josh Bilicki Toyota 9 9 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 Running
8 8 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 36 29 7 0 115 2 1 10 5 Running
25 10 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 22 12 10 0 114 0 0 6 6 Running
40 30 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 1 1 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 Accident
7 4 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 37 30 7 0 115 0 0 5 10 Running
12 13 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 25 25 0 0 115 1 1 0 0 Running
20 33 24 Kaz Grala Ford 17 17 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 Running
24 21 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 13 13 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 Running
30 11 22 Austin Cindric Ford 7 7 0 0 114 3 1 0 0 Running
2 15 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 42 35 7 0 115 0 0 4 0 Running
16 16 98 Chase Briscoe Ford 21 21 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 Running
35 24 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 2 2 0 0 53 0 0 0 0 Fuel Pump
26 31 90 Josh Williams Chevrolet 11 11 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 Running
33 40 74 Mike Harmon Dodge 4 4 0 0 112 1 1 0 0 Running
4 20 18 Noah Gragson Toyota 0 0 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 Running
18 28 8 Tommy Joe Martins Toyota 19 19 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 Running
17 25 01 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 20 20 0 0 115 0 0 0 0 Running
15 7 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 24 22 2 0 115 0 0 9 0 Running
29 39 55 Jennifer Jo Cobb Toyota 0 0 0 0 114 0 0 0 0 Running
37 14 60 Ty Majeski Ford 1 1 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 Accident

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Elliott Sadler Pre-Race to the rear engine change tail end 0 0 White
Joey Gase Pre-Race to the rear unapproved adjustments tail end 0 0 White
Josh Bilicki Pre-Race to the rear unapproved adjustments tail end 0 0 White
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open tail end 27 31 Yellow
Ryan Truex Speed-Exiting pits tail end 28 31 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 28 31 Yellow
Jennifer Jo Cobb Speed-Entering pits tail end 29 31 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires tail end 38 40 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Pitting before pit road is open garage tail end 52 0 Yellow
Josh Bilicki Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 lap 53 54 Yellow
Elliott Sadler Speed-Entering pits pass thru 75 76 Green
Joey Gase Speed-Exiting pits pass thru 76 77 Green
Josh Williams Speed-Entering pits pass thru 76 78 Green
Alex Labbe Speed-Entering pits pass thru 76 79 Green
David Starr Speed-Entering pits pass thru 77 80 Green
David Starr Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box 1 lap 77 80 Green
Daniel Hemric Pitting before pit road is open tail end 106 113 Yellow
Daniel Hemric Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area tail end 106 113 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Going above the blend line exiting the pits tail end 107 113 Yellow
John Hunter Nemechek Going above the blend line exiting the pits tail end 107 0 Yellow
Michael Annett Going above the blend line exiting the pits tail end 107 113 Yellow