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Results

The 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Texas Motor Speedway race.

O'Reilly Auto Parts 300

Saturday, November 3rd, 2018

Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX

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  • 28 Chevrolet
  • 8 Toyota
  • 4 Ford

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
  • Pole Winner: Christopher Bell
  • Age: 23
  • Team : No. 20 - GameStop NBA 2K19 Toyota
  • Owner: Joe Gibbs Racing
  • Crew Chief: Jason Ratcliff
  • Christopher Bell won the Pole Award for the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge with a lap of 28.523 seconds, 189.321 mph.
  • This is his sixth pole in 39 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his fifth pole and 22nd top-10 start in 2018.
  • This is his first pole in three races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Shane Lee (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2018 and his first in one races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Cole Custer (third) posted his fourth top-10 start at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 26th in 31 races this season.
  • Chad Finchum (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Drivers Entered: 40 (2 drivers will not make the race)
  • Laps Scheduled: 200
  • Margin of Victory: 0.162 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 2 Hours 34 Minutes 5 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 116.820
  • Cautions: 13 for 54 laps
  • Lead Changes: 17
  • Green Flag Passes: 963 (6.6 passes per green flag lap)

  • Texas Motor Speedway
  • 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge
  • Race Winner: Cole Custer
  • Age: 20
  • Team : No. 00 - Autodesk Ford
  • Owner: Gene Haas
  • Crew Chief: Jeff Meendering
  • Cole Custer won the 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his second victory in 69 XFINITY Series races.
  • This is his first victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) posted his first top-10 finish in three races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th top-10 finish in 2018.
  • Austin Cindric (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Texas Motor Speedway.
  • Tyler Reddick (second) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 7 points over Elliott Sadler.
  • There were 13 cautions, a new track record. The previous record (10) was set on March 29, 2003
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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Entry List
Lineup
Loop Data
Draftkings Pts
Practice 1
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Practice-Qualifying
O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway results
FIN ST # DRIVER MAKE TOT PTS FIN PTS LAPS LED X LED STATUS
8 13 1 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 40 29 200 0 0 Running
15 22 38 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 22 22 200 0 0 Running
38 31 93 Jeff Green Chevrolet 1 1 10 0 0 Brakes
39 39 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 1 1 4 0 0 Electrical
37 28 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 1 1 32 0 0 Fuel Pump
24 32 52 David Starr Chevrolet 13 13 196 0 0 Running
35 27 13 Timmy Hill Toyota 2 2 56 0 0 Vibration
33 11 11 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 4 4 120 0 0 Accident
5 5 7 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 45 32 200 37 2 Running
16 16 5 Michael Annett Chevrolet 21 21 200 0 0 Running
22 30 35 Joey Gase Chevrolet 15 15 197 0 0 Running
36 25 01 BJ McLeod Chevrolet 1 1 44 0 0 Electrical
31 6 18 Ryan Preece Toyota 17 6 139 0 0 Accident
29 15 16 Ryan Reed Ford 8 8 186 0 0 Accident
12 17 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 25 25 200 0 0 Running
11 23 4 Ross Chastain Chevrolet 26 26 200 0 0 Running
19 29 8 Ray Black II Chevrolet 18 18 199 0 0 Running
10 9 21 Daniel Hemric Chevrolet 41 27 200 42 3 Running
1 3 00 Cole Custer Ford 65 40 200 16 4 Running
17 19 40 Chad Finchum Toyota 20 20 199 0 0 Running
20 24 0 Garrett Smithley Chevrolet 17 17 198 0 0 Running
9 12 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevrolet 28 28 200 0 0 Running
2 4 9 Tyler Reddick Chevrolet 50 35 200 54 4 Running
7 7 2 Matt Tifft Chevrolet 39 30 200 0 0 Running
26 26 15 Quin Houff Chevrolet 11 11 193 0 0 Running
21 34 45 Bayley Currey Toyota 0 0 197 0 0 Running
25 33 76 Spencer Boyd Chevrolet 12 12 195 0 0 Running
4 10 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chevrolet 35 33 200 6 1 Running
32 1 20 Christopher Bell Toyota 18 5 133 35 1 Accident
30 20 36 Alex Labbe Chevrolet 7 7 176 0 0 Running
3 8 22 Austin Cindric Ford 34 34 200 0 0 Running
18 21 90 Brandon Brown Chevrolet 19 19 199 0 0 Running
6 14 19 Brandon Jones Toyota 33 31 200 4 1 Running
14 18 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 25 23 200 0 0 Running
28 37 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 9 9 192 0 0 Running
27 36 78 Vinnie Miller Chevrolet 10 10 193 0 0 Running
34 35 66 Bobby Earnhardt Toyota 3 3 104 0 0 Accident
23 2 3 Shane Lee Chevrolet 14 14 197 6 1 Running
13 38 60 Ty Majeski Ford 24 24 200 0 0 Running

Race Infractions

Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.

Driver Infraction Penalty Lap Lap Assessed Flag
Ross Chastain Pre-Race to the Rear unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Ty Majeski Pre-Race to the Rear unapproved adjustments Tail End 0 0 White
Austin Cindric Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Joey Gase Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Bayley Currey Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
David Starr Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Morgan Shepherd Pre-Race to the Rear backup car Tail End 0 0 White
Ryan Truex Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 21 24 Yellow
Ryan Sieg Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 21 24 Yellow
BJ McLeod Pitting before pit road is open garage Tail End 46 0 Yellow
Ryan Truex Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 47 51 Yellow
Alex Labbe Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 48 51 Yellow
Joey Gase Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 81 85 Yellow
Mike Harmon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 82 85 Yellow
Ryan Truex Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 92 96 Yellow
Ryan Truex Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area Tail End 92 96 Yellow
Jeremy Clements Speed-Entering pits Tail End 93 96 Yellow
Ross Chastain Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 93 96 Yellow
Mike Harmon Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 94 96 Yellow
Michael Annett Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 97 100 Yellow
Ryan Truex Pitting before pit road is open garage Tail End 126 0 Yellow
Cole Custer Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon Tail End 127 130 Yellow
Alex Labbe Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 127 130 Yellow
Christopher Bell Pitting before pit road is open garage Tail End 133 0 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires Tail End 136 137 Yellow
Mike Harmon Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 139 144 Yellow
Vinnie Miller Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 140 144 Yellow
Joey Gase Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 147 151 Yellow
Alex Labbe Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires garage Pass Thru 155 0 Green
Shane Lee Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 194 198 Yellow
Cole Custer Pitting before pit road is open Tail End 195 198 Yellow
Shane Lee Speed-Entering pits Tail End 197 198 Yellow