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2018 PowerShares QQQ 300
Race details
Race 1 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date February 17, 2018
Official name PowerShares QQQ 300
Location Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.5 mi (4.0 km)
Distance 143 laps, 357.5 mi (575.34 km)
Scheduled Distance 120 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 119.1 miles per hour (191.7 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 47.541
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Laps 61
Winner
No. 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 was the 1st stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 17, 2018 in Daytona Beach, Florida at Daytona International Speedway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) permanent triangular-shaped superspeedway. The race was extended from the scheduled 120 laps to 143 laps due to five NASCAR overtime attempts. At race's end, Tyler Reddick of JR Motorsports would best out teammate Elliott Sadler in the closest finish in NASCAR history, beating Sadler out by only 0.0004 seconds.[1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Reed of Roush Fenway Racing would finish 3rd.

Background

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The layout of Daytona International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Daytona International Speedway is one of three superspeedways to hold NASCAR races, the other two being Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[2] The standard track at Daytona International Speedway is a four-turn superspeedway that is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long. The track's turns are banked at 31 degrees, while the front stretch, the location of the finish line, is banked at 18 degrees.[3]

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas CNC
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Glue
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Nexteer
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Alpha Prime Regimen
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet BurgerFi
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors, Inc., Fleetwing
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com[permanent dead link]
18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford Nettts
25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet Advanced Communications Group
28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford ThinQ Technology Partners
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet Night Owl Contractors
39 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet Superior Essex
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Whataburger
54 Gray Gaulding NXT Motorsports Toyota Earthwater, VS1 Racing
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford Pirtek
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link]
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Shadow Warriors Project
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota Densify
86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet CONO.io, Coastal Carolina University
88 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Star Tron, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists
93 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Code Rum "Keep To The Code."
98 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford DenBeste Water Solutions, Smithfield
99 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota America's Donuts, Zomongo
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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First practice was held on Friday, February 16, at 12:05 PM EST. Tyler Reddick of JR Motorsports would set the fastest lap, with a 45.874 and an average speed of 196.190 miles per hour (315.737 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 45.874 196.190
2 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45.927 195.963
3 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 45.973 195.767
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second and final practice was held on Friday, February 16, at 2:05 PM EST. Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest lap, with a 47.041 and an average speed of 191.322 miles per hour (307.903 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.041 191.322
2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.044 191.310
3 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.231 190.553
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Saturday, February 17, at 9:35 AM EST. Since Daytona International Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.[5]

Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would advance from Round 1 and set the fastest lap in Round 2, with a time of 47.541 and an average speed of 189.310 miles per hour (304.665 km/h), winning the pole for the race.[6]

The drivers that would fail to qualify would consist of: Ray Black Jr., Chris Cockrum, Timmy Hill, Morgan Shepherd, Josh Bilicki, and Mike Harmon. Originally, Timmy Hill was slated to qualify for the race after qualifying on owner's points, supposed to be starting in 36th. However, the times of Matt Tifft and Josh Williams were both disallowed after they both failed post-qualifying inspection. This would allow Gray Gaulding, previously a non-qualifier, to make the race and bump Hill out of the race.[7]

Full starting lineup

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.672 188.790 47.541 189.310
2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47.839 188.131 47.624 188.980
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 47.789 188.328 47.808 188.253
4 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 47.914 187.837 47.839 188.131
5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.931 187.770 47.843 188.115
6 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 47.976 187.594 47.846 188.103
7 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 47.926 187.790 47.857 188.060
8 88 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.212 186.676 48.117 187.044
9 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.148 186.924 48.143 186.943
10 60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.149 186.920 48.188 186.768
11 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 48.044 187.328
12 98 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 48.242 186.559
Eliminated in Round 1
13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.294 186.359
14 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 48.328 186.227
15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 48.410 185.912
16 15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.450 185.759
17 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.457 185.732
18 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48.459 185.724
19 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 48.594 185.208
20 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 48.710 184.767
21 93 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 48.723 184.718
22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 48.738 184.661
23 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.799 184.430
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 48.826 184.328
25 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 48.861 184.196
26 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 49.016 183.614
27 24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 49.081 183.370
28 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 49.108 183.270
29 78 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 49.116 183.240
30 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 49.224 182.838
31 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 49.227 182.826
32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 49.327 182.456
33 54 Gray Gaulding NXT Motorsports Toyota 49.453 181.991
Qualified by owner's points
34 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 49.505 181.800
35 55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 50.192 179.311
36 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 51.453 174.917
37 39 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 51.660 174.216
38 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
Qualified by time
39 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 47.708* 188.648* 47.640* 188.917*
40 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 48.937* 183.910*
Failed to qualify
41 99 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 49.467 181.939
42 25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet 49.475 181.910
43 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 49.511 181.778
44 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 49.805 180.705
45 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 50.681 177.581
46 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

*Times disallowed after Tifft and Williams both failed post-qualifying inspection.[7]

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
2 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
9 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 88 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 98 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 0
3 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
4 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
7 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
8 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 83

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 9 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 143 11 running 50
2 11 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 143 2 running 41
3 15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 143 3 running 34
4 27 24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 143 0 running 33
5 25 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 143 2 running 32
6 4 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 39
7 6 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 143 3 running 35
8 17 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 143 5 running 0
9 23 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 running 28
10 18 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 143 0 running 27
11 31 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 26
12 8 88 Chase Elliott JR Motorsports Chevrolet 143 17 running 0
13 30 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 143 0 running 24
14 14 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 143 0 running 24
15 35 55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 143 0 running 22
16 24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 21
17 32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 20
18 37 39 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 19
19 39 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 18
20 26 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 running 17
21 21 93 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 16
22 40 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 15
23 16 15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 running 0
24 22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 142 0 running 13
25 34 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 142 0 running 12
26 1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 140 7 running 18
27 20 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 137 0 crash 10
28 36 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 136 0 running 9
29 2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 134 61 crash 0
30 29 78 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota 133 0 crash 7
31 5 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 124 0 crash 15
32 38 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 122 0 crash 0
33 19 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 122 0 crash 4
34 3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 121 28 crash 0
35 12 98 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 121 4 crash 0
36 28 86 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 121 0 crash 1
37 7 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 106 0 crash 5
38 33 54 Gray Gaulding NXT Motorsports Toyota 82 0 rear gear 0
39 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 0 crash 1
40 10 60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 10 0 crash 1
Failed to qualify
41 99 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Toyota
42 25 Chris Cockrum Chris Cockrum Racing Chevrolet
43 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota
44 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
45 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota
46 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Tyler Reddick wins in five overtimes at Daytona | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  2. ^ "NASCAR.COM : Tracks". 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on 2010-08-11. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  3. ^ "Daytona International Speedway: The World Center of Racing". 2010-08-30. Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  4. ^ a b Koelle, Christian (2018-02-16). "Tyler Reddick, Daniel Hemric Fastest In Friday XFINITY Series Practices At Daytona". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  6. ^ "Daniel Hemric wins pole for today's Xfinity race at Daytona". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  7. ^ a b "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Daytona Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-02-19. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
  8. ^ "2018 PowerShares QQQ 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
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