NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup from Richmond Raceway on April 20, 2018
The NASCAR Xfinity Series makes a Friday night appearance. Before they race, they’ll set the field for the ToyotaCare 250.
View the Richmond Xfinity Series starting lineup below.
It’s knockout qualifying. Three rounds of qualifying with a thinning field in each round. Round 3 will feature 12 cars in a run for the pole.
Richmond Menu: NXS
TV | Qual | Race
Round 1
15 minute session, the top 24 cars will advance to round 2.
9 minutes remain in round 1, John Hunter Nemechek sits at the top of the board with a 22.996.
6 minutes remain, Cole Custer and Christopher Bell are on track for the first time in round 1. Custer jumps to the top of the board. Bell crosses the line seconds later, he takes the top spot away.
1 minutes remains, Cole Custer has fallen all the way to 21st. Gragson is 23rd. Gragson is set to make his first NASCAR Xfinity Series start.
John Hunter Nemecheck wins round 1.
Round 1 Results: 1. John Hunter Nemechek (22.340); 2. Ryan Reed (22.638); 3. Just Allgaier (22.647); 4. Austin Cindric; 5. Elliott Sadler; 6. Tyler Reddick; 7. Christopher Bell; 8. Michael Annett; 9. Ross Chastain; 10. Daniel Hemric;
Round 2
10 minute session, the top 12 advance to the final round.
6 minutes remain in round 2, Noah Gragson sits in P1.
4 minutes remain, Justin Allgaier to the top of the board.
Ryan Reed gets bumped to 13th with just under a minute to go. He punches the throttle to make a second attempt. He’ll start his lap with just seconds remaining on the clock. Reed gets loose off the corner, he shuts it down.
Justin Allgaier wins round 2.
Round 2 Results: 1. Justin Allgaier (22.466); 2. Ryan Truex (22.468); 3. Noah Gragson (22.487); 4. Daniel Hemric; 5. Cole Custer; 6. Matt Tifft; 7. Christopher Bell; 8. Austin Cindric; 9. Tyler Reddick; 10. John Hunter Nemechek; 11. Michael Annett; 12. Elliott Sadler;
Round 3
5 minute run for the pole. Austin Cindric is the first car on the track. He has the most laps on his tires of all drivers in the remaining 12.
2 minutes left, Cole Custer only has two laps on his tires. He takes to the track. He gets close on his first lap but he keeps going. He gets it done on his 2nd lap, Custer to the top of the board.
Cole Custer win lead them to the green flag. He’s the pole sitter for the ToyotaCare 250.
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Richmond Raceway
Starting Lineup
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Cole Custer
22.253
2. Christopher Bell
22.336
3. Austin Cindric
22.453
4. Daniel Hemric
22.460
5. John Hunter Nemechek
22.464
6. Ryan Truex
22.550
7. Justin Allgaier
22.558
8. Elliott Sadler
22.570
9. Michael Annett
22.570
10. Tyler Reddick
22.586
11. Noah Gragson
22.613
12. Matt Tifft
22.685
13. Ryan Reed
22.656
14. Jeb Burton
22.685
15. Chase Briscoe
22.693
16. Ross Chastain
22.734
17. Spencer Gallagher
22.788
18. Brandon Jones
22.796
19. Alex Labbe
22.855
20. Joe Nemechek
22.884
21. Brandon Brown
22.958
22. Kaz Grala
22.959
23. Joey Gase
22.992
24. Ryan Sieg
23.016
25. David Starr
23.038
26. Jeremy Clements
23.056
27. JJ Yaley
23.056
28. Garrett Smithley
23.136
29. Stephen Leicht
23.144
30. Tommy Joe Martins
23.208
31. Morgan Shepherd
23.251
32. Jeff Green
23.300
33. Chad Finchum
23.353
34. Spencer Boyd
23.373
35. Tony Mrakovich
23.404
36. BJ McLeod
23.417
37. Josh Bilicki
23.550
38. Vinnie Miller
23.559
39. Timmy Hill
23.617
40. Mike Harmon
24.111
