Homestead Xfinity Race Results: November 17, 2018

Cole Custer and Christopher Bell lead them to the line. It’s a 200 lap race in Homestead, Florida. The highest finished of the championship four will take the series title.

Stage 1
Homestead Xfinity Race

Laps: 45

Green, Bell spins his tires as he stakes up the inside line. Bell falls to 4th. Custer leads into turn one.

Lap 40, Justin Allgaier has moved to the outside wall. He was tried to make a move earlier in the race and lost several positions. He’s trying to make it all back, inches from the wall already. Allgaier runs 5th.

2 to go in stage 1, Custer leads Hemric by 1.2 seconds.

Cole Custer swept all three rounds of qualifying. Now, he’s come back to take the win the stage one of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Homestead!

Homestead Xfinity Race Results – Stage 1: 1. Cole Custer; 2. Daniel Hemric; 3. Tyler Reddick; 4. Justin Allgaier; 5. John Hunter Nemechek; 6. Christopher Bell; 7. Austin Cindric; 8. Ryan Preece; 9. Elliott Sadler; 10. Ryan Reed; 11. Michael Annett; 12. Matt Tifft;

Stage 2
Homestead Xfinity Race

Laps: 45

The field heads to the pit lane. Custer is first in and first off. Championship contender Daniel Hemric falls from 2nd to 7th with a slow stop.

Green flag, Custer is clean by a car lengths into turn one. Nemechek has a fender on Reddick. Nemechek carries the high side momentum off the corner and takes 2nd off turn two.

John Hunter Nemechek works by Christopher Bell to take over 2nd. Custer leads by 1.8 seconds.

10 to go in stage two, Hemric is moving forward after the bad pit stop. He’s up to 5th. Justin Allgaier puts a mark on the wall.

3 to go in stage two, Custer leads by just 0.4 seconds. Nemechek is coming. Nemechek is right against the wall. Nemechek moves to the bottom. That doesn’t work, back to the top he goes.

Cole Custer holds on to win stage two! That’s 90 laps led, a sweep of the weekend so far.

Homestead Xfinity Race Results – Stage 2: 1.Cole Custer; 2. John Hunter Nemechek; 3. Christopher Bell; 4. Daniel Hemric; 5. Ryan Preece; 6. Justin Allgaier; 7. Austin Cindric; 8. Tyler Reddick; 9. Elliott Sadler; 10. Brandon Jones;

Stage 2
Homestead Xfinity Race

Laps: 45

Custer leads the field the the pit entry line. 14.8 seconds stop for Custer, he falls to 3rd! Nemechek and Bell will set the front row for the restart.

Green flag, they’re even into turn one. Bell gets loose in the center and Nemechek drives by on the outside.

Lap 99, Custer has a run on Bell off turn four. He looks to the inside off the corner and completes the pass into turn one. That’s a pass for the championship lead.

Lap 125, Reddick has just moved by Christopher Bell to take 3rd. He’s running an inch from the outside wall. He’s painting it every once in awhile. But, he’s the fastest car on the track by several tenths.

Bell is on the bottom. He’s lost the balance of his car. Bell is sideways off the corner.

Lap 142, Christopher Bell heads to pit road. This will begin the green flag pit cycle. Big adjustment in the left rear. Lap 143, Reddick comes to pit road.

Lap 146, John Hunter Nemechek pits from the lead. Hemric follows him in. Cole Custer remains on the race track. Lap 147, Custer heads to the pit lane.

Reddick cycles to the lead! Bell trails him by 1 second. Nemechek is 3rd and Cole Custer is in 4th. Custer has the newest tires of all of them.

Bell is looking for the lead! He’s working the bottom. Reddick is glued to the wall. Reddick clips the wall! Bell drives by on the bottom, new leader. Custer trails the leader by 2.7 seconds.

40 to go, Reddick is coming. The speed has returned on the top. Bell moves up to block! Custer moves to 3rd.

38 to go, Bell to the middle in turn three. Reddick has a run. Bell shuts the door. Reddick gives him a shove. 37 to go, Bell goes back to the middle. Reddick gases up the center of the corner and he gets to the right rear. Reddick is clear! He retakes the lead.

36 to go, Cole Custer sweeps around Bell. Reddick leads Custer be 1 second. 33 to go, Reddick is opening the gap. Custer moves up to the wall as Reddick drives away. It’s the first time Custer has been up there all night.

22 to go, Reddick tags the wall again. 20 to go, Sadler has a vibration, he heads to the pit lane. This is the last race for Elliott Sadler. 19 to go, Christopher Bell tags the wall.

15 to go, Reddick leads Custer by 5.5 seconds. All four championship contenders are in the top five in the closing laps.

10 to go, Christopher Bell has a flat tire. He heads to the pits under green.

Tyler Reddick wins the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. At the same time he’s the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion!

View full NASCAR Xfinity Series race results from Homestead-Miami Speedway below. In addition, the 2018 champion points are added as well.

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Homestead
Xfinity Race Results
November 17, 2018

Pos | Driver

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Cole Custer
3. John Hunter Nemechek
4. Daniel Hemric
5. Austin Cindric
6. Ryan Preece
7. Justin Allgaier
8. Brandon Jones
9. Michael Annett
10. Matt Tifft
11. Christopher Bell
12. Ryan Reed
13. Chase Briscoe
14. Elliott Sadler
15. Ryan Truex
16. Ross Chastain
17. Spencer Gallagher
18. Kaz Grala
19. Jeremy Clements
20. Shane Lee
21. Alex Labbe
22. Ryan Sieg
23. Joey Gase
24. Brandon Brown
25. Max Tullman
26. Tommy Joe Martins
27. Garrett Smithley
28. David Starr
29. Quin Houff
30. Spencer Boyd
31. Chad Finchum
32. BJ McLeod
33. Carl Long
34. Caesar Bacarella
35. Timmy Hill
36. JJ Yeley
37. Angela Ruch
38. Landon Cassill
39. Jeff Green
40. Vinnie Miller

2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series Points

Pos | Driver

1. Tyler Reddick
2. Cole Custer
3. Daniel Hemric
4. Christopher Bell

Links

Homestead-Miami Speedway | NASCAR