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2018 Sparks Energy 300

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NASCAR Xfinity Series race number 9 of 33
Saturday, April 28, 2018 at Talladega Superspeedway, Talladega, AL
113 laps* on a 2.660 mile paved track (300.580 miles)

Time of race: 2:17:44 Average speed: 133.258 mph Pole speed: 189.402 mph	Cautions: 5 for 29 laps Margin of victory: .152 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 12
Green flag passes: 3,217 (37.4 per green flag lap)
(Source: NASCAR loop data)

Glossary 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series results / 2018 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Car	Laps	Status	Led	Pts	PPts
3	6	7	Justin Allgaier	TradeMark Nitrogen (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	115	running	35	46	0
14	5	5	Michael Annett	Pilot / Flying J (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	30	0
12	13	20	Christopher Bell	Rheem (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	115	running	1	25	0
28	32	45	Josh Bilicki	Prevagen (JP Motorsports)	Toyota	114	running	0	9	0
40	30	76	Spencer Boyd	Grunt Style (Bobby Dotter)	Chevrolet	32	crash	0	1	0
16	16	98	Chase Briscoe	Ford (Fred Biagi)	Ford	115	running	0	21	0
34	26	4	Ross Chastain	Flex Seal (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	78	suspension	0	3	0
30	11	22	Austin Cindric	Fitzgerald Glider Kits (Roger Penske)	Ford	114	running	3	7	0
35	24	51	Jeremy Clements	RepairableVehicles.com (Jeremy Clements)	Chevrolet	53	fuel pump	0	2	0
29	39	55	Jennifer Jo Cobb	Swampdaddy Crawfish / Jani-King (JP Motorsports)	Toyota	114	running	0	0	0
9	12	00	Cole Custer	Haas Automation (Stewart Haas Racing)	Ford	115	running	0	36	0
39	36	40	Chad Finchum	Smithbilt Homes (Carl Long)	Toyota	32	crash	0	1	0
1	3	23	Spencer Gallagher	Allegiant Airlines (Maury Gallagher)	Chevrolet	115	running	1	49	5
21	18	35	Joey Gase	Sparks (Archie St. Hilaire)	Chevrolet	114	running	0	18	0
4	20	18	Noah Gragson	Switch (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	115	running	0	0	0
20	33	24	Kaz Grala	NETTTS (James Whitener)	Ford	114	running	0	17	0
13	35	93	Jeff Green	C2 Freight Resources (Rod Sieg)	Chevrolet	115	running	1	24	0
33	40	74	Mike Harmon	Horizon Transport (Mike Harmon)	Dodge	112	running	1	4	0
23	1	21	Daniel Hemric	South Point Hotel & Casino (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	114	running	39	24	1
27	38	66	Timmy Hill	CrashClaimsR.us (Carl Long)	Toyota	114	running	0	10	0
2	15	19	Brandon Jones	XYO Networks (Joe Gibbs)	Toyota	115	running	0	42	0
24	21	36	Alex Labbe	Can-Am / Wholey / Cyclops Gear (Mario Gosselin)	Chevrolet	114	running	0	13	0
15	7	3	Shane Lee	Childress Vineyards (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	24	0
36	17	28	Dylan Lupton	thinQ Technology Partners (James Whitener)	Ford	32	crash	0	1	0
37	14	60	Ty Majeski	Ford (Jack Roush)	Ford	32	crash	0	1	0
18	28	8	Tommy Joe Martins	B.J. McLeod Motorsports (B.J. McLeod)	Toyota	115	running	0	19	0
19	29	78	B.J. McLeod	JW Transport (B.J. McLeod)	Toyota	115	running	0	18	0
17	25	01	Vinnie Miller	JAS Expedited Trucking (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	20	0
31	23	15	Joe Nemechek	Fleetwing / D.A.B. Constructors (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	113	running	0	0	0
7	4	42	John H. Nemechek	Fire Alarm Services (Chip Ganassi)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	37	0
8	8	9	Tyler Reddick	Armour Chili / Piggly Wiggly (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	115	running	2	36	0
22	19	16	Ryan Reed	Drive Down A1C / Lilly Diabetes (Jack Roush)	Ford	114	running	1	23	0
5	2	1	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial (JR Motorsports)	Chevrolet	115	running	30	45	1
6	22	39	Ryan Sieg	Alabama Soda & Abrasive Blasting (Rod Sieg)	Chevrolet	115	running	1	31	0
10	34	0	Garrett Smithley	FAME-USA.org (Johnny Davis)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	27	0
32	37	52	David Starr	Whataburger (Jimmy Means)	Chevrolet	112	running	0	5	0
25	10	2	Matt Tifft	KCMG (Richard Childress)	Chevrolet	114	running	0	22	0
38	9	11	Ryan Truex	Bar Harbor / Sea Watch International (Matthew Kaulig)	Chevrolet	32	crash	0	9	0
26	31	90	Josh Williams	StarTron / StarBrite / Sleep Well (Mario Gosselin)	Chevrolet	114	running	0	11	0
11	27	38	J.J. Yeley	Josh Roberts Trucking & Repairs (Rod Sieg)	Chevrolet	115	running	0	26	0

* Race extended to 115 laps due to overtime.

Top 10 in Stage 1: #21, 7, 11, 19, 42, 2, 00, 1, 3, 9
Top 10 in Stage 2: #1, 23, 16, 5, 9, 2, 00, 7, 35, 42

Name	Nbr	Reason
To the back:
Elliott Sadler	1	engine change
Joey Gase	35	unapproved adjustments
Josh Bilicki	45	unapproved adjustments

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
41	Morgan Shepherd	89	Visone RV	Morgan Shepherd	Chevrolet
WD	?	54	VSI Racing	Michael Contarino	Toyota

Condition	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps	Reason	Free Pass
Caution flag breakdown:
	1	26	26
	27	31	5	end of stage 1	#74
	32	33	2
	34	40	7	#3,11,24,28,40,60,76 accident backstretch	#51
	41	51	11
	52	56	5	end of stage 2	#55
	57	62	6
	63	66	4	#4,7,22,66 accident turn 2	#45
	67	105	39
	106	113	8	debris	#93
	114	115	2
Percent of race run under caution: 25.2% Average green flag run: 14.3 laps

'Lucky Dog' recipients prior to 2009 were compiled by Jayski.com.

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Daniel Hemric	1	27	27
Ryan Sieg	28	28	1
Daniel Hemric	29	40	12
Ryan Reed	41	41	1
Elliott Sadler	42	52	11
Jeff Green	53	53	1
Mike Harmon	54	54	1
Christopher Bell	55	55	1
Elliott Sadler	56	74	19
Justin Allgaier	75	109	35
Austin Cindric	110	112	3
Tyler Reddick	113	114	2
Spencer Gallagher	115	115	1

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Elliott Sadler	356
2	Tyler Reddick	316	-40
3	Justin Allgaier	309	-47
4	Christopher Bell	307	-49
5	Cole Custer	299	-57
6	Daniel Hemric	297	-59
7	Spencer Gallagher	277	-79
8	Brandon Jones	269	-87
9	Ryan Truex	251	-105
10	Matt Tifft	235	-121
11	Ryan Reed	234	-122
12	Ross Chastain	185	-171
13	Austin Cindric	178	-178
14	Michael Annett	173	-183
15	Ryan Sieg	164	-192
16	Kaz Grala	155	-201
17	Garrett Smithley	151	-205
18	Alex Labbe	150	-206
19	John H. Nemechek	147	-209
20	Jeremy Clements	139	-217
21	Joey Gase	137	-219