2018 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250
16th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2018 Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 was the 16th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 17th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, July 6, 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 its scheduled 100 laps to 105 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, a close, but controversial finish would see Chip Ganassi Racing driver Kyle Larson win his 11th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his third of his part-time season.[1] To fill out the podium, Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports and Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Race details | |||
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Race 16 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
Date | July 6, 2018 | ||
Official name | 17th Annual Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 | ||
Location | Daytona Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | ||
Distance | 105 laps, 262.5 mi (422.452 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 500 mi (402.336 km) | ||
Average speed | 129.541 miles per hour (208.476 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
Time | Set by 2018 owner's points | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
Laps | 40 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | NBCSN | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
In a controversial ruling, GMS Racing driver Justin Haley, who had initially won the race was instead disqualified from his win due to him passing Larson below the yellow line, moving him to the last position on the lead lap, which was 18th.[2]