2018 Lilly Diabetes 250

The 2018 Lilly Diabetes 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 10, 2018 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana.^[3] Contested over 100 laps on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

2018 Lilly Diabetes 250

Race details[1][2]
Race 25 of 33 in the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season
Date	September 10, 2018 (2018-09-10)
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	2.5 miles (4 km)
Distance	100 laps, 250 mi (400 km)
Average speed	112.038 miles per hour (180.308 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske
Time	N/A
Most laps led
Driver	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Laps	41
Winner
No. 7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN

Entry list

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
0	Garrett Smithley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford
01	Vinnie Miller (R)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
1	Elliott Sadler	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
2	Matt Tifft	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
3	Ty Dillon (i)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
5	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
8	Caesar Bacarella	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
9	Tyler Reddick (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Austin Dillon (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
11	Ryan Truex	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
12	Austin Cindric (R)	Team Penske	Ford
13	Timmy Hill	MBM Motorsports	Dodge
15	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
16	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
18	Ryan Preece	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Christopher Bell (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Daniel Hemric	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
22	Ryan Blaney (i)	Team Penske	Ford
23	Chase Elliott (i)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
35	Joey Gase	Go Green Racing	Chevrolet
36	Alex Labbé (R)	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
38	J. J. Yeley	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
40	Chad Finchum (R)	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
42	John Hunter Nemechek	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
45	Josh Bilicki (R)	JP Motorsports	Toyota
51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet
52	David Starr	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet
55	Bayley Currey (i)	JP Motorsports	Toyota
60	Chase Briscoe	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
66	Brandon Hightower	MBM Motorsports	Dodge
74	Mike Harmon	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet
76	Spencer Boyd (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet
78	Tommy Joe Martins	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet
90	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet

Practice

Both practice sessions for the race were cancelled due to rain.^[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying for the race was cancelled due to rain. Ryan Blaney won the pole based on owner's points.^[5][6]

Starting lineup

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	22	Ryan Blaney (i)	Team Penske	Ford
2	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
3	18	Ryan Preece	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
4	1	Elliott Sadler	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
5	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing	Ford
6	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
7	20	Christopher Bell (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
8	21	Daniel Hemric	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
9	9	Tyler Reddick (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	23	Chase Elliott (i)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet
11	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	2	Matt Tifft	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
13	11	Ryan Truex	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
14	3	Ty Dillon (i)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
15	16	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
16	4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
17	5	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet
18	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet
19	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
20	36	Alex Labbé (R)	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
21	35	Joey Gase	Go Green Racing	Chevrolet
22	60	Chase Briscoe	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
23	0	Garrett Smithley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
24	78	Tommy Joe Martins	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
25	90	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet
26	8	Caesar Bacarella	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet
27	38	J. J. Yeley	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
28	15	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
29	52	David Starr	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet
30	01	Vinnie Miller (R)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	12	Austin Cindric (R)	Team Penske	Ford
32	10	Austin Dillon (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
33	93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet
34	76	Spencer Boyd (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet
35	45	Josh Bilicki (R)	JP Motorsports	Toyota
36	40	Chad Finchum (R)	MBM Motorsports	Toyota
37	66	Brandon Hightower	MBM Motorsports	Dodge
38	74	Mike Harmon	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet
39	55	Bayley Currey (i)	JP Motorsports	Toyota
40	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet
Did not qualify
41	13	Timmy Hill	MBM Motorsports	Dodge

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	18	Ryan Preece	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	8
4	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	7
5	2	Matt Tifft	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	6
6	23	Chase Elliott (i)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	0
7	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	4
8	9	Tyler Reddick (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	21	Daniel Hemric	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	2
10	10	Austin Dillon (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	0

Stage 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	21	Daniel Hemric	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	10
2	20	Christopher Bell (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	9
3	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	7
5	18	Ryan Preece	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	6
6	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	11	Ryan Truex	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	4
8	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	3
9	4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	2
10	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	1

Final Stage Results

Stage 3

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	2	7	Justin Allgaier	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	55
2	9	9	Tyler Reddick (R)	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	38
3	1	22	Ryan Blaney (i)	Team Penske	Ford	100	0
4	10	23	Chase Elliott (i)	GMS Racing	Chevrolet	100	0
5	8	21	Daniel Hemric	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	100	44
6	12	2	Matt Tifft	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	100	37
7	7	20	Christopher Bell (R)	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	39
8	32	10	Austin Dillon (i)	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	100	0
9	22	60	Chase Briscoe	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	100	28
10	11	19	Brandon Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	100	36
11	15	16	Ryan Reed	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	100	26
12	16	4	Ross Chastain	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	27
13	19	39	Ryan Sieg	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	100	25
14	18	51	Jeremy Clements	Jeremy Clements Racing	Chevrolet	100	23
15	21	35	Joey Gase	Go Green Racing	Chevrolet	100	22
16	28	15	B. J. McLeod	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	100	21
17	30	01	Vinnie Miller (R)	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	99	20
18	29	52	David Starr	Jimmy Means Racing	Chevrolet	99	19
19	20	36	Alex Labbé (R)	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	98	18
20	23	0	Garrett Smithley	JD Motorsports	Chevrolet	98	17
21	36	40	Chad Finchum (R)	MBM Motorsports	Chevrolet	98	16
22	13	11	Ryan Truex	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet	97	19
23	26	8	Caesar Bacarella	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	93	14
24	25	90	Josh Williams	DGM Racing	Chevrolet	92	13
25	6	42	John Hunter Nemechek	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	90	25
26	38	74	Mike Harmon	Mike Harmon Racing	Chevrolet	85	11
27	24	78	Tommy Joe Martins	B. J. McLeod Motorsports	Chevrolet	83	10
28	3	18	Ryan Preece	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	78	24
29	5	00	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste	Ford	71	23
30	27	38	J. J. Yeley	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	67	7
31	17	5	Michael Annett	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	51	6
32	40	89	Morgan Shepherd	Shepherd Racing Ventures	Chevrolet	34	5
33	14	3	Ty Dillon (i)	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	34	0
34	31	12	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford	24	3
35	4	1	Elliott Sadler	JR Motorsports	Chevrolet	22	2
36	34	76	Spencer Boyd (R)	SS-Green Light Racing	Chevrolet	22	1
37	37	66	Brandon Hightower	MBM Motorsports	Dodge	20	1
38	35	45	Josh Bilicki (R)	JP Motorsports	Toyota	19	1
39	39	55	Bayley Currey (i)	JP Motorsports	Toyota	14	0
40	33	93	Jeff Green	RSS Racing	Chevrolet	8	1