Christopher Bell made it as easy as he could in the first round of the XFINITY Series playoffs by earning the victory at Richmond to kick off the playoffs. As a good chunk of drivers entered Saturday's Bar Harbor 250 in a stressful situation, Bell entered with a peace of mind. That didn't stop him from putting on a clinic though as Bell led a race-high 110 laps en route to his seventh career XFINITY Series victory.
Cole Custer made a run for the win late but came up short finishing second for the third time of 2018. Justin Allgaier would finish the race in third while Ryan Preece and Spencer Gallagher rounded out the top-five.
The race within the race picked up as the laps wound down. Matt Tifft and Ross Chastain battled for every point possible while racing near each other. Three positions would need to be what Chastain needed to makeup but he'd fail to pass those three cars being three points outside. Chastain would join Ryan Truex, Brandon Jones, and Ryan Reed as eliminated drivers in the first round.
Cole Custer made a run for the win late but came up short finishing second for the third time of 2018. Justin Allgaier would finish the race in third while Ryan Preece and Spencer Gallagher rounded out the top-five.
The race within the race picked up as the laps wound down. Matt Tifft and Ross Chastain battled for every point possible while racing near each other. Three positions would need to be what Chastain needed to makeup but he'd fail to pass those three cars being three points outside. Chastain would join Ryan Truex, Brandon Jones, and Ryan Reed as eliminated drivers in the first round.
Results from Dover
- Christopher Bell
- Cole Custer
- Justin Allgaier
- Ryan Preece
- Spencer Gallagher
- Brandon Jones
- Daniel Hemric
- Austin Cindric
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Ryan Truex
- Elliott Sadler
- Michael Annett
- Ross Chastain
- Tyler Reddick
- Matt Tifft
- Ryan Reed
- Shane Lee
- Ryan Sieg
- Chase Briscoe
- Jeremy Clements
- Alex Labbe
- Brandon Brown
- Garrett Smithley
- David Starr
- Vinnie Miller
- Landon Cassill
- Timmy Hill
- Matt Mills
- Bayley Currey
- Joey Gase
- Josh Bilicki
- Spencer Boyd
- J.J. Yeley
- Chad Finchum
- Mike Harmon
- Carl Long
- B.J. McLeod
- Morgan Shepherd
- Jeff Green
- Stephen Leicht
The NASCAR XFINITY Series will have their final off-weekend of the 2018 season as the MENCS and NCWTS heads to Talladega. The series returns at Kansas Speedway in two weeks to kick off the second round of the playoffs. Christopher Bell, Justin Allgaier, Tyler Reddick, Elliott Sadler, Austin Cindric, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer, and Matt Tifft move on to the second round. (Koelle,2018)
Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images/NASCAR Media
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