Cole Custer won the NASCAR Xfinity Series 37th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 31: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Production Alliance Group Ford, races Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 McCall’s Supply Ruud Toyota, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Car 18 Denny Hamlin Sport Clips Toyota was the 1st to take the checkered flag, but failed the post race inspection. Starting from 3rd place Car 00 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford won the 37th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, his 8th win in 95 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 6th win & 16th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Darlington Raceway. 2nd Place Car 2 Tyler Reddick myblu Chevrolet, started from 6th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Darlington Raceway. It is his 21st Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney(i) BodyArmor Ford, started from pole posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 3 races at Darlington Raceway.

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 31: Michael Annett, driver of the #1 Baby Ruth Chevrolet, leads Austin Cindric, driver of the #22 MoneyLion Ford, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #8 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

4th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell McCall’s Supply Ruud Toyota, started from 2nd place followed by 5th place Car 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hellmann’s Chevrolet, started from 14th place. 6th Place Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Ford, started from 5th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Mojo Outdoor/iK9 Toyota, started from 7th place followed by 8th place Car 9 Noah Gragson # Adventure Force/Far Out Toys Chevrolet, started from 8th place. 9th Place Car 7 Justin Allgaier ARMOUR Vienna Sausage Chevrolet, started from 4th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford, in 10th place, started from 9th place. Tyler Reddick leads the point standings by 51 points over Christopher Bell.

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 31: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 BodyArmor Ford, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 McCall’s Supply Ruud Toyota, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images)

The race had 5 Cautions for 23 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 13 for #23 Spin in Turn 4. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 54 for #08, 9, 86 Crash on the backstretch. 4th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 134 for #01 and 36 Crash in Turn 4.

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 31: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #8 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, races Chase Briscoe, driver of the #98 Ford Performance Ford, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

The race had 5 Lead Changes among 3 drivers; R. Blaney(i) 1-15; T. Reddick 16-84; R. Blaney(i) 85-92; T. Reddick 93; R. Blaney(i) 94-120; D. Hamlin(i) 121-147.

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 31: Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #8 Hellmann’s Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 2, 12, 20, 98, 7, 00, 8, 19, 11, 01
Stage 2 Top 10: 12, 7, 2, 00, 20, 8, 98, 19, 22, 9

DARLINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA – AUGUST 31: Tyler Reddick, driver of the #2 myblu Chevrolet, leads Justin Allgaier, driver of the #7 ARMOUR Vienna Sausage Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)

Xfinity Series Race Number 24
Race Results for the 37th Annual Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 – Saturday, August 31, 2019. Darlington Raceway – Darlington, SC – 1.366 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 147 Laps – 200.802 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status

1. 3. Car 00 Cole Custer Production Alliance Group Ford 147 Running
2. 6. Car 2 Tyler Reddick myblu Chevrolet 147 Running
3. 1. Car 12 Ryan Blaney(i) BodyArmor Ford 147 Running
4. 2. Car 20 Christopher Bell McCall’s Supply Ruud Toyota 147 Running
5. 14. Car 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hellmann’s Chevrolet 147 Running
6. 5. Car 98 Chase Briscoe # Ford Performance Ford 147 Running
7. 7. Car 19 Brandon Jones Mojo Outdoor/iK9 Toyota 147 Running
8. 8. Car 9 Noah Gragson # Adventure Force/Far Out Toys Chevrolet 147 Running
9. 4. Car 7 Justin Allgaier ARMOUR Vienna Sausage Chevrolet 147 Running
10. 9. Car 22 Austin Cindric MoneyLion Ford 147 Running
11. 12. Car 11 Justin Haley # Raybestos Brakes Chevrolet 147 Running
12. 20. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 147 Running
13. 10. Car 1 Michael Annett Baby Ruth Chevrolet 147 Running
14. 13. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Mike D’s BBQ Chevrolet 147 Running
15. 15. Car 08 Gray Gaulding DBAutomotive.com Chevrolet 147 Running
16. 18. Car 07 Ray Black II ISOKERNFrplcs&ChmnysScbLf Chev 147 Running
17. 17. Car 90 Alex Labbe DGM Racing Chevrolet 147 Running
18. 11. Car 01 Landon Cassill Flex Seal Chevrolet 147 Running
19. 23. Car 4 BJ McLeodSC Education Lottery Chevrolet 147 Running
20. 22. Car 93 Camden Murphy RSS Racing Chevrolet 146 Running
21. 16. Car 23 John Hunter Nemechek # Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet 146 Running
22. 21. Car 99 Stefan Parsons Phoenix Construction Toyota 146 Running
23. 27. Car 66 Timmy Hill CrashClaimsR.Us Toyota 146 Running
24. 28. Car 36 Josh Williams Starbrite Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet 144 Running
25. 26. Car 35 Joey Gase Carolina Cooker Toyota 144 Running
26. 24. Car 15 Stephen Leicht JD Motorsports Chevrolet 144 Running
27. 33. Car 52 David Starr Steely Lumber Chevrolet 144 Running
28. 36. Car 78 Vinnie Miller Pit Viper Sunglasses Chevrolet 143 Running
29. 29. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Mike Mittler Tribute Chevrolet 143 Running
30. 31. Car 61 Chad Finchum Apple Barn Toyota 133 Suspension
31. 34. Car 5 Matt Mills J.F. Electric Chevrolet 128 Engine
32. 35. Car 74 Mike Harmon Chevrolet 114 Running
33. 19. Car 86 Brandon Brown # Coastal Carolina University Chevrolet 85 Accident
34. 25. Car 17 Joe Nemechek(i) Chevrolet 72 Brakes
35. 32. Car 13 Tommy Joe Martins CrashClaimsR.US Toyota 61 Transmission
36. 30. Car 38 JJ Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 34 Axle
37. 38. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 27 Electrical
38. 37. Car 18 Denny Hamlin(i) Sport Clips Toyota 147 Running

Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: #18 (backup car), #4, 38 and 89 (unapproved adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 1 Hrs, 41 Mins, 8 Secs. Average Speed: 119.131 MPH. Margin of Victory: .602 Seconds. Caution Flags: 5 for 23 laps. Lead Changes: 5 among 3 drivers. Mobil 1

Driver of the Race: Cole Custer, #00.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: September 7, 2019 – Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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