Rookie Christopher Bell won the NASCAR Xfinity Series 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200

Credit: 358541(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 GameStop Just Cause 4 Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at ISM Raceway on November 10, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Starting from 38th Car 20 Christopher Bell GameStop Just Cause 4 Toyota won the 20th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200, his 8th win in 40 NASCAR Xfinity Series races. This is his 7th win & 20th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 3rd Top 10 finish in 3 races at ISM Raceway. Bell was the highest finishing rookie. 2nd Place Car 21 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at ISM Raceway. It is his 22nd Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 2 Matt Tifft Go Green Chevrolet , started from 10th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 4 races at ISM Raceway.

Credit: 358543(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) NXS ISM Checkeredflag 111018Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 GameStop Just Cause 4 Toyota, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at ISM Raceway on November 10, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.

4th Place Car 22 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 18 Ryan Preece Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 9 Tyler Reddick BurgerFi Chevrolet, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Service Centers/Mobil 1 Toyota, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 00 Cole Custer Haas Automation Ford, started from 2nd place followed by 9th place Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet, started from pole. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 23 Spencer Gallagher ISM Connect Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 11th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe # Can-Am/Wholey/Cyclops Gear Chevrolet finished in 20th place. The four drivers advancing to the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship 4 are Christopher Bell, Cole Custer, Daniel Hemric and Tyler Reddick.

Credit: 358531(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet, and Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, lead the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Xfinity Series Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at ISM Raceway.

The race had 6 Cautions for 34 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 2 for #66 Crash in Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 137 for #13 Crash on the Backstretch. 5th Caution on lap 146 for #60, 7, 42 Crash in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 155 for Fluid On The Track #8.

Credit: 358536 (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #42 Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet, and Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, lead the field to a restart during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at ISM Raceway.

The race had 7 Lead Changes among 5 drivers: J. Nemechek 1-20; J. Allgaier (P) 21-48; D. Hemric (P) 49; A. Cindric # (P) 50-52; J. Allgaier (P) 53-93; C. Bell # (P) 94; J. Nemechek 95-107; C. Bell # (P) 108-200.

Credit: 358545(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 GameStop Just Cause 4 Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at ISM Raceway on November 10, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Stages:
Stage 1: 7,22,21,42,00,2,19,18,9,20
Stage 2: 7,42,22,20,21,00,9,18,2,16

Credit: 358546(Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Haas Automation Ford, races Daniel Hemric, driver of the #21 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 at ISM Raceway on November 10, 2018 in Phoenix, Arizona.

NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Number 32
Unofficial Race Results for the 20Th Annual Whelen Trusted To Perform 200 – Saturday, November 10, 2018
ISM Raceway – Avondale, AZ – 1 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 200 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 38. Car 20 Christopher Bell # (P) GameStop Just Cause 4 Toyota 200 Running
2. 8. Car 21 Daniel Hemric (P) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 10. Car 2 Matt Tifft (P) Go Green Chevrolet 200 Running
4. 3. Car 22 Austin Cindric # (P) Discount Tire Ford 200 Running
5. 5. Car 18 Ryan Preece Rheem/Smurfit Kappa Toyota 200 Running
6. 14. Car 9 Tyler Reddick # (P) BurgerFi Chevrolet 200 Running
7. 7. Car 19 Brandon Jones Toyota Service Centers/Mobil 1 Toyota 200 Running
8. 2. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) Haas Automation Ford 200 Running
9. 1. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek Fire Alarm Services Inc. Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 11. Car 23 Spencer Gallagher ISM Connect Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 6. Car 1 Elliott Sadler (P) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 12. Car 16 Ryan Reed Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford 200 Running
13. 15. Car 11 Ryan Truex LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 200 Running
14. 9. Car 3 Shane Lee CIPT/Race to Give Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 23. Car 4 Ross Chastain Flex Seal Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 13. Car 5 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 200 Running
17. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 200 Running
18. 39. Car 60 Ty Majeski Ford Ford 199 Running
19. 16. Car 39 Ryan Sieg Lombard Brothers Chevrolet 199 Running
20. 17. Car 36 Alex Labbe # Can-Am/Wholey/Cyclops Gear Chevrolet 199 Running – Canadian
21. 19. Car 38 JJ Yeley Iron Mountain Data Centers Chevrolet 199 Running
22. 21. Car 35 Joey Gase Donate Life Arizona/Sparks Chevrolet 199 Running
23. 28. Car 01 BJ McLeod Flex Glue Chevrolet 199 Running
24. 4. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet 199 Running
25. 26. Car 90 Donald Theetge Mercedes-Benz St. Nicolas/Circuit Acura Chevrolet 197 Running
26. 27. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Flex Tape Chevrolet 197 Running
27. 24. Car 52 David Starr Whataburger Chevrolet 197 Running
28. 32. Car 76 Spencer Boyd # Grunt Style Chevrolet 197 Running
29. 29. Car 15 Quin Houff teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 196 Running
30. 34. Car 55 Bayley Currey(i) Rollin Smoke Barbeque/Touched by Pros Toyota 193 Running
31. 31. Car 13 Tyler Hill OCR Gaz Bar Dodge 185 Running
32. 36. Car 74 Mike Harmon Veterans 4 Child Rescue Chevrolet 181 Running
33. 33. Car 66 Akinori Ogata Toyota 179 Running
34. 40. Car 45 Josh Bilicki # Prevagen Toyota 158 Running
35. 20. Car 8 Tommy Joe Martins Chevrolet 151 Engine
36. 37. Car 78 Vinnie Miller # CorvetteParts.net/JW Transport LLC Chevrolet 144 Ignition
37. 22. Car 40 Chad Finchum # Smithbilt Homes Toyota 143 Rear Gear
38. 30. Car 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 27 Suspension
39. 35. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Visone RV Chevrolet 22 Brake
40. 25. Car 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 18 Brakes

Race Comments: Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 59 Mins, 14 Secs. Average Speed: 100.643 MPH. Margin of Victory: 1.887 Seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 34 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 5.

Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #20. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Christopher Bell, #20. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Christopher Bell, #20.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Nov. 17, 2018 – Homestead-Miami Speedway

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