Cole Custer bumped Tyler Reddick on last lap for his 2nd NASCAR XFINITY Series win at Texas Motor Speedway

Credit: 358442Robert Laberge/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 03: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Autodesk Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

Started from 3rd place Car 00 Cole Custer Autodesk Ford won the 14th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge, his 2nd win in 69 XFINITY Series races. This is his 1st win & 24th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 4 races at Texas Motor Speedway. 2nd Place Car 9 Tyler Reddick BurgerFi Chevrolet, started from 4th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Texas Motor Speedway. It is his 18th Top 10 finish in 2018. Tyler Reddick was the highest finishing rookie. 3rd Place Car 22 Austin Cindric Discount Tire Ford, started from 8th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Texas Motor Speedway.

Credit: 358446Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 03: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Autodesk Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

4th Place Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek ROMCO Equipment Co. Chevrolet, started from 10th place followed by 5th place Car 7 Justin Allgaier Suave MEN Chevrolet, started from 5th place. 6th Place Car 19 Brandon Jones Interstate Batteries Toyota, started from 14th place followed by 7th place Car 2 Matt Tifft (P) Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet, started from 7th place. 8th Place Car 1 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Chevrolet, started from 12th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 9th place. Canadian Car 36 Alex Labbe AlphaPrimeUSA.com Chevrolet finished in 30th place. Tyler Reddick # (P) leads the point standings by 7 points over Elliott Sadler (P).

Credit: 358440Robert Laberge/Getty Images. Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 GameStop NBA 2K19 Toyota, leads the field at the start of the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The race had 13 Cautions for 54 Laps. The 13 cautions, a new track record. The previous record (10) was set on March 29, 2003. 1st Caution on lap 2 for #1, 16, 42, 18, 7, 00, 22, 20, 23 Crash in Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 15 for #66 Spin Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 22 for #11, 39 Crash in Turn 2. 4th Caution on lap 47 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 82 for #9, 35, 8 Crash in Turn 2. 6th Caution on lap 92 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 7th Caution on lap 98 for #5, 19, 00, 60 Crash in Turn 2. 8th Caution on lap 126 for #11 Crash in Turn 1. 9th Caution on lap 134 for #22, 20 Crash in Turn 4. 10th Caution on lap 140 for #18, 19 Crash in Turn 2. 11th Caution on lap 148 for #8, 35 Crash on the Backstretch. 12th Caution on lap 189 for #16, 60 Crash on the Backstretch. 13th Caution on lap 195 for #3, 21, 0, 39, 23, 4, 60 Crash in Turn 4.

Credit: 358439Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images. Daniel Hemric, driver of the #21 South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet, pits during the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

The race had 17 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; C. Bell # (P) 0; S. Lee 1-6; T. Reddick # (P) 7-24; D. Hemric (P) 25-51; T. Reddick # (P) 52-80; C. Custer (P) 81-85; T. Reddick # (P) 86; C. Custer (P) 87-92; C. Bell # (P) 93-127; B. Jones 128-131; D. Hemric (P) 132-138; J. Allgaier (P) 139-144; D. Hemric (P) 145-152; J. Allgaier (P) 153-183; J. Nemechek 184-189; C. Custer (P) 190-193; T. Reddick # (P) 194-199; C. Custer (P) 200.

Credit: 358444Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images. FORT WORTH, TX – NOVEMBER 03: Cole Custer, driver of the #00 Autodesk Ford, celebrates by placing the Winner’s Sticker on his car after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas.

XFINITY Series Race Number 31
Unofficial Race Results for the 14th Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge – Saturday, November 3, 2018
Texas Motor Speedway – Fort Worth, TX – 1.5 – Mile Paved Total Race Length – 200 Laps – 300. Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 3. Car 00 Cole Custer (P) Autodesk Ford 200 Running
2. 4. Car 9 Tyler Reddick # (P) BurgerFi Chevrolet 200 Running
3. 8. Car 22 Austin Cindric # (P) Discount Tire Ford 200 Running
4. 10. Car 42 John Hunter Nemechek ROMCO Equipment Co. Chevrolet 200 Running
5. 5. Car 7 Justin Allgaier (P) Suave MEN Chevrolet 200 Running
6. 14. Car 19 Brandon Jones Interstate Batteries Toyota 200 Running
7. 7. Car 2 Matt Tifft (P) Anderson’s Maple Syrup Chevrolet 200 Running
8. 13. Car 1 Elliott Sadler (P) OneMain Financial Chevrolet 200 Running
9. 12. Car 23 Spencer Gallagher Allegiant Chevrolet 200 Running
10. 9. Car 21 Daniel Hemric (P) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 200 Running
11. 23. Car 4 Ross Chastain teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 200 Running
12. 17. Car 39 Ryan Sieg ETBU Chevrolet 200 Running
13. 38. Car 60 Ty Majeski Ford Ford 200 Running
14. 18. Car 51 Jeremy Clements RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet 200 Running
15. 22. Car 38 JJ Yeley Sinclair/Raging Wire Chevrolet 200 Running
16. 16. Car 5 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet 200 Running
17. 19. Car 40 Chad Finchum # Smithbilt Homes/The Preserve Toyota 199 Running
18. 21. Car 90 Brandon Brown Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes Chevrolet 199 Running
19. 29. Car 8 Ray Black II ISOKERN Fireplaces & Chimneys Chevrolet 199 Running
20. 24. Car 0 Garrett Smithley Equipment World/Trophy Tractor Chevrolet 198 Running
21. 34. Car 45 Bayley Currey(i) Prevagen Toyota 197 Running
22. 30. Car 35 Joey Gase Louisiana Organ Procurement Agency 197 Running
23. 2. Car 3 Shane Lee Childress Vineyards Chevrolet 197 Running
24. 32. Car 52 David Starr Whataburger Chevrolet 196 Running
25. 33. Car 76 Spencer Boyd # Grunt Style Chevrolet 195 Running
26. 26. Car 15 Quin Houff teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 193 Running
27. 36. Car 78 Vinnie Miller # CorvetteParts.net/JW Transport LLC Chevrolet 193 Running
28. 37. Car 74 Mike Harmon The Journey Home Project Chevrolet 192 Running
29. 15. Car 16 Ryan Reed Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford 186 Accident
30. 20. Car 36 Alex Labbe # AlphaPrimeUSA.com Chevrolet 176 Running – Canadian
31. 6. Car 18 Ryan Preece Rheem/Johns Mansville Toyota 139 Accident
32. 1. Car 20 Christopher Bell # (P) GameStop NBA 2K19 Toyota 133 Accident
33. 11. Car 11 Ryan Truex LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 120 Accident
34. 35. Car 66 Bobby Earnhardt Copeland Insurance Toyota 104 Accident
35. 27. Car 13 Timmy Hill OCR Gaz Bar Toyota 56 Vibration
36. 25. Car 01 BJ McLeod teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 44 Electrical
37. 28. Car 99 Stephen Leicht Chevrolet 32 Fuel Pump
38. 31. Car 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 10 Brakes
39. 39. Car 89 Morgan Shepherd Vizone RV Chevrolet 4 Electrical

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: Nos. 4, 60 (unapproved adjustments), 22, 35, 45, 52, 89 (backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 2 Hrs, 34 Mins, 5 Secs. Average Speed: 116.82 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.162 Seconds. Caution Flags: 13 for 54 laps. Lead Changes: 17 among 9.

(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: November 10, 2018 – ISM Raceway

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