Xfinity Series · 2018 · race 16 of 33

Coca-Cola Firecracker 250

TrackDaytona International Speedway
ScheduledFri, Jul 6, 2018 · 7:30 PM ET
Laps105 of 100 scheduled
Cars40
Official winnerKyle Larson(i) (#42)
TLS leaderElliott Sadler (#1) · 3,968

2018–2019 Methodology Note · ARP-Derived How 2018 TrueLapScore standings differ from 2020–present

NASCAR's lap-by-lap lap-times.json feed begins in 2020. For 2018 and 2019, TrueLapScore points are reconstructed from NASCAR's official post-race timing feed (live_feed.json / Loop Data Average Running Position and Laps Completed) using the mathematical identity TLS Points = round((Laps Completed + 1) × (Cars in Field + 1 − ARP)).

Because NASCAR's Loop Data samples running position across multiple track timing loops each lap rather than solely at the start/finish line, 2018–2019 race totals can vary by ~0.1%–0.3% (typically 1–15 points per race) from start/finish-only lap scoring, and lap-by-lap Top-5/Top-10 lap counts are not available. Full methodology details →

Three ways to measure this race

	Official winner	TLS leader	Best ARP
Driver	Kyle Larson(i) (#42)	Elliott Sadler (#1)	Elliott Sadler (#1)
Finish	P1	P2	P2
TLS points	0	3,968	3,968
ARP	4.35	3.56	3.56
Laps led	40	17	17

Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.

Official winner — Kyle Larson(i) (#42): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 40 laps with 4.35 average running position and 0 TLS points.

TLS leader — Elliott Sadler (#1): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (3,968 points). Finished P2 with 17 laps led and 3.56 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.

Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.56). The official winner ran a worse average position (4.35).

The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.

Race Notes auto-generated

Official winner: Kyle Larson(i) (#42) (ineligible for driver points in this series, so not ranked on TLS).
TLS leader: Elliott Sadler (#1) with 3,968 points, finished P2, ARP 3.56.
Most laps led: Kyle Larson(i), 40 laps.
Luck index ▼ Austin Cindric # ran 12th on TLS but finished P33 (21 spots worse than they ran).
Luck index ▲ Spencer Boyd # finished P17 after running 29th on TLS (12 spots better than they ran).

Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.

Race results

Fin	TLS rank	Driver	Car	Make	Team	Start	Laps led	ARP	TLS points
1	–	Kyle Larson(i)	42	Chevrolet	Chip Ganassi Racing	7	40	–	3,885 (i)
2	1	Elliott Sadler	1	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	5	17	3.56	3,968
3	5	Christopher Bell #	20	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	6	0	11.88	3,087
4	–	Ryan Blaney(i)	22	Ford	Team Penske	2	39	–	4,044 (i)
5	11	Kaz Grala #	61	Ford	Fury Race Cars LLC	38	0	17.06	2,538
6	7	Shane Lee	3	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	14	0	14.31	2,830
7	17	Timmy Hill	66	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	36	0	21.33	2,085
8	3	Daniel Hemric	21	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	4	0	10.04	3,282
9	2	Justin Allgaier	7	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	9	0	6.14	3,695
10	16	Ross Chastain	4	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	16	0	21.27	2,092
11	13	Michael Annett	5	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	17	0	18.57	2,377
12	9	Brandon Jones	19	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	10	0	16.33	2,615
13	6	Ryan Truex	11	Chevrolet	Kaulig Racing	12	0	12.40	3,032
14	21	Chad Finchum #	40	Toyota	Motorsports Business Management	35	0	25.04	1,692
15	14	Alex Labbe #	36	Chevrolet	DGM Racing	21	0	18.67	2,367
16	24	JJ Yeley	38	Chevrolet	RSS Racing	25	0	26.27	1,562
17	29	Spencer Boyd #	76	Chevrolet	SS Green Light Racing	30	0	32.22	931
18	–	Justin Haley(i)	24	Chevrolet	GMS Racing	40	1	–	2,641 (i)
19	22	Vinnie Miller #	01	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	29	0	25.85	1,591
20	4	Matt Tifft	2	Chevrolet	Richard Childress Racing	13	0	11.23	3,096
21	33	Mike Harmon	74	Chevrolet	Mike Harmon Racing	37	0	34.59	660
22	28	Ray Black II	99	Toyota	B.J. McLeod Motorsports	39	0	31.18	1,011
23	25	Jeff Green	93	Chevrolet	RSS Racing	31	0	26.00	1,485
24	18	Josh Williams	90	Chevrolet	DGM Racing	28	0	21.20	1,940
25	8	Cole Custer	00	Ford	Stewart-Haas Racing	3	8	12.82	2,762
26	10	Ryan Reed	16	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	15	0	15.00	2,548
27	26	Ryan Sieg	39	Chevrolet	RSS Racing	18	0	28.81	1,195
28	23	Garrett Smithley	0	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	22	0	24.36	1,581
29	–	Chase Elliott(i)	23	Chevrolet	GMS Racing	11	0	–	3,026 (i)
30	34	Brandon Hightower	55	Toyota	J.P. Motorsports	34	0	34.58	565
31	15	Tyler Reddick #	9	Chevrolet	JR Motorsports	8	0	13.61	2,273
32	19	Joey Gase	35	Chevrolet	SS Green Light Racing	20	0	19.27	1,804
33	12	Austin Cindric #	60	Ford	Roush Fenway Racing	23	0	11.36	2,431
34	20	Jeremy Clements	51	Chevrolet	Jeremy Clements Racing	19	0	19.13	1,793
35	27	David Starr	52	Chevrolet	Means Motorsports	27	0	27.04	1,145
36	30	BJ McLeod	15	Chevrolet	JD Motorsports	32	0	29.98	904
37	32	Blake Jones	78	Toyota	B.J. McLeod Motorsports	26	0	30.24	818
38	35	Caesar Bacarella	8	Chevrolet	B.J. McLeod Motorsports	24	0	34.12	489
39	31	Ryan Preece	18	Toyota	Joe Gibbs Racing	1	0	24.59	853
40	36	Josh Bilicki #	45	Toyota	J.P. Motorsports	33	0	38.14	97

official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend

Season standings through this race

Rank	Driver	Car	Season points	ARP	Laps led	This race
1	Daniel Hemric	21	95,132	8.33	163	3,282
2	Cole Custer	00	90,698	9.76	114	2,762
3	Justin Allgaier	7	89,677	9.09	458	3,695
4	Elliott Sadler	1	89,566	9.39	126	3,968
5	Tyler Reddick #	9	85,744	10.15	80	2,273
6	Christopher Bell #	20	85,112	10.82	216	3,087
7	Brandon Jones	19	83,991	11.78	164	2,615
8	Ryan Truex	11	79,928	13.05	4	3,032
9	Austin Cindric #	60	77,794	13.78	63	2,431
10	Matt Tifft	2	73,778	14.19	1	3,096
11	Ryan Reed	16	73,227	14.69	5	2,548
12	Ross Chastain	4	67,345	17.22	2	2,092
13	Michael Annett	5	64,968	17.48	5	2,377
14	Ryan Sieg	93	58,714	20.99	2	1,195
15	Alex Labbe #	36	51,996	22.35	0	2,367
16	Joey Gase	35	50,806	22.93	0	1,804
17	Kaz Grala #	61	50,136	21.34	13	2,538
18	John Hunter Nemechek	42	49,111	11.27	40	0
19	Spencer Gallagher	23	49,057	12.72	1	0
20	Jeremy Clements	51	47,902	23.17	1	1,793
21	Garrett Smithley	15	47,832	23.89	5	1,581
22	BJ McLeod	99	36,149	27.24	0	904
23	Chase Briscoe	98	34,465	18.28	12	0
24	David Starr	52	33,381	28.16	0	1,145
25	Spencer Boyd #	76	30,489	29.95	0	931
26	Vinnie Miller #	01	29,287	29.03	0	1,591
27	JJ Yeley	93	28,989	27.59	2	1,562
28	Dylan Lupton	28	28,517	23.89	0	0
29	Tommy Joe Martins	8	27,846	26.57	0	0
30	Josh Williams	90	27,728	27.65	0	1,940
31	Shane Lee	3	25,487	12.87	0	2,830
32	Ryan Preece	18	24,078	10.69	39	853
33	Josh Bilicki #	45	18,535	33.04	0	97
34	Timmy Hill	66	16,694	32.77	0	2,085
35	Chad Finchum #	40	16,581	32.79	0	1,692
36	Ty Majeski	60	15,419	23.50	4	0
37	Jeb Burton	3	14,313	16.64	0	0
38	Stephen Leicht	55	12,392	32.36	0	0
39	Brandon Brown	90	10,423	22.69	0	0
40	Brandon Hightower	55	8,476	31.74	0	565
41	Jeff Green	93	7,772	35.18	1	1,485
42	Blake Jones	8	6,335	28.87	0	818
43	Ray Black Jr	99	6,234	31.81	0	1,011
44	Matt Mills #	15	5,461	33.91	0	0
45	Kyle Benjamin	18	5,227	8.93	0	0
46	Mike Harmon	74	5,108	37.54	1	660
47	Tony Mrakovich	28	4,649	22.25	0	0
48	Caesar Bacarella	8	3,575	29.53	0	489
49	Ryan Ellis	78	2,041	25.77	0	0
50	Morgan Shepherd	89	1,446	38.08	0	0
51	Scott Heckert	78	1,186	32.93	0	0
52	Gray Gaulding	54	810	31.25	0	0
53	Stan Mullis	66	734	36.14	0	0
54	John Jackson	66	372	35.18	0	0
55	Carl Long	66	87	38.10	0	0
56	Chris Cockrum	25	1	40.00	0	0