The 2018 Lilly Diabetes 250 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on September 10, 2018 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Contested over 100 laps on the speedway, it was the 25th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 12 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 23 Chase Elliott (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 55 Bayley Currey (i) JP Motorsports Toyota 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 66 Brandon Hightower MBM Motorsports Dodge 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet

Practice Both practice sessions for the race were cancelled due to rain.

Qualifying Qualifying for the race was cancelled due to rain. Ryan Blaney won the pole based on owner's points.

Starting lineup Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 6 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 7 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10 23 Chase Elliott (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 11 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 13 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 14 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 17 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 19 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 20 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 21 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 22 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 24 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 25 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 26 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 27 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 28 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 30 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31 12 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 32 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 33 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 34 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 35 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 36 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 37 66 Brandon Hightower MBM Motorsports Dodge 38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 39 55 Bayley Currey (i) JP Motorsports Toyota 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures ChevroletDid not qualify 41 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 102 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 84 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 75 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 66 23 Chase Elliott (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 07 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 39 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 2

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 75 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 48 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 39 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 210 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Stage 3

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 552 9 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 100 383 1 22 Ryan Blaney (i) Team Penske Ford 100 04 10 23 Chase Elliott (i) GMS Racing Chevrolet 100 05 8 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 446 12 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 100 377 7 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 398 32 10 Austin Dillon (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 100 09 22 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 2810 11 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 100 3611 15 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 100 2612 16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 2713 19 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 100 2514 18 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 100 2315 21 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 100 2216 28 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 100 2117 30 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 99 2018 29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 99 1919 20 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 98 1820 23 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 98 1721 36 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 98 1622 13 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 97 1923 26 8 Caesar Bacarella B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 93 1424 25 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 92 1325 6 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 90 2526 38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 85 1127 24 78 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 83 1028 3 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 78 2429 5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 71 2330 27 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 67 731 17 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 51 632 40 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 34 533 14 3 Ty Dillon (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 34 034 31 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 24 335 4 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22 236 34 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 22 137 37 66 Brandon Hightower MBM Motorsports Dodge 20 138 35 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 19 139 39 55 Bayley Currey (i) JP Motorsports Toyota 14 040 33 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 8 1

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