Event statistics following the 13th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the LTi Printing 250 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.
Austin Dillon ended a 26-race winless streak in the Xfinity Series, and a 55-race winless streak for Richard Childress Racing, by winning the race-shortened, 91-lap race. Dillon led the final three laps, passing teammate Daniel Hemric on a restart, then leading when the much forecasted rain finally fell enough to stop and eventually end the race two laps later. Hemric was second, with Cole Custer, Ryan Reed and Paul Menard rounding out the top five.
LTi Printing 250
Michigan International Speedway – Brooklyn, Michigan
- Winner (starting position): Austin Dillon (13th)
- Top Five: Austin Dillon, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer, Ryan Reed, Paul Menard
- Full Results: Austin Dillon, Daniel Hemric, Cole Custer, Ryan Reed, Paul Menard, Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Kevin Harvick, Justin Allgaier, Ryan Truex, Christopher Bell, Kaz Grala, John Hunter Nemechek, Ross Chastain, Jeremy Clements, Matt Tifft, Michael Annett, Brandon Jones, Ryan Sieg, J.J. Yeley, Alex Bowman, Spencer Boyd, Austin Cindric, Tommy Joe Martins, Vinnie Miller, Garrett Smithley, Josh Bilicki, B.J. McLeod, Chad Finchum, Elliott Sadler, Timmy Hill, Josh Williams, David Starr, Caesar Bacarella, Brandon Hightower, Matt Mills, Alex Labbe, Morgan Shepherd, Joey Gase, Jeff Green
- Laps Completed: 91
- Race Leaders: 9
- Laps Led: Kyle Busch (29), Austin Dillon (18), Kevin Harvick (11), Elliott Sadler (10), Paul Menard (8), Alex Bowman (8), Kaz Grala (5), Daniel Hemric (1), Ryan Reed (1)
- Lead Changes: 13
- Pole Position: Kyle Busch (No Qualifying)
- Hard Charger: Josh Williams (+28; 40th to 12th)
- Margin of Victory: Under Caution
- Car Count: 40
- Cars Entered: 41
- Cars Running at Finish: 31 (of 40; or 78 percent of the field)
- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 30
- Cautions: 10 for 37 laps
- Average Speed: 103.067 mph
- Average Speed: 103.067 mph
- Stage Winners: Kyle Busch (1), Elliott Sadler (2)
- Manufacturer Breakdown: Chevrolet (27); Ford (6); Toyota (6); Dodge (1)
Notes of Interest – Race/Weekend Recap
- This is Austin Dillon’s first NASCAR Xfinity series victory of the season and the ninth of his career.
- This is Dillon’s first victory at Michigan International Speedway. Dillon has now won Xfinity Series races at seven different tracks. He has three victories on tracks of two miles or more, and eight on tracks of at least a mile-and-a-half.
- This is Dillon’s first victory since the 2016 summer race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
- Dillon is the 19th driver to win in 27 Xfinity Series races at Michigan. This is the ninth consecutive Xfinity Series race at Michigan with a different race winner.
- Dillon is the 12th driver in 13 races this season to win an Xfinity series race, joining two-race winner Brad Keselowski, and single-race winners Tyler Reddick, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Ryan Preece, Christopher Bell, Spencer Gallagher, Justin Allgaier and Kyle Busch.
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