NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DARLINGTON

Darlington Raceway — August 31, 2019

Cole Custer

Winner

147

Laps

Entries

Leaders

Cole Custer won the 2019 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DARLINGTON at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019. Tyler Reddick finished second; Ryan Blaney rounded out the podium. The race featured 3 different leaders.

Race Details

Date

Saturday, August 31, 2019

Track

Darlington Raceway

Season

2019

Winner

Cole Custer

Leaders

3 drivers

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Pos	Start	+/-	Driver	Laps	Interval	Status	Led	Pts
1	3	+2	Cole Custer	147	—	Running	—	52
2	6	+4	Tyler Reddick	147	—	Running	70	53
3	1	-2	Ryan Blaney	147	—	Running	50	0
4	2	-2	Christopher Bell	147	—	Running	—	47
5	14	+9	Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	147	—	Running	—	41
6	5	-1	Chase Briscoe	147	—	Running	—	42
7	7	—	Brandon Jones	147	—	Running	—	36
8	8	—	Noah Gragson	147	—	Running	—	30
9	4	-5	Justin Allgaier	147	—	Running	—	43
10	9	-1	Austin Cindric	147	—	Running	—	29
11	12	+1	Justin Haley	147	—	Running	—	28
12	20	+8	Jeremy Clements	147	—	Running	—	25
13	10	-3	Michael Annett	147	—	Running	—	24
14	13	-1	Ryan Sieg	147	—	Running	—	23
15	15	—	Gray Gaulding	147	—	Running	—	22
16	18	+2	Ray Black, Jr.	147	—	Running	—	21
17	17	—	Alex Labbe	147	—	Running	—	20
18	11	-7	Landon Cassill	147	—	Running	—	20
19	23	+4	B.J. McLeod	147	—	Running	—	18
20	22	+2	Camden Murphy	146	—	Running	—	17
21	16	-5	John Hunter Nemechek	146	—	Running	—	16
22	21	-1	Stefan Parsons	146	—	Running	—	15
23	27	+4	Timmy Hill	146	—	Running	—	14
24	28	+4	Josh Williams	144	—	Running	—	13
25	26	+1	Joey Gase	144	—	Running	—	12
26	24	-2	Stephen Leicht	144	—	Running	—	11
27	33	+6	David Starr	144	—	Running	—	10
28	36	+8	Vinnie Miller	143	—	Running	—	9
29	29	—	Garrett Smithley	143	—	Running	—	8
30	31	+1	Chad Finchum	133	—	Running	—	7
31	34	+3	Matt Mills	128	—	Running	—	6
32	35	+3	Mike Harmon	114	—	DNF	—	5
33	19	-14	Brandon Brown	85	—	DNF	—	4
34	25	-9	Joe Nemechek	72	—	DNF	—	0
35	32	-3	Tommy Joe Martins	61	—	DNF	—	2
36	30	-6	J.J. Yeley	34	—	DNF	—	1
37	38	+1	Morgan Shepherd	27	—	DNF	—	1
38	37	-1	Denny Hamlin	147	—	Running	27	0

Model Performance

How well did the NR-Rating model predict this race? Across 17 matched drivers, the model averaged 8.2 positions off — close to the season average of 8.5. Average

Pos	Driver	Predicted	Actual	Delta	Conf.
1	Cole Custer	22.9	1	+21.9	High Confidence
2	Tyler Reddick	6.2	2	+4.2	High Confidence
3	Ryan Blaney	9.2	3	+6.2	High Confidence
4	Christopher Bell	10.7	4	+6.7	Moderate
6	Chase Briscoe	11.9	6	+5.9	Coinflip
8	Noah Gragson	21.4	8	+13.4	High Confidence
9	Justin Allgaier	18.3	9	+9.3	Coinflip
10	Austin Cindric	15.4	10	+5.4	Coinflip
11	Justin Haley	19.9	11	+8.9	Moderate
19	B.J. McLeod	24.8	19	+5.8	High Confidence
21	John Hunter Nemechek	19.1	21	-1.9	Moderate
23	Timmy Hill	23.9	23	+0.9	High Confidence
25	Joey Gase	23.4	25	-1.6	High Confidence
27	David Starr	20.9	27	-6.1	Moderate
30	Chad Finchum	26.4	30	-3.6	High Confidence
36	J.J. Yeley	28.8	36	-7.2	High Confidence
38	Denny Hamlin	8.2	38	-29.8	High Confidence

Predicted finish from NR-Rating model. Delta = predicted − actual (positive = driver beat prediction). Confidence: High Confidence = low variance (stdDev ≤ 9), Moderate = medium variance, Coinflip = high variance.

Historical Context

Cole Custer: has 14 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 11.9 avg finish (1 win) — the model may have underweighted this track history.
Tyler Reddick: was the model’s top pick based on 21 career starts at Darlington Raceway with a 13.4 avg finish (1 win), finishing P2 on the day.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won the 2019 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DARLINGTON?

Cole Custer won the 2019 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DARLINGTON at Darlington Raceway.

Where was the 2019 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DARLINGTON held?

The 2019 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES AT DARLINGTON was held at Darlington Raceway on August 31, 2019.