NASCAR Xfinity Series: Denny Hamlin disqualified; Cole Custer wins at Darlington

Cole Custer has been named the winner of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway, the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200, after Denny Hamlin was disqualified.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin started the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 in 37th place but carved his way through the field to win his sixth NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway.

Hamlin held off Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer by 0.602 seconds to win this 147-lap race around the four-turn, 1.366-mile (2.198-kilometer) Darlington Raceway oval in Darlington, South Carolina.

But his #18 Toyota failed post-race inspection, as it did not meet the minimum requirement for the left-front height. Hamlin was officially demoted to 38th (last) place, and Custer was promoted to first as the official race winner in his #00 Ford.

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Custer’s victory is his sixth victory of the season, which ties him with Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell atop the wins list. Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick, the other member of the “Big 3” aside of Custer and Bell, was promoted from third to second place in his #2 Chevrolet. He finished 1.068 seconds behind Custer.

Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney was promoted from fourth to third place in his #12 Ford. Bell was promoted from fifth to fourth in his #20 Toyota, and in his lone start of the 2019 season, JR Motorsports’ Dale Earnhardt Jr. was promoted from sixth to fifth in his #88 Chevrolet.

Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Brandon Jones, JR Motorsports teammates Noah Gragson and Justin Allgaier and Team Penske’s Austin Cindric officially rounded out the top 10 by finishing in sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #98 Ford, #19 Toyota, #9 Chevrolet, #7 Chevrolet and #12 Ford, respectively.

The only three drivers who led the race at any point were Hamlin, Reddick and Blaney, so Custer won the race without leading any of its 147 laps.

Here are the official results of the 2019 Sport Clips Haircuts VFW 200 at Darlington Raceway.

Race Results
1st – Cole Custer
2nd – Tyler Reddick
3rd – Ryan Blaney
4th – Christopher Bell
5th – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6th – Chase Briscoe
7th – Brandon Jones
8th – Noah Gragson
9th – Justin Allgaier
10th – Austin Cindric
11th – Justin Haley
12th – Jeremy Clements
13th – Michael Annett
14th – Ryan Sieg
15th – Gray Gaulding
16th – Ray Black Jr.
17th – Alex Labbe
18th – Landon Cassill
19th – B.J. McLeod
20th – Camden Murphy
21st – John Hunter Nemechek
22nd – Stefan Parsons
23rd – Timmy Hill
24th – Josh Williams
25th – Joey Gase
26th – Stephen Leicht
27th – David Starr
28th – Vinnie Miller
29th – Garrett Smithley
30th – Chad Finchum
31st – Matt Mills
32nd – Mike Harmon
33rd – Brandon Brown
34th – Joe Nemechek
35th – Tommy Joe Martins
36th – J.J. Yeley
37th – Morgan Shepherd
38th – Denny Hamlin

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The NASCAR Xfinity Series is scheduled to get back in action next Saturday, September 7 with the Lilly Diabetes 250 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. NBC Sports Network is set to broadcast this race live beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET.

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