2018 Overton's 225
Race details | |||
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Race 11 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
Date | June 29, 2018 | ||
Official name | Overton's 225 | ||
Location | Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 150 laps, 225 mi (362.102 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 150 laps, 225 mi (362.102 km) | ||
Average speed | 119.346 miles per hour (192.069 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Time | 30.834 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | |
Laps | 64 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2018 Overton's 225 was the 11th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, a hard-charging Brett Moffitt, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises would pass the fuel-ailing John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports on the final lap to take Moffitt's 4th career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and his 3rd of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Chicagoland_Speedway_diagram.svg/220px-Chicagoland_Speedway_diagram.svg.png)
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
Entry list
*Withdrew drew to the team's transporter breaking down while traveling to the track.[2]
Practice
First practice
The first practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 4:30 PM CST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest lap, with a 31.006 and an average speed of 174.160 miles per hour (280.283 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.006 | 174.160 |
2 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.029 | 174.031 |
3 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.133 | 173.449 |
Full first practice results |
Second and final practice
The second and final practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 6:35 PM CST. Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest lap, with a 30.862 and an average speed of 174.972 miles per hour (281.590 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.862 | 174.972 |
2 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.995 | 174.222 |
3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.060 | 173.857 |
Full final practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying would take place on Friday, May 11, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Chicagoland Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.[4]
Noah Gragson would proceed to set the fastest time in both rounds, achieving a lap in the second round of a 30.384 and an average speed of 175.131 miles per hour (281.846 km/h), making Gragson the pole winner for the event.[5] No drivers would fail to qualify.
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
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1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.850 | 175.041 | 30.834 | 175.131 |
2 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.950 | 174.475 | 30.938 | 174.543 |
3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.145 | 173.383 | 30.940 | 174.531 |
4 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.989 | 174.225 | 30.959 | 174.424 |
5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 31.060 | 173.857 | 30.999 | 174.199 |
6 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 31.139 | 173.416 | 31.023 | 174.064 |
7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.066 | 173.823 | 31.027 | 174.042 |
8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.045 | 173.941 | 31.027 | 174.042 |
9 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.076 | 173.768 | 31.044 | 173.947 |
10 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.072 | 173.790 | 31.105 | 173.606 |
11 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.162 | 173.288 | 31.149 | 173.360 |
12 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.130 | 173.466 | 31.273 | 172.673 |
Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||
13 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.206 | 173.044 | — | — |
14 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.648 | 170.627 | — | — |
15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.891 | 169.327 | — | — |
16 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.922 | 169.162 | — | — |
17 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.079 | 168.334 | — | — |
18 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 32.198 | 167.712 | — | — |
19 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.244 | 167.473 | — | — |
20 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 32.311 | 167.126 | — | — |
21 | 20 | Max Tullman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.358 | 166.883 | — | — |
22 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 32.570 | 165.797 | — | — |
23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.197 | 162.665 | — | — |
24 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.220 | 162.553 | — | — |
25 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.284 | 162.240 | — | — |
26 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 33.395 | 161.701 | — | — |
27 | 63 | J. J. Yeley | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.429 | 161.536 | — | — |
Qualified on owner's points | ||||||||
28 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33.503 | 161.180 | — | — |
29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.567 | 160.872 | — | — |
30 | 50 | Brian Kaltreider | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.618 | 155.988 | — | — |
31 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 34.891 | 154.768 | — | — |
32 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
Withdrew | ||||||||
WD | 03 | Mike Affarano | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
Official qualifying results |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 35
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
References
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-06-30). "Brett Moffitt passes John Hunter Nemechek on last lap to win". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ Beard, Brock. "PREVIEW: Hattori and Fury teams return while other changes abound on Chicagoland entry lists". Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ a b "Truck practice report at Chicagoland - NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2018-06-29. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-06-29). "Noah Gragson wins Truck Series pole at Chicagoland". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
- ^ "2018 Overton's 225 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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