2018 UNOH 200

2018 UNOH 200
Race details
Race 16 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date August 16, 2018
Official name 21st Annual UNOH 200
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 200 laps, 106.6 mi (171.556 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 106.6 mi (171.556 km)
Average speed 83.119 miles per hour (133.767 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 15.248
Most laps led
Driver John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports
Laps 104
Winner
No. 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network FOX
Announcers Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 UNOH 200 was the 16th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the last regular season race of the year, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, August 16, 2018, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. GMS Racing driver Johnny Sauter would pass an ailing NEMCO Motorsports driver, John Hunter Nemechek and hold off Halmar Friesen Racing driver Stewart Friesen to win his 22nd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, his fifth of the season, and would clinch the regular season championship.[1] Friesen and Nemechek would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Camden Murphy* Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet JEGS
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Rusty's Off Road
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Banfield Pet Hospital
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Zomongo, H&H Transport
7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota N. O. W. Matters More
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.
9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet Grant County Mulch
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
12 ?* Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford The Carolina Nut Company
15 Stefan Parsons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Phoenix Construction
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Toyota Tsusho, Otics
18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Ohio Logistics
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet GMS Fabrication
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet Performance Plus Motor Oil
30 Scott Lagasse Jr. On Point Motorsports Toyota On Point Motorsports
33 B. J. McLeod Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Steve King Foundation
38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Black Rifle Coffee Company
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford FEI World Equestrian Games
42 Chad Finley Cook-Finley Racing Chevrolet Strutmasters, Auto Value
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation
49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
50 Gray Gaulding Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet VIP Racing Experience, Image Tech
51 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Hunt Brothers Pizza
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Riley Herbst DGR-Crosley Toyota Advance Auto Parts
63 J. J. Yeley* MB Motorsports Chevrolet
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet AMVETS #PLEASESTAND
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Food Country USA, Global Building Contractors
83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Chasco Contractors
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Great Lakes Flooring
92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford Wings Over North Georgia
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Thursday, August 16, at 9:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.304 and an average speed of 125.379 miles per hour (201.778 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 15.304 125.379
2 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15.307 125.354
3 51 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15.353 124.979
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Thursday, August 16, at 11:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.263 and an average speed of 125.716 miles per hour (202.320 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 15.263 125.716
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.269 125.666
3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15.293 125.469
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Thursday, August 16, at 4:10 PM EST.[2] Since Bristol Motor Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 km), the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.[4]

Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 3 and win the pole with a 15.248 and an average speed of 125.839 miles per hour (202.518 km/h).[5]

Five drivers failed to qualify: Gray Gaulding, Timothy Peters, B. J. McLeod, Norm Benning, and Jennifer Jo Cobb.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 51 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15.461 124.106 15.398 124.614 15.248 125.839
2 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 15.406 124.549 15.356 124.954 15.268 125.675
3 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 15.268 125.675 15.360 124.922 15.287 125.518
4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.339 125.093 15.273 125.633 15.317 125.273
5 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 15.661 122.521 15.455 124.154 15.408 124.533
6 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 15.395 124.638 15.415 124.476 15.408 124.533
7 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15.529 123.562 15.429 124.363 15.432 124.339
8 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15.495 123.833 15.439 124.283 15.479 123.961
9 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 15.418 124.452 15.398 124.614 15.486 123.905
10 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 15.466 124.066 15.395 124.638 15.489 123.881
11 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.502 123.778 15.444 124.242 15.524 123.602
12 42 Chad Finley Cook-Finley Racing Chevrolet 15.685 122.333 15.459 124.122 15.583 123.134
Eliminated in Round 2
13 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 15.414 124.484 15.480 123.953
14 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 15.472 124.018 15.484 123.921
15 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.611 122.913 15.488 123.889
16 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.565 123.277 15.503 123.770
17 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 15.446 124.226 15.509 123.722
18 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 15.575 123.197 15.533 123.531
19 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 15.539 123.483 15.556 123.348
20 54 Riley Herbst DGR-Crosley Toyota 15.522 123.618 15.562 123.300
21 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 15.724 122.030 15.588 123.095
22 30 Scott Lagasse Jr. On Point Motorsports Toyota 15.699 122.224 15.591 123.071
23 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 15.621 122.835 15.633 122.740
24 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 15.599 123.008 15.762 121.736
Eliminated in Round 1
25 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 15.733 121.960
26 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 15.742 121.890
27 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 15.808 121.382
Qualified by owner's points
28 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 15.854 121.029
29 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 15.881 120.824
30 15 Stefan Parsons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 16.024 119.745
31 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 16.028 119.715
32 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 16.476 116.460
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 50 Gray Gaulding Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 15.827 121.236
34 92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford 15.827 121.236
35 33 B. J. McLeod Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 15.849 121.068
36 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 17.246 111.261
37 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 17.639 108.782
WD 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
WD 12 ? Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
WD 63 J. J. Yeley MB Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 55

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 51 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
5 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 4
8 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 0
9 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 55

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
2 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 8
4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 7
5 51 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
6 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 2
10 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 90

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 58 running 58
2 13 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 46
3 3 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 200 104 running 0
4 6 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 43
5 8 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 32
6 11 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
7 2 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 running 40
8 18 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 running 29
9 7 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 7 running 30
10 5 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 running 37
11 16 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 27
12 10 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 0
13 24 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 24
14 19 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 23
15 20 54 Riley Herbst DGR-Crosley Toyota 198 0 running 22
16 25 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 21
17 30 15 Stefan Parsons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 20
18 14 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 198 0 running 27
19 15 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 198 0 running 18
20 21 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 17
21 23 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 16
22 29 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 15
23 32 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 14
24 31 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 13
25 26 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 195 0 running 12
26 9 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 194 0 running 11
27 27 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 188 0 running 10
28 1 51 Christopher Bell Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 184 31 running 0
29 17 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 161 0 power steering 8
30 12 42 Chad Finley Cook-Finley Racing Chevrolet 61 0 engine 7
31 22 30 Scott Lagasse Jr. On Point Motorsports Toyota 24 0 crash 0
32 28 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 crash 5
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 50 Gray Gaulding Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet
34 92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford
35 33 B. J. McLeod Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet
36 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
37 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
WD 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
WD 12 ? Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
WD 63 J. J. Yeley MB Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Johnny Sauter wins at Bristol, clinches regular-season title". ESPN.com. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  2. ^ a b c "Camping World Truck Series Bristol 2018 NASCAR Race Info". ESPN.com. 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  3. ^ a b Walters, Shane (2018-08-16). "Bristol Truck Practice Results: August 16, 2018". Racing News. Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  5. ^ Beaver, Dan (2018-08-16). "Christopher Bell wins pole for Truck race at Bristol". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  6. ^ "2018 UNOH 200 - The Third Turn". thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
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