2018 Overton's 300

2018 Overton's 300
Race details
Race 15 of 33 in the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date June 30, 2018
Official name 18th Annual Overton's 300
Location Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 134.764 miles per hour (216.882 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Chip Ganassi Racing
Time 31.071
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Laps 80
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 Overton's 300 was the 15th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would come back from the rear of the field to win his tenth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of his part-time season.[1] To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick and Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile (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

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor, FAME USA
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet Gerber Collision & Glass
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Surface Sunscreen, Fanatics
3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Estes
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Gerber Collision & Glass
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Blake Jones B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Tennessee XXX Moonshine
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Takl
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Phantom Fireworks
12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Menards, Mastercraft Doors
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota O.C.R. Gaz Bar
15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Jeld-Wen
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet Untuckit
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet Superior Essex, Anixter
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet PYT Sports
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Eneos
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Chasco
55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota Jack Doheny Companies, Cane River Brewing Company
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford NutriChomps
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford IT Coalition, Kiklos
66 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet JW Transport
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV, Racing with Jesus
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Hunt Brothers Pizza
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, June 29, at 3:35 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.329 and an average speed of 172.364 miles per hour (277.393 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.329 172.364
2 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 31.438 171.767
3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.440 171.756
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 29, at 6:35 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.072 and an average speed of 173.790 miles per hour (279.688 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.072 173.790
2 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.373 172.123
3 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 31.383 172.068
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 30, at 11:40 AM CST.[2] Since Chicagoland Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 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]

Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.071 and an average speed of 173.796 miles per hour (279.698 km/h).[5]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd and Mike Harmon.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.947 174.492 31.064 173.835 31.071 173.796
2 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.143 173.394 31.187 173.149 31.135 173.438
3 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 31.226 172.933 31.244 172.833 31.151 173.349
4 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.163 173.282 31.115 173.550 31.199 173.082
5 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 31.132 173.455 31.268 172.701 31.250 172.800
6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.211 173.016 31.270 172.689 31.320 172.414
7 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.122 173.511 31.205 173.049 31.346 172.271
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.616 170.800 31.287 172.596 31.348 172.260
9 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.273 172.673 31.257 172.761 31.386 172.051
10 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.116 173.544 31.048 173.924 31.403 171.958
11 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 31.084 173.723 31.282 172.623 31.426 171.832
12 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 31.127 173.483 31.281 172.629
Eliminated in Round 2
13 98 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 31.118 173.533 31.319 172.419
14 3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 31.379 172.090 31.437 171.772
15 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 31.087 173.706 31.477 171.554
16 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.576 171.016 31.478 171.548
17 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 31.815 169.731 31.523 171.303
18 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.257 172.761 31.550 171.157
19 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 31.653 170.600 31.567 171.065
20 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 31.711 170.288 31.664 170.541
21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.757 170.041 31.771 169.966
22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.842 169.587 32.011 168.692
23 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.512 171.363
24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 31.680 170.455
Eliminated in Round 1
25 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.913 169.210
26 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.925 169.146
27 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 32.100 168.224
28 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.163 167.895
29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 32.293 167.219
30 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 32.324 167.059
31 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 32.364 166.852
32 8 Blake Jones B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.587 165.710
33 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 32.724 165.017
Qualified by owner's points
34 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 32.768 164.795
35 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 32.776 164.755
36 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 32.796 164.654
37 55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 32.875 164.259
38 66 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge 32.895 164.159
39 78 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 33.036 163.458
40 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 33.372 161.812
Failed to qualify
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 33.184 162.729
42 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 33.261 162.352
Official qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 98 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 0
4 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
6 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 0
9 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2
10 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
2 98 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 0
3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 7
5 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 0
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 80 running 0
2 13 98 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 200 38 running 0
3 12 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 200 0 running 41
4 4 18 Daniel Suárez Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 13 running 0
5 10 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 41
6 8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 33
7 18 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
8 5 22 Paul Menard Team Penske Ford 200 0 running 0
9 17 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 2 running 28
10 9 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
11 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 11 running 32
12 11 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 199 21 running 42
13 23 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 24
14 3 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 199 0 running 25
15 15 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 22
16 7 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 21
17 24 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 20
18 26 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 19
19 25 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 18
20 21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 17
21 22 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 16
22 27 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 15
23 29 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 194 0 running 14
24 32 8 Blake Jones B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 13
25 30 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 191 0 running 12
26 37 55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 190 0 running 11
27 40 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 178 0 running 10
28 39 78 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 146 0 electrical 9
29 36 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 134 0 suspension 8
30 19 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 crash 7
31 33 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 117 0 brakes 6
32 16 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 105 0 crash 5
33 2 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 99 35 crash 18
34 14 3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 99 0 crash 3
35 35 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 83 0 fuel pump 2
36 38 66 John Jackson MBM Motorsports Dodge 63 0 suspension 1
37 28 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 52 0 suspension 1
38 34 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 23 0 engine 1
39 31 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 2 0 fuel pump 1
40 20 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 1 0 electrical 1
Failed to qualify
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
42 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

  1. ^ Cohen, Jay. "Kyle Larson comes from rear of field to win Xfinity race at Chicagoland Speedway". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  2. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Chicago Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  3. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-06-29). "Xfinity Series practice report from Chicagoland Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  5. ^ Koelle, Christian (2018-06-30). "Kyle Larson Wins Fourth Career Pole For XFINITY Race At Chicago". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  6. ^ "2018 Overton's 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
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