Motor car race
The 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 7, 2018 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware . Contested over 404 laps—extended from 400 laps due to an overtime finish , on the one-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 30th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, fourth race of the Playoffs, and the first race of the Round of 12.
Report
Background
Dover International Speedway , the track where the race was held.Dover International Speedway (formerly Dover Downs International Speedway ) is a race track in Dover , Delaware , United States . Since opening in 1969, it has held at least two NASCAR races. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the Verizon IndyCar Series . The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval , with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports .
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
First practice
Kyle Larson was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 21.892 seconds and a speed of 164.444 mph (264.647 km/h).[ 11]
Qualifying
Qualifying for Friday was cancelled due to rain and Kyle Busch , the point leader, was awarded the pole as a result.[ 12]
Starting Lineup
Second practice
Second practice session scheduled for Saturday was cancelled due to rain.
Final practice
Final practice Kyle Larson was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 22.640 seconds and a speed of 159.011 mph (255.903 km/h).[ 13]
Race
Chase Elliott won the race.Kyle Busch led the field to green, only to be passed by Kevin Harvick ten laps later. Harvick swept both stages. Harvick led until about 50 to go when he had a loose wheel. Aric Almirola inherited the lead from his mistake-cursed teammate. Almirola maintained the lead until a caution with ten to go, caused by a crashed SHR car of Clint Bowyer. Chase Elliott boldly opted not to pit, taking the lead. On the restart Elliott surfed ahead of Almirola, who would ultimately wreck with Brad Keselowski a half lap later, sending the race into overtime. At the restart, Elliott forged ahead of Denny Hamlin, a rival from Martinsville and Phoenix in 2017. Chase would go on to lock himself into the round of 8.
Stage Results
Stage 1
Laps: 120
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
9
3
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
8
4
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
7
5
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
6
6
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
5
7
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
4
8
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
3
9
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
2
10
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
1
Official stage one results
Stage 2
Laps: 120
Pos
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Points
1
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
10
2
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
9
3
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
8
4
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
7
5
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
6
6
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
5
7
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
4
8
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
3
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
2
10
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
1
Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage 3
Laps: 160
Pos
Grid
Driver
Team
Manufacturer
Laps
Points
1
9
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
404
48
2
15
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
404
38
3
6
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford
404
50
4
16
20
Erik Jones
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
404
33
5
7
41
Kurt Busch
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
404
40
6
2
4
Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
404
51
7
14
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
404
30
8
1
18
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
404
41
9
21
17
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
404
28
10
19
19
Daniel Suárez
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota
404
27
11
8
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford
404
30
12
10
42
Kyle Larson
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
404
25
13
11
10
Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
404
32
14
4
2
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
Ford
404
29
15
3
78
Martin Truex Jr.
Furniture Row Racing
Toyota
404
31
16
18
21
Paul Menard
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford
403
21
17
17
31
Ryan Newman
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet
403
20
18
20
1
Jamie McMurray
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chevrolet
402
19
19
22
24
William Byron (R)
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
402
18
20
28
6
Matt Kenseth
Roush Fenway Racing
Ford
402
17
21
25
95
Regan Smith
Leavine Family Racing
Chevrolet
401
16
22
24
47
A. J. Allmendinger
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
400
15
23
29
43
Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)
Richard Petty Motorsports
Chevrolet
399
14
24
26
38
David Ragan
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
399
13
25
23
37
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
Chevrolet
399
12
26
27
34
Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
Ford
399
11
27
31
32
Matt DiBenedetto
Go Fas Racing
Ford
397
10
28
12
88
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
396
9
29
30
13
Ty Dillon
Germain Racing
Chevrolet
396
8
30
33
72
Corey LaJoie
TriStar Motorsports
Chevrolet
394
7
31
37
96
Jeffrey Earnhardt
Gaunt Brothers Racing
Toyota
394
6
32
35
23
J. J. Yeley (i)
BK Racing
Toyota
392
0
33
34
00
Landon Cassill (i)
StarCom Racing
Chevrolet
390
0
34
36
51
B. J. McLeod (i)
Rick Ware Racing
Ford
389
0
35
5
14
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
Ford
388
18
36
13
48
Jimmie Johnson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet
387
1
37
32
15
Ross Chastain (i)
Premium Motorsports
Chevrolet
314
0
38
39
52
Harrison Rhodes
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet
308
1
39
38
66
Timmy Hill (i)
MBM Motorsports
Toyota
35
0
Official race results
Race statistics
Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
Cautions/Laps: 5 for 31
Red flags: 1 for 4 minutes and 59 seconds
Time of race: 3 hours, 18 minutes and 2 seconds
Average speed: 122.404 miles per hour (196.990 km/h)
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen , 2006 race winner Jeff Burton , Steve Letarte and 2001 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Dave Burns , Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
Radio
MRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio .
MRN
Booth announcers
Turn announcers
Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Joe MooreAnnouncer: Jeff StriegleAnnouncer: Rusty Wallace Backstretch: Mike Bagley Alex Hayden
Standings after the race
Pos
Driver
Points
1
Kevin Harvick
3,101
2
Kyle Busch
3,096 (–5)
3
Martin Truex Jr.
3,069 (–32)
4
Joey Logano
3,064 (–37)
5
Chase Elliott
3,056 (–45)
6
Kurt Busch
3,054 (–47)
7
Brad Keselowski
3,054 (–47)
8
Ryan Blaney
3,043 (–58)
9
Aric Almirola
3,033 (–68)
10
Clint Bowyer
3,033 (–68)
11
Kyle Larson
3,031 (–70)
12
Alex Bowman
3,009 (–92)
13
Austin Dillon
2,101 (–1,000)
14
Jimmie Johnson
2,098 (–1,003)
15
Denny Hamlin
2,094 (–1,007)
16
Erik Jones
2,079 (–1,022)
Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Note : Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
References
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