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2018 JAG Metals 350

2018 JAG Metals 350
Race details
Race 21 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date November 2, 2018
Official name 20th Annual JAG Metals 350
Location Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 147 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Scheduled Distance 147 laps, 220.5 mi (354.86 km)
Average speed 119.064 miles per hour (191.615 km/h)
Pole position
Driver GMS Racing
Time 28.608
Most laps led
Driver Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 60
Winner
No. 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing
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 JAG Metals 350 was the 21st stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 6, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 2, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Haley of GMS Racing would complete a last lap pass on Todd Gilliland, who ran out of fuel on the last lap to advance to the Final 4. The win was Haley's third and to date, final NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his third and final win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing and Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

The layout of Texas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race as held.

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Camden Murphy* Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Ciccarelli Moving & Installation
2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet A.M. Ortega, United Rentals
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Ennis Steel Industries
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL, Sirius XM
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
7 Reid Wilson All Out Motorsports Toyota TruNorth
8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Tweaker Energy Shot
9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Ford Grant County Mulch
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
12 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 4P Energy Services
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Century Container
15 Mike Harmon Premium Motorsports Chevrolet VIP Racing Experience
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
17 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet GoShare
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Sorghum
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet America First Action Super PAC
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Reaume Brothers Racing
35 Brennan Poole NextGen Motorsports Toyota Inspectra Thermal Solutions
38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet MG Machinery
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford The Carolina Nut Company
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation
49 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota DEX Imaging
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Hull Supply Company
87 Timmy Hill NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D.A.B. Constructors, Inc.
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Ideal Door
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford SkuttleTight
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Protect the Harvest
Official entry list

*Withdrew.[2]

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Thursday, November 1, at 3:05 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.998 and an average speed of 186.220 miles per hour (299.692 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.998 186.220
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.267 184.508
3 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.321 184.168
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, November 1, at 5:05 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.754 and an average speed of 187.800 miles per hour (302.235 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 28.754 187.800
2 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 28.836 187.266
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.908 186.800
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 2, at 3:10 PM CST.[3] Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, 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.[5]

Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 28.608 and an average speed of 188.758 miles per hour (303.777 km/h) in the second round.[6]

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Josh Reaume and Reid Wilson.

Full qualifying results

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.608 188.758
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 28.633 188.594
3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 28.699 188.160
4 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 28.738 187.905
5 17 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 28.760 187.761
6 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.940 186.593
7 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 28.963 186.445
8 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 28.978 186.348
9 25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.197 184.951
10 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 29.216 184.830
11 87 Timmy Hill NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 31.811 169.753
12 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 28.909 186.793
Eliminated in Round 1
13 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 29.161 185.179
14 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 29.187 185.014
15 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 29.198 184.944
16 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 29.211 184.862
17 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 29.219 184.811
18 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 29.239 184.685
19 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.332 184.099
20 54 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 29.353 183.968
21 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.402 183.661
22 35 Brennan Poole NextGen Motorsports Toyota 29.515 182.958
23 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 29.530 182.865
24 12 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 29.603 182.414
25 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 29.809 181.153
26 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Ford 29.837 180.983
27 49 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.922 180.469
Qualified by owner's points
28 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.177 178.944
29 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.185 178.897
30 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 30.591 176.523
31 15 Mike Harmon Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.876 169.406
32 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 34.152 158.117
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 30.302 178.206
34 7 Reid Wilson All Out Motorsports Toyota 31.071 173.796
WD 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 9
3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 8
4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 6
6 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
7 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 0
10 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 35

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 5
7 25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 35 Brennan Poole NextGen Motorsports Toyota 3
9 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 77

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 6 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 33 running 58
2 16 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 147 2 running 38
3 4 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 147 0 running 45
4 12 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 60 running 36
5 15 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 147 0 running 41
6 8 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 0 running 31
7 10 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 147 0 running 30
8 3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 147 12 running 37
9 14 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 147 0 running 41
10 2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 147 2 running 32
11 1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 147 1 running 26
12 13 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 146 0 running 36
13 17 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 146 35 running 34
14 9 25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet 146 0 running 27
15 22 35 Brennan Poole NextGen Motorsports Toyota 146 0 running 25
16 21 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 running 21
17 26 9 Codie Rohrbaugh CR7 Motorsports Ford 145 0 running 20
18 18 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 running 20
19 28 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 145 0 running 18
20 27 49 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 running 17
21 29 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 143 0 running 16
22 31 15 Mike Harmon Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 running 0
23 25 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 suspension 14
24 30 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 134 0 running 13
25 7 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 133 2 running 21
26 19 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 112 0 electrical 0
27 24 12 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 40 0 crash 10
28 23 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 40 0 crash 9
29 32 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30 0 overheating 8
30 5 17 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 14 0 crash 7
31 11 87 Timmy Hill NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 5 0 rear gear 0
32 20 54 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 2 0 crash 5
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet
34 7 Reid Wilson All Out Motorsports Toyota
WD 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

  1. ^ Spencer, Reid (2018-11-03). "Justin Haley wins at Texas to advance to Championship 4". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  2. ^ Beard, Brock. "TRUCKS: Bo LeMastus wrecks out early on a forgettable night for DGR-Crosley team". Retrieved 2022-02-07.
  3. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR Truck Series Texas 2 Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-11-01). "Truck Series practice report from Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  6. ^ Beaver, Dan (2018-11-02). "Johnny Sauter wins truck pole at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  7. ^ "2018 JAG Metals 350 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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