2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300

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2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300
Race details
Race 7 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateApril 14, 2018
Official name 36th Annual Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300
Location Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.533 mi (0.858 km)
Distance 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.334 km)
Scheduled Distance 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.334 km)
Average speed 67.857 miles per hour (109.205 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Time 15.090
Most laps led
Driver Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 106
Winner
No. 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 was the seventh stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Preece of Joe Gibbs Racing would take the lead on the final restart with 10 laps to go and win his second and to date, final career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first and only win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

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

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet VehicleKeys.com
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Armour Chili
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Glue
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV"
3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Childress Vineyards
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Watermelon Association
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Suave Men
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Gilreath Farms Red Angus "The New Black", AAN Adjusters
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet BurgerFi
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Turtle Wax
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Seagate Game Drive for XBox
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford Nettts
28 Tony Mrakovich* JGL Racing Ford Smart Emissions Reducer
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 J. J. Yeley** RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg** RSS Racing Chevrolet Lombard Bros Gaming
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes, Concrete North, Inc.
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com, All South Electric
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Franklin Signs & Graphics
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford SunnyD
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Horizon Transport
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet EPIC Racewear
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet StarTron, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Ford
Official entry list

*Driver would change to Dylan Lupton. [2]

**The two would swap seats for the race, after Sieg destroyed his primary car in qualifying. Yeley would instead start and park the #39. [3]

Practice

First practice

The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 13, at 1:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [4] Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.495 and an average speed of 123.833 miles per hour (199.290 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
119 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.495123.833
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.535123.515
318 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.537123.499
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, April 13, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [4] Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.528 and an average speed of 123.570 miles per hour (198.867 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 15.528123.570
221 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.577123.182
319 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.585123.118
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 14, at 9:35 AM EST. [4] Since Bristol Motor 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. [6]

Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole, setting a time of 15.090 and an average speed of 127.157 miles per hour (204.639 km/h). [7]

One driver would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 15.464124.08215.216126.10415.090127.157
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.278125.59215.260125.74015.119126.913
320 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.436124.30715.204126.20415.144126.704
421 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.230125.98815.208126.17015.160126.570
542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 15.176126.43615.179126.41115.179126.411
619 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.610122.92115.260125.74015.199126.245
718 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 15.538123.49115.259125.74915.250125.823
83 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.500123.79415.378124.77615.282125.559
923 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 15.258125.75715.323125.22415.301125.404
1022 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 15.355124.96315.352124.98715.304125.379
112 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 15.422124.42015.296125.44515.304125.379
1216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.550123.39515.346125.03615.422124.420
Eliminated in Round 2
131 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.380124.75915.386124.711
1460 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 15.314125.29715.393124.654
154 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.434124.32315.401124.589
1636 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 15.513123.69015.417124.460
1724 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 15.517123.65815.432124.339
185 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.555123.35615.488123.889
1951 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 15.581123.15015.491123.865
2039 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 15.587123.10315.527123.578
2111 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 15.438124.29115.537123.499
2298 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 15.552123.38015.695122.255
2338 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 15.453124.170
2493 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 15.580123.158
Eliminated in Round 1
259 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 15.621122.835
2678 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 15.738121.921
278 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 15.748121.844
2835 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 15.792121.505
2940 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 15.917120.550
3015 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 15.920120.528
3166 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 15.977120.098
3290 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 16.031119.693
3328 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 16.031119.693
Qualified by owner's points
3401 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 16.059119.484
350 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 16.068119.417
3645 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 16.168118.679
3776 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 16.296117.747
3855 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 16.331117.494
3974 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 16.381117.136
4052 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 16.521116.143
Failed to qualify
4189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 16.547115.961
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 85

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
221 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
300 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 8
418 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
522 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
642 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
73 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
816 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 3
911 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2
107 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 85

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
118 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
221 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
37 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
43 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
522 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 6
642 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
74 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 4
811 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3
923 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
1098 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 130

Fin [8] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1718 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30039running57
227 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30047running44
3421 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30061running52
4131 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3000running33
5923 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 3000running34
6619 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300106running31
7259 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3000running30
8100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 3001running37
9154 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 3000running32
102111 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 3000running32
111636 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 3000running26
121022 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3001running37
13542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2990running34
1483 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2990running34
152338 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2990running22
162835 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2990running21
17350 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2980running20
181216 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2980running22
193015 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2980running0
202678 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2980running17
21185 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2970running16
223290 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 2970running15
232298 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 29510running15
244052 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 2950running13
253776 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2950running12
26278 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2930running11
273166 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 2570brakes10
283855 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 2120brakes9
29320 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 14035crash18
303974 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1400crash0
313328 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 1330crash6
323645 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1210overheating5
333401 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1050crash4
341460 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 980crash3
35112 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 660crash2
362940 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 480engine1
372039 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 470brakes1
381724 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 260crash1
392493 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 250brakes1
401951 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 40crash1
Failed to qualify
4189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

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