2018 Lakes Region 200

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2018 Lakes Region 200
Race details
Race 18 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateJuly 21, 2018
Official name 26th Annual Lakes Region 200
Location Loudon, New Hampshire, New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance 200 laps, 211.6 mi (340.537 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 211.6 mi (340.537 km)
Average speed 99.616 miles per hour (160.316 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 29.232
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 93
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs 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 Lakes Region 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 29th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 21, 2018, in Loudon, New Hampshire, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway a 1.058 miles (1.703 km) permanent, oval-shaped, low-banked racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would pit for four tires on the final round of pit stops compared to second-place finisher's Team Penske driver Brad Keselowski, who only took two tires. The strategy for Bell proved to be a winning strategy for Bell, as he would hold off Keselowski for the win to win his fourth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, his third of the season, and his second consecutive win in the series. [1] To fill out the podium, Ryan Preece of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish third.

Contents

Background

The layout of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held. New Hampshire Motor Speedway.PNG
The layout of New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
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 JD Motorsports
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet National Brain Tumor Society
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet TMC Transportation
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Dove Men + Care
8 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet JW Transport, Give A Child A Voice
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Takl
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Phantom Fireworks
13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota OCR Gaz Bar
15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Falmouth Ready Mix, Mizzy Construction
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota XYO Network
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford Menards, Richmond Water Heaters
23 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet RoyAuto.com, Outil Mag
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing
55 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford Pirtek
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford IT Coalition
66 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Chevrolet LasVegas.net, TLC Resorts
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 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Donald Theetge DGM Racing Chevrolet Circuit Acura, Mercedes-Benz St-Nicholas
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 20, at 1:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [2] Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.747 and an average speed of 128.040 miles per hour (206.060 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
122 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.747128.040
200 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 29.845127.619
318 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.875127.491
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, July 20, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. [2] Ryan Truex of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 29.747 and an average speed of 128.040 miles per hour (206.060 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
111 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.549128.898
222 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.660128.415
320 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.751128.023
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, July 21, at 11:05 AM EST. [2] Since New Hampshire 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. [4]

Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would win the pole, advancing through both preliminary rounds and setting a time of 29.232 and an average speed of 130.296 miles per hour (209.691 km/h) in the third round. [5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
122 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.739128.07429.290130.03829.232130.296
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.514129.05129.268130.13529.270130.126
318 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.521129.02029.392129.58629.277130.095
400 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 29.573128.79329.337129.82929.325129.882
542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.897127.39729.533128.96829.335129.838
621 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.316129.92229.283130.06929.362129.719
77 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.477129.21329.513129.05529.387129.608
819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.797127.82529.484129.18229.441129.371
99 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.889127.43129.479129.20429.496129.129
101 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.719128.16029.463129.27429.503129.099
113 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.971127.08329.485129.17829.687128.299
1223 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.027126.84629.546128.91129.816127.743
Eliminated in Round 2
1311 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.829127.68829.561128.845
142 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.744128.05329.570128.806
1560 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.780127.89829.682128.320
1661 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 29.867127.52529.707128.212
1739 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.594128.70229.756128.001
1851 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 29.949127.17629.920127.299
195 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.966127.10429.926127.274
204 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.092126.57229.961127.125
2136 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.036126.80830.153126.316
2235 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.152126.32030.252125.902
2338 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.127126.42530.496124.895
2416 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.703128.229
Eliminated in Round 1
2578 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.358125.463
2615 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.430125.166
2752 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 30.474124.985
280 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.615124.410
2976 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.657124.239
3090 Donald Theetge DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.670124.187
3193 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.703124.053
3213 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.789123.707
3345 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 30.808123.630
Qualified by owner's points
3440 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.864123.406
3501 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.006122.841
3689 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.038122.714
3755 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota 31.109122.434
3866 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 31.118122.399
3974 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.956119.189
408 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 32.093118.680
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
218 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
342 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 8
421 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
522 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 0
619 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
700 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 4
87 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
92 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
101 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
122 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 0
221 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
318 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
419 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
61 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
760 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 4
820 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
939 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2
102 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20093running53
2122 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 20072running0
3318 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2006running51
4542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2000running47
5142 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running35
6819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2000running43
777 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running33
8101 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 20026running35
9400 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 2000running32
10113 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2000running0
11621 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2003running42
122416 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2000running25
131311 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2000running24
141661 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 2000running23
151739 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2000running24
16195 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running21
171560 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2000running24
181851 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 2000running19
191223 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 1990running0
202578 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running17
213440 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 1980running16
222235 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1980running15
232136 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1980running14
242976 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1980running13
2599 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1960running12
26204 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1960running11
273501 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1950running10
282752 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1950running9
293755 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota 1900running0
30408 Angela Ruch B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1880running7
313974 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1820running6
32280 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1760crash5
333090 Donald Theetge DGM Racing Chevrolet 1720running4
343345 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1650ignition3
352615 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1300engine2
362338 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 1130brakes1
373866 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 620brakes1
383213 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 570vibration1
393689 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 320brakes1
403193 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 220brakes1
Official race results

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