2018 M&M's 200

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2018 M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores
Race details
Race 9 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
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DateJune 16, 2018
Official name M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Stores
Location Newton, Iowa, Iowa Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 0.875 miles (1.408 km)
Distance 200 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Scheduled distance 200 laps, 175 mi (281.635 km)
Average speed 89.936 miles per hour (144.738 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 23.669
Most laps led
Driver Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises
Laps 76
Winner
No. 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Michael Waltrip, Phil Parsons
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 M&M's 200 presented by Casey's General Store was the ninth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Newton, Iowa at Iowa Speedway, a 78 mile (1.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would survive a hard-charging Noah Gragson and a banzai last-turn move to win his 3rd ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career win and the 2nd win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson and Harrison Burton, both from Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Contents

Bryant Barnhill would try and make his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start, but would fail to qualify. [2]

Background

The layout of Iowa Speedway, the venue where the race was held. Iowa Speedway track map.png
The layout of Iowa Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Iowa Speedway is a 7/8-mile (1.4 km) paved oval motor racing track in Newton, Iowa, United States, approximately 30 miles (48 km) east of Des Moines. The track was designed with influence from Rusty Wallace and patterned after Richmond Raceway, a short track where Wallace was very successful. It has over 25,000 permanent seats as well as a unique multi-tiered Recreational Vehicle viewing area along the backstretch.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet Jegs
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Young's Motorsports
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Sirius XM, JBL
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Zomongo
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fleetwing
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org [ permanent dead link ]
12 Reid Wilson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Harrison Truck Centers, OEM3 by TruNorth
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Louisiana Hot Sauce, The Carolina Nut Co.
15 Bobby Reuse Premium Motorsports Chevrolet WCIParts.com
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Destiny Homes S.M.A.R.T. Series
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 Patriotic
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles Patriotic
25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet Performance Plus Motor Oil
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Colonial Countertops
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Alpha Energy Solutions
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation
46 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
50 Ross Chastain Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet VIPRacingExperience.com
51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Morton Buildings
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
63 J. J. Yeley Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Copp Motorsports
74 Bryant Barnhill Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Barnhill Realty, Koolbox
83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Copp Motorsports
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Romco Equipment Co.
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Jack Link's
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford JJL Motorsports
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Protect the Harvest
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice would take place on 8:35 AM CST. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time with a 23.456 and an average speed of 134.294 miles per hour (216.125 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
124 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.456134.294
22 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.464134.248
316 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 23.586133.554
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second and final practice would take place on 11:00 AM CST. Harrison Burton of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in final practice, with a 23.472 and an average speed of 134.202 miles per hour (215.977 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
151 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.472134.202
225 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.534133.849
321 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.617133.378
Full final practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on 3:30 PM CST. Since Iowa Speedway is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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]

Harrison Burton of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 3, with a 23.669 and an average speed of 133.085 miles per hour (214.180 km/h). [5]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
151 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.711132.85023.753132.61523.669133.085
288 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 24.070130.86823.725132.77123.686132.990
318 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.786132.43123.697132.92823.694132.945
44 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 24.339129.42223.658133.14723.745132.660
552 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 23.804132.33123.712132.84423.746132.654
624 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.911131.73923.944131.55723.866131.987
721 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.895131.82723.935131.60623.871131.959
88 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 23.929131.63923.954131.50223.885131.882
946 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 23.982131.34923.773132.50323.895131.827
1025 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.968131.42523.952131.51323.905131.772
1141 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 23.963131.45323.947131.54024.046130.999
1254 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 23.963131.45323.960131.46924.088130.771
Eliminated in Round 2
1397 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 24.177130.28923.969131.420
142 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 23.969131.42023.970131.414
1598 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 23.801132.34723.980131.359
1616 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 23.791132.40324.021131.135
1713 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 23.984131.33824.074130.847
1802 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 24.129130.54824.094130.738
1922 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 24.092130.74924.123130.581
2012 Reid Wilson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 24.254129.87524.158130.392
2187 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 24.010131.19524.215130.085
2220 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 24.015131.16824.311129.571
233 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 24.377129.22024.418129.003
2450 Ross Chastain Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 24.243129.934
Eliminated in Round 1
2563 J. J. Yeley Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 24.395129.125
2604 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 24.468128.740
2745 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 24.517128.482
Qualified by owner's points
2849 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 24.608128.007
2983 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 24.756127.242
306 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 25.416123.938
3110 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 25.516123.452
3215 Bobby Reuse Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 26.171120.362
Failed to qualify
3333 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 24.620127.945
3474 Bryant Barnhill Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 24.645127.815
350 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 24.790127.067
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 60

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
18 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
288 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 9
351 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
452 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 7
521 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
618 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
724 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
816 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 3
925 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
1046 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 60

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
152 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 10
28 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
316 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 8
418 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7
513 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 6
651 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
797 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 4
821 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
954 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 2
1088 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 80

Fin [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
11616 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20076running51
2318 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2007running47
3151 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20030running47
41254 David Gilliland DGR-Crosley Toyota 2000running35
5721 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 2000running41
61397 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 2000running35
7142 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 2000running30
8946 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2004running30
9552 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 20048running45
101713 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 2000running33
111598 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 2000running26
122745 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 2000running25
132220 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running24
141802 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running23
151922 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1990running22
16624 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 1960running25
171141 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 1950running20
182604 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 1950running19
191025 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 1950running20
20306 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 1940running17
212849 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 1910running16
223110 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 1730running15
23233 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 1530engine14
242983 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 1520engine13
253215 Bobby Reuse Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 1360suspension12
26288 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 13520crash21
2788 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 13515crash0
282012 Reid Wilson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 1090overheating9
2944 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1020crash8
302450 Ross Chastain Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 560suspension7
312187 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 500brakes6
322563 J. J. Yeley Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 190brakes0
Failed to qualify
3333 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet
3474 Bryant Barnhill Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
350 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

  1. Beaver, Dan (June 17, 2018). "Brett Moffitt wins Truck race at Iowa". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. Beard, Brock. "XFINITY / TRUCKS: J.J. Yeley pulls NASCAR's first last-place sweep since 2016" . Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Koelle, Christian (June 16, 2018). "Justin Haley And Harrison Burton Lead Saturday Practices At Iowa". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. February 7, 2018. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  5. Beaver, Dan (June 16, 2018). "Harrison Burton wins Iowa Truck pole". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  6. "2018 M&M's 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved October 24, 2021.
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