2018 ToyotaCare 250

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2018 ToyotaCare 250
Race details
Race 8 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
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DateApril 20, 2018
Official name 31st Annual ToyotaCare 250
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Average speed 93.284 miles per hour (150.126 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Time 22.253
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 120
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 ToyotaCare 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 20, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the late stages of the race to win his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of Joe Gibbs Racing and Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Contents

Background

The layout of Richmond Raceway, the venue where the race was held. Richmond International Speedway.png
The layout of Richmond Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

#DriverTeamMakeSponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet FAME USA
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Code 3 Associates
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet National Brain Tumor Society
3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Estes Express Lines
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet US Vets 911
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet BurgerFi
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet Safeway
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Switch "Motivated By Invention. Driven By Perfection."
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1, Toyota Service Centers
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
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 Superior Essex
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Mike D's BBQ
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
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
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Circle Track Warehouse, DAI Dealer Associates
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford NutriChomps
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us [ permanent dead link ], Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Shadow Warriors Project, 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 B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet W. G. Speeks
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
Official entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 20, at 8:00 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. [2] Both Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing and Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest lap in the session, with a time of 22.149 and an average speed of 121.902 miles per hour (196.182 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.149121.902
200 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 22.149121.902
318 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.151121.891
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 20, at 9:40 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. [2] John Hunter Nemechek of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest lap in the session, with a time of 22.672 and an average speed of 119.090 miles per hour (191.657 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
142 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.672119.090
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.685119.021
318 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.688119.006
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would occur on Friday, April 20, at 4:05 PM EST. [2] Since Richmond Raceway 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]

Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole after making through both preliminary rounds and setting a time of 22.253 and an average speed of 121.332 miles per hour (195.265 km/h) in the third round. [5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full practice results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)
100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 22.959117.60122.524119.87222.253121.332
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.762118.61922.541119.78222.336120.881
322 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 22.707118.90622.562119.67022.453120.251
421 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.806118.39022.506119.96822.460120.214
542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.340120.85922.615119.39022.464120.192
611 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.954117.62722.468120.17122.550119.734
77 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.647119.22122.466120.18222.558119.691
81 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.734118.76522.631119.30522.570119.628
95 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.770118.57722.626119.33222.570119.628
109 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.758118.64022.611119.41122.586119.543
1118 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.000117.39122.487120.06922.613119.400
122 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.900117.90422.534119.81922.685119.021
Eliminated in Round 2
1316 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.638119.26822.656119.174
143 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.854118.14122.685119.021
1560 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.838118.22422.693118.979
164 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 22.789118.47822.734118.765
1723 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.824118.29722.788118.483
1819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.905117.87822.796118.442
1936 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 22.922117.79122.855118.136
2015 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 22.996117.41222.884117.986
2190 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 22.991117.43722.958117.606
2224 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 22.888117.96622.959117.601
2335 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 22.809118.37422.992117.432
2439 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 22.915117.82723.016117.310
Eliminated in Round 1
2552 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23.038117.198
2651 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.056117.106
2738 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.056117.106
280 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.136116.701
2955 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 23.144116.661
308 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.208116.339
3189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23.251116.124
3293 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.300115.880
3340 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.353115.617
Qualified by owner's points
3476 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.373115.518
3528 Tony Mrakovich JGL Racing Ford 23.404115.365
3678 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.417115.301
3745 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 23.550114.650
3801 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.559114.606
3966 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 23.617114.324
4074 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 24.111111.982
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 75

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
121 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
300 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 8
43 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
51 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
62 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
79 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
942 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2
1022 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts
11 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
218 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
32 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
420 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
500 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 6
642 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
719 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
89 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
922 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2
1011 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 100

Fin [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1220 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250120running56
21118 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 25010running0
381 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 25030running50
4122 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2500running46
5322 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2500running35
6100 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 25043running45
7611 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 2500running31
82651 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 2500running29
91316 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2500running28
101819 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2500running34
11109 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2500running33
12143 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2500running32
13542 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 25036running31
1477 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2500running23
152738 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 2490running22
161936 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 2490running21
171723 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 2490running20
18164 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2490running19
192190 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 2490running18
2095 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2490running17
212439 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 2490running16
222335 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2480running15
23308 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2470running14
243528 Tony Mrakovich JGL Racing Ford 2470running13
252015 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2470running0
261560 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 2460running11
27280 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2460running10
283476 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 2460running9
29421 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 24611running18
302224 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 2450running7
313801 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 2440running6
323678 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 2440running5
333745 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 2440running4
343340 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 2380running3
352552 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 2290running2
364074 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1330clutch1
372955 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 1280brakes1
383966 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 1070fuel pump1
393189 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 320brakes1
403293 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 260electrical1
Official race results

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