2018 Zippo 200 at The Glen

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2018 Zippo 200 at The Glen
Race details
Race 20 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
DateAugust 4, 2018
Official name 24th Annual Zippo 200 at The Glen
Location Watkins Glen, New York, Watkins Glen International
Course Permanent racing facility
2.454 mi (3.949 km)
Distance 82 laps, 200.9 mi (323.317 km)
Scheduled Distance 82 laps, 200.9 mi (323.317 km)
Average speed 81.685 miles per hour (131.459 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 1:11.710
Most laps led
Driver Joey Logano Team Penske
Laps 31
Winner
No. 22 Joey Logano Team Penske
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 Zippo 200 at The Glen was the 20th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 4, 2018, in Watkins Glen, New York at Watkins Glen International, a 2.45-mile (3.94 km) permanent road course. The race took the scheduled 82 laps to complete. At race's end, Joey Logano of Team Penske would dominate the race to win his 30th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second and final win of the season. [1] To fill out the podium, A. J. Allmendinger of GMS Racing and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses. Watkins Glen Short Course 1992-present.png
The layout of Watkins Glen International NASCAR uses.

Watkins Glen International (nicknamed "The Glen") is an automobile race track located in Watkins Glen, New York at the southern tip of Seneca Lake. It was long known around the world as the home of the Formula One United States Grand Prix, which it hosted for twenty consecutive years (1961–1980), but the site has been home to road racing of nearly every class, including the World Sportscar Championship, Trans-Am, Can-Am, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the International Motor Sports Association and the IndyCar Series.

Initially, public roads in the village were used for the race course. In 1956 a permanent circuit for the race was built. In 1968 the race was extended to six hours, becoming the 6 Hours of Watkins Glen. The circuit's current layout has more or less been the same since 1971, although a chicane was installed at the uphill Esses in 1975 to slow cars through these corners, where there was a fatality during practice at the 1973 United States Grand Prix. The chicane was removed in 1985, but another chicane called the "Inner Loop" was installed in 1992 after J.D. McDuffie's fatal accident during the previous year's NASCAR Winston Cup event.

The circuit is known as the Mecca of North American road racing and is a very popular venue among fans and drivers. The facility is currently owned by International Speedway Corporation.

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 Textron, Arctic Cat
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV"
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Buckle Up New York "Protect Your Melon"
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet TMC Transportation
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Nationwide Children's Hospital
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
12 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford Wabash National Supreme
13 Carl Long* MBM Motorsports Dodge OCR Gaz Bar
15 Mike Skeen JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
17 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Niece Motorsports Chevrolet PMC Group
18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Craftsman
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 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford Snap-on
23 A. J. Allmendinger GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet La Rue Industrial Snowblowers
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Midstate Basement Authorities
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Extreme Kleaner
55 David Levine* JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford LTi Printing
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford DMB Financial
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us [ permanent dead link ]
74 Stephen Leicht 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
90 Brian Henderson DGM Racing Chevrolet Friends of Jaclyn Foundation
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Go Bowling
Official entry list

*Withdrew.

Practice

First practice

The first practice session would occur on Friday, August 3, at 12:35 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes. Heavy rain pelted the session, leaving only six teams making a lap as most felt that it wasn't worth the risk. [2] Tyler Reddick of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:38.533 and an average speed of 89.513 miles per hour (144.057 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
19 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:38.53389.513
260 Austin Cindric Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 1:38.72089.344
324 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 1:41.50686.891
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

The second practice session would occur on Friday, August 3, at 2:05 PM EST and would last for one hour and 20 minutes. Once again, rain would majorly affect the session, leaving many teams not making a lap. [2] Mike Skeen of JD Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:32.240 and an average speed of 95.620 miles per hour (153.885 km/h). [3]

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed
115 Mike Skeen JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:32.24095.620
261 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 1:33.30994.525
336 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:34.35393.479
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

Qualifying would occur on Saturday, August 4, at 11:35 AM EST. [2] Since the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval is a road course, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 would win the pole. [4]

Joey Logano of Team Penske would win the pole, with a lap of 1:11.710 and an average speed of 122.995 miles per hour (197.941 km/h) in the second round. [5]

One driver would fail to qualify: Stephen Leicht.

Full qualifying results

Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)
122 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:12.154122.2391:11.710122.995
212 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 1:13.156120.5641:12.073122.376
342 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:13.031120.7711:12.294122.002
423 A. J. Allmendinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 1:12.894120.9981:12.513121.633
521 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:12.954120.8981:12.526121.612
63 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:13.076120.6961:12.669121.372
711 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:12.924120.9481:12.789121.172
818 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:12.942120.9181:12.824121.114
998 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1:13.029120.7741:12.866121.044
107 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:12.667121.3761:12.905120.979
1120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:13.299120.3291:13.142120.587
1200 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1:13.244120.4191:13.221120.457
Eliminated in Round 1
131 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:13.301120.326
1460 Austin Cindric Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 1:13.465120.057
1551 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:13.505119.992
162 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:13.533119.946
1761 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 1:13.598119.840
1824 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 1:13.660119.739
1916 Ryan Reed Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 1:13.681119.705
2019 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:13.977119.226
2136 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:14.047119.114
228 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.333118.655
234 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.402118.545
2415 Mike Skeen JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.468118.440
255 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:14.606118.221
2638 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:14.659118.137
279 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.050117.522
2839 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:15.090117.459
2917 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.808116.347
3078 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:15.867116.256
3166 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 1:16.338115.539
320 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:16.681115.022
3393 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:17.153114.318
Qualified by owner's points
3452 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1:17.641113.600
3540 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 1:18.413112.481
3690 Brian Henderson DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:18.520112.328
3735 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:18.956111.708
3845 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1:19.907110.378
3976 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:20.084110.134
4001 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.659109.349
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4174 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 1:18.413112.481
WD13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota
WD55 David Levine JP Motorsports Toyota
WD89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
122 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0
242 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
321 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
47 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 7
518 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
611 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 5
751 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 4
83 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
961 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 2
109 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 20

Fin#DriverTeamMakePts
123 A. J. Allmendinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
27 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 9
342 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
420 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
521 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 6
622 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0
712 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 0
84 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 3
916 Ryan Reed Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 2
1018 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 42

Fin [6] St#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts
1122 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 8231running0
2423 A. J. Allmendinger GMS Racing Chevrolet 8211running0
3107 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 820running50
4818 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 828running40
5998 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 820running0
61200 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 820running31
72019 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 820running30
81916 Ryan Reed Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 820running31
91120 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 820running35
10212 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 8226running0
11279 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 821running27
12131 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 820running25
131460 Austin Cindric Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 820running24
141551 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 821running27
151761 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 820running24
16521 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 820running35
17255 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 820running20
18711 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 820running24
192136 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 824running18
20234 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 820running20
213690 Brian Henderson DGM Racing Chevrolet 820running16
223735 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 820running15
23320 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 820running14
243976 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 810running13
2563 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 780running0
262839 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 770engine11
27342 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 770engine0
282415 Mike Skeen JD Motorsports Chevrolet 760running9
293540 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 740running8
30228 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 730running7
312917 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 700running6
323845 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 690running5
333452 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 490suspension4
342638 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 450brakes3
354001 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 320crash2
363166 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 270rear gear1
37162 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 260crash1
381824 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 260crash0
393393 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 80brakes1
403078 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30crash1
Failed to qualify or withdrew
4174 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
WD13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota
WD55 David Levine JP Motorsports Toyota
WD89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

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