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2018 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)

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2018 Alsco 300
Race details
Race 11 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date May 26, 2018
Official name 37th Annual Alsco 300
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 204 laps, 306 mi (492.459 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 108.596 miles per hour (174.768 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 29.287
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 93
Winner
No. 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Erik Jones
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2018 Alsco 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race was extended from 200 laps to 204 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would win the race under caution, as Tyler Reddick and Ty Majeski would both wreck on the backstretch on the final lap, putting out a caution.[1] The win was Keselowski's 38th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste and Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Trophy Tractor, FAME USA
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 JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet KC Motorgroup
3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Nexium 24 HR
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Watermelon Association
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pinnacle Financial Partners
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Phantom Fireworks
12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Pirtek
15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota NOS Energy
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Jeld-Wen
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 Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet Hooters
28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford Fatal Clothing
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet LifeShare Carolinas
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 Night Owl Contractors
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar Patriotic
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 Extreme Kleaner, Chasco
55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota Timmons Truck Center, Premier Recycling, LLC
60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford Patriotic
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford Nettts
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link]
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 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Star Tron, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Ford
99 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Thursday, May 24, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.773 and an average speed of 181.372 miles per hour (291.890 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.773 181.372
2 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.979 180.126
3 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.982 180.108
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Thursday, May 24, at 6:05 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.615 and an average speed of 182.340 miles per hour (293.448 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.615 182.340
2 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.788 181.281
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.807 181.165
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would occur on Saturday, May 26, at 10:10 AM EST. Since Charlotte 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, setting a time of 29.287 and an average speed of 184.382 miles per hour (296.734 km/h) in the third round.[5]

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.354 183.961 29.441 183.418 29.287 184.382
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 29.520 182.927 29.488 183.125 29.331 184.106
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.889 180.668 29.431 183.480 29.431 183.480
4 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.600 182.432 29.516 182.952 29.438 183.436
5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.573 182.599 29.528 182.877 29.457 183.318
6 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.664 182.039 29.512 182.976 29.485 183.144
7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.758 181.464 29.670 182.002 29.514 182.964
8 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 29.251 184.609 29.459 183.306 29.530 182.865
9 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 29.785 181.299 29.622 182.297 29.597 182.451
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.491 183.107 29.743 181.555 29.708 181.769
11 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.716 181.720 29.674 181.977 29.780 181.330
12 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.601 182.426 29.762 181.439 29.810 181.147
Eliminated in Round 2
13 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 29.841 180.959 29.779 181.336
14 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.596 182.457 29.825 181.056
15 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 29.758 181.464 29.842 180.953
16 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 29.757 181.470 29.883 180.705
17 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.973 180.162 29.903 180.584
18 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.027 179.838 29.957 180.258
19 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.892 180.650 29.990 180.060
20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 29.882 180.711 30.048 179.712
21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 29.723 181.677 30.177 178.944
22 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.016 179.904 30.191 178.861
23 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 29.887 180.681 30.545 176.788
24 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 30.109 179.348
Eliminated in Round 1
25 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.139 179.170
26 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.170 178.986
27 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.289 178.283
28 15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.349 177.930
29 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.358 177.877
30 99 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.438 177.410
31 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 30.584 176.563
32 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.870 174.927
33 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.892 174.803
Qualified by owner's points
34 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.928 174.599
35 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 30.951 174.469
36 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.089 173.695
37 78 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.116 173.544
38 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 31.584 170.973
39 55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 31.588 170.951
40 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford
Failed to qualify
41 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.981 174.300
42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.229 172.916
43 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 31.785 169.891
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 0
6 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 4
8 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
10 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 9
3 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
5 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 0
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
8 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 114

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 22 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 204 77 running 0
2 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 204 29 running 48
3 7 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204 0 running 46
4 14 3 Ty Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 204 0 running 0
5 13 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 204 0 running 32
6 15 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 204 0 running 31
7 17 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 204 3 running 33
8 3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204 93 running 0
9 19 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 204 0 running 30
10 16 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 204 0 running 27
11 9 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 204 0 running 27
12 25 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 204 0 running 25
13 21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 204 0 running 24
14 36 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 204 1 running 23
15 5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 204 0 running 39
16 8 12 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 204 0 running 21
17 26 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 204 0 running 20
18 28 15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 204 0 running 0
19 37 78 Ray Black Jr. B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 204 0 running 18
20 35 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 204 0 running 17
21 33 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 204 0 running 16
22 11 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 203 0 running 15
23 4 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 202 0 running 15
24 31 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 13
25 38 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 198 0 running 12
26 18 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 198 0 running 11
27 39 55 Brandon Hightower JP Motorsports Toyota 197 0 running 10
28 32 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 9
29 40 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 192 0 running 8
30 24 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 189 0 running 7
31 12 42 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 181 0 crash 0
32 10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 180 0 crash 13
33 23 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 168 0 crash 4
34 27 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 140 0 crash 3
35 20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 135 0 running 2
36 22 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 134 1 fuel pump 1
37 6 23 Chase Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 98 0 transmission 0
38 34 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 26 0 oil leak 1
39 29 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 5 0 vibration 1
40 30 99 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 vibration 1
Failed to qualify
41 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota
42 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
43 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-05-26). "Brad Keselowski wins Xfinity race at Charlotte in overtime finish". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  2. ^ a b "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Charlotte Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-05-29. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  3. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-05-24). "Xfinity practice report from Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-05-26). "Brad Keselowski wins Xfinity pole at Charlotte". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
  6. ^ "2018 Alsco 300 (Charlotte) - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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