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2018 Drive for the Cure 200

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2018 Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Race details
Race 28 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date September 29, 2018
Official name 37th Annual Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina
Location Concord, North Carolina, Charlotte Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
2.28 mi (3.67 km)
Distance 55 laps, 125.4 mi (201.812 km)
Scheduled Distance 55 laps, 125.4 mi (201.812 km)
Average speed 81.267 miles per hour (130.787 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 1:17.781
Most laps led
Driver Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Laps 33
Winner
No. 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

The 2018 Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina was the 28th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race in the Round of 12, and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 29, 2018, in Concord, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval, a permanent 2.28 miles (3.67 km) road course, using part of the oval and part of the infield road course. The race took the scheduled 55 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would dominate the late stages of the race to win his first ever career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first and only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Justin Marks of Chip Ganassi Racing and Austin Cindric of Team Penske would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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

For 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race would utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race would be contested over a scheduled distance of 55 laps, 201.812 kilometres (125.400 mi).[2][3][4]

During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" designated chicanes on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during pace laps, nor will they be used during restarts.[5][6]

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
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 Lawson Aschenbach JD Motorsports Chevrolet JD Motorsports
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Nexteer
3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Beard Oil Distributing
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Outdoor Republic, Florida Watermelon Association
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet TMC Transportation
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Vannoy Construction
8 Dylan Murcott B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net, The Drying Center
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet BurgerFi
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Landon Cassill MBM Motorsports Dodge MBM Motorsports
15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet Airtec
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Juniper Networks
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Fallout 76
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford MoneyLion
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy, Agri Supply Company
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet La Rue Industrial Snowblowers
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 'Til I'm Gone by Frank Foster
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Night Owl Contractors
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link], Smithbilt Homes
42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet Travers Tool Company, RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Extreme Kleaner
55 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota Touched by Pros, Rollin Smoke Barbecue
60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford
61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford IT Coalition
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge Leith Cars
74 Ray Black Jr. Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Isokern Fireplaces & Chimmeys
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet Alpha Prime Regimen
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
97 Tanner Berryhill Obaika Racing Chevrolet Vroom! Brands, South Africa
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Ford
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Thursday, September 27, at 11:00 AM EST and would last for two hours.[7] Austin Cindric of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:19.998 and an average speed of 102.603 miles per hour (165.124 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:19.998 102.603
2 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:20.871 101.495
3 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:21.156 101.139
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second practice session would occur on Thursday, September 27, at 2:00 PM EST and would last for two hours.[7] Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:19.517 and an average speed of 103.223 miles per hour (166.121 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1:19.517 103.223
2 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:19.770 102.896
3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.771 102.895
Full second practice results

Third practice

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The third practice session would occur on Friday, September 28, at 1:05 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes.[7] Austin Cindric of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:18.443 and an average speed of 104.636 miles per hour (168.395 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:18.443 104.636
2 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18.561 104.479
3 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:18.885 104.050
Official third practice results

Fourth and final practice

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The fourth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, September 28, at 3:05 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes.[7] Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:18.197 and an average speed of 104.966 miles per hour (168.926 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18.197 104.966
2 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:19.184 103.657
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1:19.458 103.300
Official Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would occur on Saturday, September 29, at 12:10 PM EST. 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.[10]

Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the pole, setting a time of 1:17.781 and an average speed of 105.527 miles per hour (169.829 km/h) in the second round.[11]

Tanner Berryhill of Obaika Racing would be the only driver to fail to qualify, not making a lap in the qualifying session.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:18.041 105.175 1:17.781 105.527
2 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18.428 104.657 1:17.924 105.333
3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:18.532 104.518 1:18.403 104.690
4 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 1:18.760 104.215 1:18.629   104.389
5 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:18.100 105.096 1:18.703 104.291
6 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1:18.716 104.274 1:18.709 104.283
7 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:18.923 104.000 1:18.773 104.198
8 60 Ty Majeski Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 1:18.501 104.559 1:18.785 104.182
9 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 1:18.699 104.296 1:18.824 104.131
10 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:18.714 104.276 1:19.045 103.840
11 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:18.812 104.147 1:19.210 103.623
12 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.069 103.808 1:19.361 103.426
Eliminated in Round 1
13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:19.091 103.779
14 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 1:19.096 103.773
15 16 Ryan Reed Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 1:19.284 103.527
16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.333 103.463
17 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:19.354 103.435
18 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:19.680 103.012
19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 1:19.930 102.690
20 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 1:20.235 102.299
21 01 Lawson Aschenbach JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.406 102.082
22 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:20.588 101.851
23 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.625 101.805
24 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 1:20.643 101.782
25 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 1:20.896 101.464
26 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.994 101.341
27 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:21.406 100.828
28 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 1:21.577 100.617
29 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:21.646 100.532
30 74 Ray Black Jr. Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 1:21.722 100.438
31 13 Landon Cassill MBM Motorsports Dodge 1:21.813 100.326
32 55 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota 1:23.107 98.764
33 8 Dylan Murcott B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.460 98.347
Qualified by owner's points
34 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 1:24.562 97.065
35 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 1:25.019 96.543
36 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1:25.246 96.286
37 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Dodge 1:25.953 95.494
38 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:27.072 94.267
39 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 1:27.108 94.228
40 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 1:28.022 93.249
Failed to qualify
41 97 Tanner Berryhill Obaika Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 15

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 9
3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 7
5 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6
6 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 15

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 9
3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 5
7 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 4
8 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 2
10 01 Lawson Aschenbach JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 20

Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 9 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 55 33 running 42
2 4 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 41
3 1 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 55 13 running 41
4 10 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 0 running 45
5 13 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 5 running 42
6 7 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 35
7 6 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 55 0 running 48
8 14 61 Kaz Grala Fury Race Cars Ford 55 0 running 34
9 3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 44
10 2 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55 4 running 37
11 15 16 Ryan Reed Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 55 0 running 26
12 16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 25
13 5 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 24
14 17 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 29
15 12 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 24
16 11 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 21
17 18 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 23
18 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 19
19 25 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 21
20 23 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 17
21 21 01 Lawson Aschenbach JD Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 17
22 22 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 55 0 running 15
23 29 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 14
24 28 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 55 0 running 13
25 36 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 12
26 30 74 Ray Black Jr. Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 11
27 34 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 10
28 37 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Dodge 55 0 running 9
29 35 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 55 0 running 8
30 33 8 Dylan Murcott B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 55 0 running 7
31 40 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 52 0 running 6
32 24 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Toyota 50 0 running 5
33 26 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 50 0 running 4
34 8 60 Ty Majeski Roush-Fenway Racing Ford 49 0 running 3
35 32 55 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota 37 0 engine 0
36 27 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 37 0 suspension 1
37 20 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 34 0 crash 6
38 31 13 Landon Cassill MBM Motorsports Dodge 30 0 engine 1
39 39 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 20 0 brakes 1
40 38 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 6 0 suspension 1
Failed to qualify
41 97 Tanner Berryhill Obaika Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Briscoe wins Xfinity race on Charlotte's roval". ESPN.com. 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  2. ^ "New layout for Charlotte Motor Speedway road course". NASCAR.com. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  3. ^ "Everything to know for Sunday's race on the Charlotte roval". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Cup race on Charlotte Roval to see length reduced". Retrieved July 8, 2018.
  5. ^ "No more shortcut: NASCAR's Roval tests to resume on course altered to stop 'cheating'". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  6. ^ "Charlotte road course 101: What you need to know". NASCAR.com. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
  7. ^ a b c d "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Charlotte Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  8. ^ a b Long, Dustin (2018-09-27). "Xfinity practice report at Charlotte Roval". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  9. ^ a b "Charlotte Roval Xfinity Practice Results: September 28, 2018". Racing News. 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  10. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  11. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-09-29). "Austin Cindric wins pole for Xfinity Roval race". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  12. ^ "2018 Drive for the Cure 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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