2018 Texas Roadhouse 200

The 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 was the 20th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 6, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 27, 2018, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a 0.526 miles (0.847 km) permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would dominate the race to win his 23rd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his sixth and final of the season to lock himself into the Championship 4.[1] To fill out the podium, Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2018 Texas Roadhouse 200
Race details
Race 20 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date October 27, 2018
Official name 16th Annual Texas Roadhouse 200
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 200 laps, 105.2 mi (169.302 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 105.2 mi (169.302 km)
Average speed 69.299 miles per hour (111.526 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 19.909
Most laps led
Driver Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Laps 148
Winner
No. 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Kurt Busch
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Ciccarelli Moving & Installations
2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet A. M. Ortega
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Commercial Property Services, Knight Fire Protection
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Sirius XM, JBL
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet H&H Transport
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Ollie's Bargain Outlet
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Louisiana Hot Sauce
15 Brad Foy Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Strutmasters
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
17 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
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
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
23 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet AutosByNelson.com
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet America First Action Super PAC, Turning Point USA
30 Jeb Burton On Point Motorsports Toyota Strutmasters, Sparrow Ranch
33 Chad Finley Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Strutmasters, Auto Value
38 Landon Huffman Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Plan B Sales
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford The Carolina Nut Company
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation
46 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Craftsman
49 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Morton Buildings
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota May's Hawaii
63 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet First Responder Racing
75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet Food Country USA, Global Building Contractors
83 Dawson Cram Copp Motorsports Chevrolet RGS Products
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Chi-Chi's
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Protect the Harvest
99 Chase Purdy MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Bama Buggies
Official entry list

Practice

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Originally, there were going to be two scheduled 50-minute practice sessions on Friday, October 26. However, rain would cancel both sessions.[2]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 27, at 10:05 AM EST.[2] Since Martinsville Speedway 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.[3]

Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 3 and win the pole with a 19.909 and an average speed of 95.113 miles per hour (153.070 km/h).[4]

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Norm Benning, Ray Ciccarelli, and Landon Huffman.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.210 93.696 19.976 94.794 19.909 95.113
2 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.189 93.794 20.079 94.307 20.005 94.656
3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.239 93.562 20.078 94.312 20.013 94.618
4 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 20.256 93.483 20.016 94.604 20.019 94.590
5 17 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota 20.299 93.285 19.998 94.689 20.048 94.453
6 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 20.093 94.242 19.988 94.737 20.053 94.430
7 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.118 94.125 20.122 94.106 20.063 94.383
8 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.176 93.854 19.989 94.732 20.075 94.326
9 23 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.178 93.845 20.076 94.322 20.114 94.143
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 20.216 93.668 20.140 94.022 20.132 94.059
11 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 20.112 94.153 20.098 94.218 20.208 93.705
12 46 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.349 93.056 20.132 94.059 20.409 92.783
Eliminated in Round 2
13 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.273 93.405 20.154 93.957
14 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 20.312 93.226 20.157 93.943
15 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.332 93.134 20.168 93.891
16 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 20.271 93.414 20.179 93.840
17 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20.128 94.078 20.207 93.710
18 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 20.343 93.084 20.220 93.650
19 54 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota 20.267 93.433 20.317 93.203
20 33 Chad Finley Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 20.340 93.097 20.381 92.910
21 63 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 20.366 92.978 20.397 92.837
22 30 Jeb Burton On Point Motorsports Toyota 20.473 92.493 20.500 92.371
23 83 Dawson Cram Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 20.304 93.262 20.579 92.016
24 49 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.497 92.384
Eliminated in Round 1
25 25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.506 92.344
26 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 20.544 92.173
27 99 Chase Purdy MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 20.579 92.016
Qualified by owner's points
28 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.712 91.425
29 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.723 91.377
30 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.924 90.499
31 15 Brad Foy Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 21.083 89.816
32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 22.594 83.810
Failed to qualify
33 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 20.771 91.166
34 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 20.895 90.625
35 38 Landon Huffman Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 17 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota 0
6 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 54 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota 4
8 23 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 50

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9
3 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
4 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 23 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2
10 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 100

Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 8 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 148 running 60
2 17 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 200 0 running 37
3 16 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 200 7 running 34
4 4 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 running 40
5 5 17 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota 200 6 running 0
6 13 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
7 3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 48
8 2 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 32
9 12 46 Christian Eckes Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 28
10 9 23 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 34
11 11 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 26
12 1 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 200 39 running 32
13 10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 running 38
14 6 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 200 0 running 33
15 22 30 Jeb Burton On Point Motorsports Toyota 200 0 running 0
16 14 75 Parker Kligerman Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 21
17 25 25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 20
18 19 54 Tyler Ankrum DGR-Crosley Toyota 200 0 running 23
19 15 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 18
20 7 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 17
21 27 99 Chase Purdy MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 16
22 21 63 Kyle Donahue MB Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 15
23 29 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 14
24 23 83 Dawson Cram Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 13
25 24 49 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 12
26 26 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 11
27 28 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 10
28 31 15 Brad Foy Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 9
29 32 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 189 0 running 8
30 18 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 177 0 rear gear 0
31 30 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 137 0 brakes 6
32 20 33 Chad Finley Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 35 0 crash 5
Failed to qualify
33 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
34 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
35 38 Landon Huffman Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Amy. "Johnny Sauter wins at Martinsville to earn a shot at Truck Series title". accesswdun.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  2. ^ a b "2018 NASCAR Truck Series Martinsville 2 Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-06.
  4. ^ Ryan, Nate (2018-10-27). "Todd Gilliland captures truck pole at Martinsville". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  5. ^ "2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
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