The 2018 Stratosphere 200 was the third stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 2 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a late race restart, Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports was able to hold off a charging Sauter and Moffitt for the last 11 laps to win the race, the 50th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career and the first of the season.[1] To fill out the rest of the podium, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing and Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2018 Stratosphere 200
Race details
Race 3 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date March 2, 2018
Official name Stratosphere 200
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km)
Scheduled Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km)
Average speed 122.665 miles per hour (197.410 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 30.575
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 55
Winner
No. 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Mike Senica Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Betty Lou's
1 Tommy Regan TJL Motorsports Chevrolet Motorsports Safety Group
2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet Jegs
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet United Rentals
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group, Lucas Oil
4 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Sirius XM, JBL
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Zomongo
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link], ThinkRealty.com
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Liberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes"
15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Sunwest Construction
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Michel Disdier Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Richard Orlinski
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet Performance Plus Motor Oil
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Gnarly Jerky
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Alpha Energy Solutions
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Promatic Automation
49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org/
50 B. J. McLeod Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Beaver Motorsports
51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Cessna, Beechcraft
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Justin Marks DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
63 Scott Stenzel Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Copp Motorsports
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Atlanta Havoc
83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Fr8Auctions, United Nissan
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet NEMCO Motorsports
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Hormel Black Label Bacon
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Curb Records
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice was held on Thursday, March 1 at 5:05 PM EST. Justin Marks of DGR-Crosley would set the fastest time of the session with a 30.313 and an average speed of 178.141 miles per hour (286.690 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Justin Marks DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.313 178.141
2 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.317 178.118
3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.345 177.954
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice was held on Thursday, March 1 at 7:05 PM EST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time with a 30.114 and an average speed of 179.319 miles per hour (288.586 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.114 179.319
2 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.154 179.081
3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.184 178.903
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, March 2, at 6:05 PM EST. The qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.[3]

Starting lineup

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.575 176.615
2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 30.597 176.488
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.680 176.010
4 4 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.695 175.924
5 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.737 175.684
6 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.785 175.410
7 54 Justin Marks DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.810 175.268
8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 30.931 174.582
9 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 31.006 174.160
10 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 31.047 173.930
11 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.053 173.896
12 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 31.127 173.483
Eliminated in Round 1
13 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.044 173.947
14 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.059 173.863
15 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 31.092 173.678
16 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 31.145 173.383
17 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.220 172.966
18 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.231 172.905
19 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.249 172.806
20 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.329 172.364
21 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 31.388 172.040
22 20 Michel Disdier Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.398 171.985
23 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 31.472 171.581
24 15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 32.426 166.533
25 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 32.791 164.679
26 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 32.802 164.624
27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 33.818 159.678
Qualified by owner's points
28 1 Tommy Regan TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 35.383 152.616
29 63 Scott Stenzel Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 36.224 149.072
30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 37.856 142.646
31 50 B. J. McLeod Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet
32 0 Mike Senica Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 4 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9
3 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
4 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 7
5 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 6
6 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 5
7 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 3
9 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 10
2 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
4 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 6
6 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
7 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 4
8 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 2
10 4 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 54

Fin[4] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 1 51 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 55 running 0
2 3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 0 running 42
3 6 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134 27 running 43
4 8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 134 4 running 35
5 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 134 31 running 49
6 18 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 3 running 31
7 15 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 134 0 running 42
8 14 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 0 running 31
9 17 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 134 2 running 28
10 13 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 running 27
11 7 54 Justin Marks DGR-Crosley Toyota 134 0 running 26
12 5 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 12 running 40
13 4 4 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 0 running 34
14 20 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 running 23
15 10 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 133 0 running 37
16 19 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 running 21
17 16 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 133 0 running 20
18 24 15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 running 19
19 22 20 Michel Disdier Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 132 0 running 18
20 23 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 132 0 running 17
21 9 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 running 0
22 26 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 127 0 running 15
23 31 50 B. J. McLeod Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 123 0 running 0
24 27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 123 0 running 13
25 25 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 119 0 engine 12
26 30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 118 0 parked 11
27 28 1 Tommy Regan TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 112 0 running 10
28 11 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 75 0 crash 13
29 12 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 40 0 brakes 9
30 32 0 Mike Senica Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 28 0 electrical 7
31 21 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 23 0 vibration 6
32 29 63 Scott Stenzel Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 5 0 electrical 5
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Kyle Busch starts Las Vegas weekend with 50th Truck Series win". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-03-03. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  2. ^ a b "Truck Series practice report from Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. 2018-03-01. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
  4. ^ "2018 Stratosphere 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
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