2018 OneMain Financial 200
The 2018 OneMain Financial 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) oval-shaped permanent racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would hold off his teammate Elliott Sadler in the closing laps to win his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] Allgaier would also win an extra $100,000 for winning a Dash 4 Cash event.[2] To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish third.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | May 5, 2018 | ||
| Official name | 37th Annual OneMain Financial 200 | ||
| Location | Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Average speed | 98.053 miles per hour (157.801 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 23.102 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 104 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Austin Dillon | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
*Harmon would participate in both the Happy Hour and qualifying sessions, but would be replaced by Cody Ware in the first practice session. However, Harmon would replace Ware after Ware crashed in the session.[3]
Practice
First practice
The first practice session would occur on Friday, May 4, at 9:35 AM EST and would last for 50 minutes.[4] Noah Gragson of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.465 and an average speed of 153.420 miles per hour (246.906 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.465 | 153.420 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 23.492 | 153.244 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.500 | 153.191 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, May 4, at 2:05 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes.[4] Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.581 and an average speed of 152.665 miles per hour (245.691 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.581 | 152.665 |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.802 | 151.248 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.844 | 150.981 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Qualifying would occur on Saturday, May 5, at 9:35 AM EST.[4] Since Dover International 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.[6]
Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 23.102 and an average speed of 155.831 miles per hour (250.786 km/h).[7]
Nine drivers did not set a lap due to not passing inspection in time before the qualifying session.[7]
Full qualifying results
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.471 | 153.381 | 23.198 | 155.186 | 23.102 | 155.831 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.324 | 154.347 | 23.323 | 154.354 | 23.132 | 155.629 |
| 3 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.300 | 154.506 | 23.241 | 154.899 | 23.179 | 155.313 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.376 | 154.004 | 23.320 | 154.374 | 23.189 | 155.246 |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.294 | 154.546 | 23.312 | 154.427 | 23.218 | 155.052 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.048 | 156.196 | 23.183 | 155.286 | 23.224 | 155.012 |
| 7 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 22.999 | 156.529 | 23.183 | 155.286 | 23.243 | 154.885 |
| 8 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 23.501 | 153.185 | 23.417 | 153.734 | 23.297 | 154.526 |
| 9 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 23.420 | 153.715 | 23.292 | 154.560 | 23.341 | 154.235 |
| 10 | 3 | Jeb Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 23.541 | 152.925 | 23.407 | 153.800 | 23.400 | 153.846 |
| 11 | 23 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.460 | 153.453 | 23.392 | 153.899 | 23.430 | 153.649 |
| 12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 23.883 | 150.735 | 23.448 | 153.531 | 23.458 | 153.466 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.468 | 153.400 | 23.463 | 153.433 | — | — |
| 14 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 23.732 | 151.694 | 23.576 | 152.698 | — | — |
| 15 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 23.598 | 152.555 | 23.586 | 152.633 | — | — |
| 16 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | 24.018 | 149.888 | 23.610 | 152.478 | — | — |
| 17 | 90 | Brandon Brown | Brandonbilt Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.705 | 151.867 | 23.640 | 152.284 | — | — |
| 18 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.653 | 152.201 | 23.736 | 151.668 | — | — |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 23.489 | 153.263 | 23.754 | 151.553 | — | — |
| 20 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 23.668 | 152.104 | 23.868 | 150.830 | — | — |
| 21 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 23.974 | 150.163 | 24.038 | 149.763 | — | — |
| 22 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 24.120 | 149.254 | 24.129 | 149.198 | — | — |
| 23 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.051 | 149.682 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 24.079 | 149.508 | — | — | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
| 25 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.245 | 148.484 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.247 | 148.472 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 24.266 | 148.356 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 24.289 | 148.215 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 8 | Ray Black Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 24.432 | 147.348 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 24.588 | 146.413 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 24.858 | 144.823 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 66 | Carl Long | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 25.428 | 141.576 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
| 34 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 15 | Joe Nemechek | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
| 41 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
| Official starting lineup | ||||||||||
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
References
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