2018 37 Kind Days 250
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Car=18|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip|Pole_Time=30.564|Date=May 11|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Most_laps=128|Pole_Driver=Noah Gragson|Most_Driver=Noah Gragson|First_Driver=Noah Gragson|Pole_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Most_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|First_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Description=Race 6 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Location=Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas Speedway|Avg={{convert|134.137|mph|km/h}}|Course_km=2.41|Scheduled_laps=167|Course_mi=1.5|Distance_laps=167|Scheduled_km=403.14|Distance_km=403.14|Scheduled_mi=250.5|Official_name=37 Kind Days 250|Race_Name=37 Kind Days 250|Year=2018|Distance_mi=250.5|Network=Fox Sports 1|Image=37_Kind_Days_250_logo.png}}
The 2018 37 Kind Days 250 was the 6th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The event was held on Friday, May 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway. The race rook 167 laps to complete. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would dominate the race, and eventually win the race, the first and only win of the season and the second of his career.{{Cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=2018-05-12|title=Noah Gragson wins Truck race at Kansas Speedway|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/05/11/noah-gragson-wins-truck-race-at-kansas-speedway/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
File:Kansas Speedway diagram.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.
= Entry list =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 0 |
| 1 |
| 2
|Jegs |
| 02 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 6 |
| 8 |
| 10 |
| 13
|Ford |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 18 |
| 20 |
| 21 |
| 22
|CForce by Chuck Norris "A Force Of Nature", GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas" |
| 24 |
| 25 |
| 33 |
| 36 |
| 41
|Ford |
| 45 |
| 49
|[https://sobrietynation.org/ SobrietyNation.org] |
| 50 |
| 51 |
| 52
|Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 |
| 63 |
| 74 |
| 83 |
| 87 |
| 88
|Ford |
| 98
|Ford |
| colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712200032/https://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts06kan2018entrylist.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
= First and final practice =
The first and final practice was held on 10:35 AM CST. Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 30.401 and an average speed of {{Convert|177.626|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Long|first=Dustin|date=2018-05-11|title=Matt Crafton fastest in Camping World Truck practice at Kansas|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/05/11/matt-crafton-fastest-in-camping-world-truck-practice-at-kansas/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|88 |Ford |30.401 |177.626 |
|---|
| 2
|13 |Ford |30.647 |176.200 |
| 3
|16 |30.653 |176.165 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180820230958/https://www.jayski.com/cts//2018/pdfs/cts06kan2018prac1.pdf Full first practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying would take place on Friday, May 11, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Kansas Speedway was at least {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}}, 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.{{Cite web|date=2018-02-07|title=NASCAR Qualifying Rules|url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18676661/nascar-qualifying-rules|access-date=2021-10-07|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}
While Noah Gragson would not the set the fastest time in Round 1 (the honor would go to Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing), he would set a time fast enough to advance into Round 2. He would proceed to set the fastest time in Round 2 and win the pole for the race.{{Cite web|date=2018-05-04|title=Noah Gragson wins pole for tonight's Truck race at Dover|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/05/04/noah-gragson-wins-pole-for-tonights-truck-race-at-dover/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}
Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing would be the only driver not to set a time. During his pole lap, he would spin off of Turn 4. While no damage was caused to the vehicle, he would not set the lap, and take the last starting position.{{Citation|title=NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2018. Qualifying Kansas Speedway. Myatt Snider Spin|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HT47HPC08nk|language=en|access-date=2021-10-07}}
Camden Murphy of TJL Motorsports would be the only driver not to qualify, finishing just under 3 seconds off of a guaranteed spot and just under 8 tenths of the second to last qualifier, Kyle Donahue of MB Motorsports.{{Cite web|last=Beard|first=Brock|title=TRUCKS: Kevin Donahue outpaces brother Kyle in qualifying, but is first out of the race|url=http://brock.lastcar.info/2018/05/trucks-kevin-donahue-outpaces-brother.html|access-date=2021-10-07|language=en}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time (R1) !Speed (R1) !Time (R2) !Speed (R2) |
| 1
|18 |30.728 |175.735 |30.564 |176.678 |
|---|
| 2
|2 |30.769 |175.501 |30.598 |176.482 |
| 3
|88 |Ford |30.629 |176.304 |30.602 |176.459 |
| 4
|98 |Ford |30.861 |174.978 |30.619 |176.361 |
| 5
|21 |30.711 |175.833 |30.655 |176.154 |
| 6
|4 |30.762 |175.541 |30.701 |175.890 |
| 7
|41 |Ford |30.794 |175.359 |30.730 |175.724 |
| 8
|52 |30.780 |175.439 |30.829 |175.160 |
| 9
|02 |30.953 |174.458 |30.852 |175.029 |
| 10
|16 |30.931 |174.582 |30.854 |175.018 |
| 11
|25 |30.967 |174.379 |30.954 |174.452 |
| 12
|24 |30.887 |174.831 |31.001 |174.188 |
| colspan="9" |Eliminated in Round 1 |
| 13
|51 |31.039 |173.975 |— |— |
| 14
|8 |31.059 |173.863 |— |— |
| 15
|20 |31.185 |173.160 |— |— |
| 16
|54 |31.229 |172.916 |— |— |
| 17
|45 |31.242 |172.844 |— |— |
| 18
|49 |31.396 |171.996 |— |— |
| 19
|22 |31.437 |171.772 |— |— |
| 20
|63 |31.472 |171.581 |— |— |
| 21
|3 |31.540 |171.211 |— |— |
| 22
|87 |31.751 |170.073 |— |— |
| 23
|0 |32.143 |167.999 |— |— |
| 24
|36 |32.400 |166.667 |— |— |
| 25
|33 |32.532 |165.990 |— |— |
| 26
|50 |32.583 |165.731 |— |— |
| 27
|15 |32.653 |165.375 |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Qualified by owner's points |
| 28
|6 |33.148 |162.906 |— |— |
| 29
|10 |33.190 |162.700 |— |— |
| 30
|74 |33.619 |160.623 |— |— |
| 31
|83 |34.735 |155.463 |— |— |
| 32
|13 |Ford |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Failed to qualify |
| 33
|1 |35.522 |152.018 |— |— |
| colspan="9" |[https://nbc-sports.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/05/truck-qualifying.pdf Official first and second round results] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 40
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!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|18 |10 |
|---|
| 2
|4 |0 |
| 3
|16 |8 |
| 4
|41 |Ford |7 |
| 5
|98 |Ford |6 |
| 6
|8 |0 |
| 7
|51 |0 |
| 8
|88 |Ford |3 |
| 9
|21 |2 |
| 10
|52 |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|18 |10 |
|---|
| 2
|16 |9 |
| 3
|4 |0 |
| 4
|51 |0 |
| 5
|52 |6 |
| 6
|8 |0 |
| 7
|98 |Ford |4 |
| 8
|21 |3 |
| 9
|88 |Ford |2 |
| 10
|2 |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 87
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|1 |18 |167 |128 |running |60 |
|---|
| 2
|6 |4 |167 |1 |running |0 |
| 3
|8 |52 |167 |6 |running |41 |
| 4
|14 |8 |167 |0 |running |0 |
| 5
|5 |21 |167 |14 |running |37 |
| 6
|3 |88 |Ford |167 |4 |running |36 |
| 7
|2 |2 |167 |0 |running |31 |
| 8
|4 |98 |Ford |167 |0 |running |39 |
| 9
|13 |51 |167 |0 |running |0 |
| 10
|12 |24 |166 |4 |running |27 |
| 11
|11 |25 |165 |0 |running |26 |
| 12
|9 |02 |165 |0 |running |25 |
| 13
|19 |22 |164 |0 |running |24 |
| 14
|15 |20 |164 |0 |running |0 |
| 15
|32 |13 |Ford |164 |9 |running |22 |
| 16
|10 |16 |163 |0 |running |38 |
| 17
|17 |45 |163 |0 |running |20 |
| 18
|7 |41 |Ford |162 |1 |running |26 |
| 19
|16 |54 |160 |0 |running |18 |
| 20
|31 |83 |159 |0 |running |17 |
| 21
|25 |33 |158 |0 |running |16 |
| 22
|29 |10 |157 |0 |running |15 |
| 23
|28 |6 |157 |0 |running |14 |
| 24
|30 |74 |146 |0 |oil leak |0 |
| 25
|21 |3 |139 |0 |running |12 |
| 26
|27 |15 |139 |0 |running |11 |
| 27
|18 |49 |131 |0 |suspension |10 |
| 28
|26 |50 |66 |0 |overheating |9 |
| 29
|24 |36 |30 |0 |transmission |8 |
| 30
|22 |87 |27 |0 |overheating |7 |
| 31
|23 |0 |6 |0 |electrical |0 |
| 32
|20 |63 |0 |0 |transmission |5 |
| colspan="10" |Failed to qualify |
| 33
! |1 ! colspan="4" | |
| colspan="10" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180619223807/https://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts06kan2018unofficialresults.pdf Official race results] |
References
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