2018 Active Pest Control 200
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Most_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Course_km=2.48|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip|Network=Fox Sports 1|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Pole_Driver=Kyle Busch|First_Driver=Austin Hill|Most_Driver=Kyle Busch|Most_laps=67|First_Team=Hattori Racing Enterprises|Avg={{convert|123.816|mph|km/h}}|Car=16|Pole_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Location=Hampton, Georgia, Atlanta Motor Speedway|Scheduled_laps=130|Distance_laps=134|Official_name=Active Pest Control 200 Benefitting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta|Race_Name=Active Pest Control 200 Benefitting Children's Healthcare of Atlanta|Date=February 24|Course_mi=1.54|Scheduled_km=322.19|Distance_km=332.104|Scheduled_mi=200.200|Year=2018|Distance_mi=206.36|Description=Race 2 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Image=Active_Pest_Control_200_logo.png|Pole_Time=30.844}}
The 2018 Active Pest Control 200 was the second stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a {{Convert|1.54|mi|km}} permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was extended from 130 laps from 134 due to a NASCAR overtime finish caused by a crash including Josh Reaume.{{Citation|title=2018 Active Pest Control 200 Josh Reaume and Dalton Sargeant Crash|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7jUQSVw5Es|language=en|access-date=2021-10-04}} After a costly mistake by Kyle Busch's pit crew before the final restart, Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would steal and win the race- the first of the season and the 2nd of his career.{{Cite web|title=Brett Moffitt charges to emotional NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win at Atlanta|url=https://racedaysa.com/index.php/2018/02/24/brett-moffitt-charges-to-emotional-nascar-camping-world-truck-series-win-at-atlanta/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=racedaysa.com}} To complete the podium, Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
File:Atlanta Motor Speedway.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
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|Ford |Liberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes" |
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|AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas" |
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| colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts01dis2018entrylist.pdf Official entry list] |
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Practice
= First practice =
First practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 3:00 PM EST. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 31.141 and an average speed of {{Convert|178.029|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Long|first=Dustin|date=2018-02-23|title=Truck practice report at Atlanta|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/02/23/truck-practice-report-at-atlanta/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
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|24 |31.141 |178.029 |
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|21 |31.315 |177.040 |
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|13 |Ford |31.315 |177.040 |
| colspan="7" |[https://jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2019/05/cts02ams2018prac1.pdf Full first practice results] |
= Second and final practice =
The second and final practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 4:58 PM EST. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session with a 31.011 and an average speed of {{Convert|178.775|mph|km/h}}.
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
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|18 |31.011 |178.775 |
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|41 |Ford |31.234 |177.499 |
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|24 |31.349 |176.848 |
| colspan="7" |[https://jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2019/05/cts02ams2018prac2.pdf Full final practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 24 at 11:45 AM 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. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 2 to win the pole.{{Cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=2018-02-24|title=Kyle Busch wins pole for Truck Series race at Atlanta|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/02/24/kyle-busch-wins-pole-for-truck-series-race-at-atlanta/|access-date=2021-10-04|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time (R1) !Speed (R1) !Time (R2) !Speed (R2) |
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|4 | | |30.844 |179.743 |
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|88 |Ford | | |30.934 |179.220 |
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|18 | | |30.935 |179.214 |
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|51 | | |30.996 |178.862 |
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|24 | | |31.011 |178.775 |
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|25 | | |31.064 |178.470 |
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|52 | | |31.083 |178.361 |
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|2 | | |31.086 |178.344 |
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|21 | | |31.121 |178.143 |
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|16 | | |31.162 |177.909 |
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|8 | | |31.213 |177.618 |
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|97 |Ford | | |31.251 |177.402 |
| colspan="9" |Eliminated in the first round |
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|20 |31.196 |177.715 |— |— |
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|41 |Ford |31.223 |177.561 |— |— |
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|54 |31.244 |177.442 |— |— |
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|98 |Ford |31.250 |177.408 |— |— |
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|75 |31.295 |177.153 |— |— |
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|02 |31.304 |177.102 |— |— |
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|13 |Ford |31.362 |176.774 |— |— |
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|22 |31.635 |175.249 |— |— |
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|7 |31.704 |174.868 |— |— |
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|45 |31.781 |174.444 |— |— |
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|63 |32.053 |172.964 |— |— |
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|33 |32.095 |172.737 |— |— |
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|3 |32.274 |171.779 |— |— |
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|0 |32.808 |168.983 |— |— |
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|15 |33.113 |167.427 |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Qualified by owner's points |
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|6 |33.518 |165.404 |— |— |
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|49 |33.717 |164.427 |— |— |
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|10 |35.619 |155.647 |— |— |
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|1 |36.600 |151.475 |— |— |
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|83 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Failed to qualify |
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|74 |33.988 |163.116 |— |— |
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|50 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="9" |[https://nbc-sports.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/02/starting-grid.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 40
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!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
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|18 |10 |
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|88 |Ford |9 |
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|4 |0 |
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|16 |7 |
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|97 |Ford |6 |
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|41 |Ford |5 |
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|21 |4 |
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|98 |Ford |3 |
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|52 |2 |
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|51 |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
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!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
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|4 |0 |
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|21 |9 |
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|16 |8 |
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|88 |Ford |7 |
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|18 |6 |
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|98 |Ford |5 |
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|51 |4 |
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|97 |Ford |3 |
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|75 |2 |
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|25 |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 54
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!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
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|10 |16 |134 |2 |running |55 |
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|3 |18 |134 |43 |running |51 |
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|9 |21 |134 |12 |running |47 |
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|14 |41 |Ford |134 |0 |running |38 |
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|2 |88 |Ford |134 |7 |running |48 |
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|7 |52 |134 |0 |running |33 |
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|19 |13 |Ford |134 |3 |running |30 |
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|12 |97 |Ford |134 |0 |running |38 |
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|16 |98 |Ford |134 |0 |running |36 |
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|13 |20 |134 |0 |running |0 |
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|17 |75 |134 |0 |running |28 |
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|11 |8 |134 |0 |running |25 |
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|4 |51 |134 |0 |running |29 |
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|6 |25 |134 |0 |running |24 |
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|20 |22 |134 |0 |running |22 |
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|21 |7 |134 |0 |running |21 |
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|15 |54 |134 |0 |running |20 |
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|18 |02 |133 |0 |running |19 |
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|22 |45 |133 |0 |running |18 |
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|8 |2 |133 |0 |running |17 |
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|1 |4 |133 |67 |running |0 |
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|5 |24 |132 |0 |running |15 |
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|29 |49 |131 |0 |running |14 |
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|25 |3 |129 |0 |running |13 |
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|27 |15 |128 |0 |running |12 |
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|30 |10 |120 |0 |running |11 |
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|24 |33 |119 |0 |crash |10 |
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|31 |1 |116 |0 |too slow |9 |
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|28 |6 |108 |0 |vibration |8 |
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|23 |63 |62 |0 |crash |7 |
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|26 |0 |7 |0 |electrical |0 |
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|32 |83 |0 |0 |electrical |5 |
| colspan="10" |Failed to qualify |
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! rowspan="2" | |74 ! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | |
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|50 |
References
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