2018 Overton's 225
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|First_Driver=Brett Moffitt|Pole_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip|Network=Fox Sports 1|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Most_laps=64|Pole_Driver=Noah Gragson|Official_name=Overton's 225|Avg={{convert|119.346|mph|km/h}}|Most_Team=NEMCO Motorsports|Most_Driver=John Hunter Nemechek|First_Team=Hattori Racing Enterprises|Car=16|Location=Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway|Date=June 29|Scheduled_km=362.102|Distance_km=362.102|Scheduled_mi=225|Distance_laps=150|Scheduled_laps=150|Description=Race 11 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Course_km=2.41|Course_mi=1.5|Race_Name=Overton's 225|Year=2018|Distance_mi=225|Pole_Time=30.834}}
The 2018 Overton's 225 was the 11th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, a hard-charging Brett Moffitt, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises would pass the fuel-ailing John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports on the final lap to take Moffitt's 4th career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and his 3rd of the season.{{Cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=2018-06-30|title=Brett Moffitt passes John Hunter Nemechek on last lap to win|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/29/brett-moffitt-triumphs-after-john-hunter-nemechek-runs-out-of-gas-on-last-lap/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
File:Chicagoland_Speedway_diagram.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
= Entry list =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 0 |
| 2
|Jegs Patriotic |
| 02 |
| 3 |
| 03
|Calumet City Auto Parts "Stop Bullying" |
| 4 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 10
|[https://driven2honor.org/ Driven2Honor.org]{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
| 13
|Ford |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 18 |
| 20 |
| 21
|ISM Connect Patriotic |
| 22 |
| 24
|Fraternal Order of Eagles Patriotic |
| 25 |
| 33 |
| 41
|Ford |
| 45 |
| 49
|[https://sobrietynation.org/ SobrietyNation.org] |
| 50 |
| 51
|American Standard Eljer |
| 52
|Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 |
| 63 |
| 74 |
| 83 |
| 87 |
| 88
|Ford |
| 98
|Ford |Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life." |
| colspan="5" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712133927/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts11chi2018entrylist.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
= First practice =
The first practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 4:30 PM CST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest lap, with a 31.006 and an average speed of {{Convert|174.160|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite news|date=2018-06-29|title=Truck practice report at Chicagoland - NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US|work=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/28/truck-practice-report-at-chicagoland/|access-date=2021-10-27}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|21 |31.006 |174.160 |
|---|
| 2
|25 |31.029 |174.031 |
| 3
|41 |Ford |31.133 |173.449 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712164038/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts11chi2018prac1.pdf Full first practice results] |
= Second and final practice =
The second and final practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 6:35 PM CST. Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest lap, with a 30.862 and an average speed of {{Convert|174.972|mph|km/h}}.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|4 |30.862 |174.972 |
|---|
| 2
|41 |Ford |30.995 |174.222 |
| 3
|24 |30.060 |173.857 |
| colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712164115/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts11chi2018prac2.pdf Full final practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying would take place on Friday, May 11, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Chicagoland Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 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=2021-10-27|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}
Noah Gragson would proceed to set the fastest time in both rounds, achieving a lap in the second round of a 30.384 and an average speed of {{Convert|175.131|mph|km/h}}, making Gragson the pole winner for the event.{{Cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=2018-06-29|title=Noah Gragson wins Truck Series pole at Chicagoland|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/29/noah-gragson-wins-truck-series-pole-at-chicagoland/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} No drivers would fail to qualify.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time (R1) !Speed (R1) !Time (R2) !Speed (R2) |
| 1
|18 |30.850 |175.041 |30.834 |175.131 |
|---|
| 2
|25 |30.950 |174.475 |30.938 |174.543 |
| 3
|8 |31.145 |173.383 |30.940 |174.531 |
| 4
|4 |30.989 |174.225 |30.959 |174.424 |
| 5
|52 |31.060 |173.857 |30.999 |174.199 |
| 6
|16 |31.139 |173.416 |31.023 |174.064 |
| 7
|21 |31.066 |173.823 |31.027 |174.042 |
| 8
|88 |Ford |31.045 |173.941 |31.027 |174.042 |
| 9
|41 |Ford |31.076 |173.768 |31.044 |173.947 |
| 10
|24 |31.072 |173.790 |31.105 |173.606 |
| 11
|13 |Ford |31.162 |173.288 |31.149 |173.360 |
| 12
|2 |31.130 |173.466 |31.273 |172.673 |
| colspan="9" |Eliminated in Round 1 |
| 13
|98 |Ford |31.206 |173.044 |— |— |
| 14
|02 |31.648 |170.627 |— |— |
| 15
|22 |31.891 |169.327 |— |— |
| 16
|51 |31.922 |169.162 |— |— |
| 17
|15 |32.079 |168.334 |— |— |
| 18
|54 |32.198 |167.712 |— |— |
| 19
|45 |32.244 |167.473 |— |— |
| 20
|7 |32.311 |167.126 |— |— |
| 21
|20 |32.358 |166.883 |— |— |
| 22
|33 |32.570 |165.797 |— |— |
| 23
|87 |33.197 |162.665 |— |— |
| 24
|0 |33.220 |162.553 |— |— |
| 25
|83 |33.284 |162.240 |— |— |
| 26
|3 |33.395 |161.701 |— |— |
| 27
|63 |33.429 |161.536 |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Qualified on owner's points |
| 28
|74 |33.503 |161.180 |— |— |
| 29
|10 |33.567 |160.872 |— |— |
| 30
|50 |34.618 |155.988 |— |— |
| 31
|6 |34.891 |154.768 |— |— |
| 32
|49 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Withdrew |
| WD
|03 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="9" |[https://nbc-sports.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/06/truck-qualifying.pdf Official qualifying results] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 35
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|8 |0 |
|---|
| 2
|18 |9 |
| 3
|52 |8 |
| 4
|25 |7 |
| 5
|16 |6 |
| 6
|41 |Ford |5 |
| 7
|21 |4 |
| 8
|4 |3 |
| 9
|24 |2 |
| 10
|2 |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|18 |10 |
|---|
| 2
|16 |9 |
| 3
|8 |0 |
| 4
|52 |7 |
| 5
|21 |6 |
| 6
|88 |Ford |5 |
| 7
|24 |4 |
| 8
|4 |3 |
| 9
|2 |2 |
| 10
|98 |Ford |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|6 |16 |150 |17 |running |55 |
|---|
| 2
|9 |41 |Ford |150 |0 |running |40 |
| 3
|7 |21 |150 |0 |running |44 |
| 4
|1 |18 |150 |42 |running |52 |
| 5
|16 |51 |150 |0 |running |0 |
| 6
|10 |24 |150 |0 |running |37 |
| 7
|3 |8 |150 |64 |running |0 |
| 8
|13 |98 |Ford |150 |0 |running |30 |
| 9
|14 |02 |150 |0 |running |28 |
| 10
|11 |13 |Ford |149 |0 |running |27 |
| 11
|8 |88 |Ford |149 |0 |running |31 |
| 12
|12 |2 |149 |0 |running |28 |
| 13
|15 |22 |149 |0 |running |24 |
| 14
|19 |45 |149 |0 |running |23 |
| 15
|18 |54 |149 |0 |running |22 |
| 16
|4 |4 |148 |0 |running |27 |
| 17
|26 |3 |148 |0 |running |20 |
| 18
|20 |7 |148 |2 |running |19 |
| 19
|5 |52 |148 |0 |running |33 |
| 20
|2 |25 |147 |24 |running |24 |
| 21
|22 |33 |147 |0 |running |16 |
| 22
|32 |49 |146 |0 |running |15 |
| 23
|21 |20 |146 |0 |running |14 |
| 24
|29 |10 |138 |1 |running |13 |
| 25
|30 |50 |98 |0 |suspension |12 |
| 26
|17 |15 |51 |0 |crash |0 |
| 27
|25 |83 |45 |0 |fuel pump |10 |
| 28
|23 |87 |29 |0 |fuel pump |9 |
| 29
|27 |63 |22 |0 |vibration |0 |
| 30
|24 |0 |11 |0 |suspension |7 |
| 31
|31 |6 |2 |0 |oil pump |6 |
| 32
|28 |74 |0 |0 |oil cooler |0 |
| colspan="10" |Withdrew |
| WD
! |03 ! colspan="4" | |
| colspan="10" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712191759/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts11chi2018unofficialresults.pdf Official race results] |
References
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