2018 Overton's 300
{{Short description|15th race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox NASCAR race report
|Type = NASXFIN
|Radio = Motor Racing Network
|Scheduled_km = 482.803
|Scheduled_laps = 200
|Course_km = 2.41
|Course_mi = 1.5
|Distance_laps = 200
|Scheduled_mi = 300
|Date = June 30
|Season_No = 33
|Race_No = 15
|Avg = {{convert|134.764|mph|km/h}}
|Announcers = Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
|Network = NBCSN
|Most_laps = 80
|Location = Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway
|Pole_Driver = Kyle Larson
|First_Driver = Kyle Larson
|Most_Driver = Kyle Larson
|Pole_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing
|Most_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing
|First_Team = Chip Ganassi Racing
|Car = 42
|Official_name = 18th Annual Overton's 300
|Race_Name = Overton's 300
|Year = 2018
|Pole_Time = 31.071
|Distance_mi = 300
|Distance_km = 482.803}}
The 2018 Overton's 300 was the 15th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would come back from the rear of the field to win his tenth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of his part-time season.{{Cite web|last=Cohen|first=Jay|title=Kyle Larson comes from rear of field to win Xfinity race at Chicagoland Speedway|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/ct-spt-nascar-xfinity-chicagoland-kyle-larson-20180630-story.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=chicagotribune.com}} To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick and Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
File:Chicagoland_Speedway_diagram.svg, the venue where the race was held.]]
Chicagoland Speedway is a {{convert|1.5|mile|adj=on}} 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 |
| 00
|Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |
| 1
|OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human" |
| 01 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 9
|Takl |
| 11 |
| 12
|Ford |
| 13 |
| 15 |
| 16
|Ford |
| 18 |
| 19 |
| 20 |
| 21 |
| 22
|Ford |
| 23 |
| 35 |
| 36 |
| 38 |
| 39 |
| 40 |
| 42 |
| 45 |
| 51
|RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 |
| 55 |
| 60
|Ford |
| 61
|Ford |
| 66
|CrashClaimsR.Us |
| 74 |
| 76
|Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 78 |
| 89 |
| 90 |
| 93 |
| 98
|Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |
| colspan="5" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nxs15chi2018entrylist.pdf Official entry list] |
|---|
Practice
= First practice =
The first practice session was held on Friday, June 29, at 3:35 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-02|title=2018 NASCAR XFINITY Chicago Race Page|url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/nxs/races/2018/story/_/id/23462603/2018-nascar-xfinity-chicago-race-page|access-date=2022-01-12|website=ESPN.com|language=en}} Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.329 and an average speed of {{Convert|172.364|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=2018-06-29|title=Xfinity Series practice report from Chicagoland Speedway|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/29/xfinity-series-practice-report-from-chicagoland-speedway/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|20 |31.329 |172.364 |
|---|
| 2
|12 |Ford |31.438 |171.767 |
| 3
|9 |31.440 |171.756 |
| colspan="7" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nxs15chi2018prac1.pdf Full first practice results] |
= Second and final practice =
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 29, at 6:35 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-02|title=2018 NASCAR XFINITY Chicago Race Page|url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/nxs/races/2018/story/_/id/23462603/2018-nascar-xfinity-chicago-race-page|access-date=2022-01-12|website=ESPN.com|language=en}} Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.072 and an average speed of {{Convert|173.790|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=2018-06-29|title=Xfinity Series practice report from Chicagoland Speedway|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/29/xfinity-series-practice-report-from-chicagoland-speedway/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|20 |31.072 |173.790 |
|---|
| 2
|18 |31.373 |172.123 |
| 3
|22 |Ford |31.383 |172.068 |
| colspan="7" |Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 30, at 11:40 AM CST.{{Cite web|date=2018-07-02|title=2018 NASCAR XFINITY Chicago Race Page|url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/nxs/races/2018/story/_/id/23462603/2018-nascar-xfinity-chicago-race-page|access-date=2022-01-12|website=ESPN.com|language=en}} Since Chicagoland Speedway is under {{convert|2|mile}}, 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.{{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=2021-11-03|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}
Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.071 and an average speed of {{Convert|173.796|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Koelle|first=Christian|date=2018-06-30|title=Kyle Larson Wins Fourth Career Pole For XFINITY Race At Chicago|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2018/06/30/kyle-larson-wins-fourth-career-pole-for-xfinity-race-at-chicago/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.frontstretch.com|language=en-US}}
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd and Mike Harmon.
= Full qualifying results =
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time (R1) !Speed (R1) !Time (R2) !Speed (R2) !Time (R3) !Speed (R3) |
| 1
|42 |30.947 |174.492 |31.064 |173.835 |31.071 |173.796 |
|---|
| 2
|9 |31.143 |173.394 |31.187 |173.149 |31.135 |173.438 |
| 3
|12 |Ford |31.226 |172.933 |31.244 |172.833 |31.151 |173.349 |
| 4
|18 |31.163 |173.282 |31.115 |173.550 |31.199 |173.082 |
| 5
|22 |Ford |31.132 |173.455 |31.268 |172.701 |31.250 |172.800 |
| 6
|19 |31.211 |173.016 |31.270 |172.689 |31.320 |172.414 |
| 7
|2 |31.122 |173.511 |31.205 |173.049 |31.346 |172.271 |
| 8
|1 |31.616 |170.800 |31.287 |172.596 |31.348 |172.260 |
| 9
|23 |31.273 |172.673 |31.257 |172.761 |31.386 |172.051 |
| 10
|21 |31.116 |173.544 |31.048 |173.924 |31.403 |171.958 |
| 11
|20 |31.084 |173.723 |31.282 |172.623 |31.426 |171.832 |
| 12
|00 |Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |31.127 |173.483 |31.281 |172.629 |— |— |
| colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 2 |
| 13
|98 |Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |31.118 |173.533 |31.319 |172.419 |— |— |
| 14
|3 |31.379 |172.090 |31.437 |171.772 |— |— |
| 15
|11 |31.087 |173.706 |31.477 |171.554 |— |— |
| 16
|16 |Ford |31.576 |171.016 |31.478 |171.548 |— |— |
| 17
|60 |Ford |31.815 |169.731 |31.523 |171.303 |— |— |
| 18
|7 |31.257 |172.761 |31.550 |171.157 |— |— |
| 19
|5 |31.653 |170.600 |31.567 |171.065 |— |— |
| 20
|61 |Ford |31.711 |170.288 |31.664 |170.541 |— |— |
| 21
|39 |31.757 |170.041 |31.771 |169.966 |— |— |
| 22
|36 |31.842 |169.587 |32.011 |168.692 |— |— |
| 23
|4 |31.512 |171.363 |— |— |— |— |
| 24
|51 |31.680 |170.455 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 1 |
| 25
|0 |31.913 |169.210 |— |— |— |— |
| 26
|38 |31.925 |169.146 |— |— |— |— |
| 27
|35 |Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing |32.100 |168.224 |— |— |— |— |
| 28
|13 |32.163 |167.895 |— |— |— |— |
| 29
|52 |32.293 |167.219 |— |— |— |— |
| 30
|15 |32.324 |167.059 |— |— |— |— |
| 31
|93 |32.364 |166.852 |— |— |— |— |
| 32
|8 |32.587 |165.710 |— |— |— |— |
| 33
|90 |32.724 |165.017 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="11" |Qualified by owner's points |
| 34
|40 |32.768 |164.795 |— |— |— |— |
| 35
|45 |32.776 |164.755 |— |— |— |— |
| 36
|76 |32.796 |164.654 |— |— |— |— |
| 37
|55 |32.875 |164.259 |— |— |— |— |
| 38
|66 |32.895 |164.159 |— |— |— |— |
| 39
|78 |33.036 |163.458 |— |— |— |— |
| 40
|01 |33.372 |161.812 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
|89 |33.184 |162.729 |— |— |— |— |
| 42
|74 |33.261 |162.352 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="11" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nxs15chi2018qualresults.pdf Official qualifying results] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|9 |10 |
|---|
| 2
|20 |9 |
| 3
|98 |Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |0 |
| 4
|18 |0 |
| 5
|21 |6 |
| 6
|42 |0 |
| 7
|19 |4 |
| 8
|22 |Ford |0 |
| 9
|12 |Ford |2 |
| 10
|1 |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|42 |0 |
|---|
| 2
|98 |Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |0 |
| 3
|20 |8 |
| 4
|00 |Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |7 |
| 5
|22 |Ford |0 |
| 6
|7 |5 |
| 7
|9 |4 |
| 8
|21 |3 |
| 9
|19 |2 |
| 10
|1 |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|1 |42 |200 |80 |running |0 |
|---|
| 2
|13 |98 |Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |200 |38 |running |0 |
| 3
|12 |00 |Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste |Ford |200 |0 |running |41 |
| 4
|4 |18 |200 |13 |running |0 |
| 5
|10 |21 |200 |0 |running |41 |
| 6
|8 |1 |200 |0 |running |33 |
| 7
|18 |7 |200 |0 |running |35 |
| 8
|5 |22 |Ford |200 |0 |running |0 |
| 9
|17 |60 |Ford |200 |2 |running |28 |
| 10
|9 |23 |200 |0 |running |0 |
| 11
|6 |19 |200 |11 |running |32 |
| 12
|11 |20 |199 |21 |running |42 |
| 13
|23 |4 |199 |0 |running |24 |
| 14
|3 |12 |Ford |199 |0 |running |25 |
| 15
|15 |11 |199 |0 |running |22 |
| 16
|7 |2 |199 |0 |running |21 |
| 17
|24 |51 |199 |0 |running |20 |
| 18
|26 |38 |197 |0 |running |19 |
| 19
|25 |0 |196 |0 |running |18 |
| 20
|21 |39 |196 |0 |running |17 |
| 21
|22 |36 |196 |0 |running |16 |
| 22
|27 |35 |Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing |195 |0 |running |15 |
| 23
|29 |52 |194 |0 |running |14 |
| 24
|32 |8 |194 |0 |running |13 |
| 25
|30 |15 |191 |0 |running |12 |
| 26
|37 |55 |190 |0 |running |11 |
| 27
|40 |01 |178 |0 |running |10 |
| 28
|39 |78 |146 |0 |electrical |9 |
| 29
|36 |76 |134 |0 |suspension |8 |
| 30
|19 |5 |130 |0 |crash |7 |
| 31
|33 |90 |117 |0 |brakes |6 |
| 32
|16 |16 |Ford |105 |0 |crash |5 |
| 33
|2 |9 |99 |35 |crash |18 |
| 34
|14 |3 |99 |0 |crash |3 |
| 35
|35 |45 |83 |0 |fuel pump |2 |
| 36
|38 |66 |63 |0 |suspension |1 |
| 37
|28 |13 |52 |0 |suspension |1 |
| 38
|34 |40 |23 |0 |engine |1 |
| 39
|31 |93 |2 |0 |fuel pump |1 |
| 40
|20 |61 |Ford |1 |0 |electrical |1 |
| colspan="10" |Failed to qualify |
| 41
! rowspan="2" | |89 ! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | |
| 42
|74 |
| colspan="10" |[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nxs15chi2018racereport.pdf Official race results] |
References
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