2018 PPG 400
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{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Pole_Team=Halmar Friesen Racing|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Todd Bodine|Network=Fox Sports 1|Avg={{convert|115.66|mph|km/h}}|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Pole_Driver=Stewart Friesen|Most_laps=62|Most_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|First_Team=GMS Racing|First_Driver=Johnny Sauter|Car=21|Most_Driver=Todd Gilliland|Official_name=PPG 400|Location=Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway|Description=Race 8 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Scheduled_mi=250.5|Scheduled_laps=167|Distance_laps=167|Course_km=2.41|Date=June 8|Course_mi=1.5|Distance_km=403.14|Scheduled_km=403.14|Race_Name=PPG 400|Year=2018|Distance_mi=250.5|Pole_Time=29.173}}
The 2018 PPG 400 was the 8th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 8, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would hold off Stewart Friesen to win the race, the 21st NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career and the 4th of the season.{{Cite web|last=Beaver|first=Dan|date=2018-06-09|title=Johnny Sauter wins Truck Series race at Texas|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/08/johnny-sauter-wins-truck-series-race-at-texas/|access-date=2021-10-17|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} To fill out the podium, Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing and Justin Haley of GMS Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
= Entry list =
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!# !Driver !Team !Make !Sponsor |
| 0 |
| 2
|Jegs |
| 02 |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 6 |
| 7 |
| 8 |
| 10
|[https://driven2honor.org/ Driven2Honor.org]{{Dead link|date=July 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} |
| 13
|Ford |
| 15 |
| 16 |
| 17 |
| 18 |
| 20
|[https://FindARanch.com/ FindARanch.com], Texas Rig Equipment |
| 21
|ISM Connect Patriotic |
| 22 |
| 24
|Fraternal Order of Eagles Patriotic |
| 25 |
| 33 |
| 41
|Ford |
| 45 |
| 49
|[https://sobrietynation.org/ SobrietyNation.org] |
| 50 |
| 51 |
| 52
|Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 |
| 63 |
| 68
|AMVETS #PLEASESTAND |
| 74 |
| 83 |
| 88
|Ford |
| 98
|Ford |
Practice
Initially, two practice sessions were scheduled for the event- however, second practice would be rained out, meaning that second practice was canceled.{{Cite web|last=McFadin|first=Daniel|date=2018-06-07|title=Truck Series practice report from Texas Motor Speedway|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/07/truck-series-practice-report-from-texas-motor-speedway/|access-date=2021-10-17|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}
= First and final practice =
The first and final practice took place on 3:05 PM CST. Chris Eggleston of DGR-Crosley would set the fastest time in practice with a 29.853 and an average speed of {{Convert|180.886|mph|km/h}}.
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |
| 1
|54 |29.853 |180.886 |
|---|
| 2
|18 |29.909 |180.548 |
| 3
|21 |29.926 |180.445 |
| colspan="7" |[https://nbc-sports.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/06/practice-1.pdf Full final practice results] |
Qualifying
Qualifying would take place on Friday, June 8 on 4:45 CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least a {{Convert|1.5|mi|km}} racetrack, 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=2021-10-16|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}
Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing would win the pole, advancing to Round 2 and setting the fastest time in Round 2 with a time of 29.173 and an average speed of {{Convert|185.103|mph|km/h}}.{{Cite web|last=Beaver|first=Dan|date=2018-06-08|title=Stewart Friesen wins Texas Truck pole|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/08/stewart-friesen-texas-truck-pole/|access-date=2021-10-16|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}} Mike Harmon of Mike Harmon Racing would be the only driver not to qualify.
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!Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time (R1) !Speed (R1) !Time (R2) !Speed (R2) |
| 1
|52 | | |29.173 |185.103 |
|---|
| 2
|4 | | |29.197 |184.951 |
| 3
|18 | | |29.227 |184.761 |
| 4
|51 | | |29.271 |184.483 |
| 5
|21 | | |29.336 |184.074 |
| 6
|54 | | |29.355 |183.955 |
| 7
|16 | | |29.357 |183.943 |
| 8
|98 |Ford | | |29.411 |183.605 |
| 9
|88 |Ford | | |29.448 |183.374 |
| 10
|24 | | |29.454 |183.337 |
| 11
|41 |Ford | | |29.618 |182.322 |
| 12
|17 | | |30.495 |177.078 |
| colspan="9" |Eliminated in Round 1 |
| 13
|13 |Ford |29.861 |180.838 |— |— |
| 14
|2 |29.884 |180.699 |— |— |
| 15
|22 |29.916 |180.505 |— |— |
| 16
|8 |30.010 |179.940 |— |— |
| 17
|3 |30.037 |179.778 |— |— |
| 18
|45 |30.238 |178.583 |— |— |
| 19
|49 |30.548 |176.771 |— |— |
| 20
|20 |30.896 |174.780 |— |— |
| 21
|7 |31.335 |172.331 |— |— |
| 22
|02 |31.350 |172.249 |— |— |
| 23
|33 |31.388 |172.040 |— |— |
| 24
|0 |31.408 |171.931 |— |— |
| 25
|68 |31.810 |169.758 |— |— |
| 26
|83 |31.856 |169.513 |— |— |
| 27
|63 |31.992 |168.792 |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Qualified by owner's points |
| 28
|25 |32.493 |166.190 |— |— |
| 29
|15 |32.791 |164.679 |— |— |
| 30
|6 |33.199 |162.656 |— |— |
| 31
|10 |33.261 |162.352 |— |— |
| 32
|50 |— |— |— |— |
| colspan="9" |Failed to qualify |
| 33
|74 |33.058 |163.349 |— |— |
| colspan="9" |[https://nbc-sports.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/06/texas-truck-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 40
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!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|52 |10 |
|---|
| 2
|88 |Ford |9 |
| 3
|13 |Ford |8 |
| 4
|21 |7 |
| 5
|2 |6 |
| 6
|22 |5 |
| 7
|51 |4 |
| 8
|24 |3 |
| 9
|4 |2 |
| 10
|17 |1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
!Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |
| 1
|98 |Ford |10 |
|---|
| 2
|52 |9 |
| 3
|24 |8 |
| 4
|02 |7 |
| 5
|4 |6 |
| 6
|18 |5 |
| 7
|20 |4 |
| 8
|13 |Ford |3 |
| 9
|21 |2 |
| 10
|88 |Ford |1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 87
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!St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |
| 1
|5 |21 |167 |51 |running |49 |
|---|
| 2
|1 |52 |167 |13 |running |54 |
| 3
|10 |24 |167 |3 |running |45 |
| 4
|8 |98 |Ford |167 |7 |running |43 |
| 5
|9 |88 |Ford |167 |0 |running |42 |
| 6
|2 |4 |167 |62 |running |39 |
| 7
|20 |20 |167 |0 |running |35 |
| 8
|14 |2 |167 |0 |running |35 |
| 9
|4 |51 |167 |7 |running |32 |
| 10
|3 |18 |167 |19 |running |31 |
| 11
|28 |25 |167 |0 |running |26 |
| 12
|19 |49 |167 |0 |running |25 |
| 13
|22 |02 |165 |0 |running |31 |
| 14
|6 |54 |165 |4 |running |23 |
| 15
|16 |8 |165 |0 |running |22 |
| 16
|11 |41 |Ford |164 |1 |running |21 |
| 17
|15 |22 |162 |0 |running |25 |
| 18
|7 |16 |158 |0 |running |19 |
| 19
|17 |3 |157 |0 |oil cooler |18 |
| 20
|25 |68 |157 |0 |running |17 |
| 21
|30 |6 |157 |0 |running |16 |
| 22
|21 |7 |155 |0 |running |15 |
| 23
|13 |13 |Ford |105 |0 |crash |25 |
| 24
|31 |10 |102 |0 |crash |13 |
| 25
|23 |33 |79 |0 |engine |12 |
| 26
|12 |17 |73 |0 |crash |12 |
| 27
|29 |15 |15 |0 |overheating |0 |
| 28
|27 |63 |13 |0 |overheating |9 |
| 29
|26 |83 |11 |0 |crash |8 |
| 30
|18 |45 |6 |0 |crash |7 |
| 31
|24 |0 |4 |0 |electrical |6 |
| 32
|32 |50 |1 |0 |electrical |5 |
| colspan="10" |Failed to qualify |
| 33
! |74 ! colspan="4" | |
References
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