2018 Texas Roadhouse 200

{{Short description|20th race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series}}

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The 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 was the 20th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 6, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 27, 2018, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a {{Convert|0.526|mi|km}} permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would dominate the race to win his 23rd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his sixth and final of the season to lock himself into the Championship 4.{{Cite web|last=Henderson|first=Amy|title=Johnny Sauter wins at Martinsville to earn a shot at Truck Series title|url=https://accesswdun.com/print/2018/10/728263/johnny-sauter-wins-at-martinsville-to-earn-a-shot-at-truck-series-title|url-status=live|access-date=2022-01-08|website=accesswdun.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220108230757/https://accesswdun.com/print/2018/10/728263/johnny-sauter-wins-at-martinsville-to-earn-a-shot-at-truck-series-title |archive-date=2022-01-08 }} To fill out the podium, Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Martinsville_Speedway_track_map.png, the venue where the race was held.]]

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

= Entry list =

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0 \|Ray Ciccarelli \|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing \|Chevrolet \|Ciccarelli Moving & Installations
2 \|Sheldon Creed \|GMS Racing \|Chevrolet \|A. M. Ortega
02 \|Austin Hill \|Young's Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Randco, Young's Building Systems
3 \|Jordan Anderson \|Jordan Anderson Racing \|Chevrolet \|Commercial Property Services, Knight Fire Protection
4 \|Todd Gilliland \|Kyle Busch Motorsports \|Toyota \|Sirius XM, JBL
6 \|Norm Benning \|Norm Benning Racing \|Chevrolet \|H&H Transport
8 \|John Hunter Nemechek \|NEMCO Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Ollie's Bargain Outlet
10 \|Jennifer Jo Cobb \|Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing \|Chevrolet \|[https://driven2honor.org/ Driven2Honor.org]{{Dead link\|date=July 2023 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
13 \|Myatt Snider \|ThorSport Racing \|Ford \|Louisiana Hot Sauce
15 \|Brad Foy \|Premium Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Strutmasters
16 \|Brett Moffitt \|Hattori Racing Enterprises \|Toyota \|Aisin
17 \|Kyle Benjamin \|DGR-Crosley \|Toyota \|Crosley Brands
18 \|Noah Gragson \|Kyle Busch Motorsports \|Toyota \|Safelite Auto Glass
20 \|Tanner Thorson \|Young's Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|GoShare
21 \|Johnny Sauter \|GMS Racing \|Chevrolet \|ISM Connect
22 \|Austin Wayne Self \|Niece Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
23 \|Timothy Peters \|GMS Racing \|Chevrolet \|[https://AutosByNelson.com/ AutosByNelson.com]
24 \|Justin Haley \|GMS Racing \|Chevrolet \|Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 \|Tyler Dippel \|GMS Racing \|Chevrolet \|America First Action Super PAC, Turning Point USA
30 \|Jeb Burton \|On Point Motorsports \|Toyota \|Strutmasters, Sparrow Ranch
33 \|Chad Finley \|Reaume Brothers Racing \|Chevrolet \|Strutmasters, Auto Value
38 \|Landon Huffman \|Niece Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Plan B Sales
41 \|Ben Rhodes \|ThorSport Racing \|Ford \|The Carolina Nut Company
45 \|Justin Fontaine \|Niece Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|ProMatic Automation
46 \|Christian Eckes \|Kyle Busch Motorsports \|Toyota \|Craftsman
49 \|D. J. Kennington \|Premium Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|[https://sobrietynation.org/ SobrietyNation.org]
51 \|Harrison Burton \|Kyle Busch Motorsports \|Toyota \|Morton Buildings
52 \|Stewart Friesen \|Halmar Friesen Racing \|Chevrolet \|Halmar "We Build America"
54 \|Tyler Ankrum \|DGR-Crosley \|Toyota \|May's Hawaii
63 \|Kyle Donahue \|MB Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|First Responder Racing
75 \|Parker Kligerman \|Henderson Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Food Country USA, Global Building Contractors
83 \|Dawson Cram \|Copp Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|RGS Products
88 \|Matt Crafton \|ThorSport Racing \|Ford \|Menards, Chi-Chi's
98 \|Grant Enfinger \|ThorSport Racing \|Ford \|Protect the Harvest
99 \|Chase Purdy \|MDM Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Bama Buggies
colspan="5" \|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/cts20mar2018entrylist.pdf Official entry list]

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2018 Texas Roadhouse 200

Background

= Entry list =

Practice

Qualifying

= Full qualifying results =

Race results

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