2018 ToyotaCare 250

{{Short description|Eighth race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series}}

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The 2018 ToyotaCare 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 20, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the late stages of the race to win his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.{{Cite web|last=Spencer|first=Reid|date=2018-04-21|title=Bell holds off Gragson for win, Sadler wins Dash 4 Cash|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/04/20/bell-holds-off-gragson-richmond-win-sadler-wins-dash-4-cash-prize/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-21|website=Official Site Of NASCAR|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421072438/https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/04/20/bell-holds-off-gragson-richmond-win-sadler-wins-dash-4-cash-prize/ |archive-date=2018-04-21 }} To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of Joe Gibbs Racing and Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

File:Richmond International Speedway.png, the venue where the race was held.]]

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

= Entry list =

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0 \|Garrett Smithley \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|FAME USA
00 \|Cole Custer \|Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste \|Ford \|Code 3 Associates
1 \|Elliott Sadler \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Chevrolet Accessories
01 \|Vinnie Miller \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|JAS Expedited Trucking
2 \|Matt Tifft \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|National Brain Tumor Society
3 \|Jeb Burton \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|Estes Express Lines
4 \|Ross Chastain \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|US Vets 911
5 \|Michael Annett \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Pilot Flying J
7 \|Justin Allgaier \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Hellmann's
8 \|Tommy Joe Martins \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 \|Tyler Reddick \|JR Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|BurgerFi
11 \|Ryan Truex \|Kaulig Racing \|Chevrolet \|Bar Harbor
15 \|Joe Nemechek \|JD Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|Safeway
16 \|Ryan Reed \|Roush Fenway Racing \|Ford \|DriveDownA1C.com
18 \|Noah Gragson \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Switch "Motivated By Invention. Driven By Perfection."
19 \|Brandon Jones \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Mobil 1, Toyota Service Centers
20 \|Christopher Bell \|Joe Gibbs Racing \|Toyota \|Rheem
21 \|Daniel Hemric \|Richard Childress Racing \|Chevrolet \|South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 \|Austin Cindric \|Team Penske \|Ford \|Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 \|Spencer Gallagher \|GMS Racing \|Chevrolet \|Allegiant Air
24 \|Kaz Grala \|JGL Racing \|Ford \|Nettts
28 \|Tony Mrakovich \|JGL Racing \|Ford \|Smart Emissions Reducer
35 \|Joey Gase \|Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing \|Chevrolet \|Sparks Energy
36 \|Alex Labbé \|DGM Racing \|Chevrolet \|Wholey's, Can-Am
38 \|J. J. Yeley \|RSS Racing \|Chevrolet \|Superior Essex
39 \|Ryan Sieg \|RSS Racing \|Chevrolet \|Mike D's BBQ
40 \|Chad Finchum \|MBM Motorsports \|Toyota \|Smithbilt Homes
42 \|John Hunter Nemechek \|Chip Ganassi Racing \|Chevrolet \|Fire Alarm Services
45 \|Josh Bilicki \|JP Motorsports \|Toyota \|Prevagen
51 \|Jeremy Clements \|Jeremy Clements Racing \|Chevrolet \|[https://repairablevehicles.com/ RepairableVehicles.com]
52 \|David Starr \|Jimmy Means Racing \|Chevrolet \|Circle Track Warehouse, DAI Dealer Associates
55 \|Stephen Leicht \|JP Motorsports \|Toyota \|Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 \|Chase Briscoe \|Roush Fenway Racing \|Ford \|NutriChomps
66 \|Timmy Hill \|MBM Motorsports \|Dodge \|[https://crashclaimsr.us/ CrashClaimsR.Us]{{Dead link\|date=June 2022 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 \|Mike Harmon \|Mike Harmon Racing \|Dodge \|Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport
76 \|Spencer Boyd \|SS-Green Light Racing \|Chevrolet \|Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 \|B. J. McLeod \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 \|Morgan Shepherd \|Shepherd Racing Ventures \|Chevrolet \|Visone RV
90 \|Brandon Brown \|Brandonbilt Motorsports \|Chevrolet \|W. G. Speeks
93 \|Jeff Green \|RSS Racing \|Chevrolet \|RSS Racing
colspan="5" \|[https://www.jayski.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2019/05/nxs08rir2018entrylist.pdf Official entry list]

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2018 ToyotaCare 250

Background

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Practice

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Qualifying

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Race results

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