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Race 3 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
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Date | March 2, 2018 | ||
Official name | Stratosphere 200 | ||
Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1.5 mi (2.41 km) | ||
Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km) | ||
Scheduled Distance | 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km) | ||
Average speed | 122.665 miles per hour (197.410 km/h) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch Motorsports | ||
Time | 30.575 | ||
Most laps led | |||
Driver | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Laps | 55 | ||
Winner | |||
No. 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | |
Television in the United States | |||
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip | ||
Radio in the United States | |||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2018 Stratosphere 200 was the third 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, March 2 in North Las Vegas, NevadaatLas Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. In a late race restart, Kyle BuschofKyle Busch Motorsports was able to hold off a charging Sauter and Moffitt for the last 11 laps to win the race, the 50th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career and the first of the season.[1] To fill out the rest of the podium, Johnny SauterofGMS Racing and Brett MoffittofHattori Racing Enterprises finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The first practice was held on Thursday, March 1 at 5:05 PM EST. Justin MarksofDGR-Crosley would set the fastest time of the session with a 30.313 and an average speed of 178.141 miles per hour (286.690 km/h).[2]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 54 | Justin Marks | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 30.313 | 178.141 |
2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.317 | 178.118 |
3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.345 | 177.954 |
Full first practice results |
The second and final practice was held on Thursday, March 1 at 7:05 PM EST. Johnny SauterofGMS Racing would set the fastest time with a 30.114 and an average speed of 179.319 miles per hour (288.586 km/h).[2]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.114 | 179.319 |
2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.154 | 179.081 |
3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.184 | 178.903 |
Full final practice results |
Qualifying was held on Friday, March 2, at 6:05 PM EST. 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.[3]
Stage 1 Laps: 40
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
3 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
3 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
4 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
5 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
6 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 5 |
7 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
10 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 54
Previous race: 2018 Active Pest Control 200 |
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Next race: 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 |
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