The 2018 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would dominate and hold off the field on the final restart with 6 to go to win the race, the 9th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the 1st of his part-time season.[1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell for Joe Gibbs Racing and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

2018 Boyd Gaming 300
Race details
Race 3 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date March 3, 2018
Official name Boyd Gaming 300
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km)
Average speed 131.884 miles per hour (212.247 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Joe Gibbs Racing
Time 29.398
Most laps led
Driver Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Laps 142
Winner
No. 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background edit

 
The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

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.

Entry list edit

# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Glue
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas CNC
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV"
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Go Green Equipment
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet Nationwide Children's Hospital
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Tape
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Interstate Batteries
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Bali Blinds
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem, Smurfit Kappa
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford Nettts
28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford ThinQ Technology Partners
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Nevada Donor Network
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Big Valley Towing
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet DC Solar
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Striping Technology, Chasco
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford Pirtek
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link], Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Shadow Warriors Project
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet JW Transport, Zomongo
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet Star Tron
93 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
99 ?* B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice edit

First practice edit

The first practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 12:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.070 and an average speed of 179.581 miles per hour (289.008 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.070 179.581
2 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.115 179.313
3 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.169 178.992
Full first practice results

Second and final practice edit

The second and final practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 2:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.002 and an average speed of 179.988 miles per hour (289.663 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 30.002 179.988
2 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 30.136 179.188
3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.147 179.122
Full final practice results

Qualifying edit

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 3, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), 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.[3]

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.398 and an average speed of 183.686 miles per hour (295.614 km/h).[4]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results edit

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.377 177.766 29.580 182.556 29.398 183.686
2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.617 182.328 29.467 183.256 29.442 183.411
3 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.930 180.421 29.806 181.172 29.497 183.069
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 30.141 179.158 29.797 181.226 29.538 182.815
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.902 180.590 29.565 182.648 29.561 182.673
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.466 177.247 29.710 181.757 29.640 182.186
7 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.080 179.521 29.718 181.708 29.656 182.088
8 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.787 181.287 29.688 181.892 29.680 181.941
9 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.289 178.283 29.883 180.705 29.743 181.555
10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 30.215 178.719 29.895 180.632 29.809 181.153
11 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.115 179.313 29.930 180.421 29.918 180.493
12 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.427 177.474 29.865 180.814 30.003 179.982
Eliminated in Round 2
13 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.311 178.153 29.986 180.084
14 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.081 179.515 29.987 180.078
15 60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 30.117 179.301 29.987 180.078
16 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 30.476 177.189 30.022 179.868
17 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 30.461 177.276 30.105 179.372
18 24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 30.724 175.758 30.107 179.360
19 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 30.554 176.736 30.155 179.075
20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 30.368 177.819 30.290 178.277
21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 30.289 178.283 30.305 178.188
22 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 30.734 175.701 30.319 178.106
23 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 30.382 177.737 30.386 177.713
24 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 30.368 177.819 30.440 177.398
Eliminated in Round 1
25 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 30.778 175.450
26 15 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30.790 175.382
27 0 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.085 173.717
28 93 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.121 173.516
29 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 31.223 172.949
30 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 31.233 172.894
31 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 31.285   172.607
32 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 31.320 172.414
33 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.323 172.397
Qualified by owner's points
34 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 31.523 171.303
35 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 31.787 169.881
36 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 31.934 169.099
37 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 31.993 168.787
38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 32.080 168.329
39 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 32.448 166.420
40 55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 32.474 166.287
Withdrew
WD 99 ? B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results edit

Stage 1 Laps: 45

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
3 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
5 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 0
6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4
8 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 3
9 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2
10 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 0
2 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 0
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 7
5 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 142 running 0
2 1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 6 running 47
3 12 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 12 running 43
4 8 22 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 200 33 running 0
5 6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 39
6 3 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 38
7 16 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 39
8 7 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 3 running 43
9 4 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 200 4 running 38
10 11 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 27
11 9 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 26
12 10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 0
13 19 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 24
14 5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 0
15 17 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 22
16 18 24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 200 0 running 21
17 24 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 20
18 14 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 199 0 running 19
19 13 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 0 running 18
20 23 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 17
21 29 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 16
22 20 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 196 0 running 15
23 26 15 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 14
24 37 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 13
25 33 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 running 12
26 34 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 195 0 running 11
27 27 0 Matt Mills JD Motorsports Chevrolet 194 0 running 10
28 39 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 189 0 running 9
29 21 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 185 0 engine 8
30 40 55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 185 0 running 7
31 38 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 183 0 running 6
32 30 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 140 0 suspension 5
33 25 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 134 0 power steering 4
34 15 60 Austin Cindric Roush Fenway Racing Ford 132 0 crash 3
35 35 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 78 0 engine 2
36 31 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 70 0 suspension 1
37 36 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 24 0 oil leak 1
38 28 93 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 18 0 vibration 1
39 32 38 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 15 0 brakes 1
40 22 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 5 0 crash 1
Withdrew
WD 99 ? B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References edit

  1. ^ Ryan, Nate (2018-03-03). "Kyle Larson scores first Xfinity triumph at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  2. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-03-02). "Kyle Larson tops both Xfinity Series practice sessions at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  4. ^ Ryan, Nate (2018-03-03). "Christopher Bell will start on pole for second consecutive Xfinity race". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  5. ^ "2018 Boyd Gaming 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
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