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 1.5 miles (2.4 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.[1] To fill out the podium, Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing and Justin Haley of GMS Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

2018 PPG 400
Race details
Race 8 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date June 8, 2018
Official name PPG 400
Location Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.14 km)
Scheduled Distance 167 laps, 250.5 mi (403.14 km)
Average speed 115.66 miles per hour (186.14 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Halmar Friesen Racing
Time 29.173
Most laps led
Driver Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports
Laps 62
Winner
No. 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Todd Bodine
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

Background

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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 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet Jegs
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Ennis Steel Industries
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Sefton Steel
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Zomongo
7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota N. O. W. Matters More
8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet ROMCO Equipment
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford The Carolina Nut Co.
15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Sunwest Construction
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Northland Foundations
17 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet FindARanch.com, Texas Rig Equipment
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect Patriotic
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles Patriotic
25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet Performance Plus Motor Oil
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Reaume Brothers Racing
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Alpha Energy Solutions
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Promatic Automation
49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
50 Todd Peck Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Image Tech
51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Sirius XM, JBL
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Chris Eggleston DGR-Crosley Toyota Globe Sprinkler
63 Kyle Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Copp Motorsports
68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet AMVETS #PLEASESTAND
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Horizon Transport, Koolbox
83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Fr8Auctions, 20/30 Fasttrack
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford pMenards, Matador
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Protect the Harvest

Practice

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Initially, two practice sessions were scheduled for the event- however, second practice would be rained out, meaning that second practice was canceled.[2]

First and final practice

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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 180.886 miles per hour (291.108 km/h).[2]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 54 Chris Eggleston DGR-Crosley Toyota 29.853 180.886
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.909 180.548
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.926 180.445
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Friday, June 8 on 4:45 CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 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.[3]

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 185.103 miles per hour (297.894 km/h).[4] Mike Harmon of Mike Harmon Racing would be the only driver not to qualify.

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 29.173 185.103
2 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.197 184.951
3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.227 184.761
4 51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 29.271 184.483
5 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.336 184.074
6 54 Chris Eggleston DGR-Crosley Toyota 29.355 183.955
7 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 29.357 183.943
8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 29.411 183.605
9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 29.448 183.374
10 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.454 183.337
11 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 29.618 182.322
12 17 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.495 177.078
Eliminated in Round 1
13 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 29.861 180.838
14 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 29.884 180.699
15 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 29.916 180.505
16 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.010 179.940
17 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 30.037 179.778
18 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 30.238 178.583
19 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.548 176.771
20 20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.896 174.780
21 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 31.335 172.331
22 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.350 172.249
23 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 31.388 172.040
24 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 31.408 171.931
25 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 31.810 169.758
26 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 31.856 169.513
27 63 Kyle Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 31.992 168.792
Qualified by owner's points
28 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.493 166.190
29 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 32.791 164.679
30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 33.199 162.656
31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 33.261 162.352
32 50 Todd Peck Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet
Failed to qualify
33 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 33.058 163.349
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 40

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 10
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 4
8 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 2
10 17 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 40

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 9
3 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6
6 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
7 20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 87

Fin[5] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 167 51 running 49
2 1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 167 13 running 54
3 10 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 167 3 running 45
4 8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 167 7 running 43
5 9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 167 0 running 42
6 2 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 62 running 39
7 20 20 Tyler Young Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0 running 35
8 14 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 167 0 running 35
9 4 51 Spencer Davis Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 7 running 32
10 3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 167 19 running 31
11 28 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 167 0 running 26
12 19 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 167 0 running 25
13 22 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 running 31
14 6 54 Chris Eggleston DGR-Crosley Toyota 165 4 running 23
15 16 8 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 165 0 running 22
16 11 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 164 1 running 21
17 15 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 162 0 running 25
18 7 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 158 0 running 19
19 17 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 157 0 oil cooler 18
20 25 68 Clay Greenfield Clay Greenfield Motorsports Chevrolet 157 0 running 17
21 30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 157 0 running 16
22 21 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 155 0 running 15
23 13 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 105 0 crash 25
24 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 102 0 crash 13
25 23 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 79 0 engine 12
26 12 17 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 73 0 crash 12
27 29 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 overheating 0
28 27 63 Kyle Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 overheating 9
29 26 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 11 0 crash 8
30 18 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 6 0 crash 7
31 24 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 4 0 electrical 6
32 32 50 Todd Peck Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 1 0 electrical 5
Failed to qualify
33 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet

References

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  1. ^ Beaver, Dan (2018-06-09). "Johnny Sauter wins Truck Series race at Texas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  2. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-06-07). "Truck Series practice report from Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  3. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. ^ Beaver, Dan (2018-06-08). "Stewart Friesen wins Texas Truck pole". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  5. ^ "2018 PPG 400 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
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