2018 World of Westgate 200

The 2018 World of Westgate 200 was the 18th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the second race of the Round of 8, and the inaugural running of the event. Despite an agreement, Speedway Motorsports would cancel one New Hampshire Motor Speedway weekend and add one race of each national series to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.[1] The race was held on Friday, September 14, 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 was extended from its scheduled 134 laps to 144 laps due to numerous NASCAR overtime attempts. At race's end, Grant Enfinger would pull away from an ailing Brett Moffitt on the restart and pull away to win his 2nd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race and the first and only win of the season.[2] To fill out then podium, Johnny Sauter and Justin Haley, both driving for GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2018 World of Westgate 200
Race details
Race 18 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date September 14, 2018
Official name World of Westgate 200
Location North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 144 laps, 216 mi (347.618 km)
Scheduled Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323.477 km)
Average speed 101.647 miles per hour (163.585 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Kyle Busch Motorsports
Time 30.331
Most laps led
Driver Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing
Laps 40
Winner
No. 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing
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

Background

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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

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Camden Murphy* Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet God Bless the Broken Road
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Commercial Property Services
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Sirius XM, JBL
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet H & H Transport
7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota Tru Clear Global
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Berry's Manufacturing
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Solid Rock Carriers
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Century Container
15 Ross Chastain Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Premium Motorsports
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Osaka Toyota
17 Bo LeMastus 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 Allegiant Air
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet Kingman Chevrolet
30 Austin Theriault On Point Motorsports Toyota Cross Insurance
33 J. J. Yeley Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota Reaume Brothers Racing
38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Niece Motorsports
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford The Carolina Nut Company
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation
46 Riley Herbst Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Advance Auto Parts
49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org Archived 2018-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
50 Travis Kvapil* Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet VIPRacingExperience.com Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
51 Brandon Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Delta Faucet
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Chris Eggleston DGR-Crosley Toyota H2O Fire Protection, Inc.
74 Mike Harmon* Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet American Club Pipe Tobacco
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Ideal Door Garage Doors
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford JJL Motorsports
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."
Official entry list

*Withdrew.[3]

Practice

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First practice

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First practice was held on Thursday, September 13 at 2:05 PST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest lap in practice with a time with a 30.731 and an average speed of 175.718 miles per hour (282.791 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.731 175.718
2 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 30.802 175.131
3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 30.826 175.177
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice would take place on Thursday, September 13 at 4:05 PST. Riley Herbst of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest lap in practice with a time of 30.589 and an average speed of 176.534 miles per hour (284.104 km/h).[4]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 46 Riley Herbst Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.589 176.534
2 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.661 176.074
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 30.681 176.005
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Friday, September 14 at 3:05 PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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.[5]

Noah Gragson would proceed to set the fastest time in both rounds, achieving a lap in the second round of a 30.331 and an average speed of 178.036 miles per hour (286.521 km/h).[6] Three drivers would fail to qualify: Tate Fogleman, J. J. Yeley, and Norm Benning.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.386 177.713 30.331 178.036
2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 30.547 176.777 30.541 176.811
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 30.738 175.678 30.588 176.540
4 54 Chris Eggleston DGR-Crosley Toyota 30.623 176.338 30.640 176.240
5 46 Riley Herbst Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.726 175.747 30.672 176.056
6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.736 175.690 30.684 175.987
7 51 Brandon Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.578 176.598 30.711 175.833
8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 30.628 176.309 30.714 175.816
9 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 30.803 175.308 30.783 175.421
10 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 30.715 175.810 30.797 175.342
11 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 30.853 175.023 30.869 174.933
12 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.904 174.735 30.937 174.548
Eliminated in Round 1
13 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 30.906 174.723
14 25 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.907 174.718
15 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 30.986 174.272
16 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.022 174.070
17 17 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 31.022 174.070
18 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 31.042 173.958
19 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 31.042 173.958
20 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 31.069 173.807
21 30 Austin Theriault On Point Motorsports Toyota 31.084 173.723
22 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 31.106 173.600
23 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.146 173.377
24 15 Ross Chastain Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.157 173.316
25 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.207 173.038
26 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 31.209 173.027
27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 31.318 172.425
Qualified on owner's points
28 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 31.391 172.024
29 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 31.500 171.429
30 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31.500 171.429
31 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 31.921 169.168
32 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 32.810 164.584
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 31.354 172.227
34 33 J. J. Yeley Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 31.724 170.218
35 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 34.627 155.948
WD 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
WD 50 Travis Kvapil Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet
WD 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Official qualifying results

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10
2 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
3 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 8
4 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 7
5 51 Brandon Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 5
7 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8
4 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 6
6 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 5
7 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 4
8 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 3
9 51 Brandon Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
10 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 84

Fin[7] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 144 40 running 54
2 6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 144 21 running 43
3 12 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 144 0 running 36
4 18 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 144 4 running 38
5 29 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 144 4 running 44
6 13 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 144 0 running 31
7 24 15 Ross Chastain Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 running 0
8 21 30 Austin Theriault On Point Motorsports Toyota 144 0 running 29
9 25 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 running 28
10 4 54 Chris Eggleston DGR-Crosley Toyota 144 0 running 27
11 9 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 144 18 running 27
12 27 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 144 0 running 25
13 20 7 Korbin Forrister All Out Motorsports Toyota 144 0 running 24
14 30 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 running 23
15 26 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 144 0 running 27
16 28 83 Bayley Currey Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 144 0 running 21
17 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 144 17 running 34
18 1 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 143 33 running 37
19 14 25 Timothy Peters GMS Racing Chevrolet 143 0 running 18
20 32 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 143 2 running 17
21 23 38 T. J. Bell Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 accident 16
22 8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 accident 0
23 16 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 138 0 accident 14
24 15 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 0 accident 13
25 19 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 120 0 accident 12
26 7 51 Brandon Jones Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 119 0 accident 0
27 10 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 86 5 accident 17
28 31 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 86 0 accident 9
29 5 46 Riley Herbst Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 56 0 accident 8
30 17 17 Bo LeMastus DGR-Crosley Toyota 45 0 accident 7
31 22 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 27 0 vibration 6
32 11 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 accident 5
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 12 Tate Fogleman Young's Motorsports Chevrolet
34 33 J. J. Yeley Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota
35 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
WD 0 Camden Murphy Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet
WD 50 Travis Kvapil Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet
WD 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Long, Dustin (2017-03-08). "Las Vegas gets second Cup date in 2018; New Hampshire loses a Cup date". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  2. ^ "Grant Enfinger wins crashed-filled Las Vegas Truck Series race". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  3. ^ Beard, Brock. "PREVIEW: A triple-header on tap in Vegas, and a LASTCAR title bout in Sonoma". Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  4. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-09-13). "Truck Series practice report from Las Vegas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  6. ^ Beaver, Dan (2018-09-14). "Noah Gragson wins truck pole at Las Vegas". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
  7. ^ "2018 World of Westgate 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
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