The 2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300 was the 6th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would dominate and win his 7th and so far final career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first and only of his part-time season.[1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | April 7, 2018 | ||
| Official name | My Bariatric Solutions 300 | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas 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 | 124.986 miles per hour (201.145 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 28.439 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 132 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Clint Bowyer | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance 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
editPractice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice was held on Friday, April 6 at 1:05 PM CST. Ryan Truex would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 28.836 and an average speed of 187.266 miles per hour (301.375 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.836 | 187.266 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.884 | 186.955 |
| 3 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.894 | 186.890 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
editThe second and final practice was held on Friday, April 6 at 3:05 PM CST. Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 28.963 and an average speed of 186.445 miles per hour (300.054 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.963 | 186.445 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.995 | 186.239 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.075 | 185.727 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying would take place on Saturday, April 7, at 11:10 AM CST. Since Texas 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]
However, qualifying would be rained out midway through the first round. NASCAR would decide to cancel qualifying and decide that every driver who ran a time before the red flag would have their times retained. Then, the drivers who didn't run a time would qualify based on owner's points. As a result, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would win the pole after setting a time of 28.439 and an average speed of 189.880 miles per hour (305.582 km/h).[4]
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Mike Harmon and Matt Mills.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
References
edit- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-04-07). "Ryan Blaney scores first Xfinity win of year at Texas Motor Speedway". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- ^ a b Long, Dustin (2018-04-06). "Texas Xfinity practice report". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-04-07). "Ryan Blaney wins Xfinity pole at Texas in rain-shortened qualifying". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-11-04.