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2018 ToyotaCare 250

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2018 ToyotaCare 250
Race details
Race 8 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date April 20, 2018
Official name 31st Annual ToyotaCare 250
Location Richmond, Virginia, Richmond Raceway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.75 mi (1.21 km)
Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 187.5 mi (301.752 km)
Average speed 93.284 miles per hour (150.126 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
Time 22.253
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 120
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Kevin Harvick
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 ToyotaCare 250 was the eighth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 31st iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, April 20, 2018, in Richmond, Virginia at Richmond Raceway, a 0.75 miles (1.21 km) D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the late stages of the race to win his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Noah Gragson of Joe Gibbs Racing and Elliott Sadler of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Richmond Raceway, the venue where the race was held.

Richmond Raceway (RR), formerly known as Richmond International Raceway (RIR), is a 3/4-mile (1.2 km), D-shaped, asphalt race track located just outside Richmond, Virginia in Henrico County. It hosts the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the IndyCar series. Known as "America's premier short track", it formerly hosted two USAC sprint car races.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet FAME USA
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Code 3 Associates
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet JAS Expedited Trucking
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet National Brain Tumor Society
3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Estes Express Lines
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet US Vets 911
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Hellmann's
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet BurgerFi
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet Safeway
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Switch "Motivated By Invention. Driven By Perfection."
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Mobil 1, Toyota Service Centers
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Fitzgerald Glider Kits
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford Nettts
28 Tony Mrakovich JGL Racing Ford Smart Emissions Reducer
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet Wholey's, Can-Am
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet Superior Essex
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet Mike D's BBQ
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Fire Alarm Services
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Circle Track Warehouse, DAI Dealer Associates
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford NutriChomps
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link], Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet W. G. Speeks
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 20, at 8:00 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] Both Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing and Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest lap in the session, with a time of 22.149 and an average speed of 121.902 miles per hour (196.182 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.149 121.902
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 22.149 121.902
3 18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.151 121.891
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, April 20, at 9:40 AM EST, and would last for 45 minutes.[2] John Hunter Nemechek of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest lap in the session, with a time of 22.672 and an average speed of 119.090 miles per hour (191.657 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.672 119.090
2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.685 119.021
3 18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.688 119.006
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying would occur on Friday, April 20, at 4:05 PM EST.[2] Since Richmond Raceway 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.[4]

Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole after making through both preliminary rounds and setting a time of 22.253 and an average speed of 121.332 miles per hour (195.265 km/h) in the third round.[5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full practice results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 22.959 117.601 22.524 119.872 22.253 121.332
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.762 118.619 22.541 119.782 22.336 120.881
3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 22.707 118.906 22.562 119.670 22.453 120.251
4 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.806 118.390 22.506 119.968 22.460 120.214
5 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 22.340 120.859 22.615 119.390 22.464 120.192
6 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 22.954 117.627 22.468 120.171 22.550 119.734
7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.647 119.221 22.466 120.182 22.558 119.691
8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.734 118.765 22.631 119.305 22.570 119.628
9 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.770 118.577 22.626 119.332 22.570 119.628
10 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.758 118.640 22.611 119.411 22.586 119.543
11 18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.000 117.391 22.487 120.069 22.613 119.400
12 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.900 117.904 22.534 119.819 22.685 119.021
Eliminated in Round 2
13 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.638 119.268 22.656 119.174
14 3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.854 118.141 22.685 119.021
15 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.838 118.224 22.693 118.979
16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 22.789 118.478 22.734 118.765
17 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.824 118.297 22.788 118.483
18 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.905 117.878 22.796 118.442
19 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 22.922 117.791 22.855 118.136
20 15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 22.996 117.412 22.884 117.986
21 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 22.991 117.437 22.958 117.606
22 24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 22.888 117.966 22.959 117.601
23 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 22.809 118.374 22.992 117.432
24 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 22.915 117.827 23.016 117.310
Eliminated in Round 1
25 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 23.038 117.198
26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.056 117.106
27 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.056 117.106
28 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.136 116.701
29 55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 23.144 116.661
30 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.208 116.339
31 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 23.251 116.124
32 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.300 115.880
33 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.353 115.617
Qualified by owner's points
34 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.373 115.518
35 28 Tony Mrakovich JGL Racing Ford 23.404 115.365
36 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 23.417 115.301
37 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 23.550 114.650
38 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.559 114.606
39 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 23.617 114.324
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 24.111 111.982
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 75

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 8
4 3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2
10 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0
3 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 8
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 6
6 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 5
7 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 4
8 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 3
9 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 2
10 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 100

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 120 running 56
2 11 18 Noah Gragson Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 10 running 0
3 8 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 30 running 50
4 12 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 46
5 3 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 250 0 running 35
6 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 250 43 running 45
7 6 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 31
8 26 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 29
9 13 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 250 0 running 28
10 18 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 250 0 running 34
11 10 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 33
12 14 3 Jeb Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 32
13 5 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 250 36 running 31
14 7 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 23
15 27 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 249 0 running 22
16 19 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 249 0 running 21
17 17 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 249 0 running 20
18 16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 running 19
19 21 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 running 18
20 9 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 249 0 running 17
21 24 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 249 0 running 16
22 23 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 248 0 running 15
23 30 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 247 0 running 14
24 35 28 Tony Mrakovich JGL Racing Ford 247 0 running 13
25 20 15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 247 0 running 0
26 15 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 246 0 running 11
27 28 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 246 0 running 10
28 34 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 246 0 running 9
29 4 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 246 11 running 18
30 22 24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 245 0 running 7
31 38 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 244 0 running 6
32 36 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 244 0 running 5
33 37 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 244 0 running 4
34 33 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 238 0 running 3
35 25 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 229 0 running 2
36 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 133 0 clutch 1
37 29 55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 128 0 brakes 1
38 39 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 107 0 fuel pump 1
39 31 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 32 0 brakes 1
40 32 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 26 0 electrical 1
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Spencer, Reid (2018-04-21). "Bell holds off Gragson for win, Sadler wins Dash 4 Cash". Official Site Of NASCAR. Archived from the original on 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Richmond Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ^ a b Long, Dustin (2018-04-20). "Xfinity practice report at Richmond". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  5. ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-04-20). "Cole Custer wins pole for Xfinity race at Richmond". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  6. ^ "2018 ToyotaCare 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
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