| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 33 of the2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | May 5, 2018 | ||
| Official name | 37th Annual OneMain Financial 200 | ||
| Location | Dover, Delaware,Dover International Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Average speed | 98.053 miles per hour (157.801 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 23.102 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 104 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander,Michael Waltrip,Austin Dillon | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
The2018 OneMain Financial 200 was the 10thstock car race of the2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 37th iteration of theevent. The race was held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, inDover, Delaware atDover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) oval-shaped permanent racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end,Justin Allgaier ofJR Motorsports would hold off his teammateElliott Sadler in the closing laps to win his sixth careerNASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season.[1] Allgaier would also win an extra $100,000 for winning aDash 4 Cash event.[2] To fill out the podium,Daniel Hemric ofRichard Childress Racing would finish third.
Dover International Speedway is an ovalrace track inDover,Delaware, United States that has held at least twoNASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hostedUSAC and theNTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concreteoval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated byDover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway afterDover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
*Harmon would participate in both the Happy Hour and qualifying sessions, but would be replaced byCody Ware in the first practice session. However, Harmon would replace Ware after Ware crashed in the session.[3]
The first practice session would occur on Friday, May 4, at 9:35 AMEST and would last for 50 minutes.[4]Noah Gragson ofJoe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.465 and an average speed of 153.420 miles per hour (246.906 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.465 | 153.420 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing withBiagi-DenBeste | Ford | 23.492 | 153.244 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.500 | 153.191 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, May 4, at 2:05 PMEST and would last for 45 minutes.[4]Christopher Bell ofJoe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.581 and an average speed of 152.665 miles per hour (245.691 km/h).[5]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 23.581 | 152.665 |
| 2 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.802 | 151.248 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23.844 | 150.981 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying would occur on Saturday, May 5, at 9:35 AMEST.[4] SinceDover International 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.[6]
Brandon Jones ofJoe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 23.102 and an average speed of 155.831 miles per hour (250.786 km/h).[7]
Nine drivers did not set a lap due to not passing inspection in time before the qualifying session.[7]
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Stage 3 Laps: 110
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