| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 23 of the2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | June 8, 2018 | ||
| Official name | PPG 400 | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas,Texas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.41 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| 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 | ||
The2018 PPG 400 was the 8thstock car race of the2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 22nd iteration of theevent. The race was held on Friday, June 8, 2018, inFort Worth, Texas atTexas 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 ofGMS Racing would hold offStewart Friesen to win the race, the 21stNASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career and the 4th of the season.[1] To fill out the podium,Stewart Friesen ofHalmar Friesen Racing andJustin Haley ofGMS Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Texas Motor Speedway is aspeedway located in the northernmost portion of theU.S. city ofFort Worth, Texas – the portion located inDenton 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 toAtlanta Motor Speedway andCharlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned bySpeedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-trackBristol Motor Speedway.
Initially, two practice sessions were scheduled for the event- however, second practice would be rained out, meaning that second practice was canceled.[2]
The first and final practice took place on 3:05 PMCST.Chris Eggleston ofDGR-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 would take place on Friday, June 8 on 4:45CST. SinceTexas 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 ofHalmar 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 ofMike Harmon Racing would be the only driver not to qualify.
Stage 1 Laps: 40
Stage 2 Laps: 40
Stage 3 Laps: 87
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