2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300
Race details | |||||
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Race 7 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||||
Date | April 14, 2018 | ||||
Official name | 36th Annual Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 | ||||
Location | Bristol, Tennessee, Bristol Motor Speedway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 0.533 mi (0.858 km) | ||||
Distance | 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.334 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 300 laps, 159.9 mi (257.334 km) | ||||
Average speed | 67.857 miles per hour (109.205 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver |
Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | ||||
Time | 15.090 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||
Laps | 106 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 18 | Ryan Preece |
Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Joey Logano | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Performance Racing Network |
The 2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 was the seventh
Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a
Entry list
*Driver would change to Dylan Lupton.[2]
**The two would swap seats for the race, after Sieg destroyed his primary car in qualifying. Yeley would instead start and park the #39.[3]
Practice
First practice
The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 13, at 1:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[4] Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.495 and an average speed of 123.833 miles per hour (199.290 km/h).[5]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.495 | 123.833 |
2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.535 | 123.515 |
3 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.537 | 123.499 |
Full first practice results |
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, April 13, at 3:05 PM
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 15.528 | 123.570 |
2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.577 | 123.182 |
3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.585 | 123.118 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 14, at 9:35 AM EST.[4] Since Bristol 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.[6]
One driver would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd.
Full qualifying results
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
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1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 15.464 | 124.082 | 15.216 | 126.104 | 15.090 | 127.157 |
2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.278 | 125.592 | 15.260 | 125.740 | 15.119 | 126.913 |
3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.436 | 124.307 | 15.204 | 126.204 | 15.144 | 126.704 |
4 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.230 | 125.988 | 15.208 | 126.170 | 15.160 | 126.570 |
5 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 15.176 | 126.436 | 15.179 | 126.411 | 15.179 | 126.411 |
6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.610 | 122.921 | 15.260 | 125.740 | 15.199 | 126.245 |
7 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 15.538 | 123.491 | 15.259 | 125.749 | 15.250 | 125.823 |
8 | 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.500 | 123.794 | 15.378 | 124.776 | 15.282 | 125.559 |
9 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.258 | 125.757 | 15.323 | 125.224 | 15.301 | 125.404 |
10 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 15.355 | 124.963 | 15.352 | 124.987 | 15.304 | 125.379 |
11 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 15.422 | 124.420 | 15.296 | 125.445 | 15.304 | 125.379 |
12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 15.550 | 123.395 | 15.346 | 125.036 | 15.422 | 124.420 |
Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
13 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.380 | 124.759 | 15.386 | 124.711 | — | — |
14 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 15.314 | 125.297 | 15.393 | 124.654 | — | — |
15 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.434 | 124.323 | 15.401 | 124.589 | — | — |
16 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 15.513 | 123.690 | 15.417 | 124.460 | — | — |
17 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | 15.517 | 123.658 | 15.432 | 124.339 | — | — |
18 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.555 | 123.356 | 15.488 | 123.889 | — | — |
19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 15.581 | 123.150 | 15.491 | 123.865 | — | — |
20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.587 | 123.103 | 15.527 | 123.578 | — | — |
21 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 15.438 | 124.291 | 15.537 | 123.499 | — | — |
22 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 15.552 | 123.380 | 15.695 | 122.255 | — | — |
23 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.453 | 124.170 | — | — | — | — |
24 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 15.580 | 123.158 | — | — | — | — |
Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
25 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.621 | 122.835 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.738 | 121.921 | — | — | — | — |
27 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.748 | 121.844 | — | — | — | — |
28 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 15.792 | 121.505 | — | — | — | — |
29 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 15.917 | 120.550 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 15 | Joe Nemechek | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15.920 | 120.528 | — | — | — | — |
31 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 15.977 | 120.098 | — | — | — | — |
32 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 16.031 | 119.693 | — | — | — | — |
33 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 16.031 | 119.693 | — | — | — | — |
Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
34 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.059 | 119.484 | — | — | — | — |
35 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 16.068 | 119.417 | — | — | — | — |
36 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 16.168 | 118.679 | — | — | — | — |
37 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 16.296 | 117.747 | — | — | — | — |
38 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 16.331 | 117.494 | — | — | — | — |
39 | 74 | Cody Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Dodge | 16.381 | 117.136 | — | — | — | — |
40 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 16.521 | 116.143 | — | — | — | — |
Failed to qualify | ||||||||||
41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 16.547 | 115.961 | — | — | — | — |
Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
Official starting lineup |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 85
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 8 |
4 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 3 |
9 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 85
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 6 |
6 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
9 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 130
References
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- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
- ^ Long, Dustin (2018-04-14). "Cole Custer wins pole for today's Xfinity race at Bristol". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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