2018 Whelen Trusted to Perform 200
Race details | |||||
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Race 32 of 33 in the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||||
Date | November 10, 2018 | ||||
Official name | 20th Annual Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 | ||||
Location |
ISM Raceway | ||||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||||
Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||||
Scheduled Distance | 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||||
Average speed | 100.643 miles per hour (161.969 km/h) | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Chip Ganassi Racing | ||||
Time | 26.970 | ||||
Most laps led | |||||
Driver | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | |||
Laps | 94 | ||||
Winner | |||||
No. 20 | Christopher Bell |
Network | NBC | ||
Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||||
Radio in the United States | |||||
Radio | Motor Racing Network |
The 2018 Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 was the 32nd
Background
ISM Raceway – also known as PIR – is a one-mile, low-banked
The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km)
ISM Raceway is home to two annual NASCAR race weekends, one of 13 facilities on the NASCAR schedule to host more than one race weekend a year. The track is both the first and last stop in the western United States, as well as the fourth and penultimate track on the schedule.
Entry list
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 9, at 12:35 PM MST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 27.210 and an average speed of 132.304 miles per hour (212.923 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.210 | 132.304 |
2 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.250 | 132.110 |
3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 27.335 | 131.699 |
Full first practice results |
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 9, at 2:35 PM MST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] John Hunter Nemechek of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 27.053 and an average speed of 133.072 miles per hour (214.159 km/h).[3]
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
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1 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.053 | 133.072 |
2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.190 | 132.402 |
3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 27.302 | 131.858 |
Full Happy Hour practice results |
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on Saturday, November 10, at 10:35 AM
John Hunter Nemechek of Chip Ganassi Racing would win the pole after making through both preliminary rounds and setting a time of 26.970 and an average speed of 133.482 miles per hour (214.818 km/h) in the third round.[5]
No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
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1 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 27.287 | 131.931 | 26.957 | 133.546 | 26.970 | 133.482 |
2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 27.339 | 131.680 | 26.986 | 133.403 | 26.987 | 133.398 |
3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 27.220 | 132.256 | 27.090 | 132.890 | 27.058 | 133.048 |
4 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.328 | 131.733 | 27.178 | 132.460 | 27.081 | 132.935 |
5 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.467 | 131.066 | 27.087 | 132.905 | 27.121 | 132.738 |
6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.574 | 130.558 | 27.150 | 132.597 | 27.174 | 132.480 |
7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 27.255 | 132.086 | 27.173 | 132.484 | 27.216 | 132.275 |
8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.653 | 130.185 | 27.199 | 132.358 | 27.228 | 132.217 |
9 | 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.440 | 131.195 | 27.320 | 131.772 | 27.230 | 132.207 |
10 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 27.543 | 130.705 | 27.240 | 132.159 | 27.254 | 132.091 |
11 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.781 | 129.585 | 27.399 | 131.392 | 27.319 | 131.776 |
12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 27.647 | 130.213 | 27.399 | 131.392 | 27.479 | 131.009 |
Eliminated in Round 2 | ||||||||||
13 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.788 | 129.552 | 27.399 | 131.392 | — | — |
14 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.712 | 129.908 | 27.414 | 131.320 | — | — |
15 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 27.555 | 130.648 | 27.478 | 131.014 | — | — |
16 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 27.619 | 130.345 | 27.487 | 130.971 | — | — |
17 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 27.912 | 128.977 | 27.710 | 129.917 | — | — |
18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 27.863 | 129.204 | 27.719 | 129.875 | — | — |
19 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.066 | 128.269 | 27.928 | 128.903 | — | — |
20 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.986 | 128.636 | 27.986 | 128.636 | — | — |
21 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.142 | 127.923 | 28.006 | 128.544 | — | — |
22 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 28.128 | 127.986 | 28.151 | 127.882 | — | — |
23 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27.723 | 129.856 | — | — | — | — |
24 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 28.124 | 128.005 | — | — | — | — |
Eliminated in Round 1 | ||||||||||
25 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.227 | 127.537 | — | — | — | — |
26 | 90 | Donald Theetge | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 28.294 | 127.235 | — | — | — | — |
27 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.308 | 127.173 | — | — | — | — |
28 | 01 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.353 | 126.971 | — | — | — | — |
29 | 15 | Quin Houff | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.415 | 126.694 | — | — | — | — |
30 | 99 | Stephen Leicht | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.566 | 126.024 | — | — | — | — |
31 | 13 | Tyler Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 28.624 | 125.769 | — | — | — | — |
32 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 28.649 | 125.659 | — | — | — | — |
33 | 66 | Akinori Ogata | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 28.737 | 125.274 | — | — | — | — |
Qualified by owner's points | ||||||||||
34 | 55 | Bayley Currey | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 28.843 | 124.814 | — | — | — | — |
35 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 28.863 | 124.727 | — | — | — | — |
36 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 29.153 | 123.486 | — | — | — | — |
37 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.287 | 122.921 | — | — | — | — |
38 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | — | — | — | — | — | — |
39 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
40 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Official qualifying results | ||||||||||
Official starting lineup |
Race results
Stage 1 Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 9 |
3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
4 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
5 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 6 |
6 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
8 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
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1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
2 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
3 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 8 |
4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste
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Ford | 5 |
7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
8 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
10 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing
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Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
References
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- ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Phoenix Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-11-12. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ a b Long, Dustin (2018-11-09). "Xfinity practice report from Phoenix". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ McFadin, Daniel (2018-11-10). "John Hunter Nemechek wins Xfinity pole at Phoenix; Christopher Bell to start from rear". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
- ^ "2018 Whelen Trusted to Perform 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-29.