2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300

The 2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 was the seventh stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 36th iteration of the event. The race was held Saturday, April 14, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Preece of Joe Gibbs Racing would take the lead on the final restart with 10 laps to go and win his second and to date, final career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first and only win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300
Race details
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 Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox Sports 1
Announcers Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Joey Logano
Radio in the United States
Radio Performance Racing Network

Background

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The layout of Bristol Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet VehicleKeys.com
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet Armour Chili
01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Glue
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV"
3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Childress Vineyards
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Florida Watermelon Association
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Suave Men
8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet Gilreath Farms Red Angus "The New Black", AAN Adjusters
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet BurgerFi
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet Bar Harbor
15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet Flex Seal
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Turtle Wax
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GameStop, Seagate Game Drive for Xbox
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 RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg** RSS Racing Chevrolet Lombard Bros Gaming
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes, Concrete North, Inc.
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, All South Electric
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Franklin Signs & Graphics
55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota Jani-King "The King of Clean"
60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford SunnyD
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link], Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit
74 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 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 EPIC Racewear
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet StarTron, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Ford
Official 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

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First practice

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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
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

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, April 13, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[4] Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.528 and an average speed of 123.570 miles per hour (198.867 km/h).[5]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste 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

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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]

Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole, setting a time of 15.090 and an average speed of 127.157 miles per hour (204.639 km/h).[7]

One driver would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd.

Full qualifying 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 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 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 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 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

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Stage 1 Laps: 85

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
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 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 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
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 Ford 1

Stage 3 Laps: 130

Fin[8] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 7 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 39 running 57
2 2 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 47 running 44
3 4 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 300 61 running 52
4 13 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 33
5 9 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 300 0 running 34
6 6 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 300 106 running 31
7 25 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 30
8 1 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 300 1 running 37
9 15 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 300 0 running 32
10 21 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 300 0 running 32
11 16 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 300 0 running 26
12 10 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 300 1 running 37
13 5 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 299 0 running 34
14 8 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 299 0 running 34
15 23 38 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 299 0 running 22
16 28 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 299 0 running 21
17 35 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 298 0 running 20
18 12 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 298 0 running 22
19 30 15 Joe Nemechek JD Motorsports Chevrolet 298 0 running 0
20 26 78 B. J. McLeod B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 298 0 running 17
21 18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 297 0 running 16
22 32 90 Josh Williams DGM Racing Chevrolet 297 0 running 15
23 22 98 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 295 10 running 15
24 40 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 295 0 running 13
25 37 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 295 0 running 12
26 27 8 Tommy Joe Martins B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 293 0 running 11
27 31 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 257 0 brakes 10
28 38 55 Stephen Leicht JP Motorsports Toyota 212 0 brakes 9
29 3 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 140 35 crash 18
30 39 74 Cody Ware Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 140 0 crash 0
31 33 28 Dylan Lupton JGL Racing Ford 133 0 crash 6
32 36 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 121 0 overheating 5
33 34 01 Vinnie Miller JD Motorsports Chevrolet 105 0 crash 4
34 14 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 98 0 crash 3
35 11 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 66 0 crash 2
36 29 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 48 0 engine 1
37 20 39 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 47 0 brakes 1
38 17 24 Kaz Grala JGL Racing Ford 26 0 crash 1
39 24 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 25 0 brakes 1
40 19 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 4 0 crash 1
Failed to qualify
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Ryan Preece bags Xfinity victory, Dash 4 Cash at Bristol | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  2. ^ Beard, Brock. "PREVIEW: Several fresh faces on both the Cup and XFINITY grid at Bristol". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  3. ^ Beard, Brock. "XFINITY: Bristol wreck hands Jeremy Clements his first XFINITY last-place finish in 273rd career start". Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  4. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Bristol Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-04-16. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  5. ^ a b McFadin, Daniel (2018-04-13). "Xfinity Series practice report from Bristol". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  6. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  7. ^ Long, Dustin (2018-04-14). "Cole Custer wins pole for today's Xfinity race at Bristol". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
  8. ^ "2018 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-12-20.
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