The 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby was a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race held on July 18, 2018 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Contested over 153 laps due to an overtime finish on the dirt track, it was the 13th race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 03 John Provenzano Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 3 Ryan Newman (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 4 Todd Gilliland (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 12 Ty Dillon Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 13 Myatt Snider (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 15 J. R. Heffner Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 17 Tyler Dippel DGR-Crosley Toyota 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 25 Dalton Sargeant (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 27 Chase Briscoe (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 33 Braden Mitchell Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 34 Jeffrey Abbey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 38 Max McLaughlin Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 45 Justin Fontaine (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 50 Mike Harmon (i) Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Logan Seavey Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota 63 Kyle Strickler MB Motorsports Chevrolet 74 Trevor Collins Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford 83 Nick Hoffman MB Motorsports Chevrolet 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 97 R. J. Otto Jr. JJL Motorsports Ford 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 99 Sheldon Creed MDM Motorsports Chevrolet
Qualifying Pos. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed 1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 20.737 86.801 2 51 Logan Seavey Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.750 86.747 3 17 Tyler Dippel DGR-Crosley Toyota 20.841 86.368 4 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 20.895 86.145 5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 20.931 85.997 6 99 Sheldon Creed MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 20.968 85.845 7 4 Todd Gilliland (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.036 85.568 8 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosey Toyota 21.039 85.555 9 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 21.053 85.499 10 3 Ryan Newman (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 21.108 85.276 11 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 21.164 85.050 12 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 21.219 84.830 13 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 21.242 84.738 14 74 Trevor Collins Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 21.253 84.694 15 13 Myatt Snider (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 21.263 84.654 16 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 21.293 84.535 17 25 Dalton Sargeant (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.370 84.230 18 27 Chase Briscoe (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 21.393 84.140 19 83 Nick Hoffman MB Motorsports Chevrolet 21.399 84.116 20 45 Justin Fontaine (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 21.453 83.904 21 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford 21.523 83.631 22 38 Max McLaughlin Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 21.551 83.523 23 63 Kyle Strickler MB Motorsports Chevrolet 21.613 83.283 24 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.618 83.264 25 15 J. R. Heffner Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 21.633 83.206 26 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21.642 83.172 27 12 Ty Dillon Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 21.643 83.168 28 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 21.648 83.149 29 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.699 82.953 30 34 Jeffrey Abbey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 21.798 82.576 31 33 Braden Mitchell Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 21.933 82.068 32 97 R. J. Otto Jr. JJL Motorsports Ford 21.954 81.990 33 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 21.973 81.919 34 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 21.976 81.908 35 03 John Provenzano Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 22.046 81.647 36 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 22.067 81.570 37 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 22.113 81.400 38 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 22.554 79.808 39 50 Mike Harmon (i) Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 22.565 79.770Withdrew WD 46 N/A Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota — —
Qualifying heat races Drivers will be split into five different heat races, all 10 laps, and their finish will determine the starting lineup. Drivers who finish in the top 5 in each heat will advance into the main event. The remaining drivers will compete in the "last chance" qualifier race, which will be 15 laps, and whoever finishes in the top 5, advances.
Heat 1 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 10 7 running 2 2 99 Sheldon Creed MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 3 3 2 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 10 3 running 4 5 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford 10 0 running 5 6 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 4 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 7 7 33 Braden Mitchell Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 10 0 running 8 8 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 9 0 running
Heat 2 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 2 4 Todd Gilliland (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 3 running 2 1 51 Logan Seavey Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 7 running 3 3 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 10 0 running 4 5 38 Max McLaughlin Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 6 12 Ty Dillon Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 7 97 R. J. Otto Jr. JJL Motorsports Ford 10 0 running 7 4 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 8 8 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 9 0 running
Heat 3 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 4 27 Chase Briscoe (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 10 9 running 2 2 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota 10 0 running 3 1 17 Tyler Dippel DGR-Crosley Toyota 10 1 running 4 6 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 5 63 Kyle Strickler MB Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 10 0 running 7 7 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 8 8 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
Heat 4 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 10 10 running 2 1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 10 0 running 3 4 83 Nick Hoffman MB Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 4 6 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 5 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 7 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 7 8 50 Mike Harmon (i) Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 8 3 74 Trevor Collins Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running
Heat 5 Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 1 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 10 10 running 2 2 3 Ryan Newman (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 3 3 13 Myatt Snider (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 10 0 running 4 5 15 J. R. Heffner Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 5 6 34 Jeffrey Abbey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 10 0 running 6 4 45 Justin Fontaine (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 10 0 running 7 7 03 John Provenzano Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 2 0 mechanical
"Last chance" qualifier Fin.St.#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatus 1 1 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 15 11 running 2 3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 15 4 running 3 12 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 running 4 4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 15 0 running 5 5 45 Justin Fontaine (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 running 6 8 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 15 0 running 7 7 25 Dalton Sargeant (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet 15 0 running 8 6 33 Braden Mitchell Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 15 0 running 9 13 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 15 0 running 10 14 74 Trevor Collins Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 15 0 running 11 2 97 R. J. Otto Jr. JJL Motorsports Ford 13 0 dnf 12 11 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 8 0 dnf 13 9 50 Mike Harmon (i) Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 3 0 dnf 14 10 03 John Provenzano Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet 0 0 did not start
Starting lineup Grid Driver Team Manufacturer 1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 2 4 Todd Gilliland (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3 27 Chase Briscoe ThorSport Racing Ford 4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Motorsports Chevrolet 6 99 Sheldon Creed MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 7 51 Logan Seavey Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 8 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota 9 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 10 3 Ryan Newman (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 11 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 12 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 13 17 Tyler Dippel DGR-Crosley Toyota 14 83 Nick Hoffman MB Motorsports Chevrolet 15 13 Myatt Snider (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 16 80 Justin Shipley Jacob Wallace Racing Ford 17 38 Max McLaughlin Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 18 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 19 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 20 15 J. R. Heffner Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 21 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 22 12 Ty Dillon Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 23 63 Kyle Strickler MB Motorsports Chevrolet 24 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 25 34 Jeffrey Abbey Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 26 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 27 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 28 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 29 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 30 45 Justin Fontaine (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 31 49 Wendell Chavous* Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 32 25 Dalton Sargeant (R) GMS Racing Chevrolet Failed to Qualify 33 33 Braden Mitchell Reaume Brothers Racing Toyota 34 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 35 74 Trevor Collins Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 36 97 R. J. Otto Jr. JJL Motorsports Ford 37 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 38 50 Mike Harmon Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 39 03 John Provenzano Mike Affarano Motorsports Chevrolet
* – Wendell Chavous started at the rear of the field due to unapproved adjustments.
Race
Stage Results
Stage 1
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 102 51 Logan Seavey Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 93 27 Chase Briscoe (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 04 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota 75 17 Tyler Dippel DGR-Crosley Toyota 66 8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 07 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 48 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 39 3 Ryan Newman (i) Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 010 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 1
Stage 2
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 27 Chase Briscoe (i) ThorSport Racing Ford 02 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 93 51 Logan Seavey Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 84 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 75 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota 66 4 Todd Gilliland (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 57 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 48 13 Myatt Snider (R) ThorSport Racing Ford 39 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 210 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 1
Final Stage Results
Stage 3