The 2018 Active Pest Control 200 was the second stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was extended from 130 laps from 134 due to a NASCAR overtime finish caused by a crash including Josh Reaume. After a costly mistake by Kyle Busch's pit crew before the final restart, Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would steal and win the race- the first of the season and the 2nd of his career. To complete the podium, Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit. #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Joey GaseJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org1Clay GreenfieldTJL MotorsportsChevroletMotorsports Safety Group2Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevroletJegs02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletUnited Rentals3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyotaBommarito Automotive Group, Lucas Oil4Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaCessna, Beechcraft6Norm BenningNorm BenningChevroletZomongo7Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyotaTru Clear Global8Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFleetwing Oil, D. A. B. Constructors Inc.10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org, ThinkRealty.com13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordLiberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes"15Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevroletTroptions16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Austin DillonYoung's MotorsportsChevroletGoShare21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevroletPerformance Plus Motor Oil33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevroletGreen Heart Partners, R-Coin41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordAlpha Energy Solutions45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletSuperior Essex49Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org50Travis KvapilBeaver MotorsportsChevroletMotorsports Safety Group51Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaRheem52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands63Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevroletNisshinbo Holdings74Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevroletAtlanta Havoc75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Tide Pods83Scott StenzelCopp MotorsportsChevroletFr8Auctions88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Rip It97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFordWings Over North Georgia Air Show98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordCurb RecordsOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice First practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 3:00 PM EST. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 31.141 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet31.141178.029221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet31.315177.040313Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord31.315177.040Full first practice results
Second and final practice The second and final practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 4:58 PM EST. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session with a 31.011 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota31.011178.775241Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord31.234177.499324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet31.349176.848Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 24 at 11:45 AM EST. 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. Kyle Busch, driving for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 2 to win the pole. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)14Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.844179.743288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord30.934179.220318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.935179.214451Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota30.996178.862524Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet31.011178.775625Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet31.064178.470752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet31.083178.36182Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet31.086178.344921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet31.121178.1431016Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota31.162177.909118Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet31.213177.6181297Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord31.251177.402Eliminated in the first round1320Austin DillonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.196177.715——1441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord31.223177.561——1554Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota31.244177.442——1698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord31.250177.408——1775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet31.295177.153——1802Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet31.304177.102——1913Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord31.362176.774——2022Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.635175.249——217Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota31.704174.868——2245Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet31.781174.444——2363Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevrolet32.053172.964——2433Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet32.095172.737——253Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyota32.274171.779——260Joey GaseJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet32.808168.983——2715Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet33.113167.427——Qualified by owner's points286Norm BenningNorm BenningChevrolet33.518165.404——2949Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet33.717164.427——3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet35.619155.647——311Clay GreenfieldTJL MotorsportsChevrolet36.600151.475——3283Scott StenzelCopp MotorsportsChevrolet————Failed to qualify3374Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet33.988163.116——3450Travis KvapilBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet————Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord934Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0416Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota7597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord6641Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5721Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet4898Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet21051Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 40 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts14Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet9316Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota8488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord7518Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord5751Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4897Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord3975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet21025Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 54 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts11016Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1342running552318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13443running513921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet13412running4741441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1340running385288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1347running486752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1340running3371913Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord1343running3081297Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord1340running3891698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1340running36101320Austin DillonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1340running0111775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1340running2812118Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1340running2513451Spencer DavisKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340running2914625Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet1340running24152022Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1340running2216217Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota1340running21171554Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota1340running20181802Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1330running19192245Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1330running182082Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet1330running172114Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13367running022524Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1320running15232949Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1310running1424253Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyota1290running13252715Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1280running12263010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1200running11272433Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1190crash1028311Clay GreenfieldTJL MotorsportsChevrolet1160too slow929286Norm BenningNorm BenningChevrolet1080vibration8302363Akinori OgataMB MotorsportsChevrolet620crash731260Joey GaseJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet70electrical0323283Scott StenzelCopp MotorsportsChevrolet00electrical5Failed to qualify3374Tim ViensMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3450Travis KvapilBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet
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