The 2018 Villa Lighting Delivers the Eaton 200 was the tenth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, after a chaotic final restart with three to go, Justin Haley of GMS Racing would win his first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career win and of the season. To fill out the podium, Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts for Bryant Barnhill, Riley Herbst, Zane Smith, and Tate Fogleman.
Background
Known as Gateway Motorsports Park until its renaming in April 2019, World Wide Technology Raceway is a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track in Madison, Illinois, United States. The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletJennifer Jo Cobb Racing2Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevroletJegs02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletARCO National Construction3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletBommarito Automotive Group4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaRoyal Canin6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletZomongo8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletToenjes Brick Contracting10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordThe Carolina Nut Co.15Bryant BarnhillPremium MotorsportsChevroletWCIParts.com16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevroletOverkill Motorsports21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect Patriotic22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles Patriotic25Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevroletPerformance Plus Motor Oil33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevroletColonial Countertops41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordAlpha Energy Solutions42Chad FinleyChad Finley RacingChevroletStrutmasters, Auto Value45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation46Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaMobil 149Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org 50Ross ChastainBeaver MotorsportsChevroletVIPRacingExperience.com 51Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaAdvance Auto Parts52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Zane SmithDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands, La Paz Margarita Mix63Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevroletCenturion Coin, First Responder Racing74B. J. McLeodMike Harmon RacingChevroletTroptions83Tyler MatthewsMB MotorsportsChevroletFirst Responder Racing87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFleetwing, D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Ideal Door Garage Doors97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFordJJL Motorsports, Rustic Rub Co.98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordChampion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."Official entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice would occur on Friday, June 22, at 4:45 PM CST. Christian Eckes would set the fastest time with a 33.492 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed146Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.492134.360218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.501134.324341Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord33.552134.120Full first practice results
Second practice The second practice would occur on Friday, June 22, at 6:35 PM CST. Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time with a 32.801 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota32.801137.191213Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord32.929136.658321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet32.941136.608Full second practice results
Third and final practice The third and final practice took place on Saturday, June 23, at 11:00 AM CST. Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time with a 32.304 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed14Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.304139.302288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord32.328139.198318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.399138.893Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, June 23, at 4:45 PM CST. Since Gateway Motorsports Park is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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.
Grant Enfinger would make it through the preliminary two rounds and set the fastest time in Round 3 with a 32.405 and an average speed of , making Enfinger win the pole. Meanwhile, the #74 of B. J. McLeod and the #0 of Camden Murphy would fail to qualify. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord32.405138.867246Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.469138.594318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.514138.402424Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet32.532138.325541Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord32.559138.211688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord32.562138.19878John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet32.579138.12684Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota32.587138.092997Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord32.730137.4891054Zane SmithDGR-CrosleyToyota32.752137.3961116Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota32.843137.015122Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet32.882136.853Eliminated in Round 21321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet32.761137.358——1413Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord32.874136.886——1520Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet32.945136.591——1652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet32.963136.517——1751Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota33.067136.087——1825Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet33.097135.964——1902Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet33.097135.964——2042Chad FinleyChad Finley RacingChevrolet33.449134.533——2145Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.556134.104——2249Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet33.603133.917——2350Ross ChastainBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet33.290135.176————2463Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet33.767133.266————Eliminated in Round 12522Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet33.769133.258————263Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet33.862132.892————2787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet33.982132.423————Qualified by owner's points2815Bryant BarnhillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet34.641129.904————2910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet34.663129.821————3083Tyler MatthewsMB MotorsportsChevrolet36.041124.858————316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet36.128124.557————3233Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet——————Failed to qualify3374B. J. McLeodMike Harmon RacingChevrolet34.270131.310————340Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet34.480130.510————Official starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 35 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord10218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord848John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0524Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet6616Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota5746Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4897Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord3921Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet21052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 35 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts146Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet934Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8418Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7516Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota668John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0797Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord4898Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord3952Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet21024Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 90 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1424Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1607running47284Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1601running4331321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1600running4541413Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord1600running3351054Zane SmithDGR-CrosleyToyota1600running3262042Chad FinleyChad Finley RacingChevrolet1600running317997Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord1600running3781751Riley HerbstKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1600running299122Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet1600running2810318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota16063running43111902Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1600running26122463Kevin DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet1600running25131652Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1600running27141116Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota16018running34152249Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1600running22162522Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1600running21173083Tyler MatthewsMB MotorsportsChevrolet1600running20183233Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1590running1919541Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1570running1820688Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1560running2521198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord15336running29222910Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1480running1523263Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1440running1424316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1210clutch132578John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1131oil leak0262145Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1130crash11271520Tate FoglemanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1130crash1028246Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7634crash23292350Ross ChastainBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet430vibration0301825Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet310crash7312815Bryant BarnhillPremium MotorsportsChevrolet50engine6322787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet00electrical5Failed to qualify3374B. J. McLeodMike Harmon RacingChevrolet340Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletOfficial race results
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