The 2018 Gander Outdoors 150 was the 14th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 9th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 28. 2018, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch driving for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports would dominate and win his 51st NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Erik Jones of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Dalton Sargeant of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletJennifer Jo Cobb Racing2Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevroletJegs02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletLucas Oil, Bommarito Automotive Group4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaMobil 16Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing8Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletD. A. B. Constructors, Inc.10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordCentury Container15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaToyota Tsusho18Noah Gragson*Kyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevroletMaestro's21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevroletPerformance Plus Motor Oil33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevroletLehigh Valley Phantoms34J. J. YeleyReaume Brothers RacingChevroletReaume Brothers Racing41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordThe Carolina Nut Company45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation49Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org50Ray CiccarelliBeaver MotorsportsChevroletImage Tech51Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaBeechcraft, Cessna52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands63Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevroletCopp Motorsports74B. J. McLeodMike Harmon RacingChevroletHorizon Transport83Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevroletPulse Transport Inc.87Timmy HillNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletNEMCO Motorsports88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Goof Off "Works the 1st Time!"98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordChampion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."Official entry list *Driver changed to Erik Jones due to Gragson suffering from a stomach virus from which NASCAR did not medically clear Gragson to race.
Practice
First and final practice Originally, two sessions were meant to be held during the weekend. While the first session had started, only 15 minutes were run until heavy lightning forced the cancellation of the first practice. Any drivers who set a time within the first 15 minutes would have their times transfer over to the second practice.
The only practice session of the weekend would take place on Friday, July 27, at 2:00p.m. EST. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.339 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.339168.732213Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord53.563168.026324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet53.607167.889Full final practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would take place on Saturday, July 28, at 10:00a.m. EST. Since Pocono Raceway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, 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 of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after setting the fastest lap in both rounds, with Busch setting in the second round a time with a 52.834 and an average speed of . No drivers would fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)151Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota52.931170.03352.834170.34524Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.395168.55553.175169.252324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet53.201169.17053.217169.119425Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet53.489168.25953.415168.492598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord54.002166.66053.499168.22768Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet53.818167.23053.661167.720721Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet53.904166.96353.694167.616813Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord53.724167.52353.965166.775902Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet53.937166.86154.249165.902102Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet54.010166.63654.397165.4501120Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet54.449165.29255.307162.7281252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet54.025166.590——Eliminated in Round 21322Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet54.565164.941——1441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord54.741164.411——1554Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota55.068163.434——163Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet55.110163.310——1745Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet55.208163.020——1815Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet55.239162.928——1949Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet55.312162.713——2088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord55.430162.367——2187Timmy HillNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet55.628161.789——220Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet56.111160.396——2333Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet56.211160.111——2434J. J. YeleyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet56.211160.111——2583Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevrolet56.539159.182——2674B. J. McLeodMike Harmon RacingChevrolet56.553159.143——2763Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet57.115157.577——286Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet59.270151.847——2950Ray CiccarelliBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet1:00.079149.803——3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1:00.207149.484——Qualified on owner's points3118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota————3216Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 15 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts14Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10224Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet9325Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet8418Erik JonesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord668Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet5721Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet4852Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet392Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet21002Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 15 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet10298Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord9313Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord842Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet7502Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet6641Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5720Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet483Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet3945Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet21022Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 30 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1151Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota6043running023118Erik JonesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota601running03425Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet604running4241252Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet604running465324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet600running416598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord600running46724Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota607running408721Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet600running3392088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord600running281068Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet600running32111441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord600running3112813Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord601running3313902Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet600running3114102Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet600running32151120Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet600running2616163Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet600running24171745Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet600running22181322Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet590running20192333Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet590running18201554Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota590running17211949Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet590running16223010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet590running15232583Todd PeckCopp MotorsportsChevrolet590running14242674B. J. McLeodMike Harmon RacingChevrolet590running025286Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet570running12263216Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota530running11272950Ray CiccarelliBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet310vibration10282187Timmy HillNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet230vibration029220Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet170electrical8301815Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet170electrical0312434J. J. YeleyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet40suspension0322763Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet30engine5Official race results
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