The 2018 OneMain Financial 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) oval-shaped permanent racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would hold off his teammate Elliott Sadler in the closing laps to win his sixth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first of the season. Allgaier would also win an extra $100,000 for winning a Dash 4 Cash event. To fill out the podium, Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish third.
Background
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevroletMeding's Seafood, Stockley Tavern & Package Store 00Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordHaas Automation1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"01Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports2Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevroletNexteer3Jeb BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevroletState Water Heaters4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletDelaware Office of Highway Safety "Protect Your Melon"5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletSiteOne Landscaping Supply8Ray Black Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletB. J. McLeod Motorsports9Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevroletHennessey Performance11Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevroletBar Harbor13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaMBM Motorsports15Joe NemechekJD MotorsportsChevroletMeding's Seafood, Stockley Tavern & Package Store 16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordDriveDownA1C.com18Noah GragsonJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaSwitch "Motivated By Invention. Driven By Perfection."19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaXYO Network20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaComcast, NBCUniversal Salute to Service, Rheem21Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordMenards, Richmond Water Heaters23Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air24Kaz GralaJGL RacingFordNettts28Dylan LuptonJGL RacingFordThinQ Technology Partners35Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletSparks Energy36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletWholey's, Can-Am38J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletLombard Bros Gaming40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaSmithbilt Homes42John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevroletFire Alarm Services45Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyotaPrevagen51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevroletAlarm Tech Systems55Stephen LeichtJP MotorsportsToyotaJani-King "The King of Clean"60Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFordFord66Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodgeCrashClaimsR.Us, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit74Mike Harmon*Mike Harmon RacingChevroletShadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport76Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevroletGrunt Style "This We'll Defend"78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletB. J. McLeod Motorsports89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletVisone RV90Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletCoastal Carolina University93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletRSS RacingOfficial entry list *Harmon would participate in both the Happy Hour and qualifying sessions, but would be replaced by Cody Ware in the first practice session. However, Harmon would replace Ware after Ware crashed in the session.
Practice
First practice The first practice session would occur on Friday, May 4, at 9:35 AM EST and would last for 50 minutes. Noah Gragson of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.465 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Noah GragsonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.465153.420200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord23.492153.244319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.500153.191Full first practice results
Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, May 4, at 2:05 PM EST and would last for 45 minutes. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.581 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.581152.66521Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.802151.24839Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.844150.981Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying would occur on Saturday, May 5, at 9:35 AM EST. Since Dover International 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.
Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 23.102 and an average speed of .
Nine drivers did not set a lap due to not passing inspection in time before the qualifying session.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)119Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.471153.38123.198155.18623.102155.831218Noah GragsonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.324154.34723.323154.35423.132155.62932Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.300154.50623.241154.89923.179155.31341Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.376154.00423.320154.37423.189155.246521Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.294154.54623.312154.42723.218155.05267Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.048156.19623.183155.28623.224155.012722Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord22.999156.52923.183155.28623.243154.885811Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet23.501153.18523.417153.73423.297154.526960Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord23.420153.71523.292154.56023.341154.235103Jeb BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.541152.92523.407153.80023.400153.8461123Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet23.460153.45323.392153.89923.430153.6491216Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord23.883150.73523.448 153.53123.458153.466Eliminated in Round 21339Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet23.468153.40023.463153.433——1428Dylan LuptonJGL RacingFord23.732151.69423.576152.698——1536Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet23.598152.55523.586152.633——1624Kaz GralaJGL RacingFord24.018149.88823.610152.478——1790Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet23.705151.86723.640152.284——184Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.653152.20123.736151.668——1951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23.489153.26323.754151.553——2038J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet23.668152.10423.868150.830——2135Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet23.974150.16324.038149.763——2213Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota24.120149.25424.129149.198——230Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet24.051149.682————2493Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet24.079149.508————Eliminated in Round 12501Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevrolet24.245148.484————2678B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24.247148.472————2776Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24.266148.356————2889Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet24.289148.215————298Ray Black Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24.432147.348————3040Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota24.588146.413————3145Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota24.858144.823————3266Carl LongMBM MotorsportsDodge25.428141.576————339Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet——————Qualified by owner's points3420Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota——————3542John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet——————3600Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord——————375Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet——————3852David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet——————3915Joe NemechekJD MotorsportsChevrolet——————4055Stephen LeichtJP MotorsportsToyota——————Failed to qualify4174Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet——————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts11Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8421Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet759Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet6622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord5711Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet4818Noah GragsonJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0920Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota21042John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet1029Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet9322Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord8420Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota752Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6621Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5711Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet4842John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet394Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet2105Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110