The 2018 UNOH 200 was the 16th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the last regular season race of the year, and the 21st iteration of the event. The race was held on Thursday, August 16, 2018, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. GMS Racing driver Johnny Sauter would pass an ailing NEMCO Motorsports driver, John Hunter Nemechek and hold off Halmar Friesen Racing driver Stewart Friesen to win his 22nd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win, his fifth of the season, and would clinch the regular season championship. Friesen and Nemechek would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Camden Murphy*Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org2Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevroletJEGS02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletRusty's Off Road4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaBanfield Pet Hospital04Cory RoperRoper RacingFordPreferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletZomongo, H&H Transport7Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyotaN. O. W. Matters More8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletD. A. B. Constructors, Inc.9Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevroletGrant County Mulch10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org12?*Young's MotorsportsChevrolet13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordThe Carolina Nut Company15Stefan ParsonsPremium MotorsportsChevroletPhoenix Construction16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaToyota Tsusho, Otics18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevroletOhio Logistics21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletGMS Fabrication22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevroletPerformance Plus Motor Oil30Scott Lagasse Jr.On Point MotorsportsToyotaOn Point Motorsports33B. J. McLeodReaume Brothers RacingChevroletSteve King Foundation38Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevroletBlack Rifle Coffee Company41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordFEI World Equestrian Games42Chad FinleyCook-Finley RacingChevroletStrutmasters, Auto Value45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation49Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org50Gray GauldingBeaver MotorsportsChevroletVIP Racing Experience, Image Tech51Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaHunt Brothers Pizza52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Riley HerbstDGR-CrosleyToyotaAdvance Auto Parts63J. J. Yeley*MB MotorsportsChevrolet68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletAMVETS #PLEASESTAND75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Global Building Contractors83Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevroletChasco Contractors88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Great Lakes Flooring92Timothy PetersRBR EnterprisesFordBTS Tire & Wheel Distributors97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFordWings Over North Georgia98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordChampion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."Official entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session would occur on Thursday, August 16, at 9:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.304 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed113Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord15.304125.37924Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15.307125.354351Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15.353124.979Full first practice results
Second practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Thursday, August 16, at 11:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.263 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet15.263125.716221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet15.269125.666318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15.293125.469Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Thursday, August 16, at 4:10 PM EST. Since Bristol Motor Speedway is under , 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.
Christopher Bell of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 3 and win the pole with a 15.248 and an average speed of .
Five drivers failed to qualify: Gray Gaulding, Timothy Peters, B. J. McLeod, Norm Benning, and Jennifer Jo Cobb.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)151Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15.461124.10615.398124.61415.248125.839241Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord15.406124.54915.356124.95415.268125.67538John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet15.268125.67515.360124.92215.287125.518421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet15.339125.09315.273125.63315.317125.273598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord15.661122.52115.455124.15415.408124.533675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet15.395124.63815.415124.47615.408124.533718Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15.529123.56215.429124.36315.432124.33984Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota15.495123.83315.439124.28315.479123.961997Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord15.418124.45215.398124.61415.486123.9051038Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet15.466124.06615.395124.63815.489123.8811124Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet15.502123.77815.444124.24215.524123.6021242Chad FinleyCook-Finley RacingChevrolet15.685122.33315.459124.12215.583123.134Eliminated in Round 21352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet15.414124.48415.480123.953——1416Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota15.472124.01815.484123.921——152Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet15.611122.91315.488123.889——1625Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet15.565123.27715.503123.770——1713Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord15.446124.22615.509123.722——1888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord15.575123.19715.533123.531——1920Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet15.539123.48315.556123.348——2054Riley HerbstDGR-CrosleyToyota15.522123.61815.562123.300——2168Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet15.724122.03015.588123.095——2230Scott Lagasse Jr.On Point MotorsportsToyota15.699122.22415.591123.071——2302Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet15.621122.83515.633122.740——2422Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet15.599123.00815.762121.736——Eliminated in Round 1259Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet15.733121.960————2604Cory RoperRoper RacingFord15.742121.890————277Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota15.808121.382————Qualified by owner's points2883Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet15.854121.029————293Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet15.881120.824————3015Stefan ParsonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet16.024119.745————3145Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet16.028119.715————3249Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet16.476116.460————Failed to qualify or withdrew3350Gray GauldingBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet15.827121.236————3492Timothy PetersRBR EnterprisesFord15.827121.236————3533B. J. McLeodReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet15.849121.068————366Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet17.246111.261————3710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet17.639108.782————WD0Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet——————WD12?Young's MotorsportsChevrolet——————WD63J. J. YeleyMB MotorsportsChevrolet——————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts18John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet9398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord8451Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0541Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord6675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet5752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet4838Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet0918Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota21024Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 55 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts18John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet9316Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota8452Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet7551Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet5741Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord4824Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet3998Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord21025Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 90 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet20058running5821352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet2000running46338John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet200104running04675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2000running43584Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000running3261124Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet2000running357241Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2000running4081888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord2000running299718Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2007running3010598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord2000running37111625Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet2000running27121038Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1990running0132422Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1990running24141920Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1980running23152054Riley HerbstDGR-CrosleyToyota1980running2216259Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsChevrolet1980running21173015Stefan ParsonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1980running20181416Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1980running2719152Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet1980running18202168Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet1970running17212302Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1970running1622293Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1970running15233249Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1960running14243145Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1960running13252604Cory RoperRoper RacingFord1950running1226997Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord1940running1127277Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota1880running1028151Christopher BellKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota18431running0291713Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord1610power steering8301242Chad FinleyCook-Finley RacingChevrolet610engine7312230Scott Lagasse Jr.On Point MotorsportsToyota240crash0322883Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet130crash5Failed to qualify or withdrew3350Gray GauldingBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet3492Timothy PetersRBR EnterprisesFord3533B. J. McLeodReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet366Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet3710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletWD0Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletWD12?Young's MotorsportsChevroletWD63J. J. YeleyMB MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results
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