The 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200 was the 20th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the first race of the Round of 6, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 27, 2018, in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped short track. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would dominate the race to win his 23rd career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his sixth and final of the season to lock himself into the Championship 4. To fill out the podium, Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises and Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Martinsville Speedway is a NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletCiccarelli Moving & Installations2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevroletA. M. Ortega02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletCommercial Property Services, Knight Fire Protection4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSiriusXM, JBL6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletH&H Transport8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletOllie's Bargain Outlet10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordLouisiana Hot Sauce15Brad FoyPremium MotorsportsChevroletStrutmasters16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin17Kyle BenjaminDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevroletGoShare21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.23Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevroletAutosByNelson.com24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Tyler DippelGMS RacingChevroletAmerica First Action Super PAC, Turning Point USA30Jeb BurtonOn Point MotorsportsToyotaStrutmasters, Sparrow Ranch33Chad FinleyReaume Brothers RacingChevroletStrutmasters, Auto Value38Landon HuffmanNiece MotorsportsChevroletPlan B Sales41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordThe Carolina Nut Company45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation46Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaCraftsman49D. J. KenningtonPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org51Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaMorton Buildings52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Tyler AnkrumDGR-CrosleyToyotaMay's Hawaii63Kyle DonahueMB MotorsportsChevroletFirst Responder Racing75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Global Building Contractors83Dawson CramCopp MotorsportsChevroletRGS Products88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Chi-Chi's98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordProtect the Harvest99Chase PurdyMDM MotorsportsChevroletBama BuggiesOfficial entry list

Practice Originally, there were going to be two scheduled 50-minute practice sessions on Friday, October 26. However, rain would cancel both sessions.

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 27, at 10:05 AM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway 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.

Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 3 and win the pole with a 19.909 and an average speed of .

Three drivers would fail to qualify: Norm Benning, Ray Ciccarelli, and Landon Huffman.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)14Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20.21093.69619.97694.79419.90995.113251Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20.18993.79420.07994.30720.00594.656318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20.23993.56220.07894.31220.01394.618441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord20.25693.48320.01694.60420.01994.590517Kyle BenjaminDGR-CrosleyToyota20.29993.28519.99894.68920.04894.453698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord20.09394.24219.98894.73720.05394.430702Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20.11894.12520.12294.10620.06394.383821Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet20.17693.85419.98994.73220.07594.326923Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevrolet20.17893.84520.07694.32220.11494.1431088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord20.21693.66820.14094.02220.13294.0591152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet20.11294.15320.09894.21820.20893.7051246Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20.34993.05620.13294.05920.40992.783Eliminated in Round 21324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet20.27393.40520.15493.957——1475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet20.31293.22620.15793.943——152Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet20.33293.13420.16893.891——1613Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord20.27193.41420.17993.840——1716Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota20.12894.07820.20793.710——188John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet20.34393.08420.22093.650——1954Tyler AnkrumDGR-CrosleyToyota20.26793.43320.31793.203——2033Chad FinleyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet20.34093.09720.38192.910——2163Kyle DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet20.36692.97820.39792.837——2230Jeb BurtonOn Point MotorsportsToyota20.47392.49320.50092.371——2383Dawson CramCopp MotorsportsChevrolet20.30493.26220.57992.016——2449D. J. KenningtonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet20.49792.384————Eliminated in Round 12525Tyler DippelGMS RacingChevrolet20.50692.344————263Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet20.54492.173————2799Chase PurdyMDM MotorsportsChevrolet20.57992.016————Qualified by owner's points2845Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20.71291.425————2922Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet20.72391.377————3020Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet20.92490.499————3115Brad FoyPremium MotorsportsChevrolet21.08389.816————3210Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet22.59483.810————Failed to qualify336Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet20.77191.166————340Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet20.89590.625————3538Landon HuffmanNiece MotorsportsChevrolet——————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 50 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet10218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord8441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord7517Kyle BenjaminDGR-CrosleyToyota0698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord5754Tyler AnkrumDGR-CrosleyToyota4823Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevrolet3951Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota21024Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 50 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet10218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota938John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet044Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord6698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord5723Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevrolet4824Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet3916Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota21051Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 100 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1821Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet200148running6021716Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2000running3731613Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord2007running344441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2000running405517Kyle BenjaminDGR-CrosleyToyota2006running061324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet2000running357318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000running488251Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000running3291246Christian EckesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2000running2810923Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevrolet2000running34111152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet2000running261214Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota20039running32131088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord2000running3814698Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord2000running33152230Jeb BurtonOn Point MotorsportsToyota2000running0161475Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2000running21172525Tyler DippelGMS RacingChevrolet2000running20181954Tyler AnkrumDGR-CrosleyToyota2000running2319152Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet2000running1820702Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2000running17212799Chase PurdyMDM MotorsportsChevrolet2000running16222163Kyle DonahueMB MotorsportsChevrolet2000running15232922Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2000running14242383Dawson CramCopp MotorsportsChevrolet1990running13252449D. J. KenningtonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1990running1226263Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1990running11272845Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1970running10283115Brad FoyPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1940running9293210Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1890running830188John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1770rear gear0313020Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1370brakes6322033Chad FinleyReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet350crash5Failed to qualify336Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet340Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3538Landon HuffmanNiece MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

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