The 2018 Bar Harbor 200 was the 29th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and final race in the Round of 12, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 6, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his sixth of the season. To fill out the podium, Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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 MotorsportsChevroletHeroes Haven00Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordHaas Automation1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"01Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevroletIron Source, Meding's Seafood2Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevroletSurface Sunscreen, Fanatics3Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevroletChildress Vineyards4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletDelaware Office of Highway Safety "Use Your Melon"5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture8Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJ. F. Electric9Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevroletBurgerFi11Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection13Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyotaMBM Motorsports15B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletValley Forge Military Academy and College16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordDriveDownA1C.com18Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaCraftsman19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Atlas Designer Shingles20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaRheem21Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa22Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordDiscount Tire23Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air35Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletSparks Energy36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletVR Victoriaville, Sticky Stuff38J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaSmithbilt Homes42John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevroletChevrolet Accessories45Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyotaPrevagen51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevroletAlarm Tech Services55Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyotaTouched by Pros, Rollin Smoke Barbecue60Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFordFord66Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodgeCrashClaimsR.Us74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodgeVeterans For Child Rescue76Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevroletGrunt Style "This We'll Defend"78Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletCorvetteParts.net89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletVisone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus90Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevroletCoalition to Salute America's Heroes93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing99Stephen LeichtB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletB. J. McLeod MotorsportsOfficial entry list

Practice

First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 5, at 12:05 pm EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.269 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.269154.71229Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.347154.195300Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord23.415153.748Full first practice results

Second practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 5, at 2:30 pm EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.461 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed17Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.461153.446200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord23.462153.440342John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.484153.296Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 6, at 12:05 pm 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.

Rain would cancel both Rounds 2 and 3, leaving only the first round ran.

Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 22.749 and an average speed of .

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.749158.249220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.841157.61137Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet22.873157.391423Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet22.943156.911519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.976156.68561Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet22.985156.624700Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord23.024156.359822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord23.048156.19693Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.060156.114102Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet23.075156.0131118Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota23.083155.9591242John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet23.147155.5281360Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFord23.173155.353149Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.195155.206154Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.250154.8391651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet23.261154.7651739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet23.309154.447185Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet23.336154.2681911Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet23.353154.1562016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord23.377153.9982136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet23.450153.5182201Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.466153.4132338J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet23.552152.8532490Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet23.668152.1042535Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet23.858150.8932640Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota23.914150.5392715B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.964150.225280Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet23.973150.1692966Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge24.051149.682308Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24.164148.9823176Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet24.234148.5523293Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet24.358147.7953399Stephen LeichtB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24.360147.783Qualified by owner's points3452David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet24.361147.7773555Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyota24.607146.3003689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet24.617146.2403713Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota24.672145.9143845Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota24.898144.5903978Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet24.970144.1734074Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge——Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota10221Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8419Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7523Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet661Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet5700Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord4822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord392Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21018Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet10220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota937Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet8423Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet7500Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord6622Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord571Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet4818Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3942John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2104Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota200110running592700Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord20038running45337Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet20023running5041118Ryan PreeceJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2000running375423Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet2002running456519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2004running387121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet20023running498822Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2000running3791242John Hunter NemechekChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet2000running30101911Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet2000running271161Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running3512185Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running2513154Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet2000running2514149Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running2315102Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running24162016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord2000running211793Shane LeeRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running20181739Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1990running19191360Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFord1990running18201651Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1970running17212136Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1970running16222490Brandon BrownBrandonbilt MotorsportsChevrolet1970running1523280Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1960running14243452David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1950running13253978Vinnie MillerB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1920running12262201Landon CassillJD MotorsportsChevrolet1890drivetrain11272966Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge1890running1028308Matt MillsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1880running9293555Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyota1870running0302535Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1700engine7313845Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota1590crash6323176Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1100suspension5332338J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet1010overheating4342640Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota620suspension3354074Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingDodge600too slow2363713Carl LongMBM MotorsportsToyota590suspension1372715B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet300engine1383689Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet210electrical1393293Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet160suspension1403399Stephen LeichtB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet130electrical1Official race results

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