The 2018 Overton's 300 was the 15th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would come back from the rear of the field to win his tenth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of his part-time season. To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick and Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would finish second and third, respectively.
Background
Chicagoland Speedway is a tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevroletTrophy Tractor, FAME USA00Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordHaas Automation1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"01Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevroletGerber Collision & Glass2Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevroletSurface Sunscreen, Fanatics3Jeb BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevroletEstes4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletGerber Collision & Glass5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture8Blake JonesB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletTennessee XXX Moonshine9Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevroletTakl11Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevroletPhantom Fireworks12Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordMenards, Mastercraft Doors13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaO.C.R. Gaz Bar15B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordDriveDownA1C.com18Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJuniper Networks19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Jeld-Wen20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaRheem21Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa22Paul MenardTeam PenskeFordDiscount Tire23Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevroletUntuckit35Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletSparks Energy36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletWholey's, Can-Am38Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletSuperior Essex, Anixter39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletPYT Sports40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaSmithbilt Homes42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevroletEneos45Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyotaPrevagen51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevroletChasco55Brandon HightowerJP MotorsportsToyotaJack Doheny Companies, Cane River Brewing Company60Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFordNutriChomps61Kaz GralaFury Race CarsFordIT Coalition, Kiklos66John JacksonMBM MotorsportsDodgeCrashClaimsR.Us74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletShadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport76Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevroletGrunt Style "This We'll Defend"78Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletJW Transport89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletVisone RV, Racing with Jesus90Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletSleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing98Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordHunt Brothers PizzaOfficial entry list
Practice
First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, June 29, at 3:35p.m. CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.329 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.329172.364212Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord31.438171.76739Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.440171.756Full first practice results
Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 29, at 6:35p.m. CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.072 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.072173.790218Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.373172.123322Paul MenardTeam PenskeFord31.383172.068Full Happy Hour practice results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 30, at 11:40a.m. CST. Since Chicagoland 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.
Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.071 and an average speed of .
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd and Mike Harmon.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet30.947174.49231.064173.83531.071173.79629Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.143173.39431.187173.14931.135173.438312Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord31.226172.93331.244172.83331.151173.349418Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.163173.28231.115173.55031.199173.082522Paul MenardTeam PenskeFord31.132173.45531.268172.70131.250172.800619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.211173.01631.270172.68931.320172.41472Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.122173.51131.205173.04931.346172.27181Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.616170.80031.287172.59631.348172.260923Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet31.273172.67331.257172.76131.386172.0511021Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.116173.54431.048173.92431.403171.9581120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31.084173.72331.282172.62331.426171.8321200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord31.127173.48331.281172.629——Eliminated in Round 21398Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord31.118173.53331.319172.419——143Jeb BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet31.379172.09031.437171.772——1511Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet31.087173.70631.477171.554——1616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord31.576171.01631.478171.548——1760Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFord31.815169.73131.523171.303——187Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.257172.76131.550171.157——195Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet31.653170.60031.567171.065——2061Kaz GralaFury Race CarsFord31.711170.28831.664170.541——2139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet31.757170.04131.771169.966——2236Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet31.842169.58732.011168.692——234Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.512171.363————2451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet31.680170.455————Eliminated in Round 1250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.913169.210————2638J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet31.925169.146————2735Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet32.100168.224————2813Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota32.163167.895————2952David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet32.293167.219————3015B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet32.324167.059————3193Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet32.364166.852————328Blake JonesB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet32.587165.710————3390Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet32.724165.017————Qualified by owner's points3440Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota32.768164.795————3545Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota32.776164.755————3676Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet32.796164.654————3755Brandon HightowerJP MotorsportsToyota32.875164.259————3866John JacksonMBM MotorsportsDodge32.895164.159————3978Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet33.036163.458————4001Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevrolet33.372161.812————Failed to qualify4189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet33.184162.729————4274Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet33.261162.352————Official qualifying results
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts19Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet10220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9398Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord0418Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0521Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet6642Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4822Paul MenardTeam PenskeFord0912Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord2101Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0298Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord0320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8400Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord7522Paul MenardTeam PenskeFord067Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet579Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet4821Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3919Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2101Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 110 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet20080running021398Kevin HarvickStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord20038running031200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord2000running414418Daniel SuárezJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20013running051021Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet2000running41681Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running337187Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet2000running358522Paul MenardTeam PenskeFord2000running091760Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFord2002running2810923Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet2000running011619Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota20011running32121120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota19921running4213234Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet1990running2414312Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord1990running25151511Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet1990running221672Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1990running21172451Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet1990running20182638J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet1970running1919250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet1960running18202139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet1960running17212236Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet1960running16222735Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1950running15232952David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet1940running1424328Blake JonesB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1940running13253015B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet1910running12263755Brandon HightowerJP MotorsportsToyota1900running11274001Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevrolet1780running10283978Scott HeckertB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet1460electrical9293676Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet1340suspension830195Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet1300crash7313390Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet1170brakes6321616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord1050crash53329Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet9935crash1834143Jeb BurtonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet990crash3353545Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota830fuel pump2363866John JacksonMBM MotorsportsDodge630suspension1372813Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota520suspension1383440Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota230engine1393193Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet20fuel pump1402061Kaz GralaFury Race CarsFord10electrical1Failed to qualify4189Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet4274Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletOfficial race results
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