The 2018 Fr8Auctions 250 was the 19th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, the third and final race of the Round of 8, and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 13, 2018, Lincoln, Alabama at Talladega Superspeedway, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped superspeedway. The race took the scheduled 94 laps to complete. At race's end, GMS Racing driver Timothy Peters would win under caution after a wild wreck on the backstretch that featured Noah Gragson throwing a block on Peters, spinning in the process. The win was Peters' 11th and to date, final NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing and David Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Talladega Superspeedway, originally known as Alabama International Motor Superspeedway (AIMS), is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. It is located on the former Anniston Air Force Base in the small city of Lincoln. The track is a tri-oval and was constructed in the 1960s by the International Speedway Corporation, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the NASCAR series such as the NASCAR Cup Series, Xfinity Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Talladega is the longest NASCAR oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the Daytona International Speedway, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletCiccarelli Moving & Installation2Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect, Allegiant Air02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletRandco, Young's Building Systems3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletRusty's Offroad4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPedigree Puppys6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletNorm Benning Racing7Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyotaN.O.W. Matters More, TruClear8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFleetwing10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org, Osage Contractors12Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevroletK&L Ready Mix, Nyloxin13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordRIDE TV15Jamie MosleyPremium MotorsportsChevroletCrossbar, VIP Racing Experience16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAmerican Red Cross18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Max TullmanYoung's MotorsportsChevroletYurpal21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevroletKingman Chevrolet28Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevroletFDNY, O.B. Builders Door & Trim30Scott Lagasse Jr.On Point MotorsportsToyotaStrutmasters33Robby LyonsReaume Brothers RacingChevroletSunwest Construction41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordThe Carolina Nut Company45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation47Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesChevroletGlenden Enterprises49Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org51David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPedigree52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaFred's63Bobby GerhartMB MotorsportsChevroletLucas Oil68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletAMVETS #PLEASESTAND75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Blue-Emu83Joey GaseCopp MotorsportsChevroletPFK Foundation87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFleetwing88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Fisher Nuts98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordChampion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."Official entry list

Practice

First practice The first practice session was held on Friday, October 12, at 9:05 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.490 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed124Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet49.490193.49422Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet49.492193.486375Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet49.783192.355Full first practice results

Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 12, at 10:35 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Spencer Gallagher of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.927 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed12Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet52.927180.928298Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord53.037180.55334Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.092180.366Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, October 12, at 4:35 PM CST. Since Talladega Superspeedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.

David Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 53.032 and an average speed of in the second round.

Four drivers would fail to qualify: Norm Benning, Joey Gase, Ray Ciccarelli, and Jamie Mosley.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)151David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.032180.57022Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet53.038180.550325Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevrolet53.056180.489498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord53.146180.183521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet53.218179.93964Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.272179.757787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet53.286179.709816Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota53.328179.568988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord53.337179.5381002Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet53.337179.5381152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet53.499178.9941254Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota——Eliminated in Round 11318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota53.451179.155——1441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord53.528178.897——157Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota53.645178.507——1624Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet53.675178.407——1712Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet53.690178.357——1868Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet53.716178.271——1947Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesChevrolet53.964177.452——2075Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet54.029177.238——213Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyota54.137176.885——2210Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet54.193176.702——2363Bobby GerhartMB MotorsportsChevrolet54.200176.679——2422Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet54.271176.448——2530Scott Lagasse Jr.On Point MotorsportsToyota54.272176.445——2633Robby LyonsReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet54.319176.292——2728Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet54.364176.146——Qualified by owner's points2813Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord54.366176.139——2945Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet54.371176.123——3020Max TullmanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet54.404176.016——318John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet54.412175.991——3249Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet55.191173.507——Failed to qualify336Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet54.883174.480——3483Joey GaseCopp MotorsportsChevrolet54.927174.340——350Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet55.026174.027——3615Jamie MosleyPremium MotorsportsChevrolet56.848168.449——Official starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts198Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord10221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet9313Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord8488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord7518Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota664Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5751David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota4824Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet3941Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2108John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts14Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota10288Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord9321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet8441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord758John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0602Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet5710Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet4824Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet3975Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet21013Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 54 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1325Timothy PetersGMS RacingChevrolet941running4022813Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord940running443151David GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota940running3841624Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet942running3953249Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet940running3261152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet940running317213Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingToyota940running3082728Bryan DauzatFDNY RacingChevrolet940running2993020Max TullmanYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet940running0101002Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet948running32112210Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet943running30122422Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet940running25131318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota933crash30142633Robby LyonsReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet930crash2315157Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota930crash22161441Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord930running3017816Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota920running20182530Scott Lagasse Jr.On Point MotorsportsToyota920running019498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord9231running282064Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota8213crash32212945Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet820electrical1622521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet738crash32232363Bobby GerhartMB MotorsportsChevrolet610electrical14241947Chris FontaineGlenden EnterprisesChevrolet580crash132522Spencer GallagherGMS RacingChevrolet5815crash026988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord587crash2727318John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet580crash0282075Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet580crash11291254Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota581crash830787Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet502vibration7311712Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet480suspension6321868Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevrolet470suspension5Failed to qualify336Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet3483Joey GaseCopp MotorsportsChevrolet350Ray CiccarelliJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet3615Jamie MosleyPremium MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

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