The 2018 JAG Metals 350 was the 21st stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the second race of the Round of 6, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 2, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 147 laps to complete. At race's end, Justin Haley of GMS Racing would complete a last lap pass on Todd Gilliland, who ran out of fuel on the last lap to advance to the Final 4. The win was Haley's third and to date, final NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his third and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing and Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Camden Murphy*Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletCiccarelli Moving & Installation2Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevroletA.M. Ortega, United Rentals02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletEnnis Steel Industries3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletBommarito Automotive Group4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaJBL, SiriusXM04Cory RoperRoper RacingFordPreferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.7Reid WilsonAll Out MotorsportsToyotaTruNorth8Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletTweaker Energy Shot9Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsFordGrant County Mulch10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org12Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet4P Energy Services13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordCentury Container15Mike HarmonPremium MotorsportsChevroletVIP Racing Experience16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin17David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevroletGoShare21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletSorghum24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Tyler DippelGMS RacingChevroletAmerica First Action Super PAC33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevroletReaume Brothers Racing35Brennan PooleNextGen MotorsportsToyotaInspectra Thermal Solutions38Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevroletMG Machinery41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordThe Carolina Nut Company45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation49Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org51Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaDEX Imaging52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands83Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevroletHull Supply Company87Timmy HillNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletD.A.B. Constructors, Inc.88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Ideal Door97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFordSkuttleTight98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordProtect the HarvestOfficial entry list *Withdrew.

Practice

First practice The first practice session was held on Thursday, November 1, at 3:05 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.998 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet28.998186.220218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.267184.508351Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.321184.168Full first practice results

Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Thursday, November 1, at 5:05 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.754 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota28.754187.800241Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord28.836187.266321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet28.908186.800Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, November 2, at 3:10 PM CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway 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.

Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 28.608 and an average speed of in the second round.

Two drivers would fail to qualify: Josh Reaume and Reid Wilson.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet28.608188.758218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.633188.594352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet28.699188.160416Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota28.738187.905517David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota28.760187.761624Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet28.940186.59372Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet28.963186.445851Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.978186.348925Tyler DippelGMS RacingChevrolet29.197184.9511097Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord29.216184.8301187Timmy HillNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet31.811169.753124Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota28.909186.793——Eliminated in Round 11398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord29.161185.179——1488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord29.187185.014——1502Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet29.198184.944——1641Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord29.211184.862——1713Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord29.219184.811——188Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet29.239184.685——1938Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.332184.099——2054Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota29.353183.968——2122Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet29.402183.661——2235Brennan PooleNextGen MotorsportsToyota29.515182.958——2304Cory RoperRoper RacingFord29.530182.865——2412Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet29.603182.414——2583Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet29.809181.153——269Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsFord29.837180.983——2749Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet29.922180.469——Qualified by owner's points2845Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet30.177178.944——2920Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet30.185178.897——3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet30.591176.523——3115Mike HarmonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet31.876169.406——323Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet34.152158.117——Failed to qualify or withdrew3333Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet30.302178.206——347Reid WilsonAll Out MotorsportsToyota31.071173.796——WD0Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet————Official starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 35 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts124Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1022Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet9352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet8488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord7516Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota6618Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota5798Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord4841Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord3938Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet0104Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 2 Laps: 35 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts113Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord10202Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet9324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet8498Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord7588Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord6616Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota5725Tyler DippelGMS RacingChevrolet4835Brennan PooleNextGen MotorsportsToyota394Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2108Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 3 Laps: 77 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1624Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet14733running5821641Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1472running383416Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota1470running454124Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota14760running3651502Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1470running416851Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1470running3171097Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord1470running308352Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet14712running3791488Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1470running4110218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1472running3211121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet1471running26121398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1460running36131713Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord14635running3414925Tyler DippelGMS RacingChevrolet1460running27152235Brennan PooleNextGen MotorsportsToyota1460running25162122Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1450running2117269Codie RohrbaughCR7 MotorsportsFord1450running2018188Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1450running20192845Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1450running18202749Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1430running17212920Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1430running16223115Mike HarmonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1380running0232583Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet1340suspension14243010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1340running132572Sheldon CreedGMS RacingChevrolet1332running21261938Ross ChastainNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1120electrical0272412Tyler YoungYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet400crash10282304Cory RoperRoper RacingFord400crash929323Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet300overheating830517David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota140crash7311187Timmy HillNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet50rear gear0322054Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyota20crash5Failed to qualify or withdrew3333Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet347Reid WilsonAll Out MotorsportsToyotaWD0Camden MurphyJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletOfficial race results

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