The 2018 Johnsonville 180 was a NASCAR Xfinity Series race held on August 25, 2018, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Contested over 45 laps on the road course, it was the 23rd race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season.

Entry list Driver Team Manufacturer 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Conor Daly Roush Fenway Racing Ford 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 18 James Davison Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 23 Bill Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 38 Brian Henderson RSS Racing Chevrolet 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 55 James French JP Motorsports Toyota 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 61 Kaz Grala (R) Fury Race Cars Ford 66 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 74 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 78 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet

Practice First practice Tyler Reddick led first practice with a fastest lap of 158.280 seconds and a speed of . Conor Daly was the only other driver to go out, but he did not complete a full timed lap. Most drivers did not participate due to persistent light rain throughout first practice.

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 2:38.280 92.070 2 6 Conor Daly Roush Fenway Racing Ford 00:00.000 00.000

Final practice Justin Marks was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 132.960 seconds and a speed of .

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2:12.960 109.603 2 18 James Davison Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2:13.477 109.178 3 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 2:13.515 109.147

Qualifying Matt Tifft scored the pole for the race with a time of 133.320 and a speed of .

Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Best Speed 1 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109.307 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 109.294 3 18 James Davison Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109.262 4 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109.093 5 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 108.973 6 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 108.838 7 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 108.340 8 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 108.247 9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 108.055 10 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 107.402 11 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 106.590 12 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 108.502 13 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 108.374 14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 108.251 15 6 Conor Daly Roush Fenway Racing Ford 108.202 16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 108.157 17 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 107.907 18 61 Kaz Grala (R) Fury Race Cars Ford 107.822 19 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 107.352 20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 107.225 21 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 107.181 22 38 Brian Henderson RSS Racing Chevrolet 107.119 23 23 Bill Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 107.044 24 8 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 107.014 25 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 106.821 26 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 106.730 27 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 106.516 28 78 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 106.091 29 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 105.949 30 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 105.614 31 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 105.517 32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 104.828 33 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 104.790 34 55 James French JP Motorsports Toyota 104.459 35 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 103.563 36 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 102.401 37 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 101.754 38 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 99.421 39 74 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 98.990 40 66 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 98.868

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 93 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 84 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 75 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 66 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 57 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 48 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 39 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 210 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 2

Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 102 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 93 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 84 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 75 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 66 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 57 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 48 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 39 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 210 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Final Stage Results

Stage 3

Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 11 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 45 482 1 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 45 543 12 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 45 444 2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Racing Ford 45 415 17 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 45 406 4 42 Justin Marks Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 45 437 16 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 45 328 3 18 James Davison Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45 299 9 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45 2810 13 90 Andy Lally DGM Racing Chevrolet 45 3211 18 61 Kaz Grala (R) Fury Race Cars Ford 45 2612 19 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 45 2513 14 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 45 3014 26 15 Katherine Legge JD Motorsports Chevrolet 45 2315 31 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 45 2216 27 36 Alex Labbé (R) DGM Racing Chevrolet 45 2117 28 78 Ryan Ellis B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 45 2018 22 38 Brian Henderson RSS Racing Chevrolet 45 1919 30 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing Chevrolet 45 1820 23 23 Bill Elliott GMS Racing Chevrolet 45 1721 37 76 Spencer Boyd (R) SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 45 1622 36 40 Chad Finchum (R) MBM Motorsports Toyota 45 1523 5 20 Christopher Bell (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 45 3024 6 3 Brendan Gaughan Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 45 2125 7 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 45 2026 20 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 45 1127 38 01 Vinnie Miller (R) JD Motorsports Chevrolet 45 1028 21 60 Ty Majeski Roush Fenway Racing Ford 45 929 24 8 Scott Heckert B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 44 830 25 45 Josh Bilicki (R) JP Motorsports Toyota 35 731 15 6 Conor Daly Roush Fenway Racing Ford 35 632 40 66 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Dodge 32 533 39 74 Stephen Leicht Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 25 434 29 9 Tyler Reddick (R) JR Motorsports Chevrolet 25 335 33 13 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 24 236 32 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 17 137 8 22 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 15 138 34 55 James French JP Motorsports Toyota 8 139 10 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 6 140 35 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 2 1

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