The 2018 JEGS 200 was the fifth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 4, 2018 in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a oval-shaped permanent racetrack. The race was extended from the scheduled 200 laps to 210 laps due to a late race caution including Noah Gragson, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would be able to hold off the field on the final restart to take the win, the 19th of his career and the 2nd of the season. To fill out the podium, Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing and Justin Haley of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, 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 #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Joey Gase*Jennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org1Ray Ciccarelli*TJL MotorsportsChevrolet2Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevroletJegs02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletUnited Rentals3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletBommarito Automotive Group, Knight Fire Protection4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPedigree6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletZomongo7Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyotaAll Out Motorsports8Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletAcme10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletDriven2Honor.org, ThinkRealty.com13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordLouisiana Hot Sauce15Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevroletPremium Motorsports16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaAisin18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevroletGoShare21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletAllegiant Air22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletFlying Circle, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevroletPerformance Plus Motor Oil33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyotaGreen Heart Partners, R-Coin41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordAlpha Energy Solutions45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation49Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org50Todd PeckBeaver MotorsportsChevroletBeaver Motorsports51Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaDEX Imaging52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyotaFrontline Enterprises63Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevroletFirst Responder Racing74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletHorizon Transport75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Utz Brands83Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevroletFr8Auctions88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Chi-Chi's97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFordPFC Brakes "No Compromises"98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordCurb Records *Withdrew.

Practice

First practice First practice was held on 2:05 PM EST. Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing would set the fastest time with a 23.107 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed152Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet23.107155.797221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet23.467155.407313Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord23.482155.309Full first practice results

Second and final practice Final practice was held on 4:05 PM EST. Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time in practice with a 22.773 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed116Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota22.773158.082218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota22.964156.767321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet23.173155.353Full second practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, May 4, at 1:05 PM EST. Since Dover International 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.

Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 3 and win the pole with a 22.834 and an average speed of .

Todd Peck of Beaver Motorsports would be the only driver not to set a lap time, due to the team wanting to have the entry to be a "start and park". He would eventually park and retire the car very early in the race, after the team realizing that the #74 of Harmon would stay out, saying to Peck "Alright [Todd], we appreciate you bud, take it back to the hauler.” He would finish last out of a 32 car field. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota22.834157.660221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet22.942156.91734Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.006156.481424Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet23.015156.420597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord23.015156.420675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet23.032156.304752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet23.040156.250841Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord23.104155.817954David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota23.110155.7771088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord23.162155.4271125Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet23.182155.2931216Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota23.210155.106Eliminated in Round 21398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord23.132155.629——1402Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet23.150155.508——1513Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord23.268154.719——168Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet23.274154.679——1751Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota23.288154.586——182Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet23.375154.011——193Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet23.416153.741——2020Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet23.550152.866——2122Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.665152.123——2245Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet23.708151.847——237Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota23.902150.615——2449Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet24.074149.539——Eliminated in Round 12583Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet24.228148.588————2615Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet24.319148.032————2733Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota24.369147.729————Qualified by owner's points2874Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet24.916144.485————2963Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet24.936144.370————3010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet25.388141.799————316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet25.501141.171————3250Todd PeckBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet——————WithdrewWD0Joey GaseJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet——————WD1Ray CiccarelliTJL MotorsportsChevrolet——————Official starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1024Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota9324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet8421Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet7597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord6641Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord4854David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota398Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet21052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet10224Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet9388Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord8418Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord6641Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5751Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota484Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3954David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota21013Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 120 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet210137running5721088Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord2100running473424Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet2100running514954David GillilandDGR-CrosleyToyota2100running3851751Harrison BurtonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2100running366182Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet2100running317168Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet2100running328841Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord2100running399597Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord2102running401034Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2090running39111513Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord2090running27121216Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota2090running25131125Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet2090running24141398Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord2080running23152122Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2080running22162020Tanner ThorsonYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet2070running21172449Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2060running2018193Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2060running19192245Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2040running1820118Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota19860crash3421237Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota1970running16223010Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1940running1523752Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1530crash15242874Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1290suspension0252733Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingToyota1240parked12262583Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet1220suspension1127316Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet1200parked1028675Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet8611oil cooler9292963Camden MurphyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet580vibration8302615Reed SorensonPremium MotorsportsChevrolet150vibration0311402Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet130crash6323250Todd PeckBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet70rear end5WithdrewWD0Joey GaseJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletWD1Ray CiccarelliTJL MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results

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