The 2018 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the seventh stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 16th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, May 18, 2018 in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a tri-oval permanent racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would dominate the race and win the race, the 20th of his career and the 2nd of the season. To fill the podium, Kyle Busch and Brandon Jones, both from Kyle Busch Motorsports would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Background
The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.
Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor1?*TJL MotorsportsChevrolet2Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevroletJegs02Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevroletUnited Rentals3Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevroletBommarito Automotive Group4Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaPedigree6Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevroletZomongo7Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyotaN. O. W. Matters More8John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletFleetwing10Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevroletMark One Electric, Think Realty13Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFordCentury Container15Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevroletAbaco Construction16Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyotaIbaraki Toyopet17Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaCrosley Brands18Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaSafelite Auto Glass20Daniel HemricYoung's MotorsportsChevroletOverkill Motorsports21Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevroletISM Connect Patriotic22Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevroletAM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas"24Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevroletFraternal Order of Eagles25Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevroletPerformance Plus Motor Oil33Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevroletIG Racing41Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFordAlpha Energy Solutions45Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevroletProMatic Automation46Brandon JonesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaMobil 149Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevroletSobrietyNation.org50Timmy HillBeaver MotorsportsChevroletCrossbar E-Cigarettes51Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyotaBeechcraft, Cessna52Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevroletHalmar "We Build America"54Chris EgglestonDGR-CrosleyToyotaGlobe Sprinkler63J. J. YeleyCopp MotorsportsChevroletFr8Auctions68Clay Greenfield*Clay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletAMVETS #PLEASESTAND74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletHorizon Transport. Professional Printers75Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevroletFood Country USA, Tide Pods83Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevroletIngersoll Rand87Joe Nemechek*NEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet88Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFordMenards, Mold Armor92Timothy PetersRBR EnterprisesFordBTS Tire & Wheel Distributors97Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFordJJL Motorsports, Circle Track Warehouse98Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFordChampion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."Official entry list
Practice
First practice First practice was held on Friday, May 18, at 9:05 AM EST. Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time with a 29.813 and an average speed of .
Austin Wayne Self of Niece Motorsports would hit the wall in the opening minutes of practice, forcing him to go to a backup truck. Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed188Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord29.813181.129221Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet29.835180.995318Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota29.956180.264Full first practice results
Second and final practice Second and final practice was held on Friday, May 18, at 10:35 AM EST. Dalton Sargeant of GMS Racing would set the fastest time with a 30.176 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed125Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet30.176178.950241Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord30.242178.560324Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet30.300178.218Full final practice results
Starting lineup Qualifying was meant to be held on Friday, May 18, but rain would force the cancellation of qualifying. As a result, the starting lineup was determined by owner's points. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would end up winning the pole for the race.
Due to the cancellation, Korbin Forrister, Timothy Peters, and Bo LeMastus would all not qualify for the race. Pos.#DriverTeamMake121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota34Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota451Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord616Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota741Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord98John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet1052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1124Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1225Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet1313Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord1454Chris EgglestonDGR-CrosleyToyota152Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet1620Daniel HemricYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1702Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1845Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1922Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet2049Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet213Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet2283Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet2315Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet2497Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord256Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet2610Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet2775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet2846Brandon JonesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota2933Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet3050Timmy HillBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet3174Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet3263J. J. YeleyCopp MotorsportsChevroletFailed to qualify or withdrew337Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota3492Timothy PetersRBR EnterprisesFord3517Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaWD1?TJL MotorsportsChevroletWD68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletWD87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 40 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts116Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota10224Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet9321Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet8425Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet758John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0651Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet484Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota3988Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord21097Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord1 Stage 2 Laps: 40 Fin#DriverTeamMakePts18John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet0251Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota0316Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota844Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota7521Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet6641Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord5788Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord4824Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet3946Brandon JonesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota01018Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1 Stage 3 Laps: 54 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1121Johnny SauterGMS RacingChevrolet13471running542451Kyle BuschKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340running032846Brandon JonesKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340running04616Brett MoffittHattori Racing EnterprisesToyota13428running515741Ben RhodesThorSport RacingFord1340running3761052Stewart FriesenHalmar Friesen RacingChevrolet1340running3172775Parker KligermanHenderson MotorsportsChevrolet1340running348218Noah GragsonKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota13413running30998John Hunter NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevrolet13421running01034Todd GillilandKyle Busch MotorsportsToyota1340running3711888Matt CraftonThorSport RacingFord1340running3212598Grant EnfingerThorSport RacingFord1340running25131454Chris EgglestonDGR-CrosleyToyota1340running24141124Justin HaleyGMS RacingChevrolet1340running35151313Myatt SniderThorSport RacingFord1340running22162497Jesse LittleJJL MotorsportsFord1340running2217152Cody CoughlinGMS RacingChevrolet1340running20181702Austin HillYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1340running19191225Dalton SargeantGMS RacingChevrolet1340running2520213Jordan AndersonJordan Anderson RacingChevrolet1341running17211620Daniel HemricYoung's MotorsportsChevrolet1340running0222049Wendell ChavousPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1340running15232315Robby LyonsPremium MotorsportsChevrolet1340running14242933Josh ReaumeReaume Brothers RacingChevrolet1320running13252283Bayley CurreyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet1320running12262610Jennifer Jo CobbJennifer Jo Cobb RacingChevrolet1210running11271922Austin Wayne SelfNiece MotorsportsChevrolet1170crash10283050Timmy HillBeaver MotorsportsChevrolet1000engine0293174Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet990running0301845Justin FontaineNiece MotorsportsChevrolet970crash731256Norm BenningNorm Benning RacingChevrolet550crash6323263J. J. YeleyCopp MotorsportsChevrolet210transmission0Failed to qualify or withdrew337Korbin ForristerAll Out MotorsportsToyota3492Timothy PetersRBR EnterprisesFord3517Bo LeMastusDGR-CrosleyToyotaWD1?TJL MotorsportsChevroletWD68Clay GreenfieldClay Greenfield MotorsportsChevroletWD87Joe NemechekNEMCO MotorsportsChevroletOfficial race results
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