The 2018 Corrigan Oil 200 was the 15th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, August 11, 2018, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race took the scheduled 100 laps to complete. In a photo finish, Hattori Racing Enterprises driver Brett Moffitt would edge out eventual second-place finisher Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing by 0.025 seconds to win his fifth career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his fourth win of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports finished third.
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series | |||
| Date | August 11, 2018 | ||
| Official name | 19th Annual Corrigan Oil 200 | ||
| Location | Brooklyn, Michigan, Michigan International Speedway | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2 mi (3.2 km) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Scheduled Distance | 100 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km) | ||
| Average speed | 130.175 miles per hour (209.496 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | NEMCO Motorsports | ||
| Time | 39.121 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver |
Noah Gragson Matt Crafton |
Kyle Busch Motorsports ThorSport Racing | |
| Laps | 18 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Motor Racing Network | ||
Background
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The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).
Entry list
edit*Withdrew.[2]
Practice
editFirst practice
editThe first practice session was held on Friday, August 10, at 1:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.456 and an average speed of 187.227 miles per hour (301.313 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 38.456 | 187.227 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 38.759 | 185.763 |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 38.797 | 185.581 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
editThe second and final practice session, sometimes known as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, August 10, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Dalton Sargeant of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 38.613 and an average speed of 186.466 miles per hour (300.088 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 38.613 | 186.466 |
| 2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 38.641 | 186.331 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 38.816 | 185.491 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was held on Saturday, August 11, at 9:30 AM EST.[3] Since Michigan International Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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.[5]
John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports would win the pole, setting a lap of 39.121 and an average speed of 184.044 miles per hour (296.190 km/h) in the second round.[6]
Camden Murphy would be the only driver to fail to qualify.
Full qualifying results
editRace results
editStage 1 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 20
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 60
References
edit- ^ "Brett Moffitt nips Johnny Sauter at the line for NASCAR Truck win at Michigan". ESPN.com. 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Beard, Brock. "TRUCKS: Timmy Hill continues MB Motorsports' LASTCAR Owner's Title bid in 2018". Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR Truck Series Michigan Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ a b Long, Dustin (2018-08-10). "NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice report from Michigan". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-29.
- ^ Ryan, Nate (2018-08-11). "John Hunter Nemechek wins pole for truck race at Michigan". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ "2018 Ford EcoBoost 300 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-30.