2018 Ford EcoBoost 200

The 2018 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the championship race of the season, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 16, 2018, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Brett Moffitt, driving for underfunded team Hattori Racing Enterprises, dominated the late stages of the race to win his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship.[1] The win was also Moffitt's seventh career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his sixth and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing and Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports finished second and third, respectively.

2018 Ford EcoBoost 200
Race details
Race 23 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date November 16, 2018
Official name 23rd Annual Ford EcoBoost 200
Location Homestead, Florida, Homestead-Miami Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1.5 mi (2.41 km)
Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km)
Scheduled Distance 134 laps, 201 mi (323.478 km)
Average speed 133.684 miles per hour (215.144 km/h)
Pole position
Driver ThorSport Racing
Time 31.887
Most laps led
Driver Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises
Laps 59
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 layout of Homestead–Miami Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.

From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

Championship drivers

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Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (CC) denotes Championship Contender.
# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 11 Health
2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet United Rentals
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet Randco, Young's Building Systems
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group, Knight Fire Protection
4 Todd Gilliland (R) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota JBL, Sirius XM
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
8 John Hunter Nemechek (i) NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Romco Equipment Co., Fleetwing
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
13 Myatt Snider (R) ThorSport Racing Ford Tenda
15 Reid Wilson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet TruNorth
16 Brett Moffitt (CC) Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
18 Noah Gragson (CC) Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet GoShare
21 Johnny Sauter (CC) GMS Racing Chevrolet ISM Connect
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN.
24 Justin Haley (CC) GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet Vai Anitta
30 Jeb Burton (i) On Point Motorsports Toyota Ultimate Headers
33 Robby Lyons (R) Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet B&W Structural
35 Brennan Poole NextGen Motorsports Toyota Solid Rock Carriers, Motorsports Safety Group
38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet MG Machinery
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford The Carolina Nut Company
45 Justin Fontaine (R) Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation "Rage Against The Dying of the Light"
49 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
50 Mike Harmon* Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org
51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota DEX Imaging
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands, Baldwin Brothers Racing
83 Todd Peck** Copp Motorsports Chevrolet Pulse Transport, Inc.
87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet D.A.B. Constructors, Inc.
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Ideal Door
97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford SkuttleTight
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."
Official entry list

*Driver changed to Camden Murphy.[6]

**Withdrew due to wrecking in first practice.[6]

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, November 16, at 8:35 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[7] Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.678 and an average speed of 170.465 miles per hour (274.337 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 31.678 170.465
2 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 31.737 170.148
3 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 32.253 167.426
Full first practice results

Second and final practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 16, at 10:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[7] Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.308 and an average speed of 167.141 miles per hour (268.987 km/h).[8]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.308 167.141
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 32.355 166.898
3 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 32.541 165.945
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Friday, November 16, at 3:45 PM EST.[7] Since Homestead–Miami 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.[9]

Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 31.887 and an average speed of 169.348 miles per hour (272.539 km/h) in the second round.[10]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2)
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 31.913 169.210 31.887 169.348
2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 32.365 166.847 31.912 169.215
3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 31.961 168.956 31.990 168.803
4 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.117 168.135 32.103 168.209
5 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 32.074 168.361 32.131 168.062
6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.139 168.020 32.231 167.541
7 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 32.051 168.481 32.258 167.400
8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 32.406 166.636 32.290 167.234
9 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 32.172 167.848 32.312 167.121
10 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota 32.346 166.945 32.468 166.318
11 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 32.432 166.502 32.554 165.878
12 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 32.380 166.770 32.565 165.822
Eliminated in Round 1
13 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.517 166.067
14 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 32.538 165.960
15 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 32.544 165.929
16 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 32.555 165.873
17 25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet 32.579 165.751
18 33 Robby Lyons Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 32.584 165.726
19 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 32.599 165.649
20 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 32.658 165.350
21 30 Jeb Burton On Point Motorsports Toyota 32.737 164.951
22 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 32.745 164.911
23 35 Brennan Poole NextGen Motorsports Toyota 32.853 164.369
24 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 33.193 162.685
25 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 33.240 162.455
26 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 33.368 161.832
27 49 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 33.740 160.047
Qualified by owner's points
28 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 33.822 159.659
29 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 34.012 158.767
30 15 Reid Wilson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 34.416 156.904
31 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 34.629 155.939
Qualified by time
32 50 Camden Murphy Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 34.934 154.577
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
3 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 0
4 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
5 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 5
6 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 4
8 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 3
9 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 2
10 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 1

Stage 2 Laps: 30

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 0
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 0
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
6 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 5
7 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 4
8 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 0
9 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 2
10 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 0

Stage 3 Laps: 74

Fin[11] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 5 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 134 59 running 40
2 1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 134 33 running 53
3 3 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 34 running 34
4 2 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 134 0 running 42
5 13 2 Sheldon Creed GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 1 running 35
6 22 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 134 4 running 44
7 8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 134 0 running 0
8 4 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 0 running 29
9 9 97 Jesse Little JJL Motorsports Ford 134 0 running 35
10 11 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 134 2 running 29
11 14 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 134 0 running 26
12 6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 134 0 running 25
13 15 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 133 0 running 24
14 12 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 133 0 running 23
15 17 25 Tyler Dippel GMS Racing Chevrolet 133 0 running 22
16 7 38 Ross Chastain Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 133 0 running 0
17 19 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 133 0 running 20
18 21 30 Jeb Burton On Point Motorsports Toyota 132 0 running 0
19 23 35 Brennan Poole NextGen Motorsports Toyota 132 0 running 18
20 25 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 132 1 running 17
21 16 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 132 0 running 16
22 31 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 131 0 running 15
23 24 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 130 0 running 14
24 10 54 Chris Windom DGR-Crosley Toyota 130 0 running 13
25 29 0 Ray Ciccarelli Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 129 0 running 12
26 27 49 D. J. Kennington Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 129 0 running 11
27 18 33 Robby Lyons Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 124 0 running 10
28 28 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 124 0 running 9
29 26 20 Tanner Thorson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 120 0 engine 8
30 30 15 Reid Wilson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 80 0 engine 7
31 20 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 20 0 suspension 6
32 32 50 Camden Murphy Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 11 0 vibration 5
Withdrew
WD 83 Todd Peck Copp Motorsports Chevrolet
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ "Moffitt wins Truck Series Championship; Snider wins Rookie of the Year". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  2. ^ "Championship 4 set for Camping World Truck Series | NASCAR.com". Official Site Of NASCAR. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  3. ^ Spencer, Reid (2018-11-03). "Justin Haley wins at Texas to advance to Championship 4". Official Site Of NASCAR. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. ^ "Brett Moffitt clinches Championship 4 berth with dramatic win at Phoenix". ESPN.com. 2018-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. ^ Henderson, Amy. "Johnny Sauter wins at Martinsville to earn a shot at Truck Series title". accesswdun.com. Archived from the original on 2022-01-08. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  6. ^ a b Beard, Brock. "TRUCKS: Camden Murphy's late entry and driver swap result in an early exit at Homestead". Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  7. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR Truck Series Homestead Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  8. ^ a b "Homestead Truck Practice Results: November 16, 2018". Racing News. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  9. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
  10. ^ Beaver, Dan (2018-11-16). "Grant Enfinger wins truck pole at Miami, playoff contenders start nose to tail". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  11. ^ "2018 Ford EcoBoost 200 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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