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2018 Bar Harbor 200

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2018 Bar Harbor 200
Race details
Race 29 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series
Date October 6, 2018
Official name 19th Annual Bar Harbor 200
Location Dover, Delaware, Dover International Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
1 mi (1.6 km)
Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Scheduled Distance 200 laps, 200 mi (321.868 km)
Average speed 116.845 miles per hour (188.044 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Richard Childress Racing
Time 22.749
Most laps led
Driver Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Laps 110
Winner
No. 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBCSN
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Radio in the United States
Radio Motor Racing Network

The 2018 Bar Harbor 200 was the 29th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the third and final race in the Round of 12, and the 19th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, October 6, in Dover, Delaware at Dover International Speedway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would dominate the race to win his seventh career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his sixth of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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The layout of Dover International Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

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

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet Heroes Haven
00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford Haas Automation
1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"
01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet Iron Source, Meding's Seafood
2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Surface Sunscreen, Fanatics
3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Childress Vineyards
4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet Delaware Office of Highway Safety "Use Your Melon"
5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet Pilot Flying J
7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet Brandt Professional Agriculture
8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet J. F. Electric
9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet BurgerFi
11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet LeafFilter Gutter Protection
13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota MBM Motorsports
15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet Valley Forge Military Academy and College
16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford DriveDownA1C.com
18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Craftsman
19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Menards, Atlas Designer Shingles
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Rheem
21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa
22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford Discount Tire
23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Sparks Energy
36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet VR Victoriaville, Sticky Stuff
38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota Smithbilt Homes
42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet Chevrolet Accessories
45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota Prevagen
51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet RepairableVehicles.com
52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet Alarm Tech Services
55 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota Touched by Pros, Rollin Smoke Barbecue
60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford Ford
66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge CrashClaimsR.Us[permanent dead link]
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge Veterans For Child Rescue
76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet Grunt Style "This We'll Defend"
78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet CorvetteParts.net
89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus
90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet Coalition to Salute America's Heroes
93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet RSS Racing
99 Stephen Leicht B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet B. J. McLeod Motorsports
Official entry list

Practice

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First practice

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The first practice session was held on Friday, October 5, at 12:05 pm EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.269 and an average speed of 154.712 miles per hour (248.985 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.269 154.712
2 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.347 154.195
3 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 23.415 153.748
Full first practice results

Second practice

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The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 5, at 2:30 pm EST, and would last for 50 minutes.[2] Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.461 and an average speed of 153.446 miles per hour (246.947 km/h).[3]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.461 153.446
2 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 23.462 153.440
3 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.484 153.296
Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, October 6, at 12:05 pm EST.[2] Since Dover International Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), 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.[4]

Rain would cancel both Rounds 2 and 3, leaving only the first round ran.

Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 22.749 and an average speed of 133.610 miles per hour (215.024 km/h).[5]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results

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Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.749 158.249
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.841 157.611
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.873 157.391
4 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 22.943 156.911
5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 22.976 156.685
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 22.985 156.624
7 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 23.024 156.359
8 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 23.048 156.196
9 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.060 156.114
10 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 23.075 156.013
11 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 23.083 155.959
12 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 23.147 155.528
13 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.173 155.353
14 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.195 155.206
15 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.250 154.839
16 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 23.261 154.765
17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.309 154.447
18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 23.336 154.268
19 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 23.353 154.156
20 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 23.377 153.998
21 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 23.450 153.518
22 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.466 153.413
23 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 23.552 152.853
24 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 23.668 152.104
25 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 23.858 150.893
26 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 23.914 150.539
27 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.964 150.225
28 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 23.973 150.169
29 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 24.051 149.682
30 8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 24.164 148.982
31 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 24.234 148.552
32 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 24.358 147.795
33 99 Stephen Leicht B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 24.360 147.783
Qualified by owner's points
34 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 24.361 147.777
35 55 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota 24.607 146.300
36 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 24.617 146.240
37 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 24.672 145.914
38 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 24.898 144.590
39 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 24.970 144.173
40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge
Official qualifying results
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 10
2 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 6
6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 5
7 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 4
8 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 3
9 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Pos. # Driver Team Make Pts
1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 10
2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 6
6 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 5
7 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 2
10 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[6] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 2 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 110 running 59
2 7 00 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste Ford 200 38 running 45
3 3 7 Justin Allgaier JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 23 running 50
4 11 18 Ryan Preece Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 0 running 37
5 4 23 Spencer Gallagher GMS Racing Chevrolet 200 2 running 45
6 5 19 Brandon Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 200 4 running 38
7 1 21 Daniel Hemric Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 23 running 49
8 8 22 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 200 0 running 37
9 12 42 John Hunter Nemechek Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 30
10 19 11 Ryan Truex Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 27
11 6 1 Elliott Sadler JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 35
12 18 5 Michael Annett JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 25
13 15 4 Ross Chastain JD Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 25
14 14 9 Tyler Reddick JR Motorsports Chevrolet 200 0 running 23
15 10 2 Matt Tifft Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 24
16 20 16 Ryan Reed Roush Fenway Racing Ford 200 0 running 21
17 9 3 Shane Lee Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 200 0 running 20
18 17 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet 199 0 running 19
19 13 60 Chase Briscoe Roush Fenway Racing Ford 199 0 running 18
20 16 51 Jeremy Clements Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 17
21 21 36 Alex Labbé DGM Racing Chevrolet 197 0 running 16
22 24 90 Brandon Brown Brandonbilt Motorsports Chevrolet 197 0 running 15
23 28 0 Garrett Smithley JD Motorsports Chevrolet 196 0 running 14
24 34 52 David Starr Jimmy Means Racing Chevrolet 195 0 running 13
25 39 78 Vinnie Miller B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 192 0 running 12
26 22 01 Landon Cassill JD Motorsports Chevrolet 189 0 drivetrain 11
27 29 66 Timmy Hill MBM Motorsports Dodge 189 0 running 10
28 30 8 Matt Mills B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 188 0 running 9
29 35 55 Bayley Currey JP Motorsports Toyota 187 0 running 0
30 25 35 Joey Gase Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 170 0 engine 7
31 38 45 Josh Bilicki JP Motorsports Toyota 159 0 crash 6
32 31 76 Spencer Boyd SS-Green Light Racing Chevrolet 110 0 suspension 5
33 23 38 J. J. Yeley RSS Racing Chevrolet 101 0 overheating 4
34 26 40 Chad Finchum MBM Motorsports Toyota 62 0 suspension 3
35 40 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Dodge 60 0 too slow 2
36 37 13 Carl Long MBM Motorsports Toyota 59 0 suspension 1
37 27 15 B. J. McLeod JD Motorsports Chevrolet 30 0 engine 1
38 36 89 Morgan Shepherd Shepherd Racing Ventures Chevrolet 21 0 electrical 1
39 32 93 Jeff Green RSS Racing Chevrolet 16 0 suspension 1
40 33 99 Stephen Leicht B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 13 0 electrical 1
Official race results

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Nate (2018-10-06). "Christopher Bell wins at Dover; Ross Chastain eliminated from playoffs". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  2. ^ a b c "2018 NASCAR XFINITY Dover Race Page". ESPN.com. 2018-10-08. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  3. ^ a b Beaver, Dan (2018-10-05). "Friday's Xfinity practice report from Dover". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  4. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  5. ^ Long, Dustin (2018-10-06). "Daniel Hemric wins Xfinity pole for today's race at Dover". NASCAR Talk | NBC Sports. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  6. ^ "2018 Bar Harbor 200 – The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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