2018 Eaton 200

{{Infobox NASCAR race report|Type=CUST|Radio=Motor Racing Network|Pole_Time=32.405|Announcers=Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Todd Bodine|Course_km=2.01|Scheduled_laps=160|Distance_laps=160|Scheduled_mi=200|Scheduled_km=321.868|Distance_km=321.868|Course_mi=1.25|Pole_Team=ThorSport Racing|Official_name=Villa Lighting Delivers the Eaton 200|Network=Fox Sports 1|Location=Madison, Illinois, Gateway Motorsports Park|Most_Driver=Noah Gragson|Most_Team=Kyle Busch Motorsports|Most_laps=63|First_Driver=Justin Haley|First_Team=GMS Racing|Car=24|Date=June 23|Avg={{convert|85.328|mph|km/h}}|Description=Race 10 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series|Race_Name=Villa Lighting Delivers the Eaton 200|Year=2018|Distance_mi=200|Pole_Driver=Grant Enfinger|Image=WWTRaceway TrackDiagram 2022.svg}}

The '''2018 Villa Lighting Delivers the Eaton 200''' was the tenth stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, after a chaotic final restart with three to go, Justin Haley of GMS Racing would win his first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career win and of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beaver|first=Dan|date=2018-06-24|title=Justin Haley wins first Truck race at Gateway|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/23/justin-haley-wins-first-truck-race-at-gateway/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}</ref> To fill out the podium, Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

The race was the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts for Bryant Barnhill,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rutherford|first=Kevin|date=2018-06-21|title=NASCAR 101: Meet The 4 Drivers Making Their Truck Debuts At Gateway|url=https://www.frontstretch.com/2018/06/21/nascar-101-meet-the-4-drivers-making-their-truck-debuts-at-gateway/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=www.frontstretch.com|language=en-US}}</ref> Riley Herbst,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hammack|first=Leon|date=2018-06-20|title=Riley Herbst Makes His Truck Series Debut At Gateway|url=https://workingonmyredneck.com/index.php/2018/06/20/riley-herbst-makes-his-truck-series-debut-at-gateway/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Working On My Redneck |language=en-US}}</ref> Zane Smith,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-20|title=NASCAR Next's Zane Smith to make Truck debut {{!}} NASCAR.com|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/06/20/nascar-next-zane-smith-to-make-his-national-series-debut-at-gateway-truck/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Official Site Of NASCAR|language=en-US}}</ref> and Tate Fogleman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eggert|first=Seth|title=Tate Fogleman Set for Truck Series Debut at Gateway|url=https://motorsportstribune.com/tate-fogleman-set-for-truck-series-debut-at-gateway/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Motorsports Tribune|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Background ==

Known as Gateway Motorsports Park until its renaming in April 2019, World Wide Technology Raceway is a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track in Madison, Illinois, United States.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-04-17|title=Gateway announces venue naming rights agreement|url=https://racer.com/2019/04/17/gateway-announces-venue-naming-rights-agreement/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=RACER|language=en-US}}</ref> The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roberts|first=Ken|title=NASCAR returns to Gateway with truck series race|url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/other/nascar-returns-to-gateway-with-truck-series-race/article_8c15b54c-4f13-598f-ab77-34220490da03.html|access-date=2021-10-27|website=STLtoday.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Practice ==

=== First practice === The first practice would occur on Friday, June 22, at 4:45 PM CST. Christian Eckes would set the fastest time with a 33.492 and an average speed of {{Convert|134.360|mph|km/h}}.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Beaver|first=Dan|date=2018-06-22|title=Truck Series practice report from Gateway|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/22/truck-series-practice-report-from-gateway-motorsports-park/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |- !1 |46 |Christian Eckes |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |33.492 |134.360 |- !2 |18 |Noah Gragson |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |33.501 |134.324 |- !3 |41 |Ben Rhodes |ThorSport Racing |Ford |33.552 |134.120 |- ! colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20181105034403/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts10gmp2018prac1.pdf Full first practice results] |}

=== Second practice === The second practice would occur on Friday, June 22, at 6:35 PM CST. Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time with a 32.801 and an average speed of {{Convert|137.191|mph|km/h}}.<ref name=":0" /> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |- !1 |16 |Brett Moffitt |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota |32.801 |137.191 |- !2 |13 |Myatt Snider |ThorSport Racing |Ford |32.929 |136.658 |- !3 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |32.941 |136.608 |- ! colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712195842/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts10gmp2018prac2.pdf Full second practice results] |}

=== Third and final practice === The third and final practice took place on Saturday, June 23, at 11:00 AM CST. Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time with a 32.304 and an average speed of {{Convert|139.302|mph|km/h}}.<ref name=":0" /> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time !Speed |- !1 |4 |Todd Gilliland |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |32.304 |139.302 |- !2 |88 |Matt Crafton |ThorSport Racing |Ford |32.328 |139.198 |- !3 |18 |Noah Gragson |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |32.399 |138.893 |- ! colspan="7" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20181105033010/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts10gmp2018prac3.pdf Full final practice results] |}

== Qualifying == Qualifying would take place on Saturday, June 23, at 4:45 PM CST. Since Gateway Motorsports Park is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-07|title=NASCAR Qualifying Rules|url=https://www.espn.com/jayski/pages/story/_/id/18676661/nascar-qualifying-rules|access-date=2021-10-26|website=ESPN.com|language=en}}</ref>

Grant Enfinger would make it through the preliminary two rounds and set the fastest time in Round 3 with a 32.405 and an average speed of {{Convert|138.867|mph|km/h}}, making Enfinger win the pole. Meanwhile, the #74 of B. J. McLeod and the #0 of Camden Murphy would fail to qualify.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Beaver|first=Dan|date=2018-06-23|title=Grant Enfinger wins Truck pole at Gateway|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/06/23/grant-enfinger-wins-truck-pole-at-gateway/|access-date=2021-10-26|website=NASCAR Talk {{!}} NBC Sports|language=en-US}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Pos. !# !Driver !Team !Make !Time (R1) !Speed (R1) !Time (R2) !Speed (R2) !Time (R3) !Speed (R3) |- !1 |98 |Grant Enfinger |ThorSport Racing |Ford | | | | |32.405 |138.867 |- !2 |46 |Christian Eckes |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota | | | | |32.469 |138.594 |- !3 |18 |Noah Gragson |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota | | | | |32.514 |138.402 |- !4 |24 |Justin Haley |GMS Racing |Chevrolet | | | | |32.532 |138.325 |- !5 |41 |Ben Rhodes |ThorSport Racing |Ford | | | | |32.559 |138.211 |- !6 |88 |Matt Crafton |ThorSport Racing |Ford | | | | |32.562 |138.198 |- !7 |8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet | | | | |32.579 |138.126 |- !8 |4 |Todd Gilliland |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota | | | | |32.587 |138.092 |- !9 |97 |Jesse Little |JJL Motorsports |Ford | | | | |32.730 |137.489 |- !10 |54 |Zane Smith |DGR-Crosley |Toyota | | | | |32.752 |137.396 |- !11 |16 |Brett Moffitt |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota | | | | |32.843 |137.015 |- !12 |2 |Cody Coughlin |GMS Racing |Chevrolet | | | | |32.882 |136.853 |- ! colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 2 |- !13 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet | | |32.761 |137.358 |— |— |- !14 |13 |Myatt Snider |ThorSport Racing |Ford | | |32.874 |136.886 |— |— |- !15 |20 |Tate Fogleman |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet | | |32.945 |136.591 |— |— |- !16 |52 |Stewart Friesen |Halmar Friesen Racing |Chevrolet | | |32.963 |136.517 |— |— |- !17 |51 |Riley Herbst |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota | | |33.067 |136.087 |— |— |- !18 |25 |Dalton Sargeant |GMS Racing |Chevrolet | | |33.097 |135.964 |— |— |- !19 |02 |Austin Hill |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet | | |33.097 |135.964 |— |— |- !20 |42 |Chad Finley |Chad Finley Racing |Chevrolet | | |33.449 |134.533 |— |— |- !21 |45 |Justin Fontaine |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet | | |33.556 |134.104 |— |— |- !22 |49 |Wendell Chavous |Premium Motorsports |Chevrolet | | |33.603 |133.917 |— |— |- !23 |50 |Ross Chastain |Beaver Motorsports |Chevrolet |33.290 |135.176 |— |— |— |— |- !24 |63 |Kevin Donahue |MB Motorsports |Chevrolet |33.767 |133.266 |— |— |— |— |- ! colspan="11" |Eliminated in Round 1 |- !25 |22 |Austin Wayne Self |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |33.769 |133.258 |— |— |— |— |- !26 |3 |Jordan Anderson |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |33.862 |132.892 |— |— |— |— |- !27 |87 |Joe Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |33.982 |132.423 |— |— |— |— |- ! colspan="11" |Qualified by owner's points |- !28 |15 |Bryant Barnhill |Premium Motorsports |Chevrolet |34.641 |129.904 |— |— |— |— |- !29 |10 |Jennifer Jo Cobb |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |34.663 |129.821 |— |— |— |— |- !30 |83 |Tyler Matthews |MB Motorsports |Chevrolet |36.041 |124.858 |— |— |— |— |- !31 |6 |Norm Benning |Norm Benning Racing |Chevrolet |36.128 |124.557 |— |— |— |— |- !32 |33 |Josh Reaume |Reaume Brothers Racing |Chevrolet |— |— |— |— |— |— |- ! colspan="11" |Failed to qualify |- !33 |74 |B. J. McLeod |Mike Harmon Racing |Chevrolet |34.270 |131.310 |— |— |— |— |- !34 |0 |Camden Murphy |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |34.480 |130.510 |— |— |— |— |- ! colspan="11" |[https://nbc-sports.go-vip.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2018/06/gateway-lineup.pdf Official starting lineup] |}

== Race results == '''Stage 1''' Laps: 35 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |- !1 |98 |Grant Enfinger |ThorSport Racing |Ford |10 |- !2 |18 |Noah Gragson |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |9 |- !3 |88 |Matt Crafton |ThorSport Racing |Ford |8 |- !4 |8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |0 |- !5 |24 |Justin Haley |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |6 |- !6 |16 |Brett Moffitt |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota |5 |- !7 |46 |Christian Eckes |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |4 |- !8 |97 |Jesse Little |JJL Motorsports |Ford |3 |- !9 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |2 |- !10 |52 |Stewart Friesen |Halmar Friesen Racing |Chevrolet |1 |} '''Stage 2''' Laps: 35 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Fin !# !Driver !Team !Make !Pts |- !1 |46 |Christian Eckes |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |10 |- !2 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |9 |- !3 |4 |Todd Gilliland |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |8 |- !4 |18 |Noah Gragson |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |7 |- !5 |16 |Brett Moffitt |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota |6 |- !6 |8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |0 |- !7 |97 |Jesse Little |JJL Motorsports |Ford |4 |- !8 |98 |Grant Enfinger |ThorSport Racing |Ford |3 |- !9 |52 |Stewart Friesen |Halmar Friesen Racing |Chevrolet |2 |- !10 |24 |Justin Haley |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |1 |} '''Stage 3''' Laps: 90 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Fin<ref>{{Cite web|title=2018 Villa Lighting Delivers the Eaton 200 - The Third Turn|url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/2018_Villa_Lighting_Delivers_the_Eaton_200|access-date=2021-10-25|website=www.thethirdturn.com|language=en}}</ref> !St !# !Driver !Team !Make !Laps !Led !Status !Pts |- !1 |4 |24 |Justin Haley |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |160 |7 |running |47 |- !2 |8 |4 |Todd Gilliland |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |160 |1 |running |43 |- !3 |13 |21 |Johnny Sauter |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |45 |- !4 |14 |13 |Myatt Snider |ThorSport Racing |Ford |160 |0 |running |33 |- !5 |10 |54 |Zane Smith |DGR-Crosley |Toyota |160 |0 |running |32 |- !6 |20 |42 |Chad Finley |Chad Finley Racing |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |31 |- !7 |9 |97 |Jesse Little |JJL Motorsports |Ford |160 |0 |running |37 |- !8 |17 |51 |Riley Herbst |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |160 |0 |running |29 |- !9 |12 |2 |Cody Coughlin |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |28 |- !10 |3 |18 |Noah Gragson |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |160 |63 |running |43 |- !11 |19 |02 |Austin Hill |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |26 |- !12 |24 |63 |Kevin Donahue |MB Motorsports |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |25 |- !13 |16 |52 |Stewart Friesen |Halmar Friesen Racing |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |27 |- !14 |11 |16 |Brett Moffitt |Hattori Racing Enterprises |Toyota |160 |18 |running |34 |- !15 |22 |49 |Wendell Chavous |Premium Motorsports |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |22 |- !16 |25 |22 |Austin Wayne Self |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |21 |- !17 |30 |83 |Tyler Matthews |MB Motorsports |Chevrolet |160 |0 |running |20 |- !18 |32 |33 |Josh Reaume |Reaume Brothers Racing |Chevrolet |159 |0 |running |19 |- !19 |5 |41 |Ben Rhodes |ThorSport Racing |Ford |157 |0 |running |18 |- !20 |6 |88 |Matt Crafton |ThorSport Racing |Ford |156 |0 |running |25 |- !21 |1 |98 |Grant Enfinger |ThorSport Racing |Ford |153 |36 |running |29 |- !22 |29 |10 |Jennifer Jo Cobb |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |148 |0 |running |15 |- !23 |26 |3 |Jordan Anderson |Jordan Anderson Racing |Chevrolet |144 |0 |running |14 |- !24 |31 |6 |Norm Benning |Norm Benning Racing |Chevrolet |121 |0 |clutch |13 |- !25 |7 |8 |John Hunter Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |113 |1 |oil leak |0 |- !26 |21 |45 |Justin Fontaine |Niece Motorsports |Chevrolet |113 |0 |crash |11 |- !27 |15 |20 |Tate Fogleman |Young's Motorsports |Chevrolet |113 |0 |crash |10 |- !28 |2 |46 |Christian Eckes |Kyle Busch Motorsports |Toyota |76 |34 |crash |23 |- !29 |23 |50 |Ross Chastain |Beaver Motorsports |Chevrolet |43 |0 |vibration |0 |- !30 |18 |25 |Dalton Sargeant |GMS Racing |Chevrolet |31 |0 |crash |7 |- !31 |28 |15 |Bryant Barnhill |Premium Motorsports |Chevrolet |5 |0 |engine |6 |- !32 |27 |87 |Joe Nemechek |NEMCO Motorsports |Chevrolet |0 |0 |electrical |5 |- ! colspan="10" |Failed to qualify |- !33 ! rowspan="2" | |74 |B. J. McLeod |Mike Harmon Racing |Chevrolet ! colspan="4" rowspan="2" | |- !34 |0 |Camden Murphy |Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |Chevrolet |- ! colspan="10" |[https://web.archive.org/web/20180712192447/http://www.jayski.com/cts/2018/pdfs/cts10gmp2018unofficialresults.pdf Official race results] |}

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