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2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Race details
Race 4 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Date March 24-26 2018
Official name Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Location Martinsville, Virginia, Martinsville Speedway
Course Permanent racing facility
0.526 mi (0.847 km)
Distance 250 laps, 131.5 mi (211.628 km)
Scheduled Distance 250 laps, 131.5 mi (211.628 km)
Average speed 64.628 miles per hour (104.009 km/h)
Pole position
Driver ThorSport Racing
Time 19.737
Most laps led
Driver Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing
Laps 134
Winner
No. 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports
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

The 2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 was the 4th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, and the 24th iteration of the event. The race was originally held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 but after 24 laps, rain and snow postponed the race until Monday, March 26, 2018.[1] The race was held in Martinsville, Virginia at Martinsville Speedway. The race took the scheduled 250 laps to complete. John Hunter Nemechek, driving a part-time schedule for NEMCO Motorsports would win the race after holding off Kyle Benjamin on a late-race restart, garnering the 6th win of his career and the first of the season.[2]

The race was the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut for Tyler Matthews,[3][4][5] Cory Roper,[6] and Reid Wilson.[7][8]

Background

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

Martinsville Speedway is an NASCAR-owned stock car racing track located in Henry County, in Ridgeway, Virginia, just to the south of Martinsville. At 0.526 miles (0.847 km) in length, it is the shortest track in the NASCAR Cup Series. The track was also one of the first paved oval tracks in NASCAR, being built in 1947 by H. Clay Earles. It is also the only remaining race track that has been on the NASCAR circuit from its beginning in 1948.

Entry list

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# Driver Team Make Sponsor
1 Mike Senica TJL Motorsports Chevrolet Pennsylvania Power Products, Inc.
2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet Jegs
02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet United Rentals
3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet Bommarito Automotive Group, Lucas Oil
4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Mobil 1
04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc.
6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet Zomongo
8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet Fleetwing, D. A. B. Constructors, Inc.
10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet Driven2Honor.org[permanent dead link]
13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford Liberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes"
15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet Bubba Bear Sauce Ain't Giving It Up Sauce
16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota Aisin
18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota Safelite Auto Glass
20 Reid Wilson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet OEM2 powered by TruNorth
21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet Allegiant Air
22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet Kreuz Market "Shipping Real TX BBQ"
24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet Fraternal Order of Eagles
25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet Performance Plus Motor Oil
33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet Green Heart Partners, R-Coin
35 Travis Kvapil* NextGen Motorsports Chevrolet
41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford Alpha Energy Solutions
45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet ProMatic Automation
49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet SobrietyNation.org Archived 2018-05-31 at the Wayback Machine
50 Dawson Cram Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet Fluidyne, Bojangles
51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota DEX Imaging
52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet Halmar "We Build America"
54 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota Crosley Brands
57 Jeff Zillweger* Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
63 Kevin Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet First Responder Racing
74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet Horizon Transport
83 Kyle Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet First Responder Racing
87 Joe Nemechek* NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford Menards, Ideal Door Garage Doors
92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford BTS Tire & Wheel Distributors
98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life."
99 Tyler Matthews MDM Motorsports Chevrolet Scott & Stringfellow, BB&T, Popeyes
Official entry list

*Withdrew.

Practice

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First practice

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First practice was held on Friday, March 23, at 11:05 AM EST. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time with a 20.118 and an average speed of 94.125 miles per hour (151.480 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.118 94.125
2 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 20.168 93.891
3 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 20.201 93.738
Full first practice results

Second practice

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Second practice was held on Friday, March 23, at 1:05 PM EST. Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time with a 20.023 and an average speed of 94.571 miles per hour (152.197 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 20.023 94.571
2 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 20.026 94.557
3 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.032 94.529
Full second practice results

Third and final practice

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Third and final practice was held on Friday, March 23, at 3:05 PM EST. Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time with a 19.921 and an average speed of 95.056 miles per hour (152.978 km/h).[9]

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time Speed
1 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 19.921 95.056
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 19.924 95.041
3 54 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota 19.959 94.874
Full final practice results

Qualifying

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Qualifying was held on Saturday, March 24, at 11:05 AM EST. Since Martinsville Speedway is a short track, 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.[10]

Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in Round 3, with a 19.737 and an average speed of 95.942 miles per hour (154.404 km/h), thus winning the pole.[11]

While Mike Harmon would not set the slowest time (Mike Senica would set the slowest, being a over a second slower than Harmon), Harmon would not have enough owner points to qualify, making Harmon the only driver to fail to qualify for the race.

Pos. # Driver Team Make Time (R1) Speed (R1) Time (R2) Speed (R2) Time (R3) Speed (R3)
1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 19.737 95.942
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 19.786 95.704
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 19.810 95.588
4 54 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota 19.830 95.492
5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 19.831 95.487
6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.832 95.482
7 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 19.850  95.395
8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 19.851 95.391
9 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 19.889 95.208
10 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 19.902 95.146
11 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.965 94.846
12 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.050 94.444
Eliminated in Round 2
13 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.981 94.770
14 99 Tyler Matthews MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 20.011 94.628
15 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.047 94.458
16 92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford 20.097 94.223
17 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 20.133 94.055
18 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 20.176 93.854
19 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.227 93.617
20 20 Reid Wilson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 20.248 93.520
21 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 20.262 93.456
22 83 Kyle Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 20.406 92.796
23 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 19.888 95.213
24 15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.248 93.520
Eliminated in Round 1
25 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 20.414 92.760
26 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 20.458 92.560
27 63 Kevin Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 20.474 92.488
Qualified by owner's points
28 50 Dawson Cram Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 20.532 92.227
29 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 20.783 91.113
30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 20.998  90.180
31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 21.669 87.388
32 1 Mike Senica TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 23.001 82.327
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet 21.621 87.582
WD 35 Travis Kvapil NextGen Motorsports Chevrolet
WD 57 Jeff Zillweger Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
WD 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet
Official starting lineup

Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 70

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 9
3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 8
4 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 7
5 54 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota 0
6 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
7 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 4
8 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 3
9 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 2
10 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 1

Stage 2 Laps: 70

Fin # Driver Team Make Pts
1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 10
2 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 9
3 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 8
4 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 7
5 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 0
6 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 5
7 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 4
8 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 3
9 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 2
10 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 1

Stage 3 Laps: 110

Fin[12] St # Driver Team Make Laps Led Status Pts
1 8 8 John Hunter Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet 250 31 running 0
2 4 54 Kyle Benjamin DGR-Crosley Toyota 250 74 running 0
3 7 16 Brett Moffitt Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota 250 0 running 41
4 3 98 Grant Enfinger ThorSport Racing Ford 250 0 running 44
5 11 18 Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250 0 running 39
6 9 13 Myatt Snider ThorSport Racing Ford 250 0 running 34
7 16 92 Timothy Peters RBR Enterprises Ford 250 0 running 30
8 13 51 Harrison Burton Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250 0 running 30
9 15 02 Austin Hill Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 28
10 12 24 Justin Haley GMS Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 27
11 18 25 Dalton Sargeant GMS Racing Chevrolet 250 0 running 26
12 1 41 Ben Rhodes ThorSport Racing Ford 250 134 running 45
13 17 04 Cory Roper Roper Racing Ford 250 0 running 24
14 23 4 Todd Gilliland Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota 250 1 running 32
15 2 88 Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing Ford 250 4 running 38
16 20 20 Reid Wilson Young's Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 21
17 28 50 Dawson Cram Beaver Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 20
18 29 49 Wendell Chavous Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 250 0 running 19
19 6 21 Johnny Sauter GMS Racing Chevrolet 249 0 running 33
20 5 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar Friesen Racing Chevrolet 248 6 running 21
21 14 99 Tyler Matthews MDM Motorsports Chevrolet 248 0 running 16
22 25 3 Jordan Anderson Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet 248 0 running 15
23 22 83 Kyle Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 234 0 electrical 14
24 24 15 Robby Lyons Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 227 0 engine 13
25 26 33 Josh Reaume Reaume Brothers Racing Chevrolet 227 0 running 12
26 10 2 Cody Coughlin GMS Racing Chevrolet 225 0 running 11
27 21 22 Austin Wayne Self Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 164 0 electrical 10
28 19 45 Justin Fontaine Niece Motorsports Chevrolet 158 0 crash 9
29 31 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing Chevrolet 55 0 electrical 8
30 27 63 Kevin Donahue Copp Motorsports Chevrolet 49 0 brakes 7
31 30 6 Norm Benning Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet 35 0 too slow 6
32 32 1 Mike Senica TJL Motorsports Chevrolet 8 0 parked 5
Failed to qualify or withdrew
33 74 Mike Harmon Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
WD 35 Travis Kvapil NextGen Motorsports Chevrolet
WD 57 Jeff Zillweger Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet
WD 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet

References

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  3. ^ "Tyler Matthews Set to Make 2018 Truck Series Debut with MDM Motorsports at Martinsville". The Weekly Racer. 2018-01-20. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. ^ "Tyler Matthews joins MDM Motorsports". ESPN.com. 2018-01-27. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ^ Miller, Chris. "Matthews to race in NASCAR Truck Series". The Daily News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ^ Massie, Michael (2018-06-12). "Cory Roper, The Definition Of Grassroots Racing". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. ^ "Reid Wilson to make NASCAR Truck debut at Martinsville". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  8. ^ Eggert, Seth. "Reid Wilson to Make Truck Series Debut with Young's Motorsports". Motorsports Tribune. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  9. ^ a b c Koelle, Christian (2018-03-23). "Justin Haley, Matt Crafton, Grant Enfinger Lead Martinsville Truck Practices". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  10. ^ "NASCAR Qualifying Rules". ESPN.com. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  11. ^ Catanzareti, Zach (2018-03-24). "Ben Rhodes Scores Martinsville Pole In Truck Series". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  12. ^ "2018 Alpha Energy Solutions 250 - The Third Turn". www.thethirdturn.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
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