2018 Boyd Gaming 300
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | March 3, 2018 | ||
| Official name | Boyd Gaming 300 | ||
| Location | North Las Vegas, Nevada, Las Vegas Motor Speedway | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.41 km (1.5 miles) | ||
| Distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 200 laps, 300 mi (482.803 km) | ||
| Average speed | 131.884 miles per hour (212.247 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 29.398 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Laps | 142 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox Sports 1 | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Brad Keselowski | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2018 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would dominate and hold off the field on the final restart with 6 to go to win the race, the 9th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the 1st of his part-time season.[1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell for Joe Gibbs Racing and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Practice
First practice
The first practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 12:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.070 and an average speed of 179.581 miles per hour (289.008 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.070 | 179.581 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.115 | 179.313 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.169 | 178.992 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
The second and final practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 2:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.002 and an average speed of 179.988 miles per hour (289.663 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.002 | 179.988 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.136 | 179.188 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.147 | 179.122 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||