2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 33 of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | April 7, 2018 | ||
| Official name | My Bariatric Solutions 300 | ||
| Location | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas 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 | 124.986 miles per hour (201.145 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Team Penske | ||
| Time | 28.439 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Laps | 132 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | Fox | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Michael Waltrip, Clint Bowyer | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300 was the 6th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would dominate and win his 7th and so far final career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first and only of his part-time season.[1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Entry list
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.
Practice
First practice
The first practice was held on Friday, April 6 at 1:05 PM CST. Ryan Truex would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 28.836 and an average speed of 187.266 miles per hour (301.375 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.836 | 187.266 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.884 | 186.955 |
| 3 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.894 | 186.890 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
The second and final practice was held on Friday, April 6 at 3:05 PM CST. Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 28.963 and an average speed of 186.445 miles per hour (300.054 km/h).[2]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.963 | 186.445 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.995 | 186.239 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.075 | 185.727 |
| Full final practice results | ||||||