2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300
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| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 31 of 33 in the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series | |||
| Date | November 3, 2018 | ||
| Official name | 14th Annual O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge | ||
| 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 | 116.82 miles per hour (188.00 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Joe Gibbs Racing | ||
| Time | 28.523 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | |
| Laps | 54 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | Performance Racing Network | ||
The 2018 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge was the 31st stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race in the Round of 12, and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, November 3, 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. A wild finish would see Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste best JR Motorsports driver Tyler Reddick with a last-lap pass on the backstretch to win his second career NASCAR Xfinity Series race, his first and only win of the season, and a guaranteed spot in the Championship 4.[1] To fill out the podium, Austin Cindric of Team Penske would finish third.
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.
*Bilicki would wreck during pre-race activities, and as JP Motorsports had no backup cars, they would withdraw the #55 entry, and move Currey to the #45 entry.[2]
Practice
First practice
The first practice session was held on Friday, November 2, at 2:05 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes.[3] Ryan Truex of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.852 and an average speed of 187.162 miles per hour (301.208 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.852 | 187.162 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.903 | 186.832 |
| 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.942 | 186.580 |
| Full first practice results | ||||||
Second and final practice
The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, November 2, at 4:35 PM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.[3] Ryan Truex of Kaulig Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 28.757 and an average speed of 187.780 miles per hour (302.203 km/h).[4]
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.757 | 187.780 |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.771 | 187.689 |
| 3 | 3 | Shane Lee | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.773 | 187.676 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results | ||||||