# 2018 LTi Printing 250

The 2018 LTi Printing 250 was the 13th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 27th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 9, 2018, in Brooklyn, Michigan at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) permanent moderate-banked D-shaped speedway. The race was shortened from 125 laps to 91 due to rain stopping the race. At race's end, Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would win a rain-shortened race after battling with fellow teammate Daniel Hemric in a one-lap shootout during a restart. The win was Dillon's ninth and so far final career win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and his first and only of the season. To fill out the podium, Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would finish third.

## Background

The race was held at Michigan International Speedway, a two-mile (3.2 km) moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Brooklyn, Michigan. The track is used primarily for NASCAR events. It is known as a "sister track" to Texas World Speedway as MIS's oval design was a direct basis of TWS, with moderate modifications to the banking in the corners, and was used as the basis of Auto Club Speedway. The track is owned by International Speedway Corporation. Michigan International Speedway is recognized as one of motorsports' premier facilities because of its wide racing surface and high banking (by open-wheel standards; the 18-degree banking is modest by stock car standards).

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | VehicleKeys.com |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Code 3 Associates |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human" |
| 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JAS Expedited Trucking |
| 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Nexteer |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TMC Transportation |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 8 | Caesar Bacarella | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Maxim, Alpha Prime Regimen |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Nationwide Children's Hospital |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Phantom Fireworks |
| 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Glue |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Maltesers |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | XYO Network |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | Menards, Richmond Water Heaters |
| 23 | Alex Bowman | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect Patriotic |
| 28 | Dylan Lupton* | JGL Racing | Ford | Fatal Clothing |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Sparks Energy |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Wholey's, Can-Am |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Lombard Brothers Gaming |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Prevagen |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Pro Waste Services, Joe B's 1,000th Race "Forever the Man" |
| 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Timmons Truck Center, Premier Recycling, LLC |
| 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | LTi Printing |
| 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | Nettts |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV |
| 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Bethel Glass & Shower Door, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists |
| 93 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | FIELDS |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew.

## Practice
### First practice

The first 50-minute practice session would occur on Friday, June 8, at 1:05 PM EST. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 41.006 and an average speed of 175.584 miles per hour (282.575 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 41.006 | 175.584 |
| 2 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 41.076 | 175.285 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.080 | 175.268 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The last 50-minute practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, June 8, at 3:05 PM EST. Austin Dillon of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 40.677 and an average speed of 177.004 miles per hour (284.860 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.677 | 177.004 |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 40.779 | 176.561 |
| 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.857 | 176.224 |
| Full second practice results |||||||

## Starting lineup

Qualifying was scheduled to occur on Saturday, June 9, at 10:05 AM EST. Since Michigan International Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a single car, single lap, two round system where in the first round, everyone would set a time to determine positions 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.
However, rain would cancel qualifying, and the starting lineup was therefore made by the rulebook, with the top 30 set by owner's points and positions 31-40 set by champion's provisionals and owner attempts. As a result, Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full starting lineup

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 2 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | 23 | Alex Bowman | GMS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 17 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 20 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 24 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford |
| 25 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet |
| 27 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet |
| 29 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 30 | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| Champion's Provisional |||||
| 31 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet |
| Qualified by attempts made |||||
| 32 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota |
| 34 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet |
| 35 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota |
| 36 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota |
| 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge |
| 38 | 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet |
| 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet |
| 40 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford |
| Withdrew |||||
| WD | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford |
| Official starting lineup |||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 0 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 31
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 18 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 1 | running | 35 |
| 3 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 91 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 91 | 1 | running | 49 |
| 5 | 2 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 91 | 8 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 91 | 29 | running | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 8 | 24 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 91 | 11 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 12 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 11 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 91 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 12 | 40 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 91 | 5 | running | 34 |
| 13 | 8 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 14 | 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 15 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 14 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 17 | 17 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 11 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 91 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 19 | 18 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 27 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 10 | 23 | Alex Bowman | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 8 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 34 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 91 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 24 | 25 | 78 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 32 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 22 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 33 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 91 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 38 | 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 91 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 91 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 3 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 91 | 10 | running | 21 |
| 31 | 37 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 90 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 26 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | 0 | transmission | 5 |
| 33 | 28 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 82 | 0 | crash | 4 |
| 34 | 23 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 79 | 0 | crash | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 79 | 0 | crash | 2 |
| 36 | 30 | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 37 | 20 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 38 | 39 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| 39 | 19 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | overheating | 1 |
| 40 | 31 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||