# 2018 Ford EcoBoost 200

The 2018 Ford EcoBoost 200 was the 23rd and final stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, the championship race of the season, and the 23rd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, November 16, 2018, in Homestead, Florida at Homestead–Miami Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete. At race's end, Brett Moffitt, driving for underfunded team Hattori Racing Enterprises, dominated the late stages of the race to win his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship. The win was also Moffitt's seventh career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win and his sixth and final win of the season. To fill out the podium, Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing and Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports finished second and third, respectively.

## Background

Homestead-Miami Speedway is a motor racing track located in Homestead, Florida. The track, which has several configurations, has promoted several series of racing, including NASCAR, the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and the Championship Cup Series.
From 2002 to 2019, Homestead–Miami Speedway hosted the final race of the season in all three of NASCAR's series: the Cup Series, Xfinity Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. Ford Motor Company sponsored all three of the season-ending races, under the names Ford EcoBoost 400, Ford EcoBoost 300, and Ford EcoBoost 200, respectively. The weekend itself was marketed as Ford Championship Weekend. The Xfinity Series held its season-ending races at Homestead from 1995 until 2020, when it was moved to Phoenix Raceway, along with NASCAR's other two series.

### Championship drivers

* Noah Gragson: Advanced by virtue of points.
* Justin Haley: Advanced by winning the 2018 JAG Metals 350.
* Brett Moffitt: Advanced by winning the 2018 Lucas Oil 150.
* Johnny Sauter: Advanced by winning the 2018 Texas Roadhouse 200.

### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
* (CC) denotes Championship Contender.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 11 Health |
| 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | United Rentals |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito Automotive Group, Knight Fire Protection |
| 4 | Todd Gilliland (R) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | JBL, Sirius XM |
| 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | Preferred Industrial Contractors, Inc. |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek (i) | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Romco Equipment Co., Fleetwing |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 13 | Myatt Snider (R) | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Tenda |
| 15 | Reid Wilson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | TruNorth |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt (CC) | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aisin |
| 18 | Noah Gragson (CC) | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Tanner Thorson | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | GoShare |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. |
| 24 | Justin Haley (CC) | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 25 | Tyler Dippel | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Vai Anitta |
| 30 | Jeb Burton (i) | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | Ultimate Headers |
| 33 | Robby Lyons (R) | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | B&W Structural |
| 35 | Brennan Poole | NextGen Motorsports | Toyota | Solid Rock Carriers, Motorsports Safety Group |
| 38 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | MG Machinery |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | The Carolina Nut Company |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine (R) | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | ProMatic Automation "Rage Against The Dying of the Light" |
| 49 | D. J. Kennington | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org |
| 50 | Mike Harmon* | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org |
| 51 | Harrison Burton | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | DEX Imaging |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Chris Windom | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands, Baldwin Brothers Racing |
| 83 | Todd Peck** | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pulse Transport, Inc. |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | D.A.B. Constructors, Inc. |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Ideal Door |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | SkuttleTight |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life." |
| Official entry list |||||
*Driver changed to Camden Murphy.
**Withdrew due to wrecking in first practice.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, November 16, at 8:35 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 31.678 and an average speed of 170.465 miles per hour (274.337 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.678 | 170.465 |
| 2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.737 | 170.148 |
| 3 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 32.253 | 167.426 |
| 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 16, at 10:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 32.308 and an average speed of 167.141 miles per hour (268.987 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.308 | 167.141 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.355 | 166.898 |
| 3 | 51 | Harrison Burton | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.541 | 165.945 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, November 16, at 3:45 PM EST. Since Homestead–Miami Speedway is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) racetrack, 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 13–32. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1–12.
Grant Enfinger of ThorSport Racing would win the pole, setting a lap of 31.887 and an average speed of 169.348 miles per hour (272.539 km/h) in the second round.
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.913 | 169.210 | 31.887 | 169.348 |
| 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 32.365 | 166.847 | 31.912 | 169.215 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.961 | 168.956 | 31.990 | 168.803 |
| 4 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.117 | 168.135 | 32.103 | 168.209 |
| 5 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 32.074 | 168.361 | 32.131 | 168.062 |
| 6 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.139 | 168.020 | 32.231 | 167.541 |
| 7 | 38 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.051 | 168.481 | 32.258 | 167.400 |
| 8 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.406 | 166.636 | 32.290 | 167.234 |
| 9 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 32.172 | 167.848 | 32.312 | 167.121 |
| 10 | 54 | Chris Windom | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 32.346 | 166.945 | 32.468 | 166.318 |
| 11 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.432 | 166.502 | 32.554 | 165.878 |
| 12 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.380 | 166.770 | 32.565 | 165.822 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.517 | 166.067 | — | — |
| 14 | 51 | Harrison Burton | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.538 | 165.960 | — | — |
| 15 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.544 | 165.929 | — | — |
| 16 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.555 | 165.873 | — | — |
| 17 | 25 | Tyler Dippel | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.579 | 165.751 | — | — |
| 18 | 33 | Robby Lyons | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 32.584 | 165.726 | — | — |
| 19 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 32.599 | 165.649 | — | — |
| 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.658 | 165.350 | — | — |
| 21 | 30 | Jeb Burton | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 32.737 | 164.951 | — | — |
| 22 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.745 | 164.911 | — | — |
| 23 | 35 | Brennan Poole | NextGen Motorsports | Toyota | 32.853 | 164.369 | — | — |
| 24 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.193 | 162.685 | — | — |
| 25 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 33.240 | 162.455 | — | — |
| 26 | 20 | Tanner Thorson | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.368 | 161.832 | — | — |
| 27 | 49 | D. J. Kennington | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.740 | 160.047 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.822 | 159.659 | — | — |
| 29 | 0 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 34.012 | 158.767 | — | — |
| 30 | 15 | Reid Wilson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.416 | 156.904 | — | — |
| 31 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.629 | 155.939 | — | — |
| Qualified by time |||||||||
| 32 | 50 | Camden Murphy | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.934 | 154.577 | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

* Note: Noah Gragson, Justin Haley, Brett Moffitt, and Johnny Sauter are not eligible for stage points because of their participation in the Championship 4.
Stage 1 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 6 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 30
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 74
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 59 | running | 40 |
| 2 | 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 33 | running | 53 |
| 3 | 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 34 | running | 34 |
| 4 | 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 5 | 13 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 1 | running | 35 |
| 6 | 22 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 4 | running | 44 |
| 7 | 8 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 4 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 9 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 10 | 11 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 2 | running | 29 |
| 11 | 14 | 51 | Harrison Burton | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 6 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 15 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 133 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 17 | 25 | Tyler Dippel | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 7 | 38 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 17 | 19 | 04 | Cory Roper | Roper Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 21 | 30 | Jeb Burton | On Point Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 23 | 35 | Brennan Poole | NextGen Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 1 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 16 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 31 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 24 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 10 | 54 | Chris Windom | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 130 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 29 | 0 | Ray Ciccarelli | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 49 | D. J. Kennington | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 129 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 18 | 33 | Robby Lyons | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 28 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 124 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 26 | 20 | Tanner Thorson | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | engine | 8 |
| 30 | 30 | 15 | Reid Wilson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 80 | 0 | engine | 7 |
| 31 | 20 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | suspension | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 50 | Camden Murphy | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | vibration | 5 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||