# 2018 PPG 400

The 2018 PPG 400 was the 8th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 8, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would hold off Stewart Friesen to win the race, the 21st NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career and the 4th of the season. To fill out the podium, Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing and Justin Haley of GMS Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

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.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |
| 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jegs |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Ennis Steel Industries |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Sefton Steel |
| 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | N. O. W. Matters More |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | ROMCO Equipment |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | The Carolina Nut Co. |
| 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sunwest Construction |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Northland Foundations |
| 17 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | FindARanch.com, Texas Rig Equipment |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect Patriotic |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. |
| 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles Patriotic |
| 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Performance Plus Motor Oil |
| 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | Reaume Brothers Racing |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Alpha Energy Solutions |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Promatic Automation |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org |
| 50 | Todd Peck | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Image Tech |
| 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Sirius XM, JBL |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Chris Eggleston | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Globe Sprinkler |
| 63 | Kyle Donahue | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copp Motorsports |
| 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | AMVETS #PLEASESTAND |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Horizon Transport, Koolbox |
| 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fr8Auctions, 20/30 Fasttrack |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | pMenards, Matador |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Protect the Harvest |

## Practice

Initially, two practice sessions were scheduled for the event- however, second practice would be rained out, meaning that second practice was canceled.

### First and final practice

The first and final practice took place on 3:05 PM CST. Chris Eggleston of DGR-Crosley would set the fastest time in practice with a 29.853 and an average speed of 180.886 miles per hour (291.108 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Chris Eggleston | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 29.853 | 180.886 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.909 | 180.548 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.926 | 180.445 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Friday, June 8 on 4:45 CST. Since Texas Motor 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.
Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing would win the pole, advancing to Round 2 and setting the fastest time in Round 2 with a time of 29.173 and an average speed of 185.103 miles per hour (297.894 km/h). Mike Harmon of Mike Harmon Racing would be the only driver not to qualify.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | | | 29.173 | 185.103 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 29.197 | 184.951 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 29.227 | 184.761 |
| 4 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 29.271 | 184.483 |
| 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 29.336 | 184.074 |
| 6 | 54 | Chris Eggleston | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | | | 29.355 | 183.955 |
| 7 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | | | 29.357 | 183.943 |
| 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 29.411 | 183.605 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 29.448 | 183.374 |
| 10 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 29.454 | 183.337 |
| 11 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 29.618 | 182.322 |
| 12 | 17 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | | | 30.495 | 177.078 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 29.861 | 180.838 | — | — |
| 14 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.884 | 180.699 | — | — |
| 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.916 | 180.505 | — | — |
| 16 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.010 | 179.940 | — | — |
| 17 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 30.037 | 179.778 | — | — |
| 18 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.238 | 178.583 | — | — |
| 19 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.548 | 176.771 | — | — |
| 20 | 20 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.896 | 174.780 | — | — |
| 21 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 31.335 | 172.331 | — | — |
| 22 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.350 | 172.249 | — | — |
| 23 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 31.388 | 172.040 | — | — |
| 24 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 31.408 | 171.931 | — | — |
| 25 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.810 | 169.758 | — | — |
| 26 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.856 | 169.513 | — | — |
| 27 | 63 | Kyle Donahue | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.992 | 168.792 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.493 | 166.190 | — | — |
| 29 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.791 | 164.679 | — | — |
| 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 33.199 | 162.656 | — | — |
| 31 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.261 | 162.352 | — | — |
| 32 | 50 | Todd Peck | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33.058 | 163.349 | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 87
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 51 | running | 49 |
| 2 | 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 13 | running | 54 |
| 3 | 10 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 3 | running | 45 |
| 4 | 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 167 | 7 | running | 43 |
| 5 | 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 6 | 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 62 | running | 39 |
| 7 | 20 | 20 | Tyler Young | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 9 | 4 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 7 | running | 32 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 19 | running | 31 |
| 11 | 28 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 19 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 22 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 6 | 54 | Chris Eggleston | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 165 | 4 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 16 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 11 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 164 | 1 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 162 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 18 | 7 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 158 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 17 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | oil cooler | 18 |
| 20 | 25 | 68 | Clay Greenfield | Clay Greenfield Motorsports | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 21 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 155 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 13 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 105 | 0 | crash | 25 |
| 24 | 31 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 102 | 0 | crash | 13 |
| 25 | 23 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 79 | 0 | engine | 12 |
| 26 | 12 | 17 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 73 | 0 | crash | 12 |
| 27 | 29 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | overheating | 0 |
| 28 | 27 | 63 | Kyle Donahue | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | overheating | 9 |
| 29 | 26 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | crash | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | crash | 7 |
| 31 | 24 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | electrical | 6 |
| 32 | 32 | 50 | Todd Peck | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 | electrical | 5 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 33 | | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |