# 2018 Gander Outdoors 150

The 2018 Gander Outdoors 150 was the 14th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 9th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, July 28. 2018, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania at Pocono Raceway, a 2.5 miles (4.0 km) triangular permanent course. The race took the scheduled 60 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Busch driving for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports would dominate and win his 51st NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Erik Jones of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Dalton Sargeant of GMS Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background
### 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 | Randco, Young's Building Systems |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Lucas Oil, Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Norm Benning Racing |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | D. A. B. Constructors, Inc. |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Century Container |
| 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Toyota Tsusho |
| 18 | Noah Gragson* | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Tanner Thorson | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Maestro's |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. |
| 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles |
| 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Performance Plus Motor Oil |
| 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Lehigh Valley Phantoms |
| 34 | J. J. Yeley | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Reaume Brothers Racing |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | The Carolina Nut Company |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | ProMatic Automation |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org |
| 50 | Ray Ciccarelli | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Image Tech |
| 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Beechcraft, Cessna |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands |
| 63 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copp Motorsports |
| 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Horizon Transport |
| 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pulse Transport Inc. |
| 87 | Timmy Hill | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Goof Off "Works the 1st Time!" |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life." |
| Official entry list |||||
*Driver changed to Erik Jones due to Gragson suffering from a stomach virus from which NASCAR did not medically clear Gragson to race.

## Practice
### First and final practice

Originally, two sessions were meant to be held during the weekend. While the first session had started, only 15 minutes were run until heavy lightning forced the cancellation of the first practice. Any drivers who set a time within the first 15 minutes would have their times transfer over to the second practice.
The only practice session of the weekend would take place on Friday, July 27, at 2:00 PM EST. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 53.339 and an average speed of 168.732 miles per hour (271.548 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 53.339 | 168.732 |
| 2 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 53.563 | 168.026 |
| 3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.607 | 167.889 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, July 28, at 10:00 AM EST. Since Pocono Raceway 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.
Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports would win the pole after setting the fastest lap in both rounds, with Busch setting in the second round a time with a 52.834 and an average speed of 170.345 miles per hour (274.144 km/h). No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 52.931 | 170.033 | 52.834 | 170.345 |
| 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 53.395 | 168.555 | 53.175 | 169.252 |
| 3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.201 | 169.170 | 53.217 | 169.119 |
| 4 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.489 | 168.259 | 53.415 | 168.492 |
| 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 54.002 | 166.660 | 53.499 | 168.227 |
| 6 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.818 | 167.230 | 53.661 | 167.720 |
| 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 53.904 | 166.963 | 53.694 | 167.616 |
| 8 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 53.724 | 167.523 | 53.965 | 166.775 |
| 9 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 53.937 | 166.861 | 54.249 | 165.902 |
| 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 54.010 | 166.636 | 54.397 | 165.450 |
| 11 | 20 | Tanner Thorson | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.449 | 165.292 | 55.307 | 162.728 |
| 12 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 54.025 | 166.590 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||
| 13 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 54.565 | 164.941 | — | — |
| 14 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 54.741 | 164.411 | — | — |
| 15 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 55.068 | 163.434 | — | — |
| 16 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 55.110 | 163.310 | — | — |
| 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.208 | 163.020 | — | — |
| 18 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.239 | 162.928 | — | — |
| 19 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.312 | 162.713 | — | — |
| 20 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 55.430 | 162.367 | — | — |
| 21 | 87 | Timmy Hill | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55.628 | 161.789 | — | — |
| 22 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 56.111 | 160.396 | — | — |
| 23 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 56.211 | 160.111 | — | — |
| 24 | 34 | J. J. Yeley | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 56.211 | 160.111 | — | — |
| 25 | 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 56.539 | 159.182 | — | — |
| 26 | 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 56.553 | 159.143 | — | — |
| 27 | 63 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 57.115 | 157.577 | — | — |
| 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 59.270 | 151.847 | — | — |
| 29 | 50 | Ray Ciccarelli | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:00.079 | 149.803 | — | — |
| 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 1:00.207 | 149.484 | — | — |
| Qualified on owner's points |||||||||
| 31 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 15
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Erik Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 15
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 20 | Tanner Thorson | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 30
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 60 | 43 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 31 | 18 | Erik Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 60 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 4 | running | 42 |
| 4 | 12 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 4 | running | 46 |
| 5 | 3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 6 | 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | running | 46 |
| 7 | 2 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 60 | 7 | running | 40 |
| 8 | 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 9 | 20 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 6 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 11 | 14 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 60 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 12 | 8 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 60 | 1 | running | 33 |
| 13 | 9 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 14 | 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 15 | 11 | 20 | Tanner Thorson | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 16 | 16 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 17 | 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 60 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 18 | 13 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 19 | 23 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 59 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 19 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 83 | Todd Peck | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 26 | 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 59 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 25 | 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 57 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 32 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 53 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 29 | 50 | Ray Ciccarelli | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | vibration | 10 |
| 28 | 21 | 87 | Timmy Hill | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 29 | 22 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | electrical | 8 |
| 30 | 18 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 17 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 31 | 24 | 34 | J. J. Yeley | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 4 | 0 | suspension | 0 |
| 32 | 27 | 63 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | engine | 5 |
| Official race results ||||||||||