# 2018 Drive for the Cure 200

The 2018 Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina was the 28th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, the second race in the Round of 12, and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, September 29, 2018, in Concord, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway roval, a permanent 2.28 miles (3.67 km) road course, using part of the oval and part of the infield road course. The race took the scheduled 55 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would dominate the late stages of the race to win his first ever career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium, Justin Marks of Chip Ganassi Racing and Austin Cindric of Team Penske would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

For 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race would utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race would be contested over a scheduled distance of 55 laps, 201.812 kilometres (125.400 mi).
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" designated chicanes on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during pace laps, nor will they be used during restarts.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human" |
| 01 | Lawson Aschenbach | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Nexteer |
| 3 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa, Beard Oil Distributing |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Outdoor Republic, Florida Watermelon Association |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | TMC Transportation |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Vannoy Construction |
| 8 | Dylan Murcott | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | CorvetteParts.net, The Drying Center |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BurgerFi |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | LeafFilter Gutter Protection |
| 13 | Landon Cassill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | MBM Motorsports |
| 15 | Katherine Legge | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Airtec |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Juniper Networks |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Fallout 76 |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | MoneyLion |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Sparks Energy, Agri Supply Company |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | La Rue Industrial Snowblowers |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 'Til I'm Gone by Frank Foster |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Night Owl Contractors |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | CrashClaimsR.Us, Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Chevrolet Accessories |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Prevagen |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | Travers Tool Company, RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Extreme Kleaner |
| 55 | Bayley Currey | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Touched by Pros, Rollin Smoke Barbecue |
| 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Ford |
| 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | IT Coalition |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | Leith Cars |
| 74 | Ray Black Jr. | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Isokern Fireplaces & Chimmeys |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | JAS Expedited Trucking |
| 90 | Andy Lally | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Alpha Prime Regimen |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 97 | Tanner Berryhill | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | Vroom! Brands, South Africa |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Ford |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session would occur on Thursday, September 27, at 11:00 AM EST and would last for two hours. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:19.998 and an average speed of 102.603 miles per hour (165.124 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:19.998 | 102.603 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:20.871 | 101.495 |
| 3 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:21.156 | 101.139 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second practice

The second practice session would occur on Thursday, September 27, at 2:00 PM EST and would last for two hours. Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:19.517 and an average speed of 103.223 miles per hour (166.121 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 1:19.517 | 103.223 |
| 2 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:19.770 | 102.896 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:19.771 | 102.895 |
| Full second practice results |||||||

### Third practice

The third practice session would occur on Friday, September 28, at 1:05 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes. Austin Cindric of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:18.443 and an average speed of 104.636 miles per hour (168.395 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:18.443 | 104.636 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.561 | 104.479 |
| 3 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.885 | 104.050 |
| Official third practice results |||||||

### Fourth and final practice

The fourth and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, September 28, at 3:05 PM EST and would last for 50 minutes. Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 1:18.197 and an average speed of 104.966 miles per hour (168.926 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.197 | 104.966 |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.184 | 103.657 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 1:19.458 | 103.300 |
| Official Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would occur on Saturday, September 29, at 12:10 PM EST. Since the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval is a road course, the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included two rounds. The first round was 25 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 25 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 12 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Whoever set the fastest time in Round 2 would win the pole.
Austin Cindric of Team Penske would win the pole, setting a time of 1:17.781 and an average speed of 105.527 miles per hour (169.829 km/h) in the second round.
Tanner Berryhill of Obaika Racing would be the only driver to fail to qualify, not making a lap in the qualifying session.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 1:18.041 | 105.175 | 1:17.781 | 105.527 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.428 | 104.657 | 1:17.924 | 105.333 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:18.532 | 104.518 | 1:18.403 | 104.690 |
| 4 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.760 | 104.215 | 1:18.629 | 104.389 |
| 5 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.100 | 105.096 | 1:18.703 | 104.291 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 1:18.716 | 104.274 | 1:18.709 | 104.283 |
| 7 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.923 | 104.000 | 1:18.773 | 104.198 |
| 8 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush-Fenway Racing | Ford | 1:18.501 | 104.559 | 1:18.785 | 104.182 |
| 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 1:18.699 | 104.296 | 1:18.824 | 104.131 |
| 10 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:18.714 | 104.276 | 1:19.045 | 103.840 |
| 11 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1:18.812 | 104.147 | 1:19.210 | 103.623 |
| 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:19.069 | 103.808 | 1:19.361 | 103.426 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:19.091 | 103.779 | — | — |
| 14 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 1:19.096 | 103.773 | — | — |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush-Fenway Racing | Ford | 1:19.284 | 103.527 | — | — |
| 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:19.333 | 103.463 | — | — |
| 17 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:19.354 | 103.435 | — | — |
| 18 | 3 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.680 | 103.012 | — | — |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1:19.930 | 102.690 | — | — |
| 20 | 90 | Andy Lally | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1:20.235 | 102.299 | — | — |
| 21 | 01 | Lawson Aschenbach | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:20.406 | 102.082 | — | — |
| 22 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1:20.588 | 101.851 | — | — |
| 23 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:20.625 | 101.805 | — | — |
| 24 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 1:20.643 | 101.782 | — | — |
| 25 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:20.896 | 101.464 | — | — |
| 26 | 15 | Katherine Legge | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:20.994 | 101.341 | — | — |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:21.406 | 100.828 | — | — |
| 28 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 1:21.577 | 100.617 | — | — |
| 29 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:21.646 | 100.532 | — | — |
| 30 | 74 | Ray Black Jr. | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 1:21.722 | 100.438 | — | — |
| 31 | 13 | Landon Cassill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 1:21.813 | 100.326 | — | — |
| 32 | 55 | Bayley Currey | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 1:23.107 | 98.764 | — | — |
| 33 | 8 | Dylan Murcott | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:23.460 | 98.347 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 1:24.562 | 97.065 | — | — |
| 35 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 1:25.019 | 96.543 | — | — |
| 36 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:25.246 | 96.286 | — | — |
| 37 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 1:25.953 | 95.494 | — | — |
| 38 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:27.072 | 94.267 | — | — |
| 39 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1:27.108 | 94.228 | — | — |
| 40 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1:28.022 | 93.249 | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 41 | 97 | Tanner Berryhill | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 15
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 90 | Andy Lally | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 01 | Lawson Aschenbach | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 20
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 55 | 33 | running | 42 |
| 2 | 4 | 42 | Justin Marks | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 3 | 1 | 22 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 55 | 13 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 10 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 55 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 5 | 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 55 | 5 | running | 42 |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 7 | 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 55 | 0 | running | 48 |
| 8 | 14 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 55 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 9 | 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 44 |
| 10 | 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 4 | running | 37 |
| 11 | 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush-Fenway Racing | Ford | 55 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 16 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 5 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 17 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 15 | 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 16 | 11 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 18 | 3 | Brendan Gaughan | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 18 | 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 20 | 23 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 21 | 01 | Lawson Aschenbach | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 22 | 22 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 55 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 28 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 55 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 36 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | 74 | Ray Black Jr. | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 34 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 37 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 55 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 33 | 8 | Dylan Murcott | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 55 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 40 | 78 | Vinnie Miller | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 52 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 24 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 50 | 0 | running | 5 |
| 33 | 26 | 15 | Katherine Legge | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 50 | 0 | running | 4 |
| 34 | 8 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush-Fenway Racing | Ford | 49 | 0 | running | 3 |
| 35 | 32 | 55 | Bayley Currey | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 37 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 36 | 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 37 | 20 | 90 | Andy Lally | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | crash | 6 |
| 38 | 31 | 13 | Landon Cassill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 30 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| 39 | 39 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| 40 | 38 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 97 | Tanner Berryhill | Obaika Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||