# 2018 Active Pest Control 200

The 2018 Active Pest Control 200 was the second stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 13th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, February 24, 2018 in Hampton, Georgia at Atlanta Motor Speedway, a 1.54 miles (2.48 km) permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race was extended from 130 laps from 134 due to a NASCAR overtime finish caused by a crash including Josh Reaume. After a costly mistake by Kyle Busch's pit crew before the final restart, Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would steal and win the race- the first of the season and the 2nd of his career. To complete the podium, Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly Atlanta International Raceway) is a track in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. It is a 1.54-mile (2.48 km) quad-oval track with a seating capacity of 111,000. It opened in 1960 as a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) standard oval. In 1994, 46 condominiums were built over the northeastern side of the track. In 1997, to standardize the track with Speedway Motorsports' other two 1.5-mile (2.4 km) ovals, the entire track was almost completely rebuilt. The frontstretch and backstretch were swapped, and the configuration of the track was changed from oval to quad-oval. The project made the track one of the fastest on the NASCAR circuit.
| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Joey Gase | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 1 | Clay Greenfield | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | Motorsports Safety Group |
| 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jegs |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | United Rentals |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Toyota | Bommarito Automotive Group, Lucas Oil |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Cessna, Beechcraft |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | Tru Clear Global |
| 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fleetwing Oil, D. A. B. Constructors Inc. |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org, ThinkRealty.com |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Liberty Tax "You Do Life, We Do Taxes" |
| 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Troptions |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aisin |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Austin Dillon | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | GoShare |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. "Don't mess with Texas" |
| 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 | Green Heart Partners, R-Coin |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Alpha Energy Solutions |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Superior Essex |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org |
| 50 | Travis Kvapil | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Motorsports Safety Group |
| 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Rheem |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands |
| 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Nisshinbo Holdings |
| 74 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Atlanta Havoc |
| 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | Food Country USA, Tide Pods |
| 83 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fr8Auctions |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Rip It |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | Wings Over North Georgia Air Show |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

First practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 3:00 PM EST. Justin Haley of GMS Racing would set the fastest time in the session with a 31.141 and an average speed of 178.029 miles per hour (286.510 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.141 | 178.029 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.315 | 177.040 |
| 3 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.315 | 177.040 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice was held on Friday, February 23 at 4:58 PM EST. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in the session with a 31.011 and an average speed of 178.775 miles per hour (287.710 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.011 | 178.775 |
| 2 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.234 | 177.499 |
| 3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.349 | 176.848 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, February 24 at 11:45 AM EST. 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, driving for his own team Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time in Round 2 to win the pole.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.844 | 179.743 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 30.934 | 179.220 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.935 | 179.214 |
| 4 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.996 | 178.862 |
| 5 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 31.011 | 178.775 |
| 6 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 31.064 | 178.470 |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | | | 31.083 | 178.361 |
| 8 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 31.086 | 178.344 |
| 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 31.121 | 178.143 |
| 10 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | | | 31.162 | 177.909 |
| 11 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 31.213 | 177.618 |
| 12 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | | | 31.251 | 177.402 |
| Eliminated in the first round |||||||||
| 13 | 20 | Austin Dillon | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.196 | 177.715 | — | — |
| 14 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.223 | 177.561 | — | — |
| 15 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 31.244 | 177.442 | — | — |
| 16 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.250 | 177.408 | — | — |
| 17 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.295 | 177.153 | — | — |
| 18 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.304 | 177.102 | — | — |
| 19 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.362 | 176.774 | — | — |
| 20 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.635 | 175.249 | — | — |
| 21 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 31.704 | 174.868 | — | — |
| 22 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.781 | 174.444 | — | — |
| 23 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.053 | 172.964 | — | — |
| 24 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 32.095 | 172.737 | — | — |
| 25 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Toyota | 32.274 | 171.779 | — | — |
| 26 | 0 | Joey Gase | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 32.808 | 168.983 | — | — |
| 27 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.113 | 167.427 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | 33.518 | 165.404 | — | — |
| 29 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.717 | 164.427 | — | — |
| 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 35.619 | 155.647 | — | — |
| 31 | 1 | Clay Greenfield | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.600 | 151.475 | — | — |
| 32 | 83 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 74 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33.988 | 163.116 | — | — |
| 34 | 50 | Travis Kvapil | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 54
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 10 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 2 | running | 55 |
| 2 | 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 43 | running | 51 |
| 3 | 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 12 | running | 47 |
| 4 | 14 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 5 | 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 7 | running | 48 |
| 6 | 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 7 | 19 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 3 | running | 30 |
| 8 | 12 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 9 | 16 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 36 |
| 10 | 13 | 20 | Austin Dillon | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Henderson Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 12 | 11 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 4 | 51 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 14 | 6 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 15 | 20 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 21 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 15 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 18 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 8 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 133 | 67 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 5 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 25 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Toyota | 129 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 128 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 120 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 24 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 119 | 0 | crash | 10 |
| 28 | 31 | 1 | Clay Greenfield | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 116 | 0 | too slow | 9 |
| 29 | 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | vibration | 8 |
| 30 | 23 | 63 | Akinori Ogata | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 62 | 0 | crash | 7 |
| 31 | 26 | 0 | Joey Gase | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 32 | 32 | 83 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | electrical | 5 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 33 | | 74 | Tim Viens | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 34 | | 50 | Travis Kvapil | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |