# 2018 Overton's 300

The 2018 Overton's 300 was the 15th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would come back from the rear of the field to win his tenth career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of his part-time season. To fill out the podium, Kevin Harvick and Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Trophy Tractor, FAME USA |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human" |
| 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Gerber Collision & Glass |
| 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Surface Sunscreen, Fanatics |
| 3 | Jeb Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Estes |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Gerber Collision & Glass |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 8 | Blake Jones | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Tennessee XXX Moonshine |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Takl |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Phantom Fireworks |
| 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | Menards, Mastercraft Doors |
| 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | O.C.R. Gaz Bar |
| 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Juniper Networks |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Jeld-Wen |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire |
| 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Untuckit |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Sparks Energy |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Wholey's, Can-Am |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Superior Essex, Anixter |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | PYT Sports |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Eneos |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Prevagen |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Chasco |
| 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Jack Doheny Companies, Cane River Brewing Company |
| 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | NutriChomps |
| 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | IT Coalition, Kiklos |
| 66 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | CrashClaimsR.Us |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | JW Transport |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV, Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, June 29, at 3:35 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.329 and an average speed of 172.364 miles per hour (277.393 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.329 | 172.364 |
| 2 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 31.438 | 171.767 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.440 | 171.756 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, June 29, at 6:35 PM CST, and would last for 45 minutes. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 31.072 and an average speed of 173.790 miles per hour (279.688 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.072 | 173.790 |
| 2 | 18 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.373 | 172.123 |
| 3 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 31.383 | 172.068 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, June 30, at 11:40 AM CST. Since Chicagoland Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.
Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 31.071 and an average speed of 173.796 miles per hour (279.698 km/h).
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Morgan Shepherd and Mike Harmon.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.947 | 174.492 | 31.064 | 173.835 | 31.071 | 173.796 |
| 2 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.143 | 173.394 | 31.187 | 173.149 | 31.135 | 173.438 |
| 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 31.226 | 172.933 | 31.244 | 172.833 | 31.151 | 173.349 |
| 4 | 18 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.163 | 173.282 | 31.115 | 173.550 | 31.199 | 173.082 |
| 5 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 31.132 | 173.455 | 31.268 | 172.701 | 31.250 | 172.800 |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.211 | 173.016 | 31.270 | 172.689 | 31.320 | 172.414 |
| 7 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.122 | 173.511 | 31.205 | 173.049 | 31.346 | 172.271 |
| 8 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.616 | 170.800 | 31.287 | 172.596 | 31.348 | 172.260 |
| 9 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.273 | 172.673 | 31.257 | 172.761 | 31.386 | 172.051 |
| 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.116 | 173.544 | 31.048 | 173.924 | 31.403 | 171.958 |
| 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 31.084 | 173.723 | 31.282 | 172.623 | 31.426 | 171.832 |
| 12 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 31.127 | 173.483 | 31.281 | 172.629 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 31.118 | 173.533 | 31.319 | 172.419 | — | — |
| 14 | 3 | Jeb Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 31.379 | 172.090 | 31.437 | 171.772 | — | — |
| 15 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 31.087 | 173.706 | 31.477 | 171.554 | — | — |
| 16 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 31.576 | 171.016 | 31.478 | 171.548 | — | — |
| 17 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 31.815 | 169.731 | 31.523 | 171.303 | — | — |
| 18 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.257 | 172.761 | 31.550 | 171.157 | — | — |
| 19 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.653 | 170.600 | 31.567 | 171.065 | — | — |
| 20 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 31.711 | 170.288 | 31.664 | 170.541 | — | — |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.757 | 170.041 | 31.771 | 169.966 | — | — |
| 22 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.842 | 169.587 | 32.011 | 168.692 | — | — |
| 23 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.512 | 171.363 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 31.680 | 170.455 | — | — | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.913 | 169.210 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.925 | 169.146 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.100 | 168.224 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 32.163 | 167.895 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 32.293 | 167.219 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.324 | 167.059 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.364 | 166.852 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 8 | Blake Jones | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.587 | 165.710 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 32.724 | 165.017 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 32.768 | 164.795 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 32.776 | 164.755 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 32.796 | 164.654 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 32.875 | 164.259 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 66 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 32.895 | 164.159 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.036 | 163.458 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.372 | 161.812 | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 33.184 | 162.729 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33.261 | 162.352 | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 0 |
| 4 | 18 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 9 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 80 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 13 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 200 | 38 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 12 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 4 | 18 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 13 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 10 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 41 |
| 6 | 8 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 7 | 18 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 35 |
| 8 | 5 | 22 | Paul Menard | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 200 | 2 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 9 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 11 | 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 11 | running | 32 |
| 12 | 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 199 | 21 | running | 42 |
| 13 | 23 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 3 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 15 | 15 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 7 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 26 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 22 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 29 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 32 | 8 | Blake Jones | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 15 | B. J. McLeod | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 191 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 37 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 190 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 40 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 178 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 39 | 78 | Scott Heckert | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | electrical | 9 |
| 29 | 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | suspension | 8 |
| 30 | 19 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | crash | 7 |
| 31 | 33 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 117 | 0 | brakes | 6 |
| 32 | 16 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 105 | 0 | crash | 5 |
| 33 | 2 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 99 | 35 | crash | 18 |
| 34 | 14 | 3 | Jeb Burton | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 99 | 0 | crash | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 83 | 0 | fuel pump | 2 |
| 36 | 38 | 66 | John Jackson | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 63 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 37 | 28 | 13 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 52 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 38 | 34 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 23 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| 39 | 31 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | fuel pump | 1 |
| 40 | 20 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 1 | 0 | electrical | 1 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 42 | | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||