# 2018 Boyd Gaming 300

The 2018 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would dominate and hold off the field on the final restart with 6 to go to win the race, the 9th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the 1st of his part-time season. To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell for Joe Gibbs Racing and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Glue |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Haas CNC |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial "Lending Done Human" |
| 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JAS Expedited Trucking |
| 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Tunity "Hear Any Muted TV" |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Go Green Equipment |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Nationwide Children's Hospital |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Bar Harbor |
| 15 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Tape |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Interstate Batteries |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Bali Blinds |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Rheem, Smurfit Kappa |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits |
| 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Allegiant Air |
| 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | Nettts |
| 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | ThinQ Technology Partners |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Nevada Donor Network |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Wholey's, Can-Am |
| 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Big Valley Towing |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Prevagen |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Striping Technology, Chasco |
| 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Jani-King "The King of Clean" |
| 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Pirtek |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | CrashClaimsR.Us, Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Shadow Warriors Project |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | JW Transport, Zomongo |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Star Tron |
| 93 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 99 | ?* | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 12:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.070 and an average speed of 179.581 miles per hour (289.008 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.070 | 179.581 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.115 | 179.313 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.169 | 178.992 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 2:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.002 and an average speed of 179.988 miles per hour (289.663 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 30.002 | 179.988 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 30.136 | 179.188 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.147 | 179.122 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 3, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor 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.
Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.398 and an average speed of 183.686 miles per hour (295.614 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.377 | 177.766 | 29.580 | 182.556 | 29.398 | 183.686 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.617 | 182.328 | 29.467 | 183.256 | 29.442 | 183.411 |
| 3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.930 | 180.421 | 29.806 | 181.172 | 29.497 | 183.069 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 30.141 | 179.158 | 29.797 | 181.226 | 29.538 | 182.815 |
| 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.902 | 180.590 | 29.565 | 182.648 | 29.561 | 182.673 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.466 | 177.247 | 29.710 | 181.757 | 29.640 | 182.186 |
| 7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.080 | 179.521 | 29.718 | 181.708 | 29.656 | 182.088 |
| 8 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 29.787 | 181.287 | 29.688 | 181.892 | 29.680 | 181.941 |
| 9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.289 | 178.283 | 29.883 | 180.705 | 29.743 | 181.555 |
| 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 30.215 | 178.719 | 29.895 | 180.632 | 29.809 | 181.153 |
| 11 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.115 | 179.313 | 29.930 | 180.421 | 29.918 | 180.493 |
| 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.427 | 177.474 | 29.865 | 180.814 | 30.003 | 179.982 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.311 | 178.153 | 29.986 | 180.084 | — | — |
| 14 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.081 | 179.515 | 29.987 | 180.078 | — | — |
| 15 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 30.117 | 179.301 | 29.987 | 180.078 | — | — |
| 16 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 30.476 | 177.189 | 30.022 | 179.868 | — | — |
| 17 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 30.461 | 177.276 | 30.105 | 179.372 | — | — |
| 18 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | 30.724 | 175.758 | 30.107 | 179.360 | — | — |
| 19 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.554 | 176.736 | 30.155 | 179.075 | — | — |
| 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 30.368 | 177.819 | 30.290 | 178.277 | — | — |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.289 | 178.283 | 30.305 | 178.188 | — | — |
| 22 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 30.734 | 175.701 | 30.319 | 178.106 | — | — |
| 23 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.382 | 177.737 | 30.386 | 177.713 | — | — |
| 24 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.368 | 177.819 | 30.440 | 177.398 | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 30.778 | 175.450 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.790 | 175.382 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 0 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.085 | 173.717 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 93 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.121 | 173.516 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 31.223 | 172.949 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 31.233 | 172.894 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 31.285 | 172.607 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.320 | 172.414 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.323 | 172.397 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.523 | 171.303 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 31.787 | 169.881 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.934 | 169.099 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.993 | 168.787 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.080 | 168.329 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 32.448 | 166.420 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 32.474 | 166.287 | — | — | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||||||
| WD | 99 | ? | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 6 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 142 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 6 | running | 47 |
| 3 | 12 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 12 | running | 43 |
| 4 | 8 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 33 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 3 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 7 | 16 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 8 | 7 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 3 | running | 43 |
| 9 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 200 | 4 | running | 38 |
| 10 | 11 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 19 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 5 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 17 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 18 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 24 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 14 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 13 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 23 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 29 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 197 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 26 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 37 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 33 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 34 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 27 | 0 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 39 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 189 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 185 | 0 | engine | 8 |
| 30 | 40 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 185 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 38 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 183 | 0 | running | 6 |
| 32 | 30 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 140 | 0 | suspension | 5 |
| 33 | 25 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 134 | 0 | power steering | 4 |
| 34 | 15 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 132 | 0 | crash | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 78 | 0 | engine | 2 |
| 36 | 31 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 37 | 36 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 24 | 0 | oil leak | 1 |
| 38 | 28 | 93 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 18 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| 39 | 32 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| 40 | 22 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 5 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 99 | ? | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||