# 2018 Stratosphere 200

The 2018 Stratosphere 200 was the third stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, March 2 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 134 laps to complete. In a late race restart, Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports was able to hold off a charging Sauter and Moffitt for the last 11 laps to win the race, the 50th NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career and the first of the season. To fill out the rest of the podium, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing and Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises finished 2nd and 3rd, 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 | Mike Senica | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Betty Lou's |
| 1 | Tommy Regan | 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 | Chevrolet | Bommarito Automotive Group, Lucas Oil |
| 4 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Sirius XM, JBL |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 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 | Sunwest Construction |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aisin |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Michel Disdier | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Richard Orlinski |
| 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 | Toyota | Gnarly Jerky |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Alpha Energy Solutions |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | Promatic Automation |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org/ |
| 50 | B. J. McLeod | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Beaver Motorsports |
| 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Cessna, Beechcraft |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Justin Marks | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands |
| 63 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copp Motorsports |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Atlanta Havoc |
| 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fr8Auctions, United Nissan |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Hormel Black Label Bacon |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Curb Records |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice was held on Thursday, March 1 at 5:05 PM EST. Justin Marks of DGR-Crosley would set the fastest time of the session with a 30.313 and an average speed of 178.141 miles per hour (286.690 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 54 | Justin Marks | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 30.313 | 178.141 |
| 2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.317 | 178.118 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.345 | 177.954 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice was held on Thursday, March 1 at 7:05 PM EST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest time with a 30.114 and an average speed of 179.319 miles per hour (288.586 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.114 | 179.319 |
| 2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.154 | 179.081 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.184 | 178.903 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, March 2, at 6:05 PM 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.

### Starting lineup

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.575 | 176.615 |
| 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | | | 30.597 | 176.488 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 30.680 | 176.010 |
| 4 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.695 | 175.924 |
| 5 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 30.737 | 175.684 |
| 6 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | | | 30.785 | 175.410 |
| 7 | 54 | Justin Marks | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | | | 30.810 | 175.268 |
| 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 30.931 | 174.582 |
| 9 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 31.006 | 174.160 |
| 10 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 31.047 | 173.930 |
| 11 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 31.053 | 173.896 |
| 12 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 31.127 | 173.483 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.044 | 173.947 | — | — |
| 14 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.059 | 173.863 | — | — |
| 15 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.092 | 173.678 | — | — |
| 16 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.145 | 173.383 | — | — |
| 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.220 | 172.966 | — | — |
| 18 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.231 | 172.905 | — | — |
| 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.249 | 172.806 | — | — |
| 20 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.329 | 172.364 | — | — |
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.388 | 172.040 | — | — |
| 22 | 20 | Michel Disdier | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.398 | 171.985 | — | — |
| 23 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.472 | 171.581 | — | — |
| 24 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.426 | 166.533 | — | — |
| 25 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 32.791 | 164.679 | — | — |
| 26 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 32.802 | 164.624 | — | — |
| 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.818 | 159.678 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 1 | Tommy Regan | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.383 | 152.616 | — | — |
| 29 | 63 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.224 | 149.072 | — | — |
| 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 37.856 | 142.646 | — | — |
| 31 | 50 | B. J. McLeod | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 0 | Mike Senica | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 54
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 55 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 3 | 6 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 134 | 27 | running | 43 |
| 4 | 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 4 | running | 35 |
| 5 | 2 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 31 | running | 49 |
| 6 | 18 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 3 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 15 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 134 | 0 | running | 42 |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 9 | 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 2 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 13 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 7 | 54 | Justin Marks | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 5 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 12 | running | 40 |
| 13 | 4 | 4 | Spencer Davis | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 134 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 14 | 20 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 134 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 10 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 133 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 16 | 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 16 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 24 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 133 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 22 | 20 | Michel Disdier | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 23 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 132 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 9 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 130 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 22 | 26 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 127 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 31 | 50 | B. J. McLeod | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 123 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 25 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 119 | 0 | engine | 12 |
| 26 | 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 118 | 0 | parked | 11 |
| 27 | 28 | 1 | Tommy Regan | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 11 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 75 | 0 | crash | 13 |
| 29 | 12 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 40 | 0 | brakes | 9 |
| 30 | 32 | 0 | Mike Senica | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 28 | 0 | electrical | 7 |
| 31 | 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 23 | 0 | vibration | 6 |
| 32 | 29 | 63 | Scott Stenzel | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | electrical | 5 |
| Official race results ||||||||||