# 2018 Overton's 225

The 2018 Overton's 225 was the 11th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, a hard-charging Brett Moffitt, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises would pass the fuel-ailing John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports on the final lap to take Moffitt's 4th career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and his 3rd of the season. To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (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 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |
| 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Jegs Patriotic |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Young's Building Systems |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 03 | Mike Affarano* | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | Calumet City Auto Parts "Stop Bullying" |
| 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | N. O. W. Matters More |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fleetwing |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Century Container |
| 15 | Ross Chastain | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Fr8Auctions |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Max Tullman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Yurpal |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect Patriotic |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | AM Technical Solutions, GO TEXAN. |
| 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles Patriotic |
| 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Performance Plus Motor Oil |
| 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | Pit Barrel Cooker Company |
| 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 | Brian Kaltreider | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Image Tech |
| 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | American Standard Eljer |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands |
| 63 | J. J. Yeley | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copp Motorsports |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Troptions |
| 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | Copp Motorsports |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Shasta |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life." |
| Official entry list |||||
*Withdrew drew to the team's transporter breaking down while traveling to the track.

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 4:30 PM CST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest lap, with a 31.006 and an average speed of 174.160 miles per hour (280.283 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.006 | 174.160 |
| 2 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.029 | 174.031 |
| 3 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.133 | 173.449 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 6:35 PM CST. Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest lap, with a 30.862 and an average speed of 174.972 miles per hour (281.590 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.862 | 174.972 |
| 2 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.995 | 174.222 |
| 3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.060 | 173.857 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Friday, May 11, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Chicagoland Speedway is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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.
Noah Gragson would proceed to set the fastest time in both rounds, achieving a lap in the second round of a 30.384 and an average speed of 175.131 miles per hour (281.846 km/h), making Gragson the pole winner for the event. No drivers would fail to qualify.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.850 | 175.041 | 30.834 | 175.131 |
| 2 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.950 | 174.475 | 30.938 | 174.543 |
| 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.145 | 173.383 | 30.940 | 174.531 |
| 4 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.989 | 174.225 | 30.959 | 174.424 |
| 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 31.060 | 173.857 | 30.999 | 174.199 |
| 6 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 31.139 | 173.416 | 31.023 | 174.064 |
| 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.066 | 173.823 | 31.027 | 174.042 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.045 | 173.941 | 31.027 | 174.042 |
| 9 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.076 | 173.768 | 31.044 | 173.947 |
| 10 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.072 | 173.790 | 31.105 | 173.606 |
| 11 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.162 | 173.288 | 31.149 | 173.360 |
| 12 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.130 | 173.466 | 31.273 | 172.673 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.206 | 173.044 | — | — |
| 14 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.648 | 170.627 | — | — |
| 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.891 | 169.327 | — | — |
| 16 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.922 | 169.162 | — | — |
| 17 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.079 | 168.334 | — | — |
| 18 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 32.198 | 167.712 | — | — |
| 19 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.244 | 167.473 | — | — |
| 20 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 32.311 | 167.126 | — | — |
| 21 | 20 | Max Tullman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.358 | 166.883 | — | — |
| 22 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 32.570 | 165.797 | — | — |
| 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.197 | 162.665 | — | — |
| 24 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.220 | 162.553 | — | — |
| 25 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.284 | 162.240 | — | — |
| 26 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 33.395 | 161.701 | — | — |
| 27 | 63 | J. J. Yeley | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.429 | 161.536 | — | — |
| Qualified on owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33.503 | 161.180 | — | — |
| 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.567 | 160.872 | — | — |
| 30 | 50 | Brian Kaltreider | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.618 | 155.988 | — | — |
| 31 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 34.891 | 154.768 | — | — |
| 32 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Withdrew |||||||||
| WD | 03 | Mike Affarano | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 6 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 150 | 17 | running | 55 |
| 2 | 9 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 40 |
| 3 | 7 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 44 |
| 4 | 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 42 | running | 52 |
| 5 | 16 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 7 | 3 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 64 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 13 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 9 | 14 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 11 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 149 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 12 | 12 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 13 | 15 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 19 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 18 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 149 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 4 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 148 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 17 | 26 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 20 | 7 | Korbin Forrister | All Out Motorsports | Toyota | 148 | 2 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 20 | 2 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 24 | running | 24 |
| 21 | 22 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 32 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 21 | 20 | Max Tullman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 138 | 1 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 30 | 50 | Brian Kaltreider | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | suspension | 12 |
| 26 | 17 | 15 | Ross Chastain | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 51 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 27 | 25 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 45 | 0 | fuel pump | 10 |
| 28 | 23 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | fuel pump | 9 |
| 29 | 27 | 63 | J. J. Yeley | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 30 | 24 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | suspension | 7 |
| 31 | 31 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 0 | oil pump | 6 |
| 32 | 28 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | oil cooler | 0 |
| Withdrew ||||||||||
| WD | | 03 | Mike Affarano | Mike Affarano Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||