# 2018 Roseanne 300

The 2018 Roseanne 300 was the 5th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 20th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 17, 2018, in Fontana, California, at Auto Club Speedway, a 2 miles (3.2 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, Joey Logano of Team Penske would dominate and win his 29th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the first of his part-time season. To fill out the podium, Justin Allgaier and Elliott Sadler, both driving for JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Auto Club Speedway (previously California Speedway) was a two-mile (3.2 km), low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California which hosted NASCAR racing annually from 1997 to 2023. It was also used for open wheel racing events. The racetrack was located near the former locations of Ontario Motor Speedway and Riverside International Raceway. The track was owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and was the only track owned by ISC to have its naming rights sold. The speedway was served by the nearby Interstate 10 and Interstate 15 freeways as well as a Metrolink station located behind the backstretch.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | VehicleKeys.com |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Haas CNC |
| 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Beechcraft, Cessna |
| 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JAS Expedited Trucking |
| 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Anderson's Maple Syrup |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Prudential Overall Supply, Red Kap |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Future Media Sales, Daley Technology Systems |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Hellmann's |
| 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 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Glue |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Jeld-Wen |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Turtle Beach |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | Discount Tire, America's Tire |
| 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 | Sparks Energy |
| 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Wholey's, Can-Am |
| 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | Lombard Bros Gaming |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | "TLC" Resorts Vacation Club, Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | Fire Alarm Services |
| 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 | LTi Printing |
| 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 |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Scott Foundation, Phoenix Children's Hospital |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

First practice was held on Friday, March 16 at 12:35 PM PST. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest lap with a lap of 40.299 and an average speed of 178.664 miles per hour (287.532 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.299 | 178.664 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 40.431 | 178.081 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.435 | 178.064 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice was held on Friday, 2:35 PM PST. Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest lap with a lap of 40.262 and an average speed of 178.829 miles per hour (287.797 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.262 | 178.829 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 40.385 | 178.284 |
| 3 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 40.391 | 178.258 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 17 at 10:35 AM PST. Since Auto Club Speedway is at least 2 miles (3.2 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 13-40. Then, the fastest 12 qualifiers would move on to the second round to determine positions 1-12.
Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would advance from the first round and win the pole by setting the fastest time in Round 2, with a lap of 39.766 and an average speed of 181.059 miles per hour (291.386 km/h).
No drivers would fail to qualify.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 39.745 | 181.155 | 39.766 | 181.059 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 39.665 | 181.520 | 39.796 | 180.923 |
| 3 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 40.031 | 179.861 | 40.001 | 179.996 |
| 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 39.900 | 180.451 | 40.015 | 179.933 |
| 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 39.784 | 180.977 | 40.027 | 179.879 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 39.956 | 180.198 | 40.079 | 179.645 |
| 7 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 39.944 | 180.252 | 40.083 | 179.627 |
| 8 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.198 | 179.113 | 40.088 | 179.605 |
| 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 40.191 | 179.145 | 40.163 | 179.269 |
| 10 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 40.143 | 179.359 | 40.615 | 177.274 |
| 11 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.047 | 179.789 | 40.627 | 177.222 |
| 12 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | 40.241 | 178.922 | 40.734 | 176.757 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.244 | 178.909 | — | — |
| 14 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 40.291 | 178.700 | — | — |
| 15 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 40.409 | 178.178 | — | — |
| 16 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.480 | 177.866 | — | — |
| 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 40.496 | 177.795 | — | — |
| 18 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 40.574 | 177.454 | — | — |
| 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.625 | 177.231 | — | — |
| 20 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 40.631 | 177.205 | — | — |
| 21 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 40.899 | 176.043 | — | — |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 40.929 | 175.914 | — | — |
| 23 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 41.081 | 175.264 | — | — |
| 24 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 41.100 | 175.182 | — | — |
| 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.162 | 174.919 | — | — |
| 26 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.188 | 174.808 | — | — |
| 27 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 41.656 | 172.844 | — | — |
| 28 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 41.745 | 172.476 | — | — |
| 29 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 41.751 | 172.451 | — | — |
| 30 | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.812 | 172.199 | — | — |
| 31 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 41.882 | 171.912 | — | — |
| 32 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 42.476 | 169.507 | — | — |
| 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 42.808 | 168.193 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 34 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 42.868 | 167.957 | — | — |
| 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 43.069 | 167.174 | — | — |
| 36 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 43.232 | 166.543 | — | — |
| 37 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 43.328 | 166.174 | — | — |
| 38 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 43.868 | 164.129 | — | — |
| 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 43.972 | 163.741 | — | — |
| 40 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 9 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 80
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 150 | 139 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 2 | running | 50 |
| 3 | 11 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 4 | running | 48 |
| 4 | 19 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 4 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 44 |
| 7 | 16 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 8 | 20 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 8 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 10 | 13 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 11 | 15 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 10 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 13 | 9 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 12 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 23 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 7 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 150 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 18 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 19 | 21 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 150 | 1 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 150 | 4 | running | 29 |
| 22 | 26 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 150 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 31 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 149 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 27 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 36 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 34 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 14 | 60 | Austin Cindric | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 147 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 3 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 30 | 29 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 147 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 37 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 132 | 0 | brakes | 6 |
| 32 | 38 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 122 | 0 | engine | 5 |
| 33 | 40 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 109 | 0 | engine | 4 |
| 34 | 24 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 76 | 0 | power steering | 3 |
| 35 | 35 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 56 | 0 | vibration | 2 |
| 36 | 28 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 45 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| 37 | 30 | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29 | 0 | crash | 1 |
| 38 | 33 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 22 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 39 | 32 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 | brakes | 1 |
| 40 | 39 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | engine | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||||