# 2018 Eaton 200

The 2018 Villa Lighting Delivers the Eaton 200 was the 10th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 18th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Madison, Illinois at Gateway Motorsports Park, a 1.25 miles (2.01 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 160 laps to complete. At race's end, after a chaotic final restart with three to go, Justin Haley of GMS Racing would win his first ever NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career win and of the season. To fill out the podium, Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
The race was the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debuts for Bryant Barnhill, Riley Herbst, Zane Smith, and Tate Fogleman.

## Background

Known as Gateway Motorsports Park until its renaming in April 2019, World Wide Technology Raceway is a 1.25-mile (2.01 km) paved oval motor racing track in Madison, Illinois, United States. The track previously held Truck races from 1998 to 2010, and returned starting in 2014.

### 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 |
| 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | ARCO National Construction |
| 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | Bommarito Automotive Group |
| 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Royal Canin |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Toenjes Brick Contracting |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Driven2Honor.org |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | The Carolina Nut Co. |
| 15 | Bryant Barnhill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | WCIParts.com |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Aisin |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Overkill Motorsports |
| 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 | Colonial Countertops |
| 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Alpha Energy Solutions |
| 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | Strutmasters, Auto Value |
| 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | ProMatic Automation |
| 46 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Mobil 1 |
| 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | SobrietyNation.org Archived 2018-05-31 at the Wayback Machine |
| 50 | Ross Chastain | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | VIPRacingExperience.com Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
| 51 | Riley Herbst | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Advance Auto Parts |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Zane Smith | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands, La Paz Margarita Mix |
| 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | Centurion Coin, First Responder Racing |
| 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Troptions |
| 83 | Tyler Matthews | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | First Responder Racing |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fleetwing, D. A. B. Constructors, Inc. |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Ideal Door Garage Doors |
| 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | JJL Motorsports, Rustic Rub Co. |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Champion Power Equipment "Powering Your Life." |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice would occur on Friday, June 22, at 4:45 PM CST. Christian Eckes would set the fastest time with a 33.492 and an average speed of 134.360 miles per hour (216.231 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 46 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 33.492 | 134.360 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 33.501 | 134.324 |
| 3 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 33.552 | 134.120 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second practice

The second practice would occur on Friday, June 22, at 6:35 PM CST. Brett Moffitt of Hattori Racing Enterprises would set the fastest time with a 32.801 and an average speed of 137.191 miles per hour (220.788 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 32.801 | 137.191 |
| 2 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.929 | 136.658 |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 32.941 | 136.608 |
| Full second practice results |||||||

### Third and final practice

The third and final practice took place on Saturday, June 23, at 11:00 AM CST. Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest time with a 32.304 and an average speed of 139.302 miles per hour (224.185 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.304 | 139.302 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 32.328 | 139.198 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 32.399 | 138.893 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, June 23, at 4:45 PM CST. Since Gateway Motorsports Park is under 1.5 miles (2.4 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.
Grant Enfinger would make it through the preliminary two rounds and set the fastest time in Round 3 with a 32.405 and an average speed of 138.867 miles per hour (223.485 km/h), making Enfinger win the pole. Meanwhile, the #74 of B. J. McLeod and the #0 of Camden Murphy would fail to qualify.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | | | 32.405 | 138.867 |
| 2 | 46 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | | | 32.469 | 138.594 |
| 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | | | 32.514 | 138.402 |
| 4 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | 32.532 | 138.325 |
| 5 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | | | 32.559 | 138.211 |
| 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | | | 32.562 | 138.198 |
| 7 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | | 32.579 | 138.126 |
| 8 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | | | 32.587 | 138.092 |
| 9 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | | | | | 32.730 | 137.489 |
| 10 | 54 | Zane Smith | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | | | | | 32.752 | 137.396 |
| 11 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | | | | | 32.843 | 137.015 |
| 12 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | | | 32.882 | 136.853 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 32.761 | 137.358 | — | — |
| 14 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | | | 32.874 | 136.886 | — | — |
| 15 | 20 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 32.945 | 136.591 | — | — |
| 16 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | | | 32.963 | 136.517 | — | — |
| 17 | 51 | Riley Herbst | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | | | 33.067 | 136.087 | — | — |
| 18 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | | | 33.097 | 135.964 | — | — |
| 19 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 33.097 | 135.964 | — | — |
| 20 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | | | 33.449 | 134.533 | — | — |
| 21 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 33.556 | 134.104 | — | — |
| 22 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | 33.603 | 133.917 | — | — |
| 23 | 50 | Ross Chastain | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.290 | 135.176 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.767 | 133.266 | — | — | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.769 | 133.258 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 33.862 | 132.892 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 33.982 | 132.423 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 28 | 15 | Bryant Barnhill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.641 | 129.904 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 34.663 | 129.821 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 83 | Tyler Matthews | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 36.041 | 124.858 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 36.128 | 124.557 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 33 | 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 34.270 | 131.310 | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 34.480 | 130.510 | — | — | — | — |
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 46 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 35
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 46 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 90
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 4 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 7 | running | 47 |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 160 | 1 | running | 43 |
| 3 | 13 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 45 |
| 4 | 14 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 5 | 10 | 54 | Zane Smith | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 6 | 20 | 42 | Chad Finley | Chad Finley Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 9 | 97 | Jesse Little | JJL Motorsports | Ford | 160 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 8 | 17 | 51 | Riley Herbst | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 12 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 160 | 63 | running | 43 |
| 11 | 19 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 24 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 16 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 14 | 11 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 160 | 18 | running | 34 |
| 15 | 22 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 25 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 30 | 83 | Tyler Matthews | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 160 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 32 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 19 |
| 19 | 5 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 157 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 6 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 156 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 21 | 1 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 153 | 36 | running | 29 |
| 22 | 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 148 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 26 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 144 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 31 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 121 | 0 | clutch | 13 |
| 25 | 7 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 1 | oil leak | 0 |
| 26 | 21 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | crash | 11 |
| 27 | 15 | 20 | Tate Fogleman | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 113 | 0 | crash | 10 |
| 28 | 2 | 46 | Christian Eckes | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 76 | 34 | crash | 23 |
| 29 | 23 | 50 | Ross Chastain | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | vibration | 0 |
| 30 | 18 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31 | 0 | crash | 7 |
| 31 | 28 | 15 | Bryant Barnhill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | engine | 6 |
| 32 | 27 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | electrical | 5 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 33 | | 74 | B. J. McLeod | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 34 | | 0 | Camden Murphy | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||