# 2018 Alsco 300 (Charlotte)

The 2018 Alsco 300 was the 11th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, May 26, 2018, in Concord, North Carolina at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent quad-oval. The race was extended from 200 laps to 204 due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would win the race under caution, as Tyler Reddick and Ty Majeski would both wreck on the backstretch on the final lap, putting out a caution. The win was Keselowski's 38th career NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his second of the season. To fill out the podium, Cole Custer of Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste and Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

The race was held at Charlotte Motor Speedway, located in Concord, North Carolina. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a dragstrip and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by Bruton Smith and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The track is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc. (SMI) with Marcus G. Smith serving as track president.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Trophy Tractor, FAME USA |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Haas Automation |
| 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 | KC Motorgroup |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Nexium 24 HR |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Florida Watermelon Association |
| 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 | Pinnacle Financial Partners |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Phantom Fireworks |
| 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | Pirtek |
| 15 | Joe Nemechek | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | NOS Energy |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Menards, Jeld-Wen |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Rheem |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits |
| 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | Hooters |
| 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | Fatal Clothing |
| 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | LifeShare Carolinas |
| 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 | Night Owl Contractors |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar Patriotic |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Prevagen |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com, All South Electric |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Extreme Kleaner, Chasco |
| 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Timmons Truck Center, Premier Recycling, LLC |
| 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | Ford Patriotic |
| 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | Nettts |
| 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | CrashClaimsR.Us |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Shadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | Grunt Style "This We'll Defend" |
| 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV |
| 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Star Tron, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Ford |
| 99 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | B. J. McLeod Motorsports |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice session would occur on Thursday, May 24, at 4:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.773 and an average speed of 181.372 miles per hour (291.890 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.773 | 181.372 |
| 2 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 29.979 | 180.126 |
| 3 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.982 | 180.108 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Thursday, May 24, at 6:05 PM EST, and would last for 45 minutes. Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 29.615 and an average speed of 182.340 miles per hour (293.448 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 29.615 | 182.340 |
| 2 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.788 | 181.281 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.807 | 181.165 |
| Full Happy Hour practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would occur on Saturday, May 26, at 10:10 AM EST. Since Charlotte 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.
Brad Keselowski of Team Penske would win the pole, setting a time of 29.287 and an average speed of 184.382 miles per hour (296.734 km/h) in the third round.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) | Time (R3) | Speed (R3) |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 29.354 | 183.961 | 29.441 | 183.418 | 29.287 | 184.382 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 29.520 | 182.927 | 29.488 | 183.125 | 29.331 | 184.106 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.889 | 180.668 | 29.431 | 183.480 | 29.431 | 183.480 |
| 4 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.600 | 182.432 | 29.516 | 182.952 | 29.438 | 183.436 |
| 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.573 | 182.599 | 29.528 | 182.877 | 29.457 | 183.318 |
| 6 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.664 | 182.039 | 29.512 | 182.976 | 29.485 | 183.144 |
| 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.758 | 181.464 | 29.670 | 182.002 | 29.514 | 182.964 |
| 8 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 29.251 | 184.609 | 29.459 | 183.306 | 29.530 | 182.865 |
| 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 29.785 | 181.299 | 29.622 | 182.297 | 29.597 | 182.451 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.491 | 183.107 | 29.743 | 181.555 | 29.708 | 181.769 |
| 11 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.716 | 181.720 | 29.674 | 181.977 | 29.780 | 181.330 |
| 12 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 29.601 | 182.426 | 29.762 | 181.439 | 29.810 | 181.147 |
| Eliminated in Round 2 |||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.841 | 180.959 | 29.779 | 181.336 | — | — |
| 14 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.596 | 182.457 | 29.825 | 181.056 | — | — |
| 15 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 29.758 | 181.464 | 29.842 | 180.953 | — | — |
| 16 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 29.757 | 181.470 | 29.883 | 180.705 | — | — |
| 17 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.973 | 180.162 | 29.903 | 180.584 | — | — |
| 18 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.027 | 179.838 | 29.957 | 180.258 | — | — |
| 19 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 29.892 | 180.650 | 29.990 | 180.060 | — | — |
| 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 29.882 | 180.711 | 30.048 | 179.712 | — | — |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.723 | 181.677 | 30.177 | 178.944 | — | — |
| 22 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.016 | 179.904 | 30.191 | 178.861 | — | — |
| 23 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 29.887 | 180.681 | 30.545 | 176.788 | — | — |
| 24 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 30.109 | 179.348 | — | — | — | — |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||||
| 25 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.139 | 179.170 | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.170 | 178.986 | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.289 | 178.283 | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | 15 | Joe Nemechek | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.349 | 177.930 | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.358 | 177.877 | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | 99 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.438 | 177.410 | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.584 | 176.563 | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.870 | 174.927 | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 30.892 | 174.803 | — | — | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||||
| 34 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 30.928 | 174.599 | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30.951 | 174.469 | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.089 | 173.695 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | 78 | Ray Black Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.116 | 173.544 | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 31.584 | 170.973 | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 31.588 | 170.951 | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||||
| 41 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 30.981 | 174.300 | — | — | — | — |
| 42 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 31.229 | 172.916 | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 31.785 | 169.891 | — | — | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||||||
| Official starting lineup |||||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0 |
| 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 5 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 114
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 204 | 77 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 204 | 29 | running | 48 |
| 3 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 0 | running | 46 |
| 4 | 14 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 13 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 32 |
| 6 | 15 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 7 | 17 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 3 | running | 33 |
| 8 | 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 93 | running | 0 |
| 9 | 19 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 30 |
| 10 | 16 | 61 | Kaz Grala | Fury Race Cars | Ford | 204 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 9 | 98 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 204 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 12 | 25 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 21 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 36 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 1 | running | 23 |
| 15 | 5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 204 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 16 | 8 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 204 | 0 | running | 21 |
| 17 | 26 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 28 | 15 | Joe Nemechek | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 19 | 37 | 78 | Ray Black Jr. | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 35 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 33 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 204 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 11 | 60 | Ty Majeski | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 203 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 4 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 202 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 24 | 31 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 38 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 198 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 18 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 39 | 55 | Brandon Hightower | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 197 | 0 | running | 10 |
| 28 | 32 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 194 | 0 | running | 9 |
| 29 | 40 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 192 | 0 | running | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 189 | 0 | running | 7 |
| 31 | 12 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 181 | 0 | crash | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 180 | 0 | crash | 13 |
| 33 | 23 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 168 | 0 | crash | 4 |
| 34 | 27 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 140 | 0 | crash | 3 |
| 35 | 20 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 135 | 0 | running | 2 |
| 36 | 22 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 134 | 1 | fuel pump | 1 |
| 37 | 6 | 23 | Chase Elliott | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 98 | 0 | transmission | 0 |
| 38 | 34 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 26 | 0 | oil leak | 1 |
| 39 | 29 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| 40 | 30 | 99 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 | 0 | vibration | 1 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | | | | |
| 42 | | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 43 | | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||