# 2018 37 Kind Days 250

The 2018 37 Kind Days 250 was the 6th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season, and the 18th iteration of the event. The event was held on Friday, May 11, 2018 in Kansas City, Kansas at Kansas Speedway. The race rook 167 laps to complete. Noah Gragson of Kyle Busch Motorsports would dominate the race, and eventually win the race, the first and only win of the season and the second of his career. To fill out the podium, Kyle Busch of Kyle Busch Motorsports and Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

## Background

Kansas Speedway is a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The NTT IndyCar Series also raced there until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Joey Gase | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing |
| 1 | Camden Murphy | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | Crossbar E-Cigarettes |
| 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 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Beechcraft, Cessna |
| 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | Zomongo |
| 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | Fleetwing |
| 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | Mark One Electric, Think Realty |
| 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Louisiana Hot Sauce |
| 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | Sunwest Construction, Finke Brothers, Inc. |
| 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | Central Plains Cement Company, Concrete Supply |
| 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Safelite Auto Glass |
| 20 | Bubba Wallace | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | Andy's Frozen Custard |
| 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | ISM Connect |
| 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | CForce by Chuck Norris "A Force Of Nature", 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 | IG Racing |
| 36 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | First Responder Racing |
| 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 | Jamie Mosley | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | Crossbar E-Cigarettes |
| 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | Lyons Bathtubs & Showers |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | Halmar "We Build America" |
| 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | Crosley Brands |
| 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | First Responder Racing, Mittler Bros |
| 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | Horizon Transport, Koolbox |
| 83 | Kyle Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | First Responder Racing |
| 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Menards, Flex Seal |
| 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | Protect the Harvest |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First and final practice

The first and final practice was held on 10:35 AM CST. Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing would set the fastest time in practice with a 30.401 and an average speed of 177.626 miles per hour (285.861 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.401 | 177.626 |
| 2 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.647 | 176.200 |
| 3 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.653 | 176.165 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Friday, May 11, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Kansas Speedway was 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.
While Noah Gragson would not the set the fastest time in Round 1 (the honor would go to Matt Crafton of ThorSport Racing), he would set a time fast enough to advance into Round 2. He would proceed to set the fastest time in Round 2 and win the pole for the race.
Myatt Snider of ThorSport Racing would be the only driver not to set a time. During his pole lap, he would spin off of Turn 4. While no damage was caused to the vehicle, he would not set the lap, and take the last starting position.
Camden Murphy of TJL Motorsports would be the only driver not to qualify, finishing just under 3 seconds off of a guaranteed spot and just under 8 tenths of the second to last qualifier, Kyle Donahue of MB Motorsports.
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time (R1) | Speed (R1) | Time (R2) | Speed (R2) |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.728 | 175.735 | 30.564 | 176.678 |
| 2 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.769 | 175.501 | 30.598 | 176.482 |
| 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.629 | 176.304 | 30.602 | 176.459 |
| 4 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.861 | 174.978 | 30.619 | 176.361 |
| 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.711 | 175.833 | 30.655 | 176.154 |
| 6 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.762 | 175.541 | 30.701 | 175.890 |
| 7 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.794 | 175.359 | 30.730 | 175.724 |
| 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 30.780 | 175.439 | 30.829 | 175.160 |
| 9 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.953 | 174.458 | 30.852 | 175.029 |
| 10 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 30.931 | 174.582 | 30.854 | 175.018 |
| 11 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.967 | 174.379 | 30.954 | 174.452 |
| 12 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.887 | 174.831 | 31.001 | 174.188 |
| Eliminated in Round 1 |||||||||
| 13 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 31.039 | 173.975 | — | — |
| 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.059 | 173.863 | — | — |
| 15 | 20 | Bubba Wallace | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.185 | 173.160 | — | — |
| 16 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 31.229 | 172.916 | — | — |
| 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.242 | 172.844 | — | — |
| 18 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.396 | 171.996 | — | — |
| 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.437 | 171.772 | — | — |
| 20 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.472 | 171.581 | — | — |
| 21 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 31.540 | 171.211 | — | — |
| 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 31.751 | 170.073 | — | — |
| 23 | 0 | Joey Gase | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 32.143 | 167.999 | — | — |
| 24 | 36 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.400 | 166.667 | — | — |
| 25 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 32.532 | 165.990 | — | — |
| 26 | 50 | Jamie Mosley | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.583 | 165.731 | — | — |
| 27 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 32.653 | 165.375 | — | — |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||||
| 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 33.148 | 162.906 | — | — |
| 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 33.190 | 162.700 | — | — |
| 30 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 33.619 | 160.623 | — | — |
| 31 | 83 | Kyle Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 34.735 | 155.463 | — | — |
| 32 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | — | — | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||||
| 33 | 1 | Camden Murphy | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | 35.522 | 152.018 | — | — |
| Official first and second round results |||||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 3 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 40
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 4 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 0 |
| 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 |
| 7 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 87
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 128 | running | 60 |
| 2 | 6 | 4 | Kyle Busch | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 1 | running | 0 |
| 3 | 8 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 6 | running | 41 |
| 4 | 14 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 5 | 5 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 14 | running | 37 |
| 6 | 3 | 88 | Matt Crafton | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 167 | 4 | running | 36 |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 167 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 8 | 4 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 167 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 9 | 13 | 51 | Brandon Jones | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 167 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 10 | 12 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 166 | 4 | running | 27 |
| 11 | 11 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 9 | 02 | Austin Hill | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 165 | 0 | running | 25 |
| 13 | 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | running | 24 |
| 14 | 15 | 20 | Bubba Wallace | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 164 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 15 | 32 | 13 | Myatt Snider | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 164 | 9 | running | 22 |
| 16 | 10 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Hattori Racing Enterprises | Toyota | 163 | 0 | running | 38 |
| 17 | 17 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Niece Motorsports | Chevrolet | 163 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 7 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 162 | 1 | running | 26 |
| 19 | 16 | 54 | Bo LeMastus | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 160 | 0 | running | 18 |
| 20 | 31 | 83 | Kyle Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 159 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Reaume Brothers Racing | Toyota | 158 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 29 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 15 |
| 23 | 28 | 6 | Norm Benning | Norm Benning Racing | Chevrolet | 157 | 0 | running | 14 |
| 24 | 30 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 146 | 0 | oil leak | 0 |
| 25 | 21 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 27 | 15 | Robby Lyons | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 139 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 18 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 131 | 0 | suspension | 10 |
| 28 | 26 | 50 | Jamie Mosley | Beaver Motorsports | Chevrolet | 66 | 0 | overheating | 9 |
| 29 | 24 | 36 | Bayley Currey | Copp Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30 | 0 | transmission | 8 |
| 30 | 22 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | NEMCO Motorsports | Chevrolet | 27 | 0 | overheating | 7 |
| 31 | 23 | 0 | Joey Gase | Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing | Chevrolet | 6 | 0 | electrical | 0 |
| 32 | 20 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | MB Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | transmission | 5 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 33 | | 1 | Camden Murphy | TJL Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||