# 2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300

The 2018 My Bariatric Solutions 300 was the 6th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas, at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent tri-oval shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would dominate and win his 7th and so far final career NASCAR Xfinity Series win, and his first and only of his part-time season. To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing and Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

## Background

Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The track measures 1.5 miles (2.4 km) around and is banked 24 degrees in the turns, and is of the oval design, where the front straightaway juts outward slightly. The track layout is similar to Atlanta Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly Lowe's Motor Speedway). The track is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., the same company that owns Atlanta and Charlotte Motor Speedway, as well as the short-track Bristol Motor Speedway.

### Entry list

| # | Driver | Team | Make | Sponsor |
| 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Trophy Tractor, KY FAME |
| 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Thompson Pipe Group |
| 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 | Surface Sunscreen, Fanatics |
| 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | Wrangler, FTS International |
| 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | Flex Seal |
| 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J |
| 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | Brandt Professional Agriculture |
| 8 | Bayley Currey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | Chasco |
| 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | BurgerFi |
| 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | Bar Harbor |
| 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | Mazak |
| 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports |
| 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | DriveDownA1C.com |
| 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Ruud, RTP Imagineering Plastics |
| 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | Toyota Service Centers |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | GameStop, Hello Neighbor |
| 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa |
| 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | Fitzgerald Glider Kits |
| 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 | RV General Store |
| 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | "TLC" Resorts Vacation Club, Smithbilt Homes |
| 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | DC Solar |
| 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Prevagen |
| 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | RepairableVehicles.com |
| 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | Whataburger |
| 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | Jani-King "The King of Clean" |
| 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | NutriChomps |
| 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 | |
| 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | Visone RV Motorhome Parts, Racing with Jesus |
| 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | Star Tron, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists |
| 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | RSS Racing |
| 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | Hunt Brothers Pizza |
| Official entry list |||||

## Practice
### First practice

The first practice was held on Friday, April 6 at 1:05 PM CST. Ryan Truex would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 28.836 and an average speed of 187.266 miles per hour (301.375 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.836 | 187.266 |
| 2 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.884 | 186.955 |
| 3 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.894 | 186.890 |
| Full first practice results |||||||

### Second and final practice

The second and final practice was held on Friday, April 6 at 3:05 PM CST. Daniel Hemric of Richard Childress Racing would set the fastest lap in the session with a time of 28.963 and an average speed of 186.445 miles per hour (300.054 km/h).
| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.963 | 186.445 |
| 2 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.995 | 186.239 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.075 | 185.727 |
| Full final practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Saturday, April 7, at 11:10 AM CST. Since Texas 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.
However, qualifying would be rained out midway through the first round. NASCAR would decide to cancel qualifying and decide that every driver who ran a time before the red flag would have their times retained. Then, the drivers who didn't run a time would qualify based on owner's points. As a result, Ryan Blaney of Team Penske would win the pole after setting a time of 28.439 and an average speed of 189.880 miles per hour (305.582 km/h).
Two drivers would fail to qualify: Mike Harmon and Matt Mills.

### Full qualifying results

| Pos. | # | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 28.439 | 189.880 |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 28.524 | 189.314 |
| 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.608 | 188.758 |
| 4 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 28.641 | 188.541 |
| 5 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 28.679 | 188.291 |
| 6 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.716 | 188.048 |
| 7 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 28.723 | 188.003 |
| 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.742 | 187.878 |
| 9 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.762 | 187.748 |
| 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 28.842 | 187.227 |
| 11 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.868 | 187.058 |
| 12 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 28.901 | 186.845 |
| 13 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 28.958 | 186.477 |
| 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 28.994 | 186.245 |
| 15 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 28.998 | 186.220 |
| 16 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 29.004 | 186.181 |
| 17 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.195 | 184.963 |
| 18 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 29.297 | 184.319 |
| 19 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.299 | 184.307 |
| 20 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 29.328 | 184.124 |
| 21 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 29.338 | 184.062 |
| 22 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 29.367 | 183.880 |
| 23 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 29.507 | 183.007 |
| 24 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 29.559 | 182.685 |
| 25 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 29.607 | 182.389 |
| 26 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 29.631 | 182.242 |
| 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 29.662 | 182.051 |
| 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 29.723 | 181.677 |
| 29 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.753 | 181.494 |
| 30 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 29.924 | 180.457 |
| 31 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 30.174 | 178.962 |
| 32 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 30.199 | 178.814 |
| 33 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 30.416 | 177.538 |
| Qualified by owner's points |||||||
| 34 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 35 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 36 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 37 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | — | — |
| 38 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | — | — |
| 39 | 8 | Bayley Currey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Champion's Provisional |||||||
| 40 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | — | — |
| Failed to qualify |||||||
| 41 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 31.003 | 174.177 |
| 42 | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | — | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 0 |
| 2 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 5 |
| 7 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 4 |
| 8 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 0 |
| 9 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 |
Stage 2 Laps: 45
| Fin | # | Driver | Team | Make | Pts |
| 1 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 8 |
| 4 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
Stage 3 Laps: 110
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Make | Laps | Led | Status | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | 22 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 132 | running | 0 |
| 2 | 18 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 10 | running | 36 |
| 3 | 35 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 39 | running | 34 |
| 4 | 10 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 37 |
| 5 | 13 | 18 | Ryan Preece | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 200 | 0 | running | 39 |
| 6 | 36 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 33 |
| 7 | 5 | 42 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 8 | 34 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 29 |
| 9 | 16 | 12 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | 28 |
| 10 | 14 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 200 | 0 | running | 31 |
| 11 | 21 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 26 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 13 | 2 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 199 | 1 | running | 39 |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 199 | 0 | running | 34 |
| 15 | 20 | 5 | Michael Annett | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 199 | 5 | running | 24 |
| 16 | 12 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 1 | running | 22 |
| 17 | 24 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | JGL Racing | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 20 |
| 18 | 11 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 198 | 0 | running | 27 |
| 19 | 40 | 98 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBeste | Ford | 198 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | 35 | Joey Gase | Go Green Racing with SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 17 |
| 21 | 32 | 52 | David Starr | Jimmy Means Racing | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 16 |
| 22 | 39 | 8 | Bayley Currey | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 196 | 0 | running | 0 |
| 23 | 6 | 9 | Tyler Reddick | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 195 | 0 | running | 22 |
| 24 | 30 | 45 | Josh Bilicki | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 193 | 0 | running | 13 |
| 25 | 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | SS-Green Light Racing | Chevrolet | 193 | 0 | running | 12 |
| 26 | 37 | 24 | Kaz Grala | JGL Racing | Ford | 189 | 0 | running | 11 |
| 27 | 19 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 189 | 0 | fuel pump | 13 |
| 28 | 15 | 4 | Ross Chastain | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 147 | 2 | rear end | 16 |
| 29 | 17 | 78 | B. J. McLeod | B. J. McLeod Motorsports | Chevrolet | 137 | 0 | clutch | 8 |
| 30 | 38 | 90 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 112 | 0 | suspension | 7 |
| 31 | 9 | 38 | J. J. Yeley | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 1 | engine | 11 |
| 32 | 22 | 36 | Alex Labbé | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 104 | 0 | accident | 5 |
| 33 | 3 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 99 | 9 | accident | 23 |
| 34 | 26 | 40 | Chad Finchum | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 77 | 0 | accident | 3 |
| 35 | 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 70 | 0 | engine | 2 |
| 36 | 23 | 66 | Timmy Hill | MBM Motorsports | Dodge | 54 | 0 | fuel pump | 1 |
| 37 | 25 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | JP Motorsports | Toyota | 53 | 0 | electrical | 1 |
| 38 | 31 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Shepherd Racing Ventures | Chevrolet | 33 | 0 | suspension | 1 |
| 39 | 33 | 01 | Vinnie Miller | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | 15 | 0 | accident | 1 |
| 40 | 29 | 93 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | 0 | electrical | 1 |
| Failed to qualify ||||||||||
| 41 | | 74 | Mike Harmon | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | | | | |
| 42 | | 15 | Matt Mills | JD Motorsports | Chevrolet | | | | |
| Official race results ||||||||||