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 #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevroletTrophy Tractor, FAME USA00Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordHaas Automation1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"01Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevroletJAS Expedited Trucking2Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevroletKC Motorgroup3Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletNexium 24 HR4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletFlorida Watermelon Association5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture8Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletB. J. McLeod Motorsports9Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevroletPinnacle Financial Partners11Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevroletPhantom Fireworks12Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordPirtek15Joe NemechekJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordDriveDownA1C.com18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaNOS Energy19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaMenards, Jeld-Wen20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaRheem21Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa22Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFordFitzgerald Glider Kits23Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevroletHooters28Dylan LuptonJGL RacingFordFatal Clothing35Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletLifeShare Carolinas36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletWholey's, Can-Am38J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletNight Owl Contractors40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaSmithbilt Homes42Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevroletDC Solar Patriotic45Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyotaPrevagen51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com, All South Electric52David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevroletExtreme Kleaner, Chasco55Brandon HightowerJP MotorsportsToyotaTimmons Truck Center, Premier Recycling, LLC60Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFordFord Patriotic61Kaz GralaFury Race CarsFordNettts66Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodgeCrashClaimsR.Us74Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevroletShadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport76Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevroletGrunt Style "This We'll Defend"78B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletB. J. McLeod Motorsports89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletVisone RV90Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletStar Tron, Sleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists93Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletRSS Racing98Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordFord99B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletB. J. McLeod MotorsportsOfficial 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.773181.372222Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord29.979180.126323Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet29.982180.108Full 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 . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed122Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord29.615182.34029Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.788181.281318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.807181.165Full 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 in the third round.
Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)122Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord29.354183.96129.441183.41829.287184.382200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord29.520182.92729.488183.12529.331184.106318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.889180.66829.431183.48029.431183.48049Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.600182.43229.516182.95229.438183.436519Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.573182.59929.528182.87729.457183.318623Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet29.664182.03929.512182.97629.485183.144720Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota29.758181.46429.670182.00229.514182.964812Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord29.251184.60929.459183.30629.530182.865998Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord29.785181.29929.622182.29729.597182.451107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.491183.10729.743181.55529.708181.7691160Ty MajeskiRoush Fenway RacingFord29.716181.72029.674181.97729.780181.3301242Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet29.601182.42629.762181.43929.810181.147Eliminated in Round 2131Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet29.841180.95929.779181.336——143Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.596182.45729.825181.056——1511Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet29.758181.46429.842180.953——1661Kaz GralaFury Race CarsFord29.757181.47029.883180.705——1721Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.973180.16229.903180.584——184Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.027 179.83829.957180.258——192Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet29.892 180.65029.990180.060——2051Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet29.882180.71130.048179.712——2139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet29.723181.67730.177178.944——2238J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet30.016179.90430.191178.861——2328Dylan LuptonJGL RacingFord29.887 180.68130.545176.788——2466Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsDodge30.109179.348————Eliminated in Round 1255Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet30.139179.170————2635Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.170178.986————2736Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet30.289178.283————2815Joe NemechekJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.349177.930————2993Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet30.358177.877————3099B. J. McLeodB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.438177.410————318Tommy Joe MartinsB. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet30.584176.563————3201Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevrolet30.870174.927————3376Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet30.892174.803————Qualified by owner's points3490Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet30.928174.599————3552David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet30.951174.469————360Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet31.089173.695————3778Ray Black Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet31.116173.544————3845Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota31.584170.973————3955Brandon HightowerJP MotorsportsToyota31.588170.951————4016Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord——————Failed to qualify4140Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota30.981174.300————4289Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet31.229172.916————4374Mike HarmonMike Harmon RacingChevrolet31.785169.891————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup
Race results Stage 1 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0219Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota9323Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet0420Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7522Brad KeselowskiTeam PenskeFord067Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet5700Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord4821Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3942Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0109Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 45 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0200Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord9319Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8442Jamie McMurrayChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet053Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet0620Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5723Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet087Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet392Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet21098Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord1 Stage 3 Laps: 114