The 2018 Food City 300 was the 22nd stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 37th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, August 17, 2018, in Bristol, Tennessee at Bristol Motor Speedway, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race was extended from its scheduled 300 laps to 310 laps due to a NASCAR overtime finish. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would be able to hold off Joe Gibbs Racing driver Christopher Bell and JR Motorsports driver Justin Allgaier on the overtime restart to win his 12th NASCAR Xfinity Series win and his fourth and final win of his part-time season. Bell and Allgaier would fill the podium, finishing second and third, respectively.

Background

The Bristol Motor Speedway, formerly known as Bristol International Raceway and Bristol Raceway, is a NASCAR short track venue located in Bristol, Tennessee. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and stadium-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list #DriverTeamMakeSponsor0Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Tape00Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFordHaas Automation1Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevroletOneMain Financial "Lending Done Human"01Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Glue2Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevroletNexteer3Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevroletCabela's, Bass Pro Shops4Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevroletFlex Seal5Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevroletPilot Flying J7Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevroletBrandt Professional Agriculture8Ray Black Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletIsokern Fireplaces & Chimmeys9Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevroletFood City "Value. Everyday."11Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevroletLeafFilter Gutter Protection12Austin CindricTeam PenskeFordPirtek13Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyotaMBM Motorsports15B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevroletJD Motorsports16Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFordDriveDownA1C.com18Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaNOS Energy Drink19Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaJuniper Networks20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyotaRheem21Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevroletSouth Point Hotel, Casino & Spa22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFordSnap-on23Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevroletOllie's Bargain Outlet35Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevroletSparks Energy36Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevroletDGM Racing38Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevroletC2 Freight Resources39Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevroletCook's Comfort Systems40Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyotaSmithbilt Homes, The Preserve42Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevroletDC Solar45Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyotaPrevagen51Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevroletRepairableVehicles.com52David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevroletChasco55Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyotaPrevagen60Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFordFord66Carl LongMBM MotorsportsChevroletCrashClaimsR.Us74Stephen LeichtMike Harmon RacingChevroletShadow Warriors Project, Horizon Transport76Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevroletGrunt Style "This We'll Defend"78Jairo Avila Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevroletCorvetteParts.net, ART General Contractor89Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevroletVisone RV, Racing with Jesus90Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevroletSleep Well Sleep Disorder Specialists93J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevroletRSS RacingOfficial entry list

Practice

First practice The first practice session would occur on Thursday, August 16, at 10:05 AM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.442 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet15.442124.259218Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.474124.002320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.503123.770Full first practice results

Second and final practice The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Thursday, August 16, at 1:35 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.603 and an average speed of . Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTimeSpeed120Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.603122.976242Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet15.616122.874318Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.628122.780Full Happy Hour practice results

Qualifying Qualifying was held on Friday, August 17, at 3:40 PM EST. Since Bristol 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.

Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole, setting a time of 15.389 and an average speed of .

No drivers would fail to qualify.

Full qualifying results Pos.#DriverTeamMakeTime (R1)Speed (R1)Time (R2)Speed (R2)Time (R3)Speed (R3)118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.617122.86615.367124.86515.389124.686220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.796121.47415.629122.77215.476123.986342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet15.591123.07115.660122.52915.514123.682422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord15.880120.83115.544123.44315.515123.67452Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.647122.63115.593123.05515.557123.34061Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.888120.77015.687122.31815.586123.110719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota15.927120.47515.611122.91315.602122.98483Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.698122.23215.714122.10815.667122.474900Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord15.736121.93715.648122.62315.675122.411107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.735121.94515.717122.08415.764121.7201121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet15.755121.79015.672122.43515.785121.5581211Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet15.848121.07515.768121.68915.808121.382Eliminated in Round 21360Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFord16.060119.47715.768121.689——149Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet16.035119.66315.769121.682——1523Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet15.949120.30815.820121.290——1616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord16.006119.88015.824121.259——1712Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord15.865120.94515.874120.877——184Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet16.018119.79015.935120.414——1951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet16.078119.34315.958120.241——2036Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet16.031119.69315.992119.985——2139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet16.096119.21016.059119.484——225Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet15.796121.474————2315B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet16.143118.863————248Ray Black Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet16.249118.087————Eliminated in Round 1250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet16.282117.848————2635Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16.284117.833————2778Jairo Avila Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet16.286117.819————2890Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet16.323117.552————2938Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet16.342117.415————3040Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota16.389117.079————3113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota16.530116.080————3252David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet16.542115.996————3393J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet16.646115.271————Qualified by owner's points3401Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevrolet16.720114.761————3576Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet16.779114.357————3666Carl LongMBM MotorsportsChevrolet16.793114.262————3745Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota17.027112.692————3855Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyota17.060112.474————3974Stephen LeichtMike Harmon RacingChevrolet17.091112.270————4089Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet17.460109.897————Official qualifying resultsOfficial starting lineup

Race results Stage 1 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet023Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet0323Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet0422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord0500Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord662Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet579Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet487Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet391Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet21021Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet1 Stage 2 Laps: 85 Pos.#DriverTeamMakePts142Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet027Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet9323Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet0411Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet751Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet669Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet5720Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota4819Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota395Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet2103Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet0 Stage 3 Laps: 130 FinSt#DriverTeamMakeLapsLedStatusPts1342Kyle LarsonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet310202running02220Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota31018running393107Justin AllgaierJR MotorsportsChevrolet3100running464900Cole CusterStewart-Haas Racing with Biagi-DenBesteFord3105running395422Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord3102running0661Elliott SadlerJR MotorsportsChevrolet31012running397225Michael AnnettJR MotorsportsChevrolet3100running3281523Chase ElliottGMS RacingChevrolet3102running09149Tyler ReddickJR MotorsportsChevrolet3100running371052Matt TifftRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3100running32112139Ryan SiegRSS RacingChevrolet3100running2612184Ross ChastainJD MotorsportsChevrolet3090running25131951Jeremy ClementsJeremy Clements RacingChevrolet3080running24141712Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord3080running231583Ty DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3070running016250Garrett SmithleyJD MotorsportsChevrolet3050running21171616Ryan ReedRoush Fenway RacingFord3040running20182635Joey GaseGo Green Racing with SS-Green Light RacingChevrolet3040running19192315B. J. McLeodJD MotorsportsChevrolet3040running18202778Jairo Avila Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet3040running17213252David StarrJimmy Means RacingChevrolet3030running16221211Ryan TruexKaulig RacingChevrolet3020running22232036Alex LabbéDGM RacingChevrolet3010running14241121Daniel HemricRichard Childress RacingChevrolet3000crash14253576Spencer BoydSS-Green Light RacingChevrolet2990running12262938Jeff GreenRSS RacingChevrolet2980fuel pump11273855Bayley CurreyJP MotorsportsToyota2880running0282890Josh WilliamsDGM RacingChevrolet2780suspension929719Brandon JonesJoe Gibbs RacingToyota2600suspension11303040Chad FinchumMBM MotorsportsToyota1950crash7313974Stephen LeichtMike Harmon RacingChevrolet1920overheating6323401Vinnie MillerJD MotorsportsChevrolet1790transmission5333666Carl LongMBM MotorsportsChevrolet1740suspension4341360Chase BriscoeRoush Fenway RacingFord1420crash3353745Josh BilickiJP MotorsportsToyota1020transmission236118Kyle BuschJoe Gibbs RacingToyota7469crash037248Ray Black Jr.B. J. McLeod MotorsportsChevrolet360engine1383113Timmy HillMBM MotorsportsToyota220overheating1394089Morgan ShepherdShepherd Racing VenturesChevrolet120vibration1403393J. J. YeleyRSS RacingChevrolet90brakes1Official race results

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