| Type: | CUST |
| First Driver: | Brett Moffitt |
| Pole Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| Announcers: | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Michael Waltrip |
| Network: | Fox Sports 1 |
| Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
| Most Laps: | 64 |
| Pole Driver: | Noah Gragson |
| Official Name: | Overton's 225 |
| Avg: | 119.346mph |
| Most Team: | NEMCO Motorsports |
| Most Driver: | John Hunter Nemechek |
| First Team: | Hattori Racing Enterprises |
| Car: | 16 |
| Location: | Joliet, Illinois, Chicagoland Speedway |
| Date: | June 29 |
| Scheduled Km: | 362.102 |
| Distance Km: | 362.102 |
| Scheduled Mi: | 225 |
| Distance Laps: | 150 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 150 |
| Description: | Race 11 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
| Course Km: | 2.41 |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Race Name: | Overton's 225 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Distance Mi: | 225 |
| Pole Time: | 30.834 |
The 2018 Overton's 225 was the 11th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 10th iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 29, 2018, in Joliet, Illinois at Chicagoland Speedway, a 1.5miles permanent D-shaped oval. The race took the scheduled 150 laps to complete. At race's end, a hard-charging Brett Moffitt, driving for Hattori Racing Enterprises would pass the fuel-ailing John Hunter Nemechek of NEMCO Motorsports on the final lap to take Moffitt's 4th career win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and his 3rd of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Ben Rhodes of ThorSport Racing and Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
Chicagoland Speedway is a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) tri-oval speedway in Joliet, Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The speedway opened in 2001 and currently hosts NASCAR races. Until 2011, the speedway also hosted the IndyCar Series, recording numerous close finishes, including the closest finish in IndyCar history. The speedway is owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation and is located adjacent to Route 66 Raceway.
The first practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 4:30 PM CST. Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would set the fastest lap, with a 31.006 and an average speed of 174.16mph.[3]
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.006 | 174.160 | |
| 2 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 31.029 | 174.031 | |
| 3 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 31.133 | 173.449 | |
| Full first practice results | |||||||
The second and final practice would occur on Thursday, June 28, at 6:35 PM CST. Todd Gilliland of Kyle Busch Motorsports would set the fastest lap, with a 30.862 and an average speed of 174.972mph.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 30.862 | 174.972 | |
| 2 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing | Ford | 30.995 | 174.222 | |
| 3 | 24 | Justin Haley | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 30.060 | 173.857 | |
| Full final practice results | |||||||
Qualifying would take place on Friday, May 11, at 4:05 PM CST. Since Chicagoland Speedway is 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.[4]
Noah Gragson would proceed to set the fastest time in both rounds, achieving a lap in the second round of a 30.384 and an average speed of 175.131mph, making Gragson the pole winner for the event.[5] No drivers would fail to qualify.
Stage 1 Laps: 35