| Type: | CUST |
| Pole Team: | Halmar Friesen Racing |
| Announcers: | Vince Welch, Phil Parsons, Todd Bodine |
| Network: | Fox Sports 1 |
| Avg: | 115.66mph |
| Radio: | Motor Racing Network |
| Pole Driver: | Stewart Friesen |
| Most Laps: | 62 |
| Most Team: | Kyle Busch Motorsports |
| First Team: | GMS Racing |
| First Driver: | Johnny Sauter |
| Car: | 21 |
| Most Driver: | Todd Gilliland |
| Official Name: | PPG 400 |
| Location: | Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Motor Speedway |
| Description: | Race 8 of 23 of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series |
| Scheduled Mi: | 250.5 |
| Scheduled Laps: | 167 |
| Distance Laps: | 167 |
| Course Km: | 2.41 |
| Date: | June 8 |
| Course Mi: | 1.5 |
| Distance Km: | 403.14 |
| Scheduled Km: | 403.14 |
| Race Name: | PPG 400 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Distance Mi: | 250.5 |
| Pole Time: | 29.173 |
The 2018 PPG 400 was the 8th stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Friday, June 8, 2018, in Fort Worth, Texas at Texas Motor Speedway, a 1.5miles permanent quad-oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 167 laps to complete. At race's end, Johnny Sauter of GMS Racing would hold off Stewart Friesen to win the race, the 21st NASCAR Camping World Truck Series win of his career and the 4th of the season.[1] To fill out the podium, Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing and Justin Haley of GMS Racing finished 2nd and 3rd, respectively.
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.
Initially, two practice sessions were scheduled for the event- however, second practice would be rained out, meaning that second practice was canceled.[2]
The first and final practice took place on 3:05 PM CST. Chris Eggleston of DGR-Crosley would set the fastest time in practice with a 29.853 and an average speed of 180.886mph.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Make | Time | Speed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 54 | Chris Eggleston | DGR-Crosley | Toyota | 29.853 | 180.886 | |
| 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Kyle Busch Motorsports | Toyota | 29.909 | 180.548 | |
| 3 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | GMS Racing | Chevrolet | 29.926 | 180.445 | |
| Full final practice results | |||||||
Qualifying would take place on Friday, June 8 on 4:45 CST. Since Texas Motor Speedway is at least a 1.5miles racetrack, 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.[3]
Stewart Friesen of Halmar Friesen Racing would win the pole, advancing to Round 2 and setting the fastest time in Round 2 with a time of 29.173 and an average speed of 185.103mph.[4] Mike Harmon of Mike Harmon Racing would be the only driver not to qualify.
Stage 1 Laps: 40