Results
Alpha Energy Solutions 250
Saturday, March 24th, 2018
Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, VA
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- Martinsville Speedway
- 20th Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250
- Pole Winner: Ben Rhodes
- Age: 21
- Team : No. 41 - Alpha Energy Solutions Ford
- Owner: ThorSport Racing
- Crew Chief: Eddie Troconis
- Ben Rhodes won the Pole Award for the 20th Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250 with a lap of 19.737 seconds, 95.942 mph.
- This is his third pole in 54 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2018.
- This is his second pole in six races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Matt Crafton (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2018 and his 16th in 33 races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Grant Enfinger (third) posted his second top-10 start at Martinsville Speedway. It is his third in four races this season.
- Myatt Snider (ninth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Drivers Entered: 33
- Laps Scheduled: 250
- Margin of Victory: 0.106 Seconds
- Time of Race: 2 Hours 2 Minutes 5 Seconds
- Average Speed: 64.628
- Cautions: 10 for 68 laps
- Lead Changes: 10
- Green Flag Passes: 603 (3.3 passes per green flag lap)
- Martinsville Speedway
- 20th Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250
- Race Winner: John H. Nemechek
- Age: 20
- Team : No. 8 - Fleetwing Chevrolet
- Owner: NEMCO Motorsports
- Crew Chief: Gere Kennon
- John H. Nemechek won the 20th Annual Alpha Energy Solutions 250, his sixth victory in 79 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in ten races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Kyle Benjamin (second) posted his first top-10 finish in one race at Martinsville Speedway. It is his first top-10 finish in 2018.
- Brett Moffitt (third) posted his second top-10 finish in two races at Martinsville Speedway.
- Myatt Snider (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 29 points over Grant Enfinger.
Race weekend links appear as data becomes available.
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | STG PTS | PO PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | S1 | S2 | STATUS |
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| 19 | 6 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | Running |
| 31 | 30 | 6 | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Too Slow |
| 4 | 3 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | Ford | 44 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Running |
| 15 | 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ford | 38 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 250 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Running |
| 3 | 7 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 41 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | Running |
| 7 | 16 | 92 | Timothy Peters | Ford | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 12 | 24 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Running |
| 9 | 15 | 02 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 13 | 51 | Harrison Burton | Toyota | 30 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Running |
| 6 | 9 | 13 | Myatt Snider | Ford | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | Running |
| 5 | 11 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Toyota | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | Running |
| 24 | 24 | 15 | Robby Lyons II | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 25 | 26 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 14 | 99 | Tyler Matthews | Chevrolet | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 25 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 5 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Chevrolet | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 248 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 1 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | Ford | 47 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 250 | 134 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 17 | 28 | 50 | Dawson Cram | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 31 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Electrical |
| 18 | 29 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 10 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 18 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 21 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Electrical |
| 30 | 27 | 63 | Kevin Donahue | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brakes |
| 23 | 22 | 83 | Kyle Donahue | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Electrical |
| 28 | 19 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Chevrolet | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 14 | 23 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Toyota | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 250 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Running |
| 32 | 32 | 1 | Mike Senica | Chevrolet | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Parked |
| 2 | 4 | 54 | Kyle Benjamin | Toyota | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 250 | 74 | 1 | 5 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 17 | 04 | Cory Roper | Ford | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 20 | 20 | Reid Wilson | Chevrolet | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Gilliland | Pre-Race to the rear engine change | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | Pre-Race to the rear engine change | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| Norm Benning | Pre-Race to the rear missed drivers meeting | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| Josh Reaume | Pre-Race to the rear unapproved adjustments | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | pass thru | 6 | 9 | Green |
| Mike Senica | Safety violation below minimum speed | pit | 9 | 10 | Green |
| Norm Benning | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 16 | 26 | Yellow |
| Norm Benning | Safety violation below minimum speed | pit | 39 | 42 | Green |
| Cody Coughlin | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | 1 lap | 76 | 78 | Yellow |
| Dawson Cram | Running the stop and go sign/light | 1 lap | 76 | 77 | Yellow |
| Josh Reaume | Tossing or throwing the fuel filler/overflow containers/equipment | tail end | 76 | 82 | Yellow |
| Stewart Friesen | Disobeying a NASCAR request working on car under DVP | 2 laps | 88 | 90 | Yellow |
| Reid Wilson | Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area | tail end | 160 | 163 | Yellow |
| Jordan Anderson | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | 1 lap | 216 | 223 | Yellow |
| Johnny Sauter | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 224 | 229 | Yellow |
| Matt Crafton | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 224 | 229 | Yellow |
| Matt Crafton | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | tail end | 224 | 229 | Yellow |