Results
The 2018 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 NASCAR TRUCK Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race.
North Carolina Education Lottery 200
Friday, May 18th, 2018
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC
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- Drivers Entered: 35
- Laps Scheduled: 134
- Margin of Victory: 01.340 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 47 Minutes 2 Seconds
- Average Speed: 112.675
- Cautions: 7 for 36 laps
- Lead Changes: 11
- Green Flag Passes: 1,199 (12.2 passes per green flag lap)
- Charlotte Motor Speedway
- 16th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200
- Race Winner: Johnny Sauter
- Age: 40
- Team : No. 21 - ISM Connect Chevrolet
- Owner: GMS Racing
- Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr.
- Johnny Sauter won the 16th Annual North Carolina Education Lottery 200, his 20th victory in 228 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races.
- This is his third victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2018.
- This is his first victory and fifth top-10 finish in ten races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- Kyle Busch (second) posted his 11th top-10 finish in 12 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his third top-10 finish in 2018.
- Brandon Jones (third) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
- Todd Gilliland (10th) was the highest finishing rookie.
- Johnny Sauter leads the point standings by 59 points over Noah Gragson.
- Sauter becomes the sixth different driver in series history to post three or more wins (Daytona, Dover and Charlotte) in the first seven races of the season; joining Kyle Busch (four wins: 2014, 2011), Matt Crafton (three wins: 2015), Mike Skinner (three wins: 2007, 1996, 1995), Ron Hornaday Jr. (three wins: 1995) and Ted Musgrave (three wins: 2001).
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 32 | 32 | 63 | JJ Yeley | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | Transmission |
| 1 | 1 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Chevrolet | 59 | 40 | 134 | 71 | 5 | Running |
| 2 | 4 | 51 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 14 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 25 | 6 | Norm Benning | Chevrolet | 6 | 6 | 55 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 12 | 5 | 98 | Grant Enfinger | Ford | 25 | 25 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 8 | 88 | Matt Crafton | Ford | 32 | 26 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 30 | 50 | Timmy Hill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | Engine |
| 7 | 27 | 75 | Parker Kligerman | Chevrolet | 34 | 30 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 6 | 16 | Brett Moffitt | Toyota | 52 | 33 | 134 | 28 | 3 | Running |
| 21 | 16 | 20 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 24 | 97 | Jesse Little | Ford | 22 | 21 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 22 | 83 | Bayley Currey | Chevrolet | 12 | 12 | 132 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 14 | 11 | 24 | Justin Haley | Chevrolet | 35 | 23 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 9 | 8 | John Hunter Nemechek | Chevrolet | 16 | 0 | 134 | 21 | 1 | Running |
| 18 | 17 | 02 | Austin Hill | Chevrolet | 19 | 19 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 28 | 46 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 2 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 29 | 31 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 15 | 13 | 13 | Myatt Snider | Ford | 22 | 22 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 2 | 18 | Noah Gragson | Toyota | 30 | 29 | 134 | 13 | 2 | Running |
| 23 | 23 | 15 | Robby Lyons II | Chevrolet | 14 | 14 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 29 | 33 | Josh Reaume | Chevrolet | 13 | 13 | 132 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 20 | 21 | 3 | Jordan Anderson | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 134 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 6 | 10 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Chevrolet | 31 | 31 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 7 | 41 | Ben Rhodes | Ford | 37 | 32 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 26 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | Chevrolet | 11 | 11 | 121 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 22 | 20 | 49 | Wendell Chavous | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 15 | 2 | Cody Coughlin | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 12 | 25 | Dalton Sargeant | Chevrolet | 25 | 18 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 27 | 19 | 22 | Austin Wayne Self | Chevrolet | 10 | 10 | 117 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 30 | 18 | 45 | Justin Fontaine | Chevrolet | 7 | 7 | 97 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 10 | 3 | 4 | Todd Gilliland | Toyota | 37 | 27 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 14 | 54 | Chris Eggleston | Toyota | 24 | 24 | 134 | 0 | 0 | Running |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.
| Driver | Infraction | Penalty | Lap | Lap Assessed | Flag |
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| Austin Wayne Self | Pre-Race to the rear backup truck | tail end | 0 | 0 | White |
| Jennifer Jo Cobb | Safety violation below minimum speed | pit | 15 | 17 | Green |
| Grant Enfinger | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 22 | 26 | Yellow |
| Noah Gragson | Speed-Entering pits | tail end | 23 | 26 | Yellow |
| Myatt Snider | Car/Truck pitting out of the assigned pit box | 1 lap | 23 | 24 | Yellow |
| Mike Harmon | Driving through more than 3 pit boxes | tail end | 24 | 26 | Yellow |
| Mike Harmon | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 31 | 37 | Yellow |
| Norm Benning | Pitting before pit road is open garage | tail end | 62 | 0 | Yellow |
| Bayley Currey | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 63 | 67 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 63 | 67 | Yellow |
| Timmy Hill | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 64 | 67 | Yellow |
| Josh Reaume | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 64 | 67 | Yellow |
| Justin Fontaine | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 81 | 85 | Yellow |
| Kyle Busch | Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon | tail end | 82 | 85 | Yellow |
| Grant Enfinger | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | tail end | 90 | 92 | Yellow |
| John Hunter Nemechek | Pitting before pit road is open | tail end | 121 | 124 | Yellow |
| Bayley Currey | Outside half of the pit box tire violation/Team member not in contact with the outside tires | tail end | 122 | 124 | Yellow |
| Bayley Currey | Speed-Entering pits | pass thru | 132 | 0 | Green |