2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

The 2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 is a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 22, 2018 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Contested over 301 laps on the 1.058-mile (1.703 km) speedway, it was the 20th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season.

2018 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
Race 20 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series
Date	July 22, 2018 (2018-07-22)
Location	New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire
Course	Permanent racing facility 1.058 mi (1.703 km)
Distance	301 laps, 318.458 mi (512.603 km)
Average speed	110.490 miles per hour (177.816 km/h)
Pole position
Driver	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing
Time	28.511
Most laps led
Driver	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing
Laps	94
Winner
No. 48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports
Television in the United States
Network	NBCSN
Announcers	Steve Letarte, Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Nielsen Ratings	1.5/1.6 (Overnight)[11]
Radio in the United States
Radio	PRN
Booth Announcers	Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Turn Announcers	Rob Albright (1 & 2) and Pat Patterson (3 & 4)

Report

Background

New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the track where the race will be held.

New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a 1.058-mile (1.703 km) oval speedway located in Loudon, New Hampshire, which has hosted NASCAR racing annually since the early 1990s, as well as the longest-running motorcycle race in North America, the Loudon Classic. Nicknamed "The Magic Mile", the speedway is often converted into a 1.6-mile (2.6 km) road course, which includes much of the oval.

The track was originally the site of Bryar Motorsports Park before being purchased and redeveloped by Bob Bahre. The track is currently one of eight major NASCAR tracks owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

Entry list

No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
00	Landon Cassill	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet
1	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
6	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Chevrolet
14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
15	Ross Chastain (i)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet
17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford
18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
19	Daniel Suárez	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
23	Blake Jones	BK Racing	Toyota
24	William Byron (R)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	Ryan Newman	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
32	Matt DiBenedetto	Go Fas Racing	Ford
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
37	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
38	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
41	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford
42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet
43	Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet
47	A. J. Allmendinger	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
51	B. J. McLeod (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet
72	Corey LaJoie	TriStar Motorsports	Chevrolet
78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota
88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
95	Kasey Kahne	Leavine Family Racing	Chevrolet
99	Kyle Weatherman	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet
Official entry list

First practice

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 28.362 seconds and a speed of 134.292 mph (216.122 km/h).^[12]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.362	134.292
2	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	28.469	133.788
3	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.475	133.759
Official first practice results

Qualifying

Kurt Busch scored the pole position.

Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 28.511 and a speed of 133.591 mph (214.994 km/h).^[13]

Qualifying results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	R1	R2	R3
1	41	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	28.677	28.590	28.511
2	78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota	28.685	28.543	28.530
3	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.613	28.497	28.545
4	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.745	28.579	28.560
5	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	28.746	28.593	28.698
6	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	28.815	28.718	28.699
7	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.750	28.555	28.708
8	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.623	28.705	28.720
9	19	Daniel Suárez	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.699	28.521	28.720
10	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.759	28.667	28.754
11	24	William Byron (R)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.674	28.672	28.771
12	21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	28.880	28.721	28.813
13	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	28.712	28.727	—
14	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	28.736	28.734	—
15	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	28.930	28.767	—
16	47	A. J. Allmendinger	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	28.942	28.772	—
17	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.971	28.798	—
18	31	Ryan Newman	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	28.888	28.811	—
19	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	28.859	28.834	—
20	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	28.855	28.846	—
21	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	28.932	28.871	—
22	1	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	28.861	28.912	—
23	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	29.013	28.976	—
24	37	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	29.013	29.022	—
25	13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Chevrolet	29.020	—	—
26	95	Kasey Kahne	Leavine Family Racing	Chevrolet	29.085	—	—
27	43	Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.106	—	—
28	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Go Fas Racing	Ford	29.123	—	—
29	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.171	—	—
30	38	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	29.179	—	—
31	6	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	29.190	—	—
32	15	Ross Chastain (i)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.477	—	—
33	72	Corey LaJoie	TriStar Motorsports	Chevrolet	29.491	—	—
34	00	Landon Cassill	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	29.495	—	—
35	99	Kyle Weatherman	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	29.855	—	—
36	51	B. J. McLeod (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	29.860	—	—
37	23	Blake Jones	BK Racing	Toyota	30.579	—	—
Official qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Denny Hamlin was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 28.650 seconds and a speed of 132.942 mph (213.949 km/h).^[14]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.650	132.942
2	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	28.740	132.526
3	78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota	28.754	132.462
Official second practice results

Final practice

Martin Truex Jr. was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 28.937 seconds and a speed of 131.624 mph (211.828 km/h).^[15]

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Time	Speed
1	78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota	28.937	131.624
2	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	28.952	131.556
3	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	28.967	131.488
Official final practice results

Race

Kevin Harvick lost to Johnson by inches to win the race.

Stage Results

Stage 1 Laps: 75

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota	10
2	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	9
3	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	8
4	41	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	7
5	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	6
6	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	3
9	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	2
10	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	1
Official stage one results

Stage 2 Laps: 75

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points
1	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	10
2	41	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	9
3	78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota	8
4	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	7
5	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	6
6	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	5
7	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	4
8	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	3
9	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	2
10	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 Laps: 151

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Points
1	21	48	Jimmie Johnson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	301	51
2	14	4	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	301	46
3	3	18	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	301	44
4	13	10	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	301	40
5	2	78	Martin Truex Jr.	Furniture Row Racing	Toyota	301	50
6	10	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	301	50
7	18	31	Ryan Newman	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	301	30
8	5	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford	301	37
9	1	41	Kurt Busch	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	301	44
10	19	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford	301	30
11	8	88	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	301	26
12	20	42	Kyle Larson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	301	25
13	4	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	301	24
14	11	24	William Byron (R)	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet	301	23
15	31	6	Matt Kenseth	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	301	22
16	7	20	Erik Jones	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	301	21
17	12	21	Paul Menard	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford	301	20
18	22	1	Jamie McMurray	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	301	19
19	26	95	Kasey Kahne	Leavine Family Racing	Chevrolet	301	18
20	24	37	Chris Buescher	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	300	17
21	17	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	300	16
22	9	19	Daniel Suárez	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota	300	15
23	25	13	Ty Dillon	Germain Racing	Chevrolet	300	14
24	27	43	Darrell Wallace Jr. (R)	Richard Petty Motorsports	Chevrolet	299	13
25	32	15	Ross Chastain (i)	Premium Motorsports	Chevrolet	298	0
26	29	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	298	11
27	33	72	Corey LaJoie	TriStar Motorsports	Chevrolet	298	10
28	28	32	Matt DiBenedetto	Go Fas Racing	Ford	298	9
29	30	38	David Ragan	Front Row Motorsports	Ford	298	8
30	23	17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	296	7
31	35	99	Kyle Weatherman	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	294	6
32	6	2	Brad Keselowski	Team Penske	Ford	293	5
33	37	23	Blake Jones	BK Racing	Toyota	289	4
34	36	51	B. J. McLeod (i)	Rick Ware Racing	Chevrolet	267	0
35	15	14	Clint Bowyer	Stewart-Haas Racing	Ford	255	9
36	16	47	A. J. Allmendinger	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet	19	1
37	34	00	Landon Cassill	StarCom Racing	Chevrolet	13	1
Official race results

Race statistics

• Lead changes: 7 among different drivers
• Cautions/Laps: 7 for 31
• Red flags: 0
• Time of race: 2 hours, 52 minutes and 56 seconds
• Average speed: 110.490 miles per hour (177.816 km/h)

Media

Television

NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Steve Letarte, four-time and all-time Loudon winner Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race as part of an NBC Special Analyst Broadcast. Rick Allen, Parker Kligerman, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

NBCSN
Booth announcers	Pit reporters
Play-by-Play Announcer: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Rick Allen Parker Kligerman Marty Snider Kelli Stavast

Radio

PRN had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

PRN
Booth announcers	Turn announcers	Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow	Turns 1 & 2: Rob Albright Turns 3 & 4: Pat Patterson	Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Steve Richards

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Kyle Busch 844 2 Kevin Harvick 791 (–53) 3 Martin Truex Jr. 740 (–104) 4 Joey Logano 679 (–165) 2 5 Kurt Busch 646 (–198) 6 Clint Bowyer 638 (–206) 2 7 Brad Keselowski 635 (–209) 8 Kyle Larson 606 (–238) 1 9 Ryan Blaney 584 (–260) 1 10 Denny Hamlin 583 (–261) 11 Aric Almirola 575 (–269) 12 Jimmie Johnson 522 (–322) 1 13 Chase Elliott 520 (–324) 1 14 Erik Jones 501 (–343) 15 Alex Bowman 453 (–391) 16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 425 (–419) Official driver's standings

Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Toyota 735 2 Ford 719 (–16) 3 Chevrolet 641 (–94) Official manufacturers' standings Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings. . – Driver has clinched a position in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

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