The 2018 Fr8Auctions 250 was the 19th stock car race of the

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season, the third and final race of the Round of 8, and the 13th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, October 13, 2018,

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, a 2.66 miles (4.28 km) permanent triangle-shaped

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. The race took the scheduled 94 laps to complete. At race's end,

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driver

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would win under caution after a wild wreck on the backstretch that featured

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throwing a block on Peters, spinning in the process. The win was Peters' 11th and to date, final

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win and his first and only win of the season. To fill out the podium,

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and

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would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

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s complex located north of

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. It is located on the former

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in the small city of

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. The track is a

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and was constructed in the 1960s by the

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, a business controlled by the France family. Talladega is most known for its steep banking and the unique location of the start/finish line that's located just past the exit to pit road. The track currently hosts the

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series such as the

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and the

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. Talladega is the longest

oval with a length of 2.66-mile-long (4.28 km) tri-oval like the

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, which also is a 2.5-mile-long (4 km) tri-oval.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

The first practice session was held on Friday, October 12, at 9:05 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes. Justin Haley of

would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 49.490 and an average speed of .

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, was held on Friday, October 12, at 10:35 AM CST, and would last for 50 minutes.

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would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 52.927 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, October 12, at 4:35 PM CST. Since

is at least a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) 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.

would win the pole, setting a lap of 53.032 and an average speed of in the second round. Four drivers would fail to qualify:

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, Ray Ciccarelli, and Jamie Mosley.

Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 20 Stage 2 Laps: 20 Stage 3 Laps: 54

References

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