The 2018 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 was the 7th stock car race of the

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season, and the 16th iteration of the

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. The race was held on Friday, May 18, 2018 in

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, a tri-oval permanent racetrack. The race took the scheduled 134 laps to complete.

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would dominate the race and win the race, the 20th of his career and the 2nd of the season. To fill the podium,

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and Brandon Jones, both from

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would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively.

Background

The race was held at

, located in

. The speedway complex includes a 1.5-mile (2.4 km) quad-oval track that was utilized for the race, as well as a

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and a dirt track. The speedway was built in 1959 by

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and is considered the home track for NASCAR with many race teams based in the

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. The track is owned and operated by

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Inc. (SMI) with

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serving as track president.

Entry list

Practice

First practice

First practice was held on Friday, May 18, at 9:05 AM EST.

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would set the fastest time with a 29.813 and an average speed of .

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would hit the wall in the opening minutes of practice, forcing him to go to a backup truck.

Second and final practice

Second and final practice was held on Friday, May 18, at 10:35 AM EST.

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would set the fastest time with a 30.176 and an average speed of .

Starting lineup

Qualifying was meant to be held on Friday, May 18, but rain would force the cancellation of qualifying. As a result, the starting lineup was determined by owner's points.

would end up winning the pole for the race. Due to the cancellation,

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, and

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would all not qualify for the race.

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 40 Stage 2 Laps: 40 Stage 3 Laps: 54

References

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