The 2018 World of Westgate 200 was the 18th stock car race of the

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season, the second race of the Round of 8, and the inaugural running of the

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. Despite an agreement,

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would cancel one

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weekend and add one race of each national series to

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. The race was held on Friday, September 14, 2018 in

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, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race was extended from its scheduled 134 laps to 144 laps due to numerous

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attempts. At race's end,

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would pull away from an ailing

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on the restart and pull away to win his 2nd career

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

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and Justin Haley, both driving for

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would finish second and third, respectively.

Background

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in

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outside the

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city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the

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, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by

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, which is headquartered in

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Entry list

*Withdrew.

Practice

First practice

First practice was held on Thursday, September 13 at 2:05 PST.

would set the fastest lap in practice with a time with a 30.731 and an average speed of .

Second and final practice

The second and final practice would take place on Thursday, September 13 at 4:05 PST.

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would set the fastest lap in practice with a time of 30.589 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying would take place on Friday, September 14 at 3:05 PST. Since

is at least 1.5 miles (2.4 km), 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.

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would proceed to set the fastest time in both rounds, achieving a lap in the second round of a 30.331 and an average speed of . Three drivers would fail to qualify:

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, and

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Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 30 Stage 2 Laps: 30 Stage 3 Laps: 84

References

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