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2018 Boyd Gaming 300

Third race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The 2018 Boyd Gaming 300 was the 3rd stock car race of the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and the 22nd iteration of the event. The race was held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 in North Las Vegas, Nevada at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a 1.5 miles (2.4 km) permanent D-shaped oval racetrack. The race took the scheduled 200 laps to complete. At race's end, Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would dominate and hold off the field on the final restart with 6 to go to win the race, the 9th NASCAR Xfinity Series win of his career and the 1st of his part-time season.[1] To fill out the podium, Christopher Bell for Joe Gibbs Racing and Justin Allgaier of JR Motorsports would finish second and third, respectively.

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Background

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The layout of Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the venue where the race was held.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway, located in Clark County, Nevada outside the Las Vegas city limits and about 15 miles northeast of the Las Vegas Strip, is a 1,200-acre (490 ha) complex of multiple tracks for motorsports racing. The complex is owned by Speedway Motorsports, Inc., which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Practice

First practice

The first practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 12:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.070 and an average speed of 179.581 miles per hour (289.008 km/h).[2]

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Second and final practice

The second and final practice was held on Friday, March 2 at 2:05 PM PST. Kyle Larson of Chip Ganassi Racing would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 30.002 and an average speed of 179.988 miles per hour (289.663 km/h).[2]

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Qualifying

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Qualifying would take place on Saturday, March 3, at 10:05 AM PST. Since Las Vegas Motor Speedway is under 2 miles (3.2 km), the qualifying system was a multi-car system that included three rounds. The first round was 15 minutes, where every driver would be able to set a lap within the 15 minutes. Then, the second round would consist of the fastest 24 cars in Round 1, and drivers would have 10 minutes to set a lap. Round 3 consisted of the fastest 12 drivers from Round 2, and the drivers would have 5 minutes to set a time. Whoever was fastest in Round 3 would win the pole.[3]

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing would win the pole after advancing from both preliminary rounds and setting the fastest lap in Round 3, with a time of 29.398 and an average speed of 183.686 miles per hour (295.614 km/h).[4]

No drivers would fail to qualify.

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Race results

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Stage 1 Laps: 45

Stage 2 Laps: 45

Stage 3 Laps: 110

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