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of the

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season, and the 36th iteration of the

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. The race was held Saturday, April 14, 2018, in

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, a 0.533 miles (0.858 km) permanent oval-shaped racetrack. The race took the scheduled 300 laps to complete. At race's end,

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would take the lead on the final restart with 10 laps to go and win his second and to date, final career

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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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short track venue located in

. Constructed in 1960, it held its first NASCAR race on July 30, 1961. Despite its short length, Bristol is among the most popular tracks on the NASCAR schedule because of its distinct features, which include extraordinarily steep banking, an all concrete surface, two pit roads, and

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-like seating. It has also been named one of the loudest NASCAR tracks.

Entry list

*Driver would change to

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. **The two would swap seats for the race, after Sieg destroyed his primary car in qualifying. Yeley would instead

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the #39.

Practice

First practice

The first practice session would occur on Friday, April 13, at 1:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes. Brandon Jones of

would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.495 and an average speed of .

Second and final practice

The second and final practice session, sometimes referred to as Happy Hour, would occur on Friday, April 13, at 3:05 PM EST, and would last for 50 minutes.

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with Biagi-DenBeste would set the fastest time in the session, with a time of 15.528 and an average speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, April 14, at 9:35 AM EST. Since

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.

with Biagi-DenBeste would win the pole, setting a time of 15.090 and an average speed of . One driver would fail to qualify:

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Full qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 Laps: 85 Stage 2 Laps: 85 Stage 3 Laps: 130

References

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